New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-12
HIS SLAYER is UNCAUGHT
JOHN KRAUER FOUND MURDERED AT NO
1.252 SECOND-AVE.
THE POLICE BELIEVE THE MAN WHO DID TIE
CRIME Is A RELATIVE. But THEY HAVE

THE POLICE BELIEVE THE MAN WHO DID THE
CRIME IS A RELATIVE. But THEY HAVE
BEEN UNABLE TO CAPTURE HIM
John Krauer was murdered at No 1.2o- Secohu-
ave. probably Saturday morning.
The police have not found his slayer i"e'
don't even know his name.
Krauer bought and sold restaurants re was
found dead at $50 o'clock yesterday morning At
No. i252 Second-ave.. where he was piepai'"s -,
open restaurant The man who 1t Is oehe'eu uiu
the murder Is a young German. probably reia-
tive whom Krauer brought with him from yer
many about two months ago. The police are WORK
ing from c.ews which were first discovered oy re-
por;ers. -
Krauer's throat cut and hacked IN hoi
ribIe manner. The crime was apparently comma
ted early on Saturday morning. The ponce nave
a description OF the supposed murdered ana are
securing the city for him.
Krauer was about forty years old AND unmarried
His supposed murderer was apparently eighteen
years old tall and lght compiexioned lie also
had a slight mustache. Krauer's business was
starting small restaurants and then selling them
He rented the place where the murder was com
mitted some two weeks ago from an agent named
Sorley who lives in Eas. Sixty-sixth-s' Tne place
was not ready to open wher the murder was DONE
Krauer spoke mostl.- German did the young
The building is two-story structure IN the
basement ~ a beer bottlins establishment. on
the ground floor is the store where Krauer was 10
have his restaurant and upstairs are the apartments
of Max Klein a Job painter. Netue Klein MS
wife. said tina, on Saturday morning between 10
and u o'clock a young man who spoke to her IN
German knocked at the door OF her apartments ana
asked If she would let him out of the hall door lead
,rls to the street He said his boss referring 70
Krauer had promised to be back and meet him, bu,
disappointed him.
MY boss" he added. "has the keya OF the store
door and cannot go on, that way
Mrs Klein went downstairs and opened the hail
door The man was thus given his freedom. though
the crime was then undiscovered
About o o'clock yesterday morning some plumbers
who had been ordered to make repairs TO hrauer
MACE called and found the store tightly closed.
They went upsta,rs 10 Mrs Kleins rooms and
asked her II she knew whether Krauer was In the
store She said she did not know. The plumbers
finally decided break open the door OF 'he rear
room OF the restaurant. This was used as sleep
ing-room by Krauer and there was small COT IN
The corner Krauer lay his back In the rear
mart of the kitchen knife and an old rusty
Ratchet covered with blood, were close beside
the mangled body The head was crushed appar-
emily by a blow OF the Ratchet.
As soon as the murder was discovered messen-
ver ran TO the East Sxty-seventh-st station. TWO
blocks away. and Captain Strauss at once sent OUT
detectives and policemen in plain Clothes TO worK
the case.
Word was not sent 10 Headquarters abodt The
crime until nearly o cIOck ''H'i"i OH~0 w
,sct,ves we're then sent up 10 help the precinct
. notice Among them were Detectives Reidy ana
Weller.
The first cew Of value was discovered by report
ers In the bedroom d sign such as are used
~ dspay the bill OF fare outside OF Il restaurant
II was newly painted On the bottom Of the sign
was the name " O. Mnck Of No. lts East-Fourth-
ST.
"Krauer used to buy stuff around here. saii
Mrs Minck "and my husband painted several
signs for him. lie used 10 start restaurants ana
then sell them bit do not know where any o.
those stores were.
Mrs Minck said that Krauer was In her store as
late as II o'clock Friday night He called there
and got his signs IT after II o'clock Friday
night according Mrs. Minck when krauer left
her store He sober. Mrs. Mnck said that
on Thursday evening before election krauer called
al the store accompanied by young German %ho
could speak only few words OF English The
Nincks understood from krauer that he had
brought the young man from Germany about Two
months ago when ne returned from a visit "a
exactly with that given by Mrs. Klein.
The motive apparently robbery. NO money
was found in the clothing OF the murdered NAH
Mlnck ,he painter said Jas, nigh; that when
bills . 800
Mrs Pofofsky keeps a restaurant at No. 81 Ave
rue 4, which she bought of Krauer rev weeks
ago Her brother-in-law. = Won Slompski keeps
ore AZ No q Washngton-st. He knows "a cOmrade
OF the young suspected OF the crime said
Mrs Pofofsky.
When Won slompski was finally found he said
the comrade OF the suspected man was named
Joseph Blotz. who worked at No. All East Broad
way.
No such number can be found in East Broadway.
Plotz. # is said eft town Friday TO 60 10 work
tn mine. He cannot be found, 10 tel anything
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