The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-18
MURDEROF Gus BRANDT.
The Story of the way wheeling
Man Net his Death.
KILLED BY A TRAMP COMPANION.
The Brotherof Street superIntsndens
Rraadt Killed Near chebOyEs",
atlch.-Bis Head Pounded Beyond
RecognitIon-The Murderer Com
mI.s Suicide after he is Locked up
inJan.

The IxTELLioEScER on Monday morn.
ing exclusively announced the murder
OF Gus Brandt, well known Wheeling
man, and brother Of Street superin'
tendent Rudy Brandt, near cheboygHn,
Mich, on September 8, aud the suicide
OF the murderer in the CheboyGaa jai!
las. Wednesday. The Cheboygan News,
just q. hand, contains accounts OF the
affair. No name was known for the
victim except Gus. until the 1STELLt'
osscEa discovered HE identity last
Sunday. The News says:
The unfortunate man met his death
about 81 miles north OF the city on the
line Of the Michigan Central railroad,
where the woods on both sides come up
to, tile fences along tho Fight-ol.Way,
and the nearest habltation was the
faNn house Of George sheehy. about q
half mile north.
The first intimation that the officers
had OF the terrible crime was when
Sheriff Sullivan received q telephone
message from the Michigan Central de-
pot about $3.50 Saturday afternoon say
ing that the switch engine from Macki'
nav CITY had Just brought man ip.
Tho man was still breathing when he
Arrived here, but before Sheriff Sullivan
and DR.. Gerow, who was also summoned,
arrived, the poor fellow had bEeathed
his last.
The murdered man was brought
down on the foot-boatd OF the engine
and laid in the shade at the north end
OF the passenger station, whore he was
viewed by scores OF people.
It was horrible sight, the poor tel.
lows head being pounded in terrible
manner. The murderer had Invested
him Of all his outer clothing, and "a he
Law there had on only underclothing
and socks. He was removed to Klewo's
undertaking establishment, where DR.:
Gerow made m examination. and found
that his skull was fractured in several
places and the wounds had evidently
been made BY some blunt instrument.
In about fifteen minutes after the dis
coyery OF tho murdered man by the
crew Of the engine, man came running
up the track. When he got up to the
engine, no remarked: swell, they have
dono him up. That is my chum."
When asked how it occurred, he said
that he and the murdered man were
tFaalping along the railroad from Che
boygan to Mackinaw City, when they
came across two men sitting near the
fence. One he describes as being
slim man about six feet tall with
sandy mustache and had on dark
clothes, dark hat, and new shoes; he
disc had on light shirt fastened In
front with q pink lace. The other man
was somewhat shorter and quite stout,
with black hair and mustache. His
clothes were also dark and his vest was
very greasy. Taylor, as that is the
name tho "chum" OF the murdered
man gives, claims that they went up to
where the two men were sitting,
when one OF them asked for a
chew OF tobacco. He (Taylor) gave
them what he had, and after helping
themselves the man with the sandy
mustache asked them II they had any
money, to which they both replied in
the negative. Tho big ono then said
you must have money or you couldn't
get tobacco, at which no drew revolt
YER. at this Taylor aud the murdered
man became frightened and started to
run. but before the latter had taken
two steps he was felled by stone in
tho hands Of the big man. Taylor took
TO bis heels with the other fellow after
him. Taylor says he eluded his pur:.
suer by jumping over the fence and
disappearing in the woods, from which
he emerged, when he heard the train
como along and stop. Taylor came
down on the engine and assisted in
holding the murdered man on tho
front Of the engine. On the arrival OF
Sheriff Sullivan, he was taken in charge
by that officer, and is still confined in
tho county jail.
In the same papers issue OF October
II is the following:
George v. Taylor, tho young man
who was confined in tho county Jail on
suspicion OF being the murderer Of the
tramp known as Gus, committed sui
eide in the county jail last Wednesday
afternoon, as briefly told in the News
last week. %He ended his life by cut
ting his throat with a razor, which had
been given him to shave With, Us had
been the custom since his incarceration.
Ho was found in the corridor OF the jail
few moments aiter, but never spoke,
"a his head was nearly severed by the
keen blade. Drs. Gerow and st. Amour
were Immediately called, but life was
extinct before they reached the jail.
On a stand in the corridor was found
sheet OF 1ottor paper, on which was
written letter, in which he acknowl-
edges numbering Gus, but he docs not
tell tho whole story. not even giving the
murdered mans full name.
Tho evidence that the murdered man
was Gus Brandt, OF Wheeling, is com:
p!ete. He was clever follow, we'll
thought OF, and his death causes gen.
oral regret among those who knew him.
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