Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-02-25
sTRosE TRIAL BEGINS AT
HAVANA, Ill. Eoal ot
FULL CONFESSION MADE
youthful Murderer Tells How He
Beat Out the Brains of Alice Hen
niser-Girl Leads Him on Only
70 Disappoint Him From Time to
80 Time. ia ,s...a

for the murder of his sweetheart, Miss
Alice Maude Henninger.
The murder. which Strube has con.
fessed to having committed. is one of
the most revolving in the annals OF the
criminal record of the state of Illinois
Strube is 20 years of age, the son
OF Henry Strube, a wealthy German
farmer residing near Topeka. five
miles north of Havana. Miss Alice
Maude Henninger, the murdered girl.
was the daughter of Newton H. Hen.
nlnger, a neighbor of the Strube
family. Young Strube had been pay
ing his attentions to Miss Henninger
Tor year or more and had asked
her hand in marriage. Miss Hen
nlnger, being two years the senior of
her sutton, did not regard his af
fectlons in the manner in which they
were intended. Strube was persistent
In his demands, for an answer to his
marriage proposal, but the girl avoid
ed committing herself. This con.
tinued several months.
In the meantime Miss Henninger
had met John Deere, young man OF
Mason City. The story is that Miss
Henninger by her actions, encouraged
Mr.. Deere in his attentions toward her.
In time there came a proposal for
marriage and few weeks later it
was currently reported about the com,
munity that John Deere and Miss
Alice Maude Henninger were to be
married the coming spring, this being
the rural announcement of the coming
nuptial event.
Strube was apprised of this rumor,
but still forced his company upon
Miss Henninger, although it was
plainly evident that she endeavored to
avoid him in public places.
On Saturday evening, November IA,
1908, a box social was given at the
, Dieffenbacher schoolhouse,i one mile
distant from tie Strube and Hen.
ringer home. At these box socials the
young ladies and women prepare a
supper for two persons the country
people for miles around assemble on
these occasions. The boxes are wrap,
ped and no distinguishing mark per,
mitted upon them. They are sold at
auction, the gentlemen bidding. Upon
opening the box he finds the name OF
the young woman who has prepared
the box and she is tt be his partner
at supper"
Fred Strube and Miss Henninger
were present at this box social and
Strube enlisted the services of a
friend to assist him in discovering
the box which had been prepared by
Alice M. Henninger. In this he was
successful and when it was offered al
auction it brought the highest price
of any box sold during the evening.
1t was noticeable that Miss Henninger
was displeased when she learned thai
Fred Strube had purchased the box
prepared by her, had she resigned
herself to the circumstances.
Asks Girl to Take Ride.
The program of the evening was
concluded and all departed for their
homes. Miss Alice M. Henninger was
accompanied by her younger sister,
Ethel, and they started to walk home.
They had not gone far when they were
overtaken by Fred Strube with his
horse and buggy. He extended to
both girls an invitation to get in and
ride. Alice Henninger thanked him
for the courtesy but declined his offer.
Ethel Henninger, desiring to ride,
said: Come on, Alice, let's ride. 1t
beats walking" According to the
wishes of her sister, the two girls
were assisted into the vehicle and the
journey to the Henninger home was
begun. Arriving at the gate, Strube
alighted and assisted Ethel Henninger
out, then jumped back into the buggy,
whipped the horse, saying: 81 have
something I want to tell you. Alice. "
Leaning out of the buggy, Alice called
to her sister saying, IN be back in a
minute"
That was the last seen of Alice Hen
ringer alive. About midnight the
father became uneasy at his daugh-
ter's prolonged absence. He arose
and made search of the premises;
later in the morning ne urOVe TO
Havana. No information was obtain.
liable concerning either of the missing
ang people. The general conclusion
that they had eloped. Relatives
surrounding towns were com
icated with, but all were ignorant
Ee whereabouts of both. Officers
notified and a systematic search
1t continued all day Sunday,
morning it was resumed.
0 o'clock Officer harrison OF
met Strube's 12-year-old
walking up a railroad track.
red of the boy If he had
(ny buggy tracks along the
ads. The boy said he saw
tggy had turned around near
bout a mile from the house.
rs repaired to this spot and
tracks were plainly visible.
in the soft sand were dis