Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

Milwaukee, Aug. 25.-The mystery
winch surrounded the finding of the
bodies OF woman and child i'm the
milwaukee, river has been solved and
the ease proves to be one of the most
shocking murders that was ever COM
mitted in Milwaukee.
The woman was Mrs. Ollie King, of
$50 Grand avenue, and the child was
her 6-year-old daughter Grace. Mother
and child We're Strangled and afterward
thrown into the river by Gustav
Schartf. of $50 Van Buren, street. For
the past two years Mrs. King has been
his mistress Schartf has made a com
plete confession and he is NOW u nris-
oner at the central police station.
Inc motive for the crime was
Scnarff $ desire to relieve himself from
the llaiSon. The woman would have
had another child in about four months
and she had insisted that Scharff should
marry her. Scharff'S relatives were
not aware OF his intimacy with the
woman and he WAS afraid that she
would make trouble unless he married
her lie decided TO put both mother
and child out of the way. The deed
was most carefully premcditatcd and
, Scharff thought that his plans were
so we'll laid that there was not the
slightest danger of detection.
All last week little Oracle told in her
childish glee that sbe and her mother
were going to the worlds fair next
Saturday. Schartf had promised the
woman to take her t" Chicago on that
day, but this was only part of his awful
plan. He purpoScly missed the train ut
the appointed hour last night. and then
suggested low up the river until near
ly midnight and then landed at Kerns
farm on the river. While the child
was asleep, Scharlf suddenly turned
upon the woman. and. without warn
ing, strangled her. Before the child
awakened she too was seized by the
throat and killed. Both bodies We're
tied to stones. Putting both bodies in
the boat, Schartf r0wcd out into the
river and threw them overheard. Then
he roWed down to OCOnnor'S boat
landing,paid young Walsh for the boat
and, after getting the satchcl he had
taken to the depot for Il blind, went
home.
Scharff is % years old and comes of
a good family. His aged mother and
Il sister live with him. He is Il nephew
of Me Simon, for whom he worked.
1t is understood that Scharff would
probably become Simon'S heir and
that Scharlf was afraid that if Simon
learned of his intimacy with this Wo-
man it might injurc his fnacial pros
poets. The police say that he is the
coolest blooded person they have ever
had to deal with. The father of the
murderer was formerly employed In
the city water department.. He retir-
ed to Burlington, Wis, where he has
since resided. 1t is understood that
the Scharffs are very well connected
in Europe.
The woman was about 30 years old
and it is said that her right name was
Ollie Aubre. She is of French descent
and her parents lived on Fifth street
sister now living in the interior of the
state. There she became acquainted
with Joseph King, who is now well
known man-about-town. Six or seven
years ago she married King. The lit
tie girl who was murdered was Il
child by this marriage. The couple did
not live happily and about two weeks ago
they separated.
Mrs King found that she was with
out means of support and she finally
entered house of ill-fame under the
name of Ollie Douglas. She stayed
there several months, her child having
been left with family ON Fifth street.
1t was in this house of ill-fame that
Scharff became acquainted with her.
She became greatly attached to him,
but it is said that Scharff did not fully
reciprocate her affection. Sac left
River street six months ago and took
rooms at Ali Grand avenue, Scharff
contributing to the support of the es-
adjustment.
During this time she aided in her
support by working as a chambermaid
at the Plankinton house. A few months
ago she moved to 32O Grand avenue.
There she said that she was married,
but that for certain family reasons
her husband did not want the marriage
to become known now and that they
had been married under the assumed
name Of ScholZ.
+ The little girl was not quite years
old. She was very bright and intelli-
gent, of a pleasant disposition and was
q favorite in the neighborhood.
A DANGEROUS SUMMER GIRL.