Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-29
A BRUTAL MURDER.
ard the Murderer 0ivss First In.
formation Of Bis Deed.

SAYvrLLE, l. l.. Dec. ~ A most re-
voting and bru'sl murder Was committed
at Bohenis, = small village about three
miles north of here. last night Winnie
Croups, cigar maker sbouf 81 years OF
sse, wss killed By cigar msker named
Frsnx krulhs, "a yesrs Old lnformation
OF he muid'r fret came from Kfulis him.
s9lf, who, about . O'Clock In the eve ing
soon after he bad -sfanis;sc 'he de, 4,
vsiked into the hout" IT Gcfstsiile Sash
eek and horriti.d 'hss sifie,t oy Is,ing
on the diniog table hA Gtr Fl reer, at the
ssmei'ime saying; "Joe, i've killed W n
ME Croups, and Ise hrugght snu one OF
his frsers & grove u When the orsts-
bic r. recovered from Lis surprise be
ssk-d kruts vh-t h. meant by such fool
ing. to which the mardeier replied: II
nean what say; I've killed W nnie Crou-
IA He tnli lie. ahont me IN the village.
He sad had run s@sy from Rivethead to
esc,pe Arrest and that constable was com-
irg after me, so I concluded to kill him
met him on TIE road and cut his throat
He tell down in tie snow and never spoke
word wanted to make sure that he
would never speak sPain. sol Gu, his bow
els open a"i placed them over his face.
Then cat Q 4 his fingers for YOU Krplis
told the constable where he hsd left the
body ard the officer with four neighbors
started for the spot where the tragedy hsd
taken place. the prisoner taking ibe lead.
On Locust av.nae, narrow AID secluded
r ad about qUuter Of a mite from the viii
lage tn parry c,ue upon the BODY of q
man lyi q 10 the road As soon as he saw
the b uty of biz victim, Krols said There
he IL; yol see | 'old You the uuth The
CO. pse lsy 10 a freme OF biooi-red snow
The clothing WAS torn from it, aUd in the
nbdomed wss hoe the tize Of sugar
bowl. Over the brt at, neck and face lay
the Intes,ines, biling the fasl gssh In the
throa; The ripht ear ear and the index
f ger of the left hand were missing.
Leaving guard in charge of the bojy the
con.tsbla sart,d FOR this village with the
Murderer. On the ma n street Of Romehio
they were met by an * ed crowd of men
ant women who bad heard Of the murd r
and were b.'t on lynchu the murderer
rhe crowd booted a yelled st tbe officer
snd bis pris ,ner aod the women shii-h ed
in Bohemian aud btokcn + Riisb: Ak II
him !" Hang him. Shoot him.
But for the courage If the constable ard
he wise worls OF an old oitzsn. Krulls
wou'd undoubtedly been ll nched by the
MOB The constable was successful H.
eEing the murderer ou' of h. clutches of
the infuIi4t' peo,le and placing h,m in Il
wagon hrought him t. this village, and he
fore Justice 0'Bren about O'Clock this
morning.
Afet hearing the detail, of the murder
the justice ofders q Krulls TO be taken to he
village lcckuo. where h was X until ~
O'clock aId be- arfsilned for .xsmi1nti n,
being cummlt,rd o h Suffolk count, j il
TO await the action of The grand jury on a
charge of murder. The ear which was
missing from Cfoupss body was upd
IN krulis' pocket when he was searched d
in court, and he told judge O'Biien
rhsi he hsd brought it for HIM. He also
HANDED the judge the knife, lsfra
doube-blide jackknifs covered with pried
blood STAN, with which he said had killed
Croups. The mufder,r conducted himsef
in the most udccnceroed and stolid manner,
apparently reveling in The tn ught Of what
he had done. Bohs mis-, where The murder
occurred, is a village OF about 500 ilhao,.
ants. all of whom ere Bobemans. They
ar generally peacesble ard orderly pc p e
and are mOsly employed IN cigar max NJ