Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-01-04
The Larabee Tragedy.
BROTHER OF THE DEAD BOY
ARRIVES FROM CHICAGO.
lie Visits the County Prison and
Talks With the Old Man Who
Did The Killing.

On Thursday about 2 80 o clock
+. W. Corner walked into Sheriff
stephens office. He had with him
a HoGas man who had been directed
there by j. G. Trimble, who was
Just leaving for Jefferson City when
he was pointed out to the stranger.
Mr. Stephens asked the man what
he could do for him. The stranger
gave his name as John Klopfenstein,
living at No. 1907 West 22nd street,
Chicago, and said he was a brother
of the boy who was killed at Larabee
last Friday night. He said he saw
a picture OF the dead man and an
account of the shooting in the Chi
cago lnter-Ocean a day or so ago,
and left last night for this place. In
an interview with reporter for this
paper Mr.. kolpfenstein said: envy
brothers name was Gottfried Klop-
fenstein; he was 16 years and Z
months of age. My father and
mother live at 1907 West 22nd St.,
Chicago; my father is a coachman.
Gottfried left home in COM
pany with two other boys and
the last we heard of him was when
one of the boys returned ten days
later and said he had left him in
Jefferson City. That Is the last we
heard OF him until we saw the
piece about him in the paper. We
were not much worried about him,
though, as this was not the first
time he had left home. When he
was 13 years old he went away and
was gone IA months. We never
knew where he was until he came
back and told us where he had
been. Mother always thought he
would come to some such end,
though.
When asked if his parents would
take hand in the prosecution, Mr..
Klopfenstein said he thought not
as they were too poor. He also
stated thst his brother carried 1920
life insurance. Both boys were born
in Chicago, but their parents were
Swiss. Sheriff Stephens asked Mr..
Klopfenstein if he would like to see
the man who killed his brother;
he said yes and the Sheriff and a
LEDGER representative accompanied
him to the Jail. Mr.. Stephens call
ed out Quinlan's name and the old
man came slouching to the front.
"Mr. Quinlan,' said the sheriff,
"this is the brother of the boy you
killed" Quinlan nodded to Mr..
Stephens and then turned to Klop-
fenstein. For a few moments they
looked into each others faces, neither
saying a word. The expression OF
faces were entirely different-the
young mans full of mingled curior-
ity and loathing; Quinlan, sullen
and defiant. AT last the silence was
broken by Klopfenstein, who said:
"What were the boys doing to your"
Quinlan looked at him moment
and said, 81 have nothing to say"
"You had no reason for killing
him, then?"
Quinlan turned away grumbling
something about, "It will come out
| in the trial" "
The three then ieft the Jail as il
was plain Quinlah wouldn't talk.
The Sturgeon correspondent of the
Chicago Inter Ocean, in bis report
of the killing, says:
In his bible was a card or mea
| ticket of the Central Dairy lunch
and restaurant, No. 1872 East Madi
son street, Chicago, ILL.,, ON the re
verse of which was written "Gott
fried Kloffenstein. No. 1907 Wes
Twenty Second street. :" Anothe
| card was a ticket of the "Secon'
grand complimentary ball, given b.
the James Boys Club at kempskl'