New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-13
A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.
AN ALLEGED MURDER CASE BATTLES GIN
C1NNATTS POLICE.

THE CoRoxER's INQUEST
THROWS LITTLE LIGHT
oX THE CRIME.
rSoernl n the Associated FressI
Cincinnati Nov. 12-An alleged murder case IN 'nls
CITY is now pulling the police ana eAciu"e -.
Interest suspicion has been directed ''o,oru
an cx STATE senator two officials of the CITY e''c'"
mont n prominent politician and cgarinater' ."o
totborc In nv have each intlmate1 that the o'e'
co,rr,ltted tbo crime The police also poh' - d
nap in tho background whose identity has not Oee"
disclosed. ,,..,o an
IN rho evening Of october 10 Charles Doohtue' al
aeent for an Eastern betting company lciI .ne V'-l
onr ~ = fev, friends and set ont for his home' III
T-nion.ave near Delta-aver on the OUtshr,' 49,, va
city in a somewhat lonely neighborhood D"'n....
t,io,ds sov tba he was IN good spirits when h'
,or home and that he had with him some Toys ""''n
no had purchased for his little boy. oooh "i'0'
O'clock ono Of Doollttlcs neiglbors, hIs' i''Ns'
vhle Intending TO her household duties, hea'u ' '''
IIelp help murder Another reiShbor' MrS' h,0.'
o,so heard the cries. Two three Of Doo"ncs
ucIrbbor, rushed out OF their houses 10 te sP' ""
,c, the calls for as.l iance came. Tn"y fon" Doo-
unlo y-Ithin. on pank walk era ping ms lsi' SuV
r, manning In response - their Inquiries he S'"'
Tint IN attempt had been made 70 m"i"ei nun
,o,l strafgcr who had fed. III" man "au -,
a death wound, and he was carried '' III,
No weapon was found on his person nor "''Ie ,', ~
,u Ito had not been robbed. Even ia m' "-'"S
be had chung TO his chhd ''N'' ''"
with his blood. d IN inte,so
ro t,.o DAYS the diving man fingered III in''
roir urdcr the care Of four phyScilnS ""u -"
Ivbcn an, STONED rs TO his b"hei COW, i''"7 .
son who shot tim he made the Su'i iu''o 90 ox
,bo+ he had been shot down at the lilsus"u >" "
.,ate senator Robert Kuehncrt. lie salu '"'' ''
- ,ros his enemy because he had express" '"e
kuohuprt'S hOlSc NHH hNH''N'~'
, .t, -, sorotor knew more about the case 'na'
- Ld ,old the insurance people. AFTER two ny
aa. s,,gerinc Doolittle died. and his wife deciarou
that he rad been muTdeI'o . A., a,i,,
rvoonotor Kuehnert was stunned ny u'0 ~
mans accusation. but as soon a. lie rV''' - araI
r-o ., his com,o,Irc promptly sci 10 "'rA =.
cate his uood reputation He produced te"'i'"'us ~
= ,,4 no y,o, a long distance from the scene "i
cha ,r,gedv on the night OF the shooting
r, n,lc. in ,carching Doolittles house. i'd"o
reyolver the chambers Of when co"'ai''u II,
c,rtrtdccs Of 3s-calibre. and ne" one '"'' 1
had reen RECENTLY inserted They also uls.o'i'
mat a few days before the sH"oiing D"on'u' N'r -,
.,,rd his I,e for $4,000. and II was sau ne iih' "
o,,r.d u snirdc would vitlate life insurance p''H
--,..,,,.r IN. no,ce asserted that DoohVIc H'u
,,,i,,.I suicide and the report was cir'ui'''u '
b. wife had secured the weapon "i'N WHICH Nv b,
shot had substituted now ear ridge ior 'n' ~
ro and had conc ,alei the weapon ana cnaT'ra H'u-
der so that b. might collect u'' i"9"'"' 80
,r,sho,d,s life. The Grand Jury Investigated tne
,, .,o o-,ocd that Doolit,le had kill himself
pr, tho widow loyaI 10 her husbands memory
continued 70 ask for vengeance on bis mufu'rer'
The Fnquircr csponsed the woman7 chu''' me
outopsy disclosed the fact that death haf D'eh ca"s
by II AZ can, ro bullet. \ reporter le'rh'u .'a' 0
revolver found IN DoOlittle's house, Win ""'n "0
VA, ali - have committed suicide, was oi 'o'A"o'e'
and the suicide theory vanished Coroner Theod IRE
t.ern ntfU
IN nro.,r,s,. Testimony has been taken when SHOWS
,n,t Henry Bacr jr, who Is city legislator ana
%, attorney took stmngc interest IN the case
ra,r kuc,v Doolittlc but VIE not intimate VIII mh''
lie is snld To have long entertained ihe fAr uI'' H.
,,r,,t bc attacked by highway ymen and hi- mouse
,l.lfod bv burglars Before the coroner lHcr u''
act that he had several weapons at home ln'
,,,,i.t. M, tbc case say that a timd man IKE
r,.r mich, ON n dark night. mistake any one VINO
.,,,uu r1,n AGAINST him by accident for cFihmIa|
and that h. would be apt 10 use Nl' r''"''' ~
carries but Bncr says he carried - cAlioc ''''N''
on the uiglt Of the shooting. and was not h'N'r l'
scene OF the tragedy. Detective lchory 7"'"r' "'''
Hacr ,ald TO him: Il suspect GAVIN iuo"c'' 49,,
hr,thor iu.laws Tucker saws he was on the be''
- form. with pacr until the latter minated that
l bod killed poolltte. Detective Pendrv teN'ln'I
further that Uaor had asked him II he could connect
rncter md ex-senator Kuchncrt with the murder, ana
that he also suspected Adam IIeehka' 6-ar dealer
The detective failed 10 connect these ineH WIN inc
murder Calvin H. Tucker, Henry baer' IT, ana
Vivian Farn. Assistant city Treasurer are oro'n'r
in-law. ~
I..r ,,bon e>amlnod by Coroner Bange admitted |
ha had aid that he thought Calvin Tucker answered
the do-crpton Of the man seen near the pace "h'Ie
Dooiul, fell when shot. Why dld you suspect |
Rc.zkn" the Coroner asked . was told aD"u nm |
Lv a certain person." slid Baer. "Whe was H''
aska thn Coroner " ! decline to answer said Daer'
il..I IA, ana Nnr
The Coroner Is endcavorng 10 ascertain II 10 haS the
uo,yer 10 compel Bacr TO disclose the name oi the
man who pointed to the csarnahcr as murderer
Eeforc vivian Faldn took the stand he said TO the
reporters. 50 1T Is stated hy Julius Weorer' ,bn Snf
Coroners assistant rx Wan' pr yD" tnGv,s VIII" Nlcd
Ijociltt 1t Is my opinion he KILLED nm. -.
Ex-senator Kuchneit took the stand today; ne
said ne vas not In the ncichborhood of Doohttes
be- SAID " of Mr. Doottlc saving one word about my
Insurance, or a, to how the started until the night
u BooIttlla lIT h1''"R' never "''''' any '''''
All The testimony goes to show that Doolittle was
happy IN hi home. and loved his wife 2nd child. In
the a'c Of ms some peorle say InN u'" @ !,I !oa,Iue
of fancy. Again mysterion. STRANGE is said TO to
aayc been seen near The scene r Of 'R' ',"s NV
itscrnton doe moi ft any of the men whose names
have been mentioned in the case. some OF the
members Of thc Grand Jury listened TO- TO TIE testimony
tucker sriI when ;estifylng: d" have talked with
Iaer several times about the DooIttle csse Baer
said he Thought il Was murder; and hat he was the
intended victim. Baer has hardly bcen the same man
.lnce the shooting. He said TO me that some one
uicbt try Ia connect hs name with the II the
rcat man was net found Ne said Mr. Kuehnert
MIGHT try TO pu II him" Baer has an excellent
opntition and those who know him best. he would
b, the last man in the community whom they would
lelicvc guilty If murler.
Coroner Hange insists that he will yet find the
murderer Of DoOlittl'. TIE widow Of D0olttlo can
hrow lsht on the mystery.