Year: 1876

The murdered came TO their room
and drank some beer While her husband went after
some more, at simmons request, the latter asked her
for something to eat he felt hungry just then and
she gave him some meat which he ate. When her
husband returned they down and drank the beer he
brought and then Simmons said he felt heavy and
wanted TO 60 home but Fuchs would not let him, and
made him sit down again and drink glass Of some
brandy he had IN the house.
"rhat is the last | recollect," said she. ~ have
been told by my daughter who was eight years OF age
the 18th OF last August that she alone prevented my
husband from killing me, by getting him to help her
put TO bed which he did but not before letting me
fall TO the floor ana scratching my face, as you see.
Ny husband has frequently accused me OF being un-
faithful to him, not only that evening" but months ago.
but was, as call God to witness; was under
the influence OF liquor and asleep when he killed
Simmons. awoke in the morning and the body
In the kitchen, but did not make any outcry because
he said he would make il all right and then he took
in the bedroom. did not it cut up becauseI could
not stand that sight Simmons and my husband
never quarrelled before, but Fuchs jealous; he
would have been jealous Of his If he called to
see / told when married him would
days OF bitter for and wirra wrra they have
sure enough"


REPoRrER-Dd you sleep in that bedroom with the
corpse on Friday nightS


; Mrs. FUcHs-'Tis Gods truth l did, but was well
full OF liquor before could sleep.


A food Of tears followed this remark.


REPoRrER-Did your husband go on Saturday.


Mrs FucHs-Yes; he went out about noon with q
full basket which he filled in the bedroom, and in
about an hour he came back with the basket empty.


REPoRrER-Had he accused Simmons of wrong
ing him2


Mrs. Fucus-I think he did on the evening he killed
hifn. Hnth ho oftap ha
terms with Simmons in the shop


REPoRrER-Did you help him to get rid Of the
mainsH


Mrs FucHs-It's Gods truth did not for felt all
the time that he would get of it, and told him
So and he told to shut up. ,


REPoRrER-Did he say anything to you about giving
himself upH


Mrs FucHs-He did not at any time
At this stage OF the conversation Police Commits
sioner William B. Hurd up TO the cell with one or
two friends to the woman, and it not resumed


THE oHLD's STATEMENT


agreed with her mothers up the time she put
bed and then she the horrible tale by saying
that when she and Fuchs returned to the kitchen after
her mother had lald down, Simmons sitting in a
chair between the stove and the table In the front
corner, and seemed stupid Fuchs gave him pull by
the arm and dragged him to the floor He then went





bed and struck Simmons three four times the
neck with it. 'Thcn," said the child, che ordered
to go to bed, and followed in a few minutes"


The child cried during the whole time she in the
station house, and seems to feel bitterly the
quences the murder may entail on her mother.


RECEPTION THE NEWS AT POLICE HEADouARrERs


Superintendent Campbell remained at his post at
Police Headquarters during the day and used the tele
graph lines leading TO the Fith precinct where In
spector George Waddy was duty in command of a
corps Of detectives Al five minutes past three o'clock
. despatch was received from the Inspector, which
read :-'we have got the murderer and the body
Glory enough for day" There present at the
time this telegram received George Fanly OF the
Police relegraph Mr. Campbell Assistant District At
torney Smell, County Judge Moore, Police Commits
soner John Pyburn Police Justice Andrew Walsh and
several prominent citizens The intelligence was
ceived with mutual congratulations, everybody
pleased that the mystery surrounding the horror had
been dspelled. Superintendent Campbell then in
qured for particulars and twenty minutes four
p. NJ received a telegram giving the details


Orders gwen that he should be removed to the
Fifth precinct while she removed to the Sixth
precinct station house, stagg street No the
meantime is to be allowed see either prisoner and
they closely watched their respective cells
guard against cheating the law by committing sui
eide. That the head should have been left among tho
lumber the shpyard instead OF being consigned 10
the river by, can only be conjectured on the
theory that the murderer became alarmed at the
prospect OF discovery and laid down his burden
screen II quickly from detection


The who drove the wagon, the tracks OF which
the vicinity OF the dock the OF Milton
street, adjacent the spot where the head found
has been by the police, and he has gwen a clear
and detailed account OF his movements that no sus
pcion Of completely can lie against him.
The Superintendent said that he had telegraphed to
Mrs Simmons, widow Of deceased, who lives at Derby
Conn. and he expected her to during the evcn-
ing From what he could learn Simmons was IN the
habit Of carrying from 500 to $3.50 with him times
He also remittanees frequently to his wife ive
children Whether he kept any bank account in Will
amsburg elsewhere he could not tell until he had
interview with Mrs Simmons II might be that sne
could give important information bearing on his
associations That lady a visit to her husband
last summer, but has not been seen since Assistant
District Attorney Smell, to whom some remarked
that M prisoner could by proof establish the truth
OF the assertion that had killed Simmons in a mo-
ment Of passion when he had found him in the en-
OF his wife II would 60 hard with him. re-
tored that the and behavior OF the prisoner
night while at the station house would obliterate all
hope Of exculpation that plea.


DETECTIVE FROST


Ex-sorgsant Frost, late chief OF the Central once
squad who has been engaged in working up the case
with the other officers said the reporter Of the
HERALD that the prisoner Fuchs played things on
them the prettiest he saw" Detective Guischard
Saturday night as soon as they had positively
identified the head as belonging to William NJ Sim
mons the Yankee axle maker, went out In search Of
Andreas Fuchs who had worked for several months
past with the deceased "helpcr in the same shop
Fuchs "came up smiling" and sat down among
the police officers al the Fifth precinct station
house, and entered into conversation with
them in apparently free and unrescrved
manner. What Fuchs said was to the effect that the
deceased very fond OF the society OF women that
he constantly running after them. There was
some married woman Fnchs said whn Lived In Grenn-