Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-14
MURDERED
Mrs. Caroline Mem and
Child
THE VICTIMS OF WILLIAM KUNz's
MuRDERoUs PISTOL.
KUNZ THEN SUICIDES
THE MURDERED WOMAN LIVED IN
FORT WORTH ONCE, nur
LEFT HERE.
believed That She Has u son Here
by the Name of Hcroid--FuII
KUNZ THEN SUICIDES

Laredo. Tex, Nov. i3.-(Speclai)--
Last night this section was the scene
of one Of the most brutal murders ever
committed, and this morning the muir
derer committed suicide when suspic-
ion had been aroused as to his Identity.
On Monday night a man about 81 or ~
years of age. accompanied by mid
die aged woman and little girl about
years old. arrived In this city over
the International and Great Northern,
and leaving their baggage consisting
of two trunks, at the depot. went to
the Hamilton hotel and registered as
G. Schuber and family, OF san Anto-
MO. Yesterday about o'clock the
man went to the Conroy livery stable
and hired buggy. He left the city In
company with the woman and child.
lie returned to the city about $50
or o'clock. alone. and went to the
hotel alone
In the evening n shepherd came to
tho city and notified the chief OF police
Joe Barthlow. he had seen the bodies
of woman and child. which he sus-
picioned were dead. near the roadside
two miles beyond the Chacun bridge,
i've miles from the city.
Officers We're sent with the shepherd
and he plotted them TO the spot where
they found the bodies and brought
them to the city. They We're complete
strangers, Inquiries were made and
the city marshal spent the night On
! the case. and had he not been led
astray by report that the lady and
| child referred to as having arrived
on Monday were in their room, he
would have arrested the man,
This morning when the news of the
double murder became known Mr.. l.,
J. Chrlsten of the hotel enquired of
| the man as to the whereabouts OF the
/ woman and child. He answered that
! they had gone to Mexico, and immo-
| diately returned to his room. In a
moment n pistol shot was heard, which
drew crowd TO his room. where he
was found dead on his bed. shot
through the heart.
There Is no doubt now whatever but
| what he murdered the woman and
child In cold blood on his person were
found $1,000 In United States bills, and
in a purse SlS9S, II gold watch nnd
| chain, silver watch, plain band
ring, collar button. baggage cheek,
for the trunks. which were found al
! Che International and Gicat Northern
| depot deed of trust to property In
| st. Louis, given by Caroline Menn AMI
husband to Theodore Mem, n receipt
| showing the payment OF subscrlptlor
to German paper in Galveston m tn,
name of William Kunz. also n 'eturr
postofIice register card showing tina
| William Kunz had sent package from
Galveston. Tex, to Mrs. Annie Kun;
at Kingston, ". Y. which WIS re
ceived by her on October 81. and th'
card returned and received by Kunz n
Galveston November 4.
Inscribed on the gold watch are thu
words prom employees 10 william
Kunz, NJ. NJ"
From these facts It is thought tina
the mans name is Kunz and that he Il
railroad man.
An inquest held by Judge Lopez oil
the bodies of the woman and child de
veloped the fact that she was sho
through the heart and that the it'll
girl was shot In the left temple Tn
woman also had pistol woun,
through her right hand. On her persol
was found a heavy gold chain, n pock
etbook containing 81 46. two plain gol
rings, one on each third finger, a gol
breast pin and Jet scarf pin. In he
purse were two slips OF paper with tn
following addresses thereon;
ireland and Galveston streets" For
Worth, and ~. Il. Ballard. $50 Elm
street, Dallas"
| las"
The weapon which did the deadl
work was Ss-double action pistol.
few extra cartridges were found on tn
dresser in the hotel. city Marsha
Barthlow traced up the route take
by the party yesterday afternoon
when they went TO the country, an
found where the party had left tn
horse and gone OFF the rond on foot
short distance TO the brush. where tn
deed was committed. II Is the opinio
that the man wished to put the woma
and child out OF the way In order t
secure the money found on his person
which Ii believed 10 have belonged /
the woman.
Mr. Chrlston has telegraphed to For
Worth, where he understands that tn
lady has a son. and he II OF the opinio
that the murderer who suicidsd wa
the second husband OF the woman. Til
bodies were turned over to an under
taker and are awaiting an answer I
telegram sent 10 Fort Worth.
KUNTz CAME FROM KANSAS CITY