The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-09

Fractured and His Pockets Empty-A
Young Man Arrested-He Makes a
Confession and is Taken to Milwau-
kee to Avoid the Danger of Lynch
ing-Great Indignation at the Fount.
ain City.
Henry Schley was saloonkeeper,
whose place of business is on Broad
way, Waukesha, and whose residence is
about half a mile away, on Charles
Street, near the corner of Mccall,
where his body now lies. his skull
crushed from the right cheek bone
across the temple on the same side, ap-
parently from a blow by club in the
hands of a strong man. Mr.. Schley was
about Il years of age, thrifty, but some
what given to oyer-indulgence III stimu-
lants, and husband without children.
AT the coroner's inquest upon the
body, held on the Sd, before Justice
llemlock, August .Jenke, the bartender
at Schley's saloon, told what he knew
of his employers last appearance at his
place of business. The Democratic eau
Gus for village officers began early in the
evening and lasted late. Schley's was
the nearest saloon to the town hall,
here the caucus WAS in session, and
Jenke thought that more than hun
dred persons came there after O'Clock
| in the evening. Business was good,
and the proprietor drank with a good
many of his patrons. At nearly bait
past | l. the latest loiterer of the crowd
Johnnie Bernhardt. of New Berlin. a
former bartender of Schley's, left the
saloon and shortly after another young
{ IL.
| emily, came into the saloon and
greeted the proprietor with, ''Hello,
Hank !" Mr.. Schley answering "Hello,
| Friend" as Jenke understood it, and
| challenging the new conner to shake
dice for drinks. The stranger lost, and
paid for treats. after which Schley and
Jenke each stood treat, and the other
started to go away, but was detained by
Schley's remark, ''Wait a minute and
I'll 90 with YOU. We don't live very
| far apart" The visitor waited accord
ingly and Schlev emptled his cash
drawer, putting bills and silver into his
already well-tilled pocketbook.
At II: :45 the three started away to-
gether, Jenke leaving the others at the
| Methodist Church corner, where Schley
was vainly endeayOring to induce his
| friend TO sing. .jenke had never seen
| the other man before, but described
| him as of medium height and weight,
wearing dark mustarhe, without other
| hair on his face, stiff black hat, dark
or black cutaway coat, turn-down collar
and white shirt, with necktie having
| pink and red about it, He and Schley
! were apparently acquainted.
/ The deceased Is supposed to have had
in his pocketbook about $500 He also
| had a gold watch attached to his vest.
| Both were gone when the body was
| found, and the inside pocket Of the coat,
! which had contained the norket-hook
was turned inside out.
| 1t looked TOR a time as if there was no
! very good clue to the murderer, but i.
| II. Buckley, who was present at the in
! quest, was led to believe that the boy,
! Johnny Bernhardt, was concerned in
| the murder. He communicated his
suspicious to Sheriff Gaynor and an IL
ves;igaton opened w the entire mys-
| tery. Buckley learned that Bernhardt,
at o'clock in the morning, had paid IA
| bill which he owed to his landlady,
| and working on this clue the
| sheriff and Buckley proceeded to Bern
| hardts lodgidg place at the Japanese
restaurant. They knocked repeatedly
| at the door of the room, but, receiving
no response and finding the door
| locked, Il forced entrance was made.
| The room was dark. \ match was
| struck, and crouching in fear and
/ trembling on the floor was young Bern
hardt. 1t needed no proof to show
| that the boy had guilty knowledge of
the murder, and he was speedily ironed
and taken to the county Jail. Arrived
/ at the jail Bernhardt weak ned and con
| fessed TO having been concerned in the
! murder He then handed over to the
! officers the murdered mans pocket
! book, containing about $3.50 in cash, and
a gold watch.
! Bernhardt, however. insisted that an
! other man committed the murder; that
/ he (Bernhardti did not know that MUIR
! der was intended AT the time. Shortly
after 10 o'clock Sunday night, the Off
! GERS fearing mob violence decided to
send Bernhardt to Milwaukee for safe
/ keeping. He was conveyed there in a
/ closed carriage by Sheriff t'aynor and }.
j. Constantine. Bernhardt is not yet y
! years old and has never been known TO
( have been engaged in wrongdolng be-
/ fore.
\ hired man employed on the farm OF
/ J. T.. Hart, of the name of Hubert Hal
/ com, had been identified as the last per
/ son seen in Srhley's saloon, and he was
arrested and placed in jail. 1t is not
! believed, however. that he knew any
/ thing about the murder.
Shortly after midnight sheriff Gaynor,
accompanied by J. }. Constantine, ar
+. rived in Milwaukee and turned young
I Bernhardt over to the custody of sheriff
/ Walsh at the iall.
] Next day young Bernhardt made Il
/ full confession, as follows: II went into
Schley,s saloon Saturday night. and We
+ got to shaking dice. We had little dis
+ putc over the game and | finally went
/ out. Then | decided to 90 up near
/ SChley' house and lay for him. | got
the big club and went up there. | had
To wait about twenty-five minutes before
1 he came along. Just as he was passing
me jumped out and struck him with
/ the club. just struck him once and he
/ cropped down. Then | went through
his pockets and took the money that
gave to the sheriff Yesterday morning
/ when he arrested me.
/ ">chley never spok" after hit him.
! | think he must have been killed right
away. No. there vas no one with me at
! all. How | came TO make up the story
, about Alfred is that fellow by the
name WAS hanging around >chley :
/ saloon early in February, and | knew
that everyone would remember hIm.
FEARFUL HAVOC OF THE GRIPPE