New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
MYSTERY IN MURDER.
ANOTHER FOUND DYING.
Police Try IN Vain to Connect Crime
and Supposed Suicide.

John Deikler. a building contractor who lived
at Fulton-st. near Cooper-ave.. in Glendale.
queens. shot and killed not far from his
home late Tuesday night. Shortly after
da ylGht yesterday morning was found
with bullet hole in his head in barn not far
from where Deikler was killed. The police had
labored to connect the two cases up to n late
hour last night without any great success. There
many possibilities and probabilities. but
nothing certain beyond that dead
and another probably dying. one shot was fired
at the man who shot Deikler and there
surmise that the man supposed to be a suicide
really staggered to his sleeping place in the
barn. although he had bullet in his brain.
Captain OBrieE with his plain clothes men
and two men of Inspector Kanes staff. who were
at work on the case las: night after almost
twenty-four hours confessed themselves at
standstiIl. There two witnesses. but neither
can identity the wounded the murderer
OF the who is dead.
DeikIer was half way to his home after
consultation with his partner, Mr.. Meyer. when
he had the encounter which ended IN his death.
Henry Adicks who lives near whore the en-
counter occurred. heard Deikler cry for help
Adicks took his revolver and started out The
weapon had only one shot I'm IL When ne saw
Adicks the man ran toward the railroad Deikler,
with Adicks close behind started in pursuit.
At the station the fugitive turned toward
Coyert-ave and without stopping fred two
shots.
DeIu,r Was rot twenty feet away and did .t7"s
swerye. So Il is believed the shots were nred IN
the air The chase continued down the railroad
and Deiklcr was close To- the man he was chas-
ing. and Addicks was perhaps twenty feet be
hind De,klcr. when the man swung about and
fired three shots In quick succession
one missed Deikler one entered his left lex
and the third his head. The man turned again
and ran. and Addcks fired az him. The bullet
IN led 10 hit so far as known and Addicks passed
the form Of Delkler and continued. He threw
a couple Of big stones at the man ahead Of him.
and the man swung about and. according TO
Adicks. called out:
let IN on that. Henry or you'H be the next"
Addicks ran on for short distance. but was
,yinded and soon gave up aud returned TO where
Dekle- had falleE.
4 second witness Was Frank BoWe. who was
ir charge Of the railroad tower close TO which
the shooting occurred. He heard the shots. and
looked out OF the tower just in time To see the
man who did the shooting run past He was
unable to get look At his face. but saw 'he
was coatless and had his shirt sleeves rolled up
to apove the elbows Bowe could not leave his
post untE a train which was approaching passed
his tower.
Charles
his barn shortly after daylight found that Au-
gust +. Pnander. his hired man, had shot him
self. or beer shot, in the head. He was lying
Oh some hay with bullet hole in his head and
a 32-cal1brc revolve- beside him. The man was
still alive, and hurried To the German Hos
pital lie wes considered To be dying last
night When found he was cOatless and had
his sleeves rolled up. Last night Captain O'Brien
took Bowc 10 the hospital. The operator said
that PhanGer had general resemblance 10 the
man who ran past his tower, but that he would
not be able 10 swear that IL was the same.
Two chambers In the revolver found beside
Pnander had been arsed. only one bullet
mole was found. 1t surmised that he might
have reloaded the revolver and been one cart
ridge short Mr.. I@mpke said last night that he
did not believe Pnander had any hand In the
killing Phander. he said usually received II
letter every other week. He never noticed
where the letters were from. but did know they
were in a woman's handwriting. For several
weeks the letters had not come. and Phander
had been morOse and despondent MI Leinpke
believes his man shot himself