New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-03-25

THE Lars MURDERS AT PHiLAprLrsIA-we are reioieet
to see that the Grand Jury of Philadelphia on the Ief
inst found true bills against Spring who is charged with
the murder of Mrs Spring and sister on the 18th inst
is clearly shown that Spring committed the murder tn,
principal witness being his son, a lad Of seventeen
and piece Of the lead pipe formerly belonged to him ant
was taken from him with dirk by bis father The SOL
gives the details Of the murder told to him by hi,
father. This Is confirmed, The day after the murder
Spring sent bis to buy sheets and gave him
half eagle to pay for them The half eagle was por
ton Of the stolen money Springs trunk contained the
bloody shirt. The elder Spring represented by his
COUNSEL who, under instructions from his client at
tempted to show on cross examination that his son was
the murderer aud that he had confessed as much TO him
The boy atpod the examination without ninchiug
The murder cf these two women was perhaps one Of
the most determined and codblooded outrages in the
annals OF crime The following particulars, published
soon after the may not be uninteresting;
The scene of the tragedy three story house In
the western part of the District of Southwark near the
Moyamepsing line The murder was committed abopt a
quarter to ten O'clock before watch in that district
Inc screams and cries Of the women when being killed
were heard by the neghbors but having
to hear drunken rows in the house. they thought nothing
Of It, Notwithstanding the noises longer and louder
than usual The cries OF the motheess babes were
all night not only by thu but by the watohmen
after they went on their beats. The Philadelphia Amer
loan says:
From the appearance Of things the position If tha
bodies the condition OF the apparel and The
nature and character Of the wounds was evident that
Mrs shaw who dressed and had not yet gone 10
was attacked by the murderer in the back loser room
she made her through the folding door one of the
olds OF which open, into the front room where The
assassin completed his foul work
The screams Of Mrs Shaw arousing Mrs Lynch, whe
was IN bed she ran down stairs her night clothes and
on entering the psor by the hall door the murderer Gu
eountered her and began fierce endish assault upon
hsr She must have gsppled with the violent demon in
numan shape and struggled desperately to wrest the
weapons OF death which dirk knife aud bludgeon
eaden pipe from his hands stay ther fatal force
tier ringers bear ample evidence Of ar heroic defence Of
her me- the whole of the regular wounds on her body
independent OF bruises abrasions and scratches
81 70 the extraordinary humber Of forty On Mrs
snaw's BODY there were sixteen seventeen wounds
Tho murderer, after Flushing the bloody deed wont NJ,
Stairs with lighted candle forced the trunk with M
CORY knife, bit Of the blade which close 10 the t
was picked up the carpet Of the bedroom The
sheath of the Instrument likewise discovered on re
floor Of the paror under the right arm Of Mrs Lvneh
After the preparation of the robbery end set e 10
the Kitchen by scooping Goals out the cooking stove
After burning large hole through the floor the Goals
dropped into the cellar and the fire went out
When or how the murderer got into the house. or in
what way ne left, is unknown No noticed whether
The bolt Of the back door shut when the neghbor
eainc In on learning Of the murder. The house could
nars been bnrgiarossly entered by robber from the
rear Win the greatest Two windows opening on
snsd Ia the yard, were unsecured. One Of them had
pe'.ner shutters nor any other fastenings.