New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-03
PHILADELPHIA.
The Richmond Trnsedy-Murder OF
Young Lehman,

From the Philadelphia Inquirer of this morning
In The Inquirer of Saturday, we gave a
full detail Of the horrible discovery Of the body of
the German peddler boy, James Lehman, and no W
proceed to furnish everything additional that has
since tanspred in connection with this terrible AZ.
fair. AT the time the boy v as frat missed, it was
thought that the McBrides, who figured IN the recent
tragedy at Richmond, were concerned in his murder.
This although juSufabe conclusion under the Cir
cumstaDces. proves to have been incorrect. Ii ap
pears that on or about the 10th OF December three
men, who represented themselves as Hungarian ref.
ugees, rented house in Richmond.st, near Hunt
irgdon. They paid months rent In advance and
left before the month had quite expired. These men
are beleved from tram OF 20 werful crcumstantlal
evidence to be the murderers OF the boy Ii appears
that the Hungarians rented the house from George
NJ. Snyder, baker, who lived next door.
On the eighth of January, the day or which young
Lehman Disappeared, he was at the shop OF Mr..
Sny der, eDdeSy0ring to dispose OF his goods He
said the Hungarians, or FTenchmen, as they were
generally called, had fooled him on several occa-
soDs, by pretending that they wanted to buy jewell
ny of him. lie SAID he would go once more, and
II they fooled him again, he would make them pay
him for bis lost time. MIR Snyder says the last he
saw Of him was in the alley between the Two
houses his impression at the time was that he had
gone into the house occupied by the Hungarans.
About the 10th OF January, these men moved away
On Saturday, the house underwent ethical exdmi-
ration by the police There were spots Of blood
on the steps, from the first to the third floors. In
the closet IN the second story room were several
large spots On the upper shelf were several finger
prints. There were also q number OF spots aud
feathers In the closet in tho kitchen. In the cellar
several spots were found upon the wall and on the
stairway.
When the suspected party left tho house in Rich
mOnd ST. they sold their ew articles OF furniture 10
a dealer in second hand goods Ia kensing,OR. THIS
dealer has been traced out by the Marshafs Police
and spots of blood found some OF the chairs
sold to him. Their bed was tied up with a thin but
strong cord this bed and the cord were found at
the shop Of the dealer on Saturday, and the cord
matched exactly with the cords that were f3und
round the mutated remains, to compress them iDt0
q small space The dealer had bought, among the
other articles, two bags OF feathers from the sup
posed nuTdeTers. The purchase was made a fe "
days before the house vacated but when the
goods were delivered one bag was missing. The
contents OF the remaining bag we're also traced out
on Saturday ard found TO correspond exactly with
the feathers found about the body of the murdered
boy These feathers were OF prepared In the usual
way, ard were Just as they were plncked from the
geese They were Identified by a person at Rich
nond who had several geese stolen about the time
OF the murder.
There are several other circumstances strongly
tandiTe 20 eliminate these foreigners. Ii Is sup
pose that they have ieft the city. The Police have
traced them III measure. and the telegram has been
put in Iequisition to intercept them. Throughout
Saturday and Sunday the exciteRen, in Richmond
was lDlenSe. The house where the murder Is sup
posed 10 have occurred has been surrounded by a
crowd OF curious and excNes persons detach-
ment of the Marshals Police was necessary as a
Guard to keep the mob from breaking into and ran
sacking the building. Every exeriion 10 making 10
ferret ont and secure the supposed murderers out up
to Late hour last night they were still at large.