The evening world., 1894-04-18
SKULL CRUSHED
WITH A CLUB.
Continued from Rra pno,. J

had been searched and the stolen money
Identified. and there were several other
ent exposed and asked the prisoner to
bits OF evidence which the Superintend-
explain
lie had committed himself already. and
realizing his plight. broke down and
made a clean breast OF the affair.
lie said he had been discovered by the
Waterman while trying to pry open Il
desk in the basement. which he knew
con tanned money. and that he assaulted
the faithful WatChmnn with the club.
crushing In his skull after he had been
knocked down and r. ndered unconscious.
The bloody Handkerchief o--t over the
dead mans face had been torn from the
nurdercr's face during the struggle.
when found that I.oehler," said
Muller. II placed my handkerchief over
hiS face and pulled an empty almond
bug over his head, so that | could ont
see the gaping wounds. then rifled the
money drawer and left and went straight
home.
walked to the corner OF West and Thr-
te"nth streets. and got on one OF the
freight cars being drawn by a dummy
engine and rode down - Canal street
Greenwich and Franklin streets and
went into saloon. where l remained
about an hour. when the policemen
came and took me away.
'rhr money took from the desk
drawer ! put in an old stocking which /
PLACED in my trunk: The chisel with
whlCh l PRED open the drawer l round
The trim clerk thought there was
about SIS in change in the drawer, but
only slO.23 was found in the stocking
OF the dates 1888 and 1899. which were
presented by a cousin of the proprietor
to the trim chap.
The police also found in the rom sew
eral handkerchiefs. the exact counter
paris OF the one found on the murdered
mans face.
Mira. Grimm said she had presented a
half dozen of them to Miller on Feb. IA
last as a birthday present. and she pos
lively identified the one taken from the
victims face as one OF the number.
Suspicion was directed against 4, ,, Miller
tween him and the Waterman, and fur
thcrmore Miller had been seen in the
factory later In the afternoon.
Capt Doherty visited the Gr!mms and
was informed that Muller mad left the
house at about 6 o'clock. He returned
to tho station-house and sent out Detec-
tives Crowley and Nugent to search for
him. hut in the meantime all the officers
on post were on the lookout, having had
II description Of the man.
Roundsman Culligan, who knew Miller
by sight, learned that he sometimes WIS.,
tied the saloon at the corner of Green
witch and Franklin streets, and. taking
II peep into the place at about o'clock.
saw his man sitting at table. drinking
beer.
The officer walked in and observing
him Muller turned eathly pale.
II knew | had the right man then"
the Roundsman said, and brought him
to the statlon-house.
on. examining the prisoners clothes
blood spots were found on his shoes and
all over his coat and trousers. He was
stripped and provided with other clothing.
the police taking charge or the shoes
and blood-staned garments.
Inspector Mclaughlin tried to question
Miller at the Leonard street station, but
gave up the attempt.
II don't see any use in talking" said
Miller They'll kill me anyhow, and
then he lapsed into an unbroken silence
until he iched headquarted
After his interview with Supt. Byrnes.
Miller was RhSStosraphed and taken to
the result Of the Coroner's inquest.
Millers people are said to be well-to-
do In Germany, and sent him yearly
murder is. therefore. believed to have
oe The ff murdered man was a native of
ssxony and had lived in this country
He lived at 25i Water street, with his
son-in-law: Fred Gebhardt. a saloon
his eldest daushter. Eva: Loeiiier' 5
years old; Annie, sixteen years old. and
Msrth %tS th.is tas sers DID, who all
The The poiice sent word 70 the family
early this morning of their fathers
death, and they were horror-stricken at
the awful news. Gebhardt went i'm
mediately to the station in Leonard
street.
He said that his father-in-law had no
enemies. and that thieves must have
Killed him.
Coroner Dobbs visited the scene OF the
murder at o'clock this morning and
made an examination OF Loeffler's body
md of the premises. He also gave a
permit for the removal OF the body to
the undertaking shop at lT Varick
ptre-t. This was done shortly after
noon.