Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-05-07

about half Il mile away, on ChnrI
Street, near the corner OF Mclsa
where his body now lies, his 5sIg
crushed from the right cheek Eho'
across the temple on the same side, b
parently from blow by club in 4
! hands of strong man. Mr.. SchIey 81
about A years of age, thrifty, but som
what given to over-lndulgenCe Ill sim
lan1s, and husband without childre
At the coroner's inquest upon II
BODY, held on the 3D., before Just
Hemlock, August Jenke, the bartend
at Schley's saloon, told what he kns
of his employers last appearance It
place OF business. The Democratieea
Gus for village officers began early ii &
evening and lasted late. SChley'sW
the nearest saloon to the town ha
where the caucus was IN session, IA
Jenke thought that more than a hu
| dred persons came there after o'clo
in the evening. Business was goo
and the proprietor drank with a go
many of his patrons. AT nearly Ii
past II. the latest loiterer of the croW
| Johnnie Bernhardt, of New Berlin,
former bartender of SChley's, leit i
saloon, and Short after another y0u
man of about % years OF age, Apps
emily, came into the saloon al
greeted the proprietor with, "Hel
Hank !" Mr.. Schley answering Hell
Friend" as Jenke understood it'll u
challenging the new conner to Shal
dice for drinks. The stranger lost. Vi
paid for treats, after which Schley q
Jenke each stood treat, and the 9th
started to go away, but was detained
Schlev's remark, "Wait a minute a)
I'll 90 with you. We don't liveHVe
far apart" The visitor waited accor
ingly and Schley emphed his ca
drawer, putting bills and silver into /
already well-flled pocketbook.
At :45 the three started away 81
gether, Jenke leaving the others al Z
Methodist Church corner, whore Schl
was vainly endeavoring to induce
friend to sing Jenke had never se
the other man before, but describ
him as of medium height and weld
wearing dark mustarhe, without 9th
hair on his face, stiff black hat, da
or black cutaway coat, rundown coll
and white shirt, with necktie havi
pink and red about it. He and Schl
were apparently acquainted.
The deceased is supposed to have ii
in his pocket book about $500 He'd
had a gold watch attached to his vn
Both were gone when the body RW
found, and the inside pocket of the col
which had contained the pocket boo
was turned inside out.
1t looked for time as if there Wa
very good clue to the murderer, but
II. Buckley, who was present at theSl
quest, was led to believe that the BIO
! Johnny Bernhardt, was conccrned8
| the murder. He communicated TX
suspicious to Sheriff Gaynor and an
vestigation opened up the entire my
terry. Buckley learned that Bernhart
at o'clock in the morning, had paid
bill which he owed to his landlad
and working on this clue N
sheriff and Buckley proceeded to Der
hardt's lodgidg place at the Japane
restaurant. They knocked repeated
at the door of the room, but, reccivl
no response and finding the dc
| locked, forced entrance was mad
| The room was dark. A match w
struck, and crouching in fear 81
trembling on the floor was young BeT
| hardt. 1t needed no proof to snc
that the boy had guilty knowledge
the murder, and he was speedily IRON
and taken to the county jail. ArriV|
at the Jail Bernhardt weakened and do
fessed to having been concerned in 81
murder. He then handed over to II
officers the murdered mans pooh
book, containing about $3.50 in cash, n
a gold watch.
Bernhardt, however, insisted that
other man committed the murder; th
he (Bernhardt) did not know that mn
der was intended at the time. Shor
after 10 O'Clock Sunday night, the q
GERS fearing mob violence, decidedN
send Bernhardt to Milwaukee for sd
keeping. He was conveyed there IL
closed carriage by Sheriff GavnOr and
j. Constantine. Bernhardt is not yet
| years old and has never been knOWnN
have been engaged in wrongdoing b
| fore.
A hired man employed on the farns
J. +. Hart, of the name Of Hubert ~
| com, had been identified as the last n
son seen in Schley's saloon, and he "
arrested and placed in Jail. It's 4
believed, however, that he knew an
| thing about the murder.
Shortly after midnight Sheriff GaynS
| accompanied by J. j. Constantine,
rived in Milwaukee and turned you'll
Bernhardt over to the custody of SheI
Walsh at the jail.
Next day young Bernhardt made
full confession, as follows: 81 went III
Schley's saloon Saturday night, and
got to shaking dice. We had little d
pute over the game and | finally We
out. Then | decided to go up ne
Schley's house and lay for him. &
the big club and went up there. | hi
to wait about twenty-five minutes be1o
he came along. Just as he was passil
me | jumped out and struck him wi
the club. | just struck him once and
dropped down. Then | went throu'
his pockets and took the money that
gave to the sheriff Yesterday morni
when he arrested me.
''Schley never spoke after ] hit hi
/ think he must have been killed rig
| away. No, there was no one with me
all. How | came to make up the sto
| about Alfred is that a fellow by t
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