The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-02
DID HE MURDER TWO
Mrs, LeOnard's Slayer Accused
of Another Crime.
MILKMAN MUTTEks SUSPICION
He is Positive that Hariot is the Man
Who Killed His Wife
MILKMAN MUTTEKs SUSPICION.

The Deed Was Committed in Newark,
~. j., Two Years Ago-The Manner of
Proceeding the Same 10 Both Cases.
Mutter win Try to Identify Hariot at
Freehold To-day-Ths Murderer Re
fuses to Talk.
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N j., Dec. l.
There were decidedly sensational de-
velopments in the Leonard Hariot muir
der csss yesterday, and the excitement
caused by the horrible butchory of the
poor woman has increased tsnfold. Two
men came here and made a number of
inquiries about Mrs. LsonRrd's slayer.
One of the visitors gre W white with rage
and excitement when detailed dssorIp-
tion of Louis HRriot, Mrs. Leonsrd's
murderer, aud his odd manners, were
given them.
THAT ls he. That Is the slayer of my
wife," said one of the men. ''Thank
God he has been captured. l have been
hunting him for two years. " After he
became somewhat quiet the man said
he was Herman Mutter, and owns "A
dairy farm on the outskirts of Newark
He also runs a milk route in the city of
Newark.
Two years ago his family consisted of
himself his wife and his little son.
Mutter discharged his man OF all work
and went to an employment agency in
New York where he engaged a youu z
German to tend his cattle and help get
his milk ready for market. The young
German was of a sullen disposition and
at times displayed a dangerously ugly
temper. The comely young wife of
Mutter was very nervous and she be-
came nearly wild with fear when the
young fellow had one of his tantrums.
One pleasant fall day Mr. Mutter
drove to Newark with n wagon-load of
| milk. When he drove up to the barn
late in the afternoon he missed the
usual CHEEKY greeting of his wife and
little boy. The young German farm
hand was also invisible. Mr.. Mutter
supposed that his wife had gone with
their little boy to call upon one of the
Deighbors.
He went to the house. In the kitchen
| he found the almost lifeless body of his
| young wife, lying in big pool Of blood.
| piece of heavy clothes line was knot
| ted tightly around her tn roat and hel
face was mass of cuts and bruises.
! Mr.. Mutter summoned some of his neigh
/ bors and sent for physicians and ther
| began search for his missing boy. lie
was found lying in the manure heaI
with lot of straw piled upon him
His hands and feet were tied together
with another piece of clothesline and ht
was stoutly gagged with an old piece
| of cloth.
The boy revived but was unable to tel
anything about the assault on hi
mother. Mrs Mutter did not regail
consciousness and My lived a few days
Her head had been beaten in with
hammer and she was otherwise NAL
treated.
The murderer of Mrs Leonard fol
lowed the same general plan as tn
slayer of Mrs. Mutter, and there is n
question that the husband of the latte
thinks that the young farm hand who
killed his wife is also the slayer Of Mrs
Leonard. Mutter is expected at Free
hold some time to-day where he will b
afforded a chance to identify youn
Hariot as his wife's murderer.
Hariot refuses to say anything to hi
fellow prisoners in the Freehold jail
He sits all day long with his face burie
in his hands, or lies on his back on hi
rough bed in his cell staring at the cei
ing. He does not read and eats but lii
tie. He is closely watched by Sheri
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