Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-14
OFFICERS WERE TOO SLOW
Murderer Commits Suicide Before Thew
Gould Get Into His Room.
KILLED A WOMAN AND LITTLE GIRL
Left Their Bodies in the Brush by the
Roadside. Where They Were
Found by a Sheep
Had Plenty Of Money.

LAREDO, Nov. IA murder most foul
and in cruelty exceeding anything that has
ever transpired in this vicinity was I'M
earthed this morning early. Various stories
were circulated as to who the murderer was.
The murderer has been found dead, he hav-
ing committed suicide at an early hour this
morning at the Hotel Hamilton,
where he had registered Monday
morning, with a middle-aged woman and an
S-year-old girl, as c. Shuler and family Of
San Antonio. The woman had stated that
she and her husband were from st. Louis
and more recently from Fort Worth, where
her son kept a hotel. Her husband had a
position in view, she said, with a railway
company in Monterey, and they were to
leave for that city Tuesday afternoon.
About 3 o'clock yesterday the man pro-
cured a horse and buggy, ostensibly to drive
his wife and child to the depot. About 4:3O
he returned the buggy and proceeded to the
hotel, ate his supper and retired to his room.
very early this morning a Mexican sheen
herder discovered two bodies lying In some
brush about three miles northeast Of the
city. he Immediately notified the city Off
Gals, who brought the remains to the morgue.
They were identified as having been seen
with the so-called Shuler. The chief of
police Immediately called at the Hotel
Hamilton, where he had registered. The
proprietor, Mr.. Christen, called to him over
the transom, and Immediately received a
response. He was asked where his wife and
child were and that Mr.. Christen desired to
see him. He replied that he would come to
the door very shortly, but after some DELAY
a pistol shot was heard.
1t was some time before the police could
enter the room. The man was found lying
dead upon the bed, with a bullet in his heart,
Under his pillow was found an insurance
policy for $4,000 in his own favor and q
deed OF trust executed for property in East
st. Louis. Several letters were found in
the trunks from various persons, some ad-
dressed to William KuntZ, st. Louis and
Fort Worth, and several others to Mrs.
Caroline Mann, East St. Louis and Dallas.
Over 81, 800 in 800 bills was found upon
the mans person, besides two watches and
a charm, with "Kuntz" engraved upon 1t.
From papers found it seems that Kuntz is
from st. Louis. A large. photograph of the
man who ommitt the murder, also of the
same beautiful little girl, and of still an
other woman, pehaps 2S or 80 years of age,
were found in his room.
One letter addressed willie" written in
German, evidently comes from Hoboken, N.
j., or Kingston, n. Y. 1t was not signed.
A woman writing calls him husband and
asks for money. Underclothing was found
market "Kuntz," and 1t appears that Kuntz
had been a stationary engineer in st. Louis.
The woman with him said he was to be su-
PSF illeHutnl u sumo railroad WORK IN Mon
terey. The Fort Worth police were wired
and the murdered woman's son. named Mark
Harold, will arrive tomorrow. 1t is sup
posed the murderer wanted to rid himself Of
his two companions. The woman said here
that the money they had had been left them
by her father. who had died.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 13.-In July last
William kuntz, who was employed here as
chief engineer at the Ferd Helm Brewing
company, left Kansas City to go to Fort
Worth, Tex, where he claimed to have a
living. KuntZ came here from st,
Louis In February last, bringing a woman,
who passed as his wife, and one child. AT
st. Louis he was employed as master me
chanic in the Green Tree brewery.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. ia special TO the
Republic from Fort Worth, Tex, SAYS: Mrs. |
Caroline Mann of Forth Worth, who was /
in Laredo, has a son here, Mr..
Herold, in prosperous circumstances.
He thinks the real name Of the man who
killed himself, after numbering Mrs. Mann
and her niece mot daughter, as the dis
patches had III, Is Kuntz, who was an ad-
mirer of Mrs. Mann. Herold's father was a
German nobleman. and the child who was
with his mother was the daughter
IF her stepdaughter. Herold left for Laredo
tonight to attend the interment of his
When she left here she had over
y, 900 in money, and visited Dallas and
From the latter place he had re-
'eived a letter, in which she stated she might
90 to Laredo. !