Kurze Geschichte eines merkwürdigen Cassendiebstahls zu Nürnberg und der dadurch veranlaßten Inquisition.
During the night of June 30, 1790, a strongbox was stolen from the home office of a businessman named Benkher. One of his employees named Schönleben was suspected because he was a known gambler who had a questionable reputation. A few weeks before the robbery, the office key had been misplaced and...
| Language: | German |
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[Germany?] :
[publisher not identified],
[1791]
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| Local Note: |
MSU: Criminology collection.
MSU: Red and white sticker numbered 394 on p. [1] of cover. |
| Binding Information: |
Paper with stitched binding. |
| Physical Description: | 14 pages ; c ; 18 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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| 520 | |a During the night of June 30, 1790, a strongbox was stolen from the home office of a businessman named Benkher. One of his employees named Schönleben was suspected because he was a known gambler who had a questionable reputation. A few weeks before the robbery, the office key had been misplaced and Schönleben helped his boss by removing a window pane next to the door and reaching through to pull the lock bolt open. The robber had entered the office the very same way so that also strengthened suspicion against Schönleben. A second suspect named Reuter had delivered firewood to Benkher's house and was seen snooping around on the stairs to the office, according to Benkher's two maids. Also, Schönleben claimed the man had suggested robbing Benkher. Schönleben and Reuter were both arrested and given 25 lashings. That was the beginning of their torture sessions while incarcerated. Further investigation revealed a hole in the wall of Schönleben's quarters that was big enough to put the strongbox through it into the quarters next door where a married couple, the Erdmanns, lived. Kirchmeyer, a local barber of good repute, claimed to have seen a strongbox in the Erdmann's quarters that he had not noticed before the robbery. No such box was found there but the barber described a strongbox just like the one stolen from Benkher. After that, the Erdmanns were presumed to be involved with the crime so they were arrested, questioned, and the husband was tortured. They never confessed or provided any information pertinent to the robbery. Mrs. Erdmann died while in custody, so prison authorities brought in a physician to examine her body to verify that she had not been harmed by them but had died of a fever. A locksmith named Gösser, who had been in poor financial circumstances, suddenly paid his debts and his wife was seen purchasing expensive goods. His apprentice had more money than usual as well. Gösser had also been hired to repair Benker's door lock just weeks before the robbery. When the judge learned all this, he had Gösser and his apprentice arrested. In jail, the locksmith attempted to hang himself but failed. Next, he used a knife he had smuggled into jail to cut himself multiple times in the hopes of bleeding to death. When that attempt failed, he admitted to stealing Benkher's strongbox. The apprentice made a separate confession that corroborated Gösser's story. Both insisted no one else had been involved. They claimed to have smashed the strongbox into pieces and thrown them into the river. When fragments of the box were found in the river, the three falsely accused men (Schönleben, Reuter, and Erdmann) were set free and given financial recompense. Erdmann's hospital bills were also paid. At the time of publication, the locksmith and his apprentice were awaiting sentencing. | ||
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| 590 | |a MSU: Red and white sticker numbered 394 on p. [1] of cover. | ||
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