Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-04

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the head ok his cl6s6s and came % Cit
casc. securing work a. okkespsr fos
the Grimm wheel works. Honeck took
part Of = corse at Dixon and WAS ems
ployed az q telegrapher at wheaton the
latter part Of May and the llrst OF June,
when he was discharged.
After the examination yesterday At
ternoon Chief Ripley said:
"Honeck and Hundhausen met In
Dixon, Ill. early last week. Honeck had
been east and had written to Humid
hansen, who was also taking q course at
the normal, that he would be there and
that they would go to Chicago together.
Honeck had evidently learned that
Walter Koeller had written to their
home in Hermann. Mo-. telling OF Hoo
neck's discharge for stealing money at
Wheaton.
Neither Honeck nor Hundhausen
had any money. They undoubtedly
came to Chicago with the intention Of
Furnishing Koeller for what he had told
about Honeck. A pocket book In which
Koeller kept his money-how much is
not exactly known-is missing. II was
in his room before he was killed. On
lHoneck and Hundhausen was found
about IS each, as though SO, the
amount George Koeller thinks his
brother had in the pocket-bo had
been equally divided.
There is new blood on the big knife
which Honeck was carrying and there
is blood on his trousers. Both men
have been identified by several wit
nesses, and while they deny their guilt
now, feel sure they will confess in a
few days. We could not secure q
stronger case against any one. We
have all the evidence we could hope
for"
Honeck. who IS accused of using the
knife that killed Koeller, said:
II went from Cincinnati to Dixon last
week to meet Hundhausen. We had
planned to go to the Transvaal, where
we thought we could get rich. We had
read that it was Wild country and
In Dixon met Hundhausen and we
came to Chicago Friday afternoon
Friday night we slept under the viaduc,
at the foot of Jackson street and we re.
manned there all day Saturday. That
night about $3.50 o'clock we were cross.
ing through the city park when a dog
attacked me and I drew my large
bowie knife. which always carried IL
my belt with my 44-caliber revolver
and / stuck 1t in his side. That Is how
the blood came on the knife. We ther
took a Cottage Grove avenue car t.
Grand Crossing and were going to ge
a train there when we were arrested
My father is wagonmaker at Herman
Mo-, and Hundhausen's father Is Col
Robert Hundhausen, one OF the larges
wine growers in the country. Tht
Hundhausen and the Koeller families
live in the same block"
Presley Van lyle, IA years old, s
Oakley boulevard; James Lane. 10 years
old, 100 Oakley boulevard. and Harr!
McNaughton. IL years old. S7S Fulton
street. were all seated in front Of tn
| Alexander home when the murder oc
CURED and saw the two murderers rul
away. They We're brought before tn
prisoners yesterday and each OF tn
boys was certain that Honeck an,
IHundhausen We're the two men the,
had seen and described to the police.
i A sad feature of the tragedy is tn
to marry Miss Jessie Horn, OF Shirle!
. ILL.,, whom he had met at the norma
school. She is excited to attend tn
funeral. arrangements for which hav
not been completed, but which wi
probably be at Hermann. Mo. The in
quest Will be held this morning at tn
undertaking rooms at 1917 Madiso
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