The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-14
MURDER AND SUICIDE
4 Cool Calculating Murderer Named Kuntz,
Equals Holmes In His Thirst for Blood.
A WOMAN AND LITTLE GIRL THE VICTIMS.
After Committing His Horrible
Slaughter. rae Returned TO the
Hotci, Ate His supper nnd Calmly
Retired, When Confronted, He
Fired u Bullet Through His Heart.

Laredo. Tex. Nov. 13.-Last Monday
evening tall, fine-looking man accom-
panied by woman, registered at the
Hotel Hamilton, as c.. Schuler and
family. With them was u pretty girl,
years old. Yesterday at o'clock the
man hired buggy and took the woman
and girl to the depot despite the inclc-
mcnt weather. at o'clock he returned
the buggy and ate supper at Hotel
Hamilton, retiring afterwards Last
night shepherd discovered the two
bodies lying In the brush in Chacon
Bottom, just beyond a small reservoir
two and half miles from Central City.
lie noticed trails where the bodies had
peen dragged through the thornS. and
the prints of the buggy wheels OH the
Sround. BEING afraid to touch the
bodies, he came in ana notified Record
er Pierce what he had seen. Officers
proceeded at once to the place and Sc
cured the bodies of the woman ana
child. They were identified as the per
SONS who had gone riding with Schuler
Yesterday evening. While the news Of
the ind was flying over the city another
chapter in this horrible affair was
enacted at the Hotel Hamilton. At G
O'Clock this morning the proprietor of
the hotel Knocked at Schulcl's room
ana asked him whore his family were
re repiicd that he had taken them
, ..St evening TO Aztec, where they had
taken the limited train for Mexico.
II think you are mistaken" said tho
proprietor, your family is not IN Mexi-
CO."
Schnler shut the door. drawing re-
EolNer, shot himself through the heart.
On ms person was found II cigar case
with over $1,000 in grccnbacks Tho
cigar case contained the name of sam
kuntz II is believed his brother is In
rort Worth, and he was at once noti-
ied ned oi Tie tragedy. Schuler stated dur
ing his stay here that he had been mas
Ter mechanic for n railroad He spent
most OF his time I'm saloons ami his
actions Indicated that he was either
uhhaEihceu or mcditating the horrible
lrr Nt
In the murdered woman's, trunI, was
found IL marriage license bearing the
~ mes oi Catherine Mem and Thco.
y letter was found in the woman's eff
tects dated October 4th. from q !,
Brown. Fort Worth. TEX. ,nerchant
Iddresscd tn Mrs. Caroline Ncnn DoI
ias' Tex, the merchant i.eoucstin. Nor
10 10 send check for $22 From This il is
] ]l,iitrted the woman had bank ac
count. she stated that Mr Christnn
her son, kept n hotel at Fort North
ana II is believed Kunt2 STONED M NE
motel, found out the woman liod ,,onn,:
Ihticed her here 10 murder her nu,] ,,at
ner money. \ telegram wos rara;,:nl,
mere to-day from Fort Worm s,o,,,..
that Mrs. Mcnn's son had Ieri tbnt az.
ior This place. ''
The wounds on The ch,ld's hodv oa
me position 1t was round infi;oot'i ''',
lhat she died II lingering ,lonih St,
was cut slightly on tho laft t,,'o '.,c ON.
though she had fallen on :, sh,r,' -, as
ana the left side of bnr hoa,, - stolic
as though by n rlnncino ,,io' vas cut
There was another wanna W a. ciup.
of her head but dro IN hoi, n ] III. top
knife wound in thr nn,i, LII. from
jugular vein and cnrotiG t eIi's ne
body was found on its hoc,, ~ ,.!.i ne
arms raised as thourh ~ ~, me niue
nurdcrcus blow warn OH the
Mrs. Mem. who wa.
about forty wears old ",nel ,,.a, stout ana
breast and probab1y .,r,oI ',not IN !he
blow on the hcan -, ,.th Il crushing
The iiend I'm Jacl, in ~. ",S ~. lhe skull.
then used his l,nifo t,ripie, Stylc.
tim once on the front siI ms VIC
der. the blow ran.in.r vi tnc shoui-
once In the centre nr -, un"nward,
twice In the stn,noct .le ieil breast,
mon. ana once in ~ ~ o',Je .i IN IN abdo-
tween the sixth and snvnn;h .S,I' Hiae' pc
bloodstancd n,u,daro, I'm ~, rlps. The
killed the child Win hi. tnem I'LL PROBABLY
sure there womb hn ~. 1;i,ie hmile 10 make
of his deed. Thc lod;n a. inS Witness
and his victims -. mou'eS ,' ol inc suicide