The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-11-22
aFsH - RAPID CITY, 8 b, FRIDAY, NOV % 1896
ED Al 4 /, YN CHING [ ] II Il
COMMITTED DOUBLE MUIR
DER AND SUICIDE.
Woman and Child Decoyed to u Texas
Town and Killed fortTheir Money W. He
Kills himself and Escapes Lynchins
Well known in Kansas City.

LAREDO, Tex, Nov. IA diabolical
murder of mother and child, it is sup
posed for the purpose of robbery, was re-
vealed today, followed by the self-de-
struction OF the fiend when he realized
THAT his crimes had been discovered and
lynching awaited him in all probability.
1t is believed the murdered wonlan was;
MRS. Caroline Menn of Dallas, Tex Her
child was a girl Of about ten years. The
murderer is supposed to be William or
sam Kuntz of Kansas City. Kuntz
stated while here that he had been a
master mechanic for a railroad, and
iehters We're found in his trunk addressed
to William Kuntz, .157 Grand avenue.
Kansas City.
Last Monday evening a tall, fine-look-
ing man, accompanied by woman and
pretty girl, registered at the Hotel HAM
ilton as G. Schuler and family. At 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon Schuler,
who was really kuntz. hired a buggy
and took the woman and girl to the
depot, despite the inclenlent weather.
AT 5 o'clock he returned the vehicle and
ate supper ait the hotel without excitingi
any suspicion, retiring afterwards. Dur
ing the night a sheep herder discovered
two bodies lying in the brush in Chacon
bottom, just beyond small reservoir,
two and a half miles from the central
part of the city. He noticed trails where
dhe bodies had been dragged through
the tho1ms by the murderer and the
prints Of the buggy wheels were noticed
on the ground. Without touching the
bodies he came to the city and notified
dhe recorder. Officers proceeded at once,
to the scene of the crime and returnen
the bodies to the city. They were iden-
titled as those of the woman and child
who had gone riding With Kuntz
SEQUEL CAME E.QUICKLY.X 1Ss
The news of the murder was all over
the city early this morning, and the
sequel came .'at s O'Clock The sproprfe-
tor of the hotel kicked at Kuntz.s2 door;
and asked him where his family was.
Kuntz replied that he had taken it Lass.
evening to Aztec, where they had taken
the limited train for Mexico.
II think you are mistaken y said the
proprietor; your family is not in Mex
ico."
Kuntz shut the door, and drawing a
revolver, shot himself through the
1leatrt. On his person was found a cigar
case containing over $1,000 in bank bills.
On the cigar case was stamped the name
Sam Kun!tZ." 1t is believed that his
brother lives in Fort Worth and he was
at once notified of the tragedy.
Kuntz spent most of his time while
here in saloons and no doubt meditated
\. the deed. In the murdered woman 9
A,trunk was found a marriage license
%bearing the names of Catherine Mem
land Theodore Menn. Kuntz was schief
engineer ait the Helms brewery in Kan
sEdity. A letter found in the woman S
g11Ets, dated October 4, from G. B.
tWn, a Fort Worth, Texas, merchant
asd,essed to Mrs. Caroline Menn, Dallas,
lK., the merchant requesting her to
.o~S Shd "a check for $25. From this it is in
ferred the woman had bank account
She stated that Mr.. Christen, her son,
kept q hotel at Fort Worth aand it is
believed Kuntz stopped at this hotel
found out the woman had money and
enticed her here to murder her and get
her money. A telegram was received
here today from Fort Worth stating that
Mrs. Menn's son had left that city to
come here.