Year: 1876

body Of his victim into the bedroom saying as ne ala
So ''Oh, no; pn make IL all right"
The body being placed in the bedroom Fuchs ordered
his wife 70 get breakfast, which being prepared the
family sat down to the table and ate heartily, unds
turbed by the presence OF the corpse in the next
or the blood that lay the floor at their side. As
soon as the meal Fuchs gathered together
somo knives. 4 Ratchet and saw with which he
coolly proceeded to cut up the body. His
horrible work was unskilfuly done and as he hacked
and hewed at the feless remains his wife and step
child remained in the kitchen; but now and then the
and child peeped into the bedroom watched
the CHASTITY work with wandering eyes To this they
prompted by the sound of the tools used by the
murderer AS Fuchs cut the body up he hid the pieces
in boxes and pals and placed these under the bed and
in other parts of the two rooms The
body thus disposed of for the time being,
Fuchs went 10 the shop and asked If he should light up
the fire for the forge. He told of to do so,
but the fact OF Simmons absence was such strange
matter that he next instructed around and
see where Simmons was. In few moments he re-
turned and said that Mrs Beeck with whom Simmons
boarded had not him the previous evening
nine O'Clock, and that she did not know where he
Fuchs then won't home, as the work could not so
on without Simmons presence


Friday night the family again slept In that chamber,
with the terrible evidences Of the crime around them





brandy. On Saturday morning work recon-
menced on the remains. The skin was stripped of
portions OF the Aesh the entire trunk nayed, the
flesh cut or the ribs and placed in a wooden pail, and
legs aud arms partially nayed were hidden in old
trunk while the abdomen and entrails placed In
large tin wash boiler at the foot OF the bed. Mrs
Fuchs meanwhile, as IL to deceive any casual caller,
purchased jar of picked pork, which was ostenta-
tiousy displayed in the kitchen, so that II any ugly
questions asked she could say that her husband
only cutting up pig to pickle the resemblance TO
human 1esh aiding in the deception.


THE TROUBLESOME


The head, however, caused the greatest trouble
Fuchs did know what to do with 1t, so, wrapping
1t up in a newspaper he placed 1t in basket threw
brown towel and went out about twelve O'Clock
noon on Saturday, walking to Milton street. Green
point where he carefully placed the head behind the
pile of lumber, where II discovered two or three
hours aerward. Fuchs having gotten rid of the head,
and hoping that he unobserved, returned home,
and after the purchase and drinking of quart of
beer resumed his horrid work Of concealment by
digging hole in the hearth the size OF the chimney,
the dirt which he carried into the yard and
fully laid it along the front of the house. His wife OBJ
jected to his digging the hole, but he showed her
quantity of common lime which, he said would destroy
the flesh when buried with 1t.





the finding of the head anc when officer called at
the house to inquire when he had last Simmons
Fuchs was outside of the house and readily to the
police station where he told Inspector Waddy that he
had not Simmons since Thursday afternoon. He
also stated that Simmons very immoral and went
often 10 Greenpoint to married woman, and had
most likely been murdered there.


Fuchs was allowed to return home, and aside from
coming out for beer occasionally remained homo until
arrested yesterday afternoon


UNRAvELLSG MYSTERY.


The moment the discovery of the head tele
graphed TO Police Headquarters Chief Campbell placed
the matter in the hands of Inspector waddy, who pro-
ceeded TO the Eastern District and established his head
quarters at the Fifth precinct station house.
Fourth and North First streets, directly opposite the
boarding place OF the murdered man. During the
morning Mr.. Buck, with whom he lived, had notified
the police that Simmons missing, and the descrip-
ton of the man corresponded with that OF the head
found SO that when Mr.. Fred P. Hallberg, plumber
OF Grand street. arrived with picture of the victim he
asked TO 60 at once to the Seventh precinct
station house and look at the head. which had been
taken there Immediately after its discovery Coroner
Nolan accompanied Halberg The moment the latter
cast his eyes the head he recognized that OF
Simmons, and excitedly mourned him as his best
friend in the world So intense his actions that
they actually drew Suspicion on himself as the MUIR
derer, or prvy TO the crime The Coroner and
tho witness returned the Fourth station house.
and held long conference with the Inspector who
spatched detective force in every direction One OF
the officers instructed to cali every one who
took the Brookiyner Presse in copy Of which, dated
December l. the head had been wrapped Another was
told to hunt up every acquaintance the dead had
and for time the evidence seemed to point Hall
berg who was detained at the station house II was
then and up to midnight of Saturday supposed that
Habergs wagon had been used to convey the remains
TO the foot Of Milton street, and that the body had
been thrown into the river but that the head had been
forgotten until after leaving the bulkhead II also
surmsed that driver discovered the head as he
turned and then threw IT over the lumber pile near
where 1t found


The fact that scarcely once year a wagon goes down
the street strengthened this suspicion but nothing
definite could be discovered At ten O'Clock Saturday
night the entire OF the Fifth, Sixth and Sew
enth precincts sent out to nd trace OF miss
ing man after Thursday twelve O'Clock, when accord
ing the statements Of saloon keeper named Probst
and Others he left the saloon at No 45 Grand street
This seemed to tange tho thread good DEAL for some
Of the witnesses said II Wednesday night
others Thursday, while his boarding mistress said he
was home on Wednesday night At any rate Hallberg
was retained custody and the matter left in quiet
until daylight yesterday morning


THE DISCOVERY.


Detectives Short and corwn were again sent to the
place where the head found and to scour certain
region Of Greenpoint which the fingers OF suspicion
pointed Ex-Police Surgeon s. J. Brady also went
to Greenpoint early in the morning, eager
to exercise his detective skill, and by dill
gent inquiries found a man who knew
man that man crawl out from behind that pile OF
lumber Saturday at halEpast twelve O'Clock f"
Dr. Brady, who present when "Frenchy," as
Fuchs nicknamed, before the Inspector immedi-
a,ey jumped at the conclusion that the short stout
man who near the lumber yard could be none
other than Fuchs. he therefore drove toward
the station but meeting Detectives Short and Corwin
informed them what he had heard and In a few MIN
utes after William Bannon. stevedore was found at