People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1893 — A BURGLAR’S CRIME. [ARTICLE]

A BURGLAR’S CRIME.

He Bub* * Texas Jeweler’s Home and Kill* the Owner. Saw Antonio, Tex., Oct IL—Marcus Koenighein, one of the oldest wealthiest and most highly respected Jewish citizens of San Antonio, was murdered and robbed sometime Mont: ay night • his body being found at 5 o’clock Tues- - day morning, with a bullet hole through ; the head, lying in a hall at the foot of the stairs of his palatial residence. Mr. Koenighein had been for years one of the : most prominent jewelers and pawni brokers of the city. In the back part of the lower hall of his residence he had a large iron safe, which was opened : with a key. In this safe he had a large stock of money and jewelry, amounting in value to $25,000. He and his , family spent Monday evening with i friends, returning home at 12 o’clock. His bed was placed down on the ‘ balcony, all of the other members of ! the family sleeping on the next floor. : The only other person downstairs was a young cotton buyer named Hirsch, ! who occupied the room adjoining the . hall in which the murder occurred. This man Hirsch and several members of the family state they heard a i noise, but no pistol shots, about 3 o’clock, but none of them made ian investigation. The body was dis- ; covered by Mrs. Koenighein at dayi light The safe was opened and rifled 1 es all the money, jewelry and valuables, except a* pair of gold bracelets, which were an heirloom of one of the family. The burglar had entered by way of the dining-room window, and proceeding upstairs had secured Mr. Koenighein’s trousers, from the pocket of which he took the key to the safe and a pocketbook containing a considerable sum of money. It is supposed that Mr. Koenighein heard the noise and made some move to investigate when he met with his death. It is believed that the crime was committed by one thoroughly familiar with the premises.