Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-08-05
MURDERED HIS FAMILY.

MORDEHED ftIS FANlEIs
william Nonemacher, of Antigo, wis,
Through Fear of Starvation Kills His |
wife and Three Children and Attempts |
Suicide, Being Horribly Injured.
AMIGO, Wis, Aug. William None |
macher a farmer living 9 miles south |
east of Amigo, killed his wife and three !
| children about 10 o'clock Saturday night |
and then made an unsuccessful attempt |
| TO take his own life. The deed was not |
discovered until Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock and the news reached here Mon
Gay morning.
Sunday afternoon two sons of Fred
Nonemacher, a brother of William,
went over to their uncle's. They could
not find anyone about the house, but
on going inside found the two
boys of William Nonemacher dying,
covered with blood, on the bed.
Frightened at the sight they ran home
as fast as they could and told their
father of their discovery. He sum-
moned some of the neighbors and went
over to his brothers.
When they opened the door of the
farmhouse horrible stiffness lowered
over all. In the bedroom Mrs. None
macher was found lying on her left
side with a gaping wound in her
temple. Beside the bed in it's cradle
lay the baby, its little skull crushed
in. In the next room lay the two boys,
Joseph, years of age, and William, 4
years. Both of the children had terri
BILE wounds in their heads, which had
evidently been inflicted with an AK
William Nonemacher, the father, was
I
, after long search, the party in pass
ing the pig sty heard a noise and look
ing in saw Nonemacher lying on the
/ board floor unable to move. As his
back appeared to be broken he was
lifted up and brought to the house
t where he was placed on the kitchen
, floor.
When asked how his family were
murdered, he promptly replied he did
, it to save them from starving. He said
the crops were poor and he was afraid
of starving. His wifes parents were in
{ Quebec where they had come all the
, way from Germany, and wanted money
, and he had none to send. He
had intended to kill his family Friday
t night, but he changed his plans to Sat
= urday night. After the family were
= asleep, about 10 o'clock, he went out
I and got an AK and returned to do the
= deed. He said he killed his wife first
p by three swinging blows on the left
, temple. He then went into the next
I room and killed Joseph and Willie. He
struck both boys on the head twice. Re-
q turning to the room where his wife lay
+ he picked up his year-old baby, held
f her in one arm and struck her on the
0 top of the head. He then went to the
: barn, climbed on to the roof and
5 jumped 20 feet to the floor of the pig
o stye, sustaining injuries to the spine
] and paralyzing his lower eXtremities.
=. Nonemacher told the story of the
It awful tragedy calmly and without the
5 slightest sign of sorrow or regret. FoI
= all the feeling shown he might have
a been describing the killing of pig
4 He has always been known as kindly
q quiet man, but was subject to fits o
dependency. An inquest was held anc
= Nonemacher was brought here anC
l. placed in Jail. 1t is very doubtful if he
r RECEIVERS from his injuries,
= RHINELANDER, Wis, Aug 1.-Jeal
y ousy snutfed out two lives Sunday
r night. People passing the residence OF
i Mrs. G.. w. Smith during the evening
d heard several shots fired They investi
f gated and found Smith and his wife ly
" ing in pools of blood, the latter deaC
d and the man still alive but horribly
n wounded. He cannot recover. To
;. number of persons he said that he in
a tended to kill his wife and himself. III
said that he had proof that she was un
a true to him, and his only regret othe
d than that he had not died Instant,
,l was that he could not have killed TIL
a. man who caused the trouble before h
,a shot his wife.