St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-07

stone, after ordering the undertaking
firm of WallblOm & Thorsell, of East
Seventh street, to send casket out to
the house as soon as possible. The
greatest difficulty was experienced by
the officials in finding the house, which
stands, surrounded by dense woods,
fully half mile from any habitation.
The only particulars which could be
gained were from Kohler, who was the
sole witness of the crime. He told a
perfectly straightforward story, which
was cOrrOborated by details. Kohler is
a farmer, thirty years of age, widower
with Onechild. Tive years ago a man
named Ernest Schrader entered his en-
ploy to work upon the farm. About six
months ago the girls Annie Bree, who
arrived in America from Germany a
year ago, was employed by Kohler
as his hOuSekeeper. She was a very
pretty girl and had most winning ways,
and soon the farm hands chrader, made
avOwel of his love and asked the girl to
marry him. This she refused to do,
and the man became very mOrose and
threatened her life. This took place
Schrader has gone about his work in a
sullen manner. He is a Onearmed
man, having lost his right arm in an
elevator accident which occurred at
Hamm'S brewery two years ago. He re-
ceived compensation from the brewers,
and when he went to work for Kohler
he deposited $500 with his master for
safe keeping.
On Thursday morning Kohler was
obliged to discharge Schrader, owing to
his using most abusive language, and
paid him his salary and also gave him
the money he had deposited. In the
afternoon Schrader returned to the house
very drunk. and, as he had a revolver in
his possession, it was taken from him
by Kohler, who hid it in the cellar. The
man left the house and was not seen
again.
KohIer insisted upon telling the
officers and Coroner Quinn these details
before giving the particulars of the
murder. In speaking of the crime, in
half-brOken English, ne told the follow
ing story:
I'VE had finished supper, and was
sitting at the kitchen table talking to
Annie Bree, who was standing on the
opposite side of the table engaged in
washing dishes. All of sudden saw
a flash and heard the report of a gun,
and at that second | felt a singing pain
in my right hand, which was resting on
the table. Annie gave a scream and
fell to the floor. The room was full of
nd Ia ~
were on fire. l tore the curtains down
and then turned to Annie, who lay near
the wall. saw that she was dead, and
1 rushed out Of the house to see if L
could see any one, but not person was
in sight, and it was too dark to see any
distance. l at once hitched up my
horse and drove to the house of my
neighbor, and he drove in with me to
tell the police"
AN examination Of the premises
showed that the cowardly murderer had
approached the window of the kitchen
and placed the InuZzle of the shotgun
right up against the wire screen and
pulled the trigger. A hole was torn
through the wire about the size of dol
lar, and the edges of the rent were
blackened with powder. The shot with
which the gun was loaded was No. l,
and the murderer must have aimed di-
rectly at the unfortunate girl, for her
whole left side received the charge,
crushing the ribs. The wad of the
charge penetrated the heavy wooden
clothing, and was found by Coroner
Quinn lodged against the skin. Death
was instantaneous, for, in the opinion