Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1889-01-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

HORRIBLE CRIME. Johann Kuhn, • Swiss cheesemaker, of Dane County, Wisconsin, has been charged on remand, on an extraoition warrant, at Bow-street, with the murder of Wilhelm Christian, at Primrose, Dane County, on December 12, under most brutal circumstances. The prisoner, who is a sullen-looking fellow, was arrested on his arrival at Queenstown on Thursday last by Detective-sergeant Proest Mr. John M. Esties, Sheriff of Dane county, who had followed the prisoner from the scene of his alleged crime, represented the American Government The prisoner himself was defended by Mr. Arthur Newton. Detective-sergeant Froest now stated that since the last hearing he had made a further examination of the prisoner's luggage, and had amongst it discovered a certificate of naturalisation for the State of Wisconsin, and a written paper showing the times of the trains leaving Primrose for Philadelphia. The prisoner also had in his posession two silver watches and three chains, a flannel shirt (produced) saturated with blood, a pair of canvas trousers with blood-stains on them, and a pair of boots stained with something which had not yet been analysed. In one of the prisoner's portmanteauu there was a large clasp knife covered with blood, a pair of scissors, a gun which had been taken to pieces, some cartridges, and a few dollars in money.  In reply to lidr. Newton, the witness said the luggage was handed to him by the chief of the Irish police at Queenstown in the presence of the prisoner. Mr. Alexander, the Chief Clerk, read the depositions given at the inquest held in Wisconsin. The story disclosed was an extraordinary one. It appeared that the murdered man was in the employ of a cheesernaker at Primrose, and that on the 12th of December was naid to the amount of 137d015., he, at the same time, boasting that he had plenty more money. That evening a v.itness saw and smelt smoke from the , cheese factory. Going there, he knocked, and asked what was the matter. tie was answered from the inside by Kuhn, who said it wan all right. Another witness deposed that the following day, whilst fishing in a neighbouring creek, he saw a sack in the water. An investigation of the contents showed it to contain the head of Christian, as well as the liver and part of the intestines. It was also shown that the same evening the prisoner induced a man to drive him to the station with his horse and buggy. The prisoner had with him two portmanteaus and two guns, and begged his companion not to say where he had gone to. In the result the coroner's jury returned a verdict of murder against tho prisoner. On behalf of the prisoner, Mr. Newton raised the question of his client's identity, contending that it had not been satisfactorily proved to the Court. This view was shared by the learned magistrate, who, after some discussion, remanded the prisoner for a week for I urther evidence auto his identity.  WHO FINDS BOULANGER FUNDS? From the lucubrations compiled by an arithmetician, it appears that the General's income for 1888 was 21,100 f, or £B6O sterling. The expenditure is said to have amounted to 3,200,000 f., or £128,000 sterling. According to the arithmetician, Boulanger spent during 1888 £4OOO on his establishment ; he gave £4OOO to his daughter as her dowry, and the remainder was swallowed up in his electoral campaigns. Of these sums it was assumed that the General received £16,000 from America. Twenty thousand pounds are said to have been sent to him from "over the Rhine ;" while M. Laisant, in a speech at Nancy, said that Count Dillon and M. Rochefort had sunk £4OOO each in the cause. These receipts only make a total of £41,000, and the arithmetical quid.oo is completely "non-plumed" to account for the rest. There is no mention made of the General's fair admirers, some of whom are said by the gossips to have opened their purse-strings lavishly.