The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-21
A REVOLVING TRAGEDY.

cide-rhe Murderer WOuId Hnv,
a:Gcn lyhchcd IL He Had Not sui
a dispatch from Laredo, Texas. saws
th@t on last Monday evening u tall, finc
looklng man, accompanied by woman,
Cegistered at the Hotel Hamilton as
-. Schuler and family. With thom
was pretty girl eight years old. 'Tnes.
day at o'clock tho man hired Il bn~eyv
and took tho woman and girl to the
depot, despite the inclement weather,
AT D o'clock he returned the buggy and
ate supper At the Hotel Hamilton. re.
tlring afterwards. Last night u shep.
herd discovered two bodies lying in the
brush in ChacOn bottom, Just beyond n
small reservoir, two and u half miles
from Central City. He noticed trails
where the bodies had been dragged
through tho thorns and prints of bug
gy Wheels on tho.ground. Being afraid
to touch the bodies he came in and no.
tilted Recorder Pierce of what he had
seen. Officers proceeded ut once to tho
place and found the bodies of the wo-
man and child. They were identified
with Schuler Tuesday evening.
While the nows Of tho find was living
over the city another chapter in this
horrlblc affair was enacted at the Hotel
Hamilton. at q o'clock in the morning
the proprietor Of tho hotel knocked at
Schuler's room and asked him where
his family wore. He replied that he
had taken them last evening to Aztec
whore they had taken the limited train
for Nj ,xicO.
Il think you are mistaken" said the
proprietor, "your family is not in Mex
ico."
Schuler shut tho door and d, awing q
revolver shot himself tn, ough the
heart. On his person was found a cigar
case with over 81, $3.50 in greenbacks.
Inc ciSar case contained the namc of
Sam I<untz
IL is said his brother is in Fort Worth,
aud he was at once notified of the truy
cdy. Schulcr stated during his stay
That he had been master mechanic for
{; railroad. Schuler spent most Of his
time IN saloons and his actions indica-
ted that nc was either unbalanced or
mcditating the horrible murders he
| committed.
In the murdered woman's trunk WAS
found n marriage license bearing the
na'hr> ol Cittuurtnc Menu and Theo.
MeIn. a letter was found in the wo-
man : ilrc's dated October 4th, from
g. Is. Brown, Il Fort Worth, Texas,
| m2r,:han', addressed to Mrs. Caroline
M"nn. Ddli,s, TcNas, the merchant re-
Hn"stinE her TO send Il check for X25.
FROM ih ) IL Is Inferred the woman had
Il bauk account. 1t is stated that MIR.
| Nhriotrn, her sou, kept u hoLcl aL Fort
W. RIB. and it is believed kuntz stopped
1T tnis hOtci, found out the woman had
money. Cnt!cGd her here to murder her
and get h.r mnncy.
Inc wounds in the child, BODY and
! tho ,oolLiOn in which it was found, in
dlcatcd that she did Il lingering death.
oue was cul slightly on the left knee.
as though she had fallen on H. sharp
stone, aud tH' IT, S., H.. !,ra,l VAS
cnt as though by a giancing blow Of a
az. !h,'''' w:,S aNril!' T. AUu:,d Oh the
top nt her head. hut death had come
| from q knife wound in the neck in the
Jngular Vein and carotid artery. The
body was found on it's back, the little
arms raised as though to ward off the
murdcruus blow
Mrs. Mem who was rather stout. and
about forty years OF age, vas shot in
the breast and probably struck crush
| ms: blow on tho head breaking the
skull. Tho iicnd in Jack the Ripp ~
style then used his knife, stabbing his
victim once on the front side OF tho
shoulder, the blow ranging downward,
once in the centre OF The left breast.
twice III the stomach, once in the ab-
domen, and once in the right side, be-
| tween the siAth and seventh ribs. The
blood stained murderer then probably
| killed the child with his knife to make
sure there would be no living witness
Of his deed
The suicide and his victims were
taken to Fooscr's morgue which WIS
surrounded by a large crowd of cnragnd
citizens who would have made the
| lynching party if the murderer had not
cheated them.
When the news OF the finding Of the
bodies in the gulch was made known to
City Marshal Bartholomew, he and q
night policeman soon discovered the
clue which led to the tragedy. They
learned that the stranger had hired
the buggy, and they won't to the hotel
and ordered him awakened. In tho
meantime, mounted officers were
searching the scene of the murder for
evidence, finding q woman's bloody
handkerchicf, a derby hat which was
Identified as one KuntZ wore, the mur.
dcrcr buying q new hat on his return
from the gulch. On his return to his
room. Kuntz washed his blood stained
cufls. bat the marks are still on them.
An insurance policy for $4,000 in his
own favor, IL deed of trust, executed by
Catherine Mem, on property in ST.
Louis, photograph Of Knntz and pic
lures of Il handsome young woman and
chiid Of six were found in KuntZ's
trunk, besides She letters addressed to
VIM. KuntZ, Kansas City.
kuntz was once chief engineer Of the
Helms brewery. Kansas City. His
name is believed to be either William
or Samuel Kuntz. The cigar case bore
the name SAM" but tho letters weru
addressed to VIM. Kuntz.
VIM. Kuntz, connected with the trag-
cdy In Laredo, Texas, was employed ut
tho Heim's brewery. Kansas CITY, as
chief engineer last February. He was
a tall, fine looking gentleman, dark
eyes and hair, he was smooth faced.
He had a. wife and little girl who an
swcr we'll the description Of the woman
aud girl murdered in Laredo. He was
about 35 years Of age and well liked.
He went to Kansas City from St. Louis
where he was chief engineer Of the
Grecntroc brewery Of that place. He
left last July for Fort Worth. where he
bad accepted the position Of chief en-