Telegram-herald., 1890-08-17
STABBEDIA THETHROAT
His Life Slowly Ebbs Away
IN Gushing Blood.
John DeMann Supposed 70 Be the
Assassin The Pclice on His
Track An Awful Episode
az a Dance Murder
Unprovoked.

cold -blOoded murder occurred last
night al II o'clock ous beyond Alpine
ave, IN the extreme northwestern part
of the city. The victim vas CHRIS REX
Ing the ioor-manager Of dance that
Was a progress at the house Of John
Reinke.
JOAN Reinke IS a market gardener,
and may be Identified by many readers
as tne man who used % drive 4 cart
about town drawn by two well trained
dogs. The house Of Reinke IS a small,
low, barn-lke affair, capable OF accom-
modarng bat very few guests. During
tae evening the party bad been some
what annoyed By aterlopers trying 70
deadbeat their way. At supper-time,
&C lZ O'Clock. the outsiders were par
ucu.arly persistent ia entering without
paying. The murdered man, Rick
Ing stepped outside 10 remon-
slgato with them, and IA few
minutes came staggering hack into the
house, bleeding prpiusciy from cash
in tae .ett side OF the neck, Just above
tne cOilar-bune. Failing 90 the tlOOr,
tue lfe OF the murdered man eDoed
slowly away before assistance OF any
sort could reach HIM from the city.
As soon as the news reached town,
lIEeRsnf-HEEALD reporter took a
hack aud repaired % the scene. At the
corner o. Vest LeOuard-st. aud Alpine
ave. "a crowd OF men bad collected. al
of them directly or indirectly connect
ed with tie dance. Inviting one OF
these men into the hack, the re-
porter directed the driver to proceed,
and then began 10 get Information from
his guest. The man SAID he was one of
those Who were 40 the dance. The
most active man ot the attacking party
was one John DeMtun, and this
man - be upCn whom suspicion
mostly rests. Indeed, this impression
- 50 strong that all the crowd assumed
itasau undOu0ted fact that John De-
Mann - the murderer Of Chris Rick
hng. The reporters guest said that at
the time the murder occurred. DeMann
had MS coat OF fJr q hght, and Reinke
went out and expOstulaled with him
for bis conduct.
The place Of tie murder having been
reached, the reporter found himself 20
be the first man there from the city.
although the patrol wagon was not tar
behind The entrance 20 the little
house . through a wide. barn ike
doorway. INTO room about If
teen by twenty feet. Lying
prone upon the ioor. stripped % the
waist.eycs IN staring Csc CLASSY fixedness.
of death, and aoa,ing IN pool OF his
own blood, WIS the yet warm
~
Surrounding HIM Was crowd
Of coarse Young men, almost literally
crszcd with grief and terror. When
the reporter approached they all
talked at once. and their seif-Coutrol
vas not better w1cu Detectives smith
and Kennedy amt Dr. Wiley arrived.
The man was OF course pronounced by
tar doctors tD bo dead. and nothing
remained but to identify the murderer.
who hs0 fcd. Iy common consent,
John DeMann was the persol % bc ap-
pretended. tie was tne leader OF the
outside gang. was pugraCious even TO
stripping FOR a vows bad been drinking,
and disappeared as soon as the crime
wts committed. 0thccrs immediately
started for nrsres.deuce on Leouard-st.
He ls a square but man. mdding
heavy mOustlChs. dark coat. light hat,
and on Che whole we'll dressed.
Chris Hicklrr Che murdered man. Is
a fiuisner hy trr o.. a1d has had much
difficulty vito h family. a short time
since hewas iu police court oncomp
Of his ufc tor nou-support. fie was
large. stalwArt man. with face indi-
eating an even temperament.
Coron~r Iochcr was sent for. and Will
view The body and cmpanel a Jury this
morning. There are no eVter nations
surrounding the tragedy that tend 20
make it anything less than a cold
b'Coded and beartess murder.
AZ O'Clock tbfs morning De Mann
was still az large though The depart
went is on hls tral. anl ho vii un-
doubtedlv bc captured during the day.