The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-02-12
norrIbIe DIseovsry-UnparnlIsIed Mnrdsr

Horrible cOVery-UnParRIIeIed Murder
We learn from the Philadelphia papers that on
Friday afternoon, about halEpust o'clock. the
District OF Richmond was tue scene Of tile most
intense excitement, caused by the finding of what
IS supposed To have been the body Of Jacob Leh-
man, aged II yeHrs, son Of Aaron Lehman. Ger
muu Jew pedlar, who resides at No. 497 n.
Seventh street, near Franklin. Penn District. The
boy has been mis- sing since the 9th Of Jnnunry'
upon which occasion his father sent him out 10
dispose Of lot Of jewelry, valued at some 5000
From that period up 10 Friday evening. all traces
Of his whereabouts have been unknown. The
North American says:
About A O'clock, on Friday afternoon soms
little girls. who were playing near the c"al wharf
No IA. just above the iron works Of Messfs. | +.
Norris discov ered ruzt H. in the ice in ihe flats,
or the river ut that pnnt, three sacks, close to-
seIher. These ,hildren informed lOur young men
who were ooPping wood OH the shore, and they
| cut out The bags with their axes They partially
opened tue sacks, when portions Of human re.
mains became visible .-.... .....
The suspicion at once flashed upon their minds
N consequence Of recent rlInOred HpprehelIsUns
rs TO the fate OF the missing pedlar boy. Jacob
Lehman. that his body had been brought to light.
Hundreds of spectators soon collected, and a ar.
rived ut the same conclusion. .... ....
A messenger was despatched to Ke,lsinglon
for DR.. Goldsmith. the coroner, and by the tne
that iuncOuary reached the scene. not less than
500 persons were assembled. There was tile
greatest excitement, aud an universal feeling Ol
horror prevailed.
Upon examining the sncks most bloody and
horrible spectacle was presented. The sight, in
deed. was appalling. The stOutest nerves could
not view il without shudder, and the bare tho
of il caused the warm blood 10 ruu cold, aud the
heart to sicken,
: III Que sack was head nnd legs nnl feet; II
another thprax, arms and hands, with the Wis
cera of the chest: aud in the third the lower por
ton of the trunk and the hips aud thigh. will
viscera Of the abdominal region The portion
of the body in tue different sacks were, with part
Of the clothing OF the deceased fixed aud tied 10
gether, so as 10 occupy The least space.
The head had been severed from the trunk tn
4 body hewn in twain, the legs chopped oft at tn
knees aud the feet partly cut from the legs, at tn
ankles 50 that they might be bent upwards
There had also been an attempt to cut the thOra'
in two lenghwse On the top OF the head wer
! two frightiuI wounds, facturing the skull. TIL
nose was likewise broken, and the eyes backeI
ed.
II The murderers had taken every precaulion I
!. conceal the evidences OF their guilt and proven
y tho recognition Of the remains. Upon the ev
Il dence before the corunerS jury being heard, su
81 piciou was aroused against three persons VIII
r; passed themselves off as Hungarian refugees an
" with whom the missing boy had been last seeI
~ Traces of blood were found in the House in whic
10 they had resided The excitement ut the late
dutes still continued, but no arrests bud bee
~. made.