The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-07-30
pIETZEL is FORMALLY
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

UNION CITY, Tenn, july IS,
The mysterious disappearance
brutal murder and finding of the
body of George Wchman and the
subsequent arrest, on warrant
of murder in the first degree, of
Frank Dcitzel, son of one Of
Obion Countys most prominent
members is the all absorbing
topic
Evidence against the prisoner
shrouded in mystery. bat
crowds Of farmers, citizens and
business men gathered in groups
along the business streets today
90 discuss the affair Rice A.
Pierce has visited Dcitzel several
nmc. since his arrest in company
with his father and brother, IL
BETHEL. Sr., and Jr., Ed Deiizcl
and Charlie Dciizcl His mother
0.e, under Doctors care Ia a
tate of collapse and the family
believes in the prisoners limo
rrnce and II ready a. sacrifice iis
entire fortune for Eis sake liz
icaios the charge, but the cham
ricumstautial evidence that
..l to his arrest ON a charge Of
urmcduate,l. Malicious and vii
.I murder Ia the first degree ou
0r body Of poor, Woodworking
Y mple.hearted painter for th'
ake OF his hard earned say
4 nr. must necessarily be- very
strong The Dritzcl family m 10
handsome residence on Main
.trrci is mourning az the accuse
fons against their son and bro
.0rr a we'll known character OF
c Younger secial set. and IN
u.tIe cottage ON the opposite sld'
ul town daughter Is almos
agci with grief at the horrible
murder Of father who loved heI
above anything ON earth an,
whose recovered body was dread
'uI Tor her 20 see.
i G.. Burdick, Sr. has beef
chiefly instrumental IN puSulnl
ihc ease. the most confidentla
friend Of the murdered man.
Or the murderer Of the unior
uuaic painter had believed tina
hos rhine would not be found on
because the object Of his coward
dcsign was poor and friend
.r,s and would not long be miss
ci hc was mistaken.
Miss Clara Wchman has ofierc
,lm for her fathers body MI
Buriick another 800. Posses ha
been organized 10 search, as IN
missing man 80 mysteriously On
appeared on the night of July J.
100 hs working clothes, was know
'o be dead. A mass meeting WI
called for Friday night at III
city Hall. Shortly before SUI
down the same evening, DR.. 7.
Marshall, living west Of town, ~
ou the Instance Of his wife, wall
rd over his field TO an old we
on what il known Ms the y
wards farm, just behind II
4 farm Of Squire Bratton. UpC
looking into !! he was terrified
scc the feet of n man sticking
three feet of the top. lie Tel
phoncd George Dahnke who II
mediately notified Attorney Ge
cral Caldwell and other Officer
who rushed in automobiles to u
scene. Here and autopsy W
held over the frightful looklI
body, identified beyond doubt
that Of Wehman. Some lil'
change. a knife and a spectaC
ease were in the muddy cloth
which had to be cut off on .
count Of the condition OF !
body Two bullet holes IN !
back Of the skull, penetrating !
brain. showed the manner OF !
murder. Under the dim lights
Ianten in the lonely spot, i
unately inhabited by no one =
classify inquest was held. !
we'll is several feet from secl.
ci lane. wire fence at one 81
of the lane had been sagged DO
and the weeds in the place tran
led by the guilty murderer, W
hs horrible load that he COZ
not conceal. =.
Attorney Caldwell, who sun
with heart trouble, collapsed u
the excitement and was ml
llme.
Mean while the mass meetlnl
Gown was in full sway. Dr.
W Miles, chairman; Mr.. Burd
and Frank Wehman had been