The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-18
He Is Charles Miller, Formally
a Workman in the
Building.
HE coNFEssEs TO THE MURDER.
Says the Waterman Surprised Him
as He Was Plundering
a Desk.

August Loeffier, a Waterman, sixty.
three years old. employed in Heide's
candy mandatory, 1ss franklin street,
was found dead in the basement of the
building this morning. The old mans
skull had been crushed In by blow
from a blunt instrument. and the MUIR
derer had drawn q coarse buriap bar
over his victims head and shoulders.
Within a few hours altar the dis
covery of the body Charlss Miller. .
former employee Of the factory, was
arrested, charged with the murder. He
confessed the crime.
Loeffier's body was Uncovered By
Frederick Rebmann. the engineer OF
the establishment, who went 70 his WORK
about o'clock this morning. The fire-
man, whose name In Gottiieb 0oetss. "
said to have arrived shortly before
Rebmann. 1850
The latter, after attending to his du.
ties In the engine-room, which II located
In the basement. at the Harrison street
end Of the building. went back towards
the Franklin street side 10, set some
thing from the store.room.
,o There. lying nssr the . docrway: he
to make a careful examination he has
ened back and went out into the street,
where he found Roundsman Leonard, Of
snd 'i rspor.d ra e. Sss:
to Capt Doherty at SO A. II.
The police at once threw an air Of mys-
even admit that a murder had been COM
mitted. Reporters were refused accesg
to the building, and everybody concerned
IN the case was instructed TO say moth
Engineer Rebmann and Fireman
Goethe were detained at the station all the
eas N can't sTa wsa the S
until noon. undergoing q most search
Ing examination.
Inspector McLauEhl,n, Just before
Of Engineer R.Smann and Tiremsa
There Is no evidence at all against
have been released from detention.
to state the name Of the prisoner. Thl
point %ndoustediy to mn" murder :p'''0 nv
was found at 8 o'clock this morning 81
basement MaS about s1 fif Ha FEET from he
Windows, on the Franklin street side.
IA burlsp bag WAS drawn over biz
head as far as his shoulders.
"A white handkerchief was tied over
his eyes. There were two knife cuts
not very deep on the chin, one on the
left upper lip and one on the forehead.
There was fracture OF the temple
on the left side.
the surroundings that there had been
any str, struggle o, or fisht Loeffier carried
no p'Si9 ft,s or b Siup little the fae,s IN the
that money drawer IN the time-keep-
ers desk had been broken open ana
F 5aHs e OF 1ls s' s It was SAID 70
Just before o'clock this. Afternoon
Capt. Doherty. with Sergt. Kehoe and
prisoner from
street station up to Police Headqpar.
tiers. - E-- e--
oner is slightly built man about TWEEN
ty-four years old. apparently, ofmedium
He had a light brown mustache. closs.-
| sack coat and blue trousers.
He was taken into Supt Byrnes' pri-
vate ONCE. where the celebrated third
degree" was applied, and he made the
MY name is Charles Miller. and I
have been in this country seven years,
s wa S ,ss fr IN Sire sss reside
al 5el East Thirteenth street. with .
Mr.. Grimm and his wife.
Mr. Grimm m ss,,s i9se 1acsrr maker ana
II worked there for four Years, but
was discharged about seven nonths ago
because OF a complaint made against me
| to Mr.. Heide by Loeffer.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon
| went into the basement OF the factory,
| where 1 met August Lildner and talked
with i'm for about three-Quarters OF an
hYur, , o,o
! of a pile OF almond bags and fell asleep.
| At II o'clock the watchman, Loeftier,
woke me up and kicked and beat me. I
| grabbed club lying on the cor, Knocked
| him down and struck him three or four
times after he fell 1 then left the
| place and went HON.
| without being interrupted. At the con-
| clusion. Supt. Byrnes began plying him
| with questions as to how the drawer he
prisoners room In the orimms hoass
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