The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-05-22

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WILLIAM PAUTZ. ALIAS POUCH.
! CThe Waukesha Nurdercrl
/ pond and the early morning light. he was
uncertain about the object in the water,
| which was almost wholly submerged. Con
| scqucntly he did not stop, but went TO the
! mill and returned to the house for his
! breakfast. When Miller Wood started
! back to the mill after his morning meal,
! he again paused on the dam and then
saw that it was Il mans body in the pond.
! about thirty feet from tn" shore. John
! Rcy.l, neighbour happened 10 b" driving
/ by on his way to W2ukeSha. and Wood
! called him To the shore of the pond. To-
gethcr the two men dragged the body
from the water and their instant concu-
sion was that the remains were those of
/ po-.ch.
Had shot Himself.
/ When the body had been stretched ont
| under the trees it took 4 very little while
! for the news to spread ami for tn" neigh
! hurS 10 flock to tn" spot. The body was
/ that Of Il large man. young, smooth
shavcn as to face and answering the
1 description of the murderer aS complete
! ~ aS any corpse could after long INNER
/ S.0n in the water. The face was bI0at-
! cd. In III" neck was bullet wound.
and tightly kuottci about the throat was
! 4 white handkerchief 1t would appear
! sho; himself and then fallen prom" in the
/ water No revolver was found, and the
! weapon evidently dropped from the SUI
| cidc'S hand when he fired
| bicycle Irons in His Pocket.
\ bulky appearance about tn" breast
! pocket of the coat CAUSED an InN">j's1-
/ ton To bc made and Il pair of bicycle
trou>er irons were brought forth. This
removed any doubts that may hlv" cN-
! listed regarding the identity of the dead
! man. for Pouch. when fleeing from III"
scene Of his crime. did not leave the
! trousers guards with tn" bjcycl" which
| he abaudomcd but slipped them into Iii,
/ pocket No wound except the one n the
/ neck was found. The body was clothed
/ in Il dark suit with Il shirt. but no under
/ clothing.
| Not Far from the Harris House.
! Nalc's pond where the bod! was
/ found. is about 0nc mile south Of til"
/ hamlet of Prospect and about two and
| onr-haIf miles from the Harris home
! stead. ON Wednesday of last week
/ Farmer McNicl. who lives about half
way between the Harris place and llalo's
! pond. found suit of Undertaking be
| side Il ittl" pond on his premises and it
/ was Immediately SIumiSed that these
I clothes belonged to Pouch. 1t seems
| IrohahIs that the murderer. after leaving
/ his bicycle. went to the McNi"l pond with
/ tn" intention "f drowning himself there.
/ but the wafer i not Very deep and he
| d0Uhtic@S decided to z" on to bales pond.
| til" location of which h" knew perfectly
well. and t" commit his body to deeper
waters. where there would he less chance
of lis ever hciug found. That he had
som" such purpoS" in H,eW l. certain. for
in on" of his pockets was found iarg"
stone. when the body was examined this
morning. The handkerchief was knottcd
tightly about the throat and Pouch had
4 ,.,l- III ller -,
wore any such articles "f dress at tho
time of his fight. and thrown them away.
| The body was much hloatrd and tie
hands were covered with mud from the
bottom Of the pond.
Ii is practically certain that Pouch
that he plunged into Halc'S pond immcdi-
atoiy after leaving McNicIs place.
where he made his first stop after Icav-
in| he Harris house. for the appearance
of the body * such as to show that il
had been IN tn" water for week, at
least.
Identified the Photograph.
Postmaster Winton of Prospect. who
brought the news TO Milwaukee, idcnti-
fed photograph of Pouch as Il picture
of the man whose body he had see at
Ha!c'S pond. Mr.. Ninton says that
MarkUid. tn" man servant whom Pouch
shot. i gradually failing and is almost
certain To die. bu; both If the women
are recovering. NackoId is = man ~
sturdy frame and has made q bravo
fight FOR his life. but he was 50 badIv
injured that from the first therc has
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