New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-04
NO TRACE OF THIEVES
WHO KILLED |NNKEEPER
,,,octives. Posses and Blood
hounds Scour Long Island
for the Assasslns.
JEWELS VALUED AT $4,000
w;fe Tells How She Got Revolver
- If the Exchange of Bullets
Between Fleeing Men and
Her Sons Partner.

I'D of the Exchange OF oulie's
Retween Fleeing Men and
Her Sons Partner.
,,,~ser If julius F. Wiesel yes
,,ornlrc AT his home and place
'''u" ss the Sherwood House. gave
90 .o,ics one Of the most brutal ana
,.,,,,srste crime mysteries Of the year
- Within half an hour after
,,or,ed the roadhouse proprietors
~ - notice station in the metro
-.,,,sn district had been informed Of
1iuine. every road within raoius
=. niles Of the scene Of the CRIME
o.rolled. every surface car or rail-
- rain that could possibly furnish
-,,,-4e-ers a means Of escape was
ord the male passengers put
soercbing examinations; more
.ssoss n detectives. police and citi-
=. 18th drawn revolvers we're scour-
che neighboring countryside and
,,-,sboprds had been wired Tor 10 lehd
-, ,osos n the pursuit.
NJ r.-i.s these quick and usually ef-
,.-..,a measures the day passed WITH
-, arrest. and At nightfall the police
-, ,rers ready 10 throw up Their
49, 5esrair But when detectives
-.s ,o,-,.a together a fairly coherent
-, account Of the murder even
,.tounded by its brutality;
-. a. essness Of IT indicated to
-, .be men who committed IL
r,rst have been men OF unusual ierocity
mare brute than human
nevslopments came thick and fast dur
.-, tho dav. but Handicapped by the en-
-. ,aot ~ a description Of the crimi-
- tho rolice and detective forces
md themselves blocked at every turn
ore Glow was discovered which may or
NO.. not prove q pivotal point in the
-,...;o- NJ the case. Three weeks ago an
.r.omobils dashed up and stopped at the
sherwood House late al night. Its ave
,.sss,gsrs got ont. went into a room
mi ordered drinks. There were three
extensive, and Hashiy dressed girls
and two men viegel took them the
drinks himself
Girl Commented on His Diamonds.
one nj the girls instantly noticed nc
costly diamonds ne was wearing. She
c,ssriored him about their value. and
then. looking him in the eve. remarked
You better take care. some one VIII
get YOU for those sparklers.
Wiegel laughed and after another
drink the party got IN their car and
drove Of. The police are determined to
find who were in the machine that night
The Sherwood House is AT the inter
section Of Sherwood avenue and the
Eempstead turnpike. not far from the
Belmont Park aviation field. Sunday
Nsd been busy day for the proprietor.
and prosperous one. At 10 o'clock he
turned 70 his wife. who assisted him IN
waiting on his customers, and said. You
are tired out. go % bed. and 1 will close
a. twelve tonight.
An hour later he told George Nelson,
his bartender. he might retire Shorty
before T. Henry Semmen, neigRbor'
vent in for nightcap and CHALLENGED
Wegel 20 a game Of pinochle. They
started 70 play. and were absorbed in
their game when two strangers walked
IN. PASSED through the bar room. across
4 hallway 70 the pool room. through he
pool room into a small reception room
which opened on the porch facing the
.ike
They rang the bell wiegel answered,
and they asked for beer and sandwiches.
TIE sandwich supply had been exhaust
Cd. but Wiegel took them beer. returned
70 The bsr and finished his game.
He had started 10 close up when he
heard the bell again. This time whis-
kav was ordered. He carried the drinks
IN. set them down and Strengthened u7.
As he did So he looked into the muzzle
~ a magazine revolver. Not word
vas sroken. 40 demand was made Of
him 10 throw 40 his hands.
The man with the revolver opened fire
e. almost point blank range. Two shots
crashed into tie defenceless mans fore
ann smashing IL. another struck his
heavy gold watch. hruising the flesh be
heath fourth went in an upward
course though the chin.
Wiege' evidently staggered forward in
IN st'enp, 70 grasp the pistol As ne
I'd IN tho murderer. pressing the muz-
70 squa-e'v over the heart, sent bull
.'i hrauga .t Death was instantane-
ojs
RIB Their Dead Victim.
The men finished their work with light
''ngike rau.o''v They forced the six
carat diamond ring from his finger
tearing strips of flesh as they did So
me watch. smashed by the bullet they
gnored. bot shipped of the heavy gold
'nain. j took only moment more 70
r The rest of his jewelry, including a
psmond studded elk pin. a diamond
IMbutton ODD design and sapphire