Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-24
From tie Daily Neacs Of tie l6fh ia.a,
The Philadelphia Tragedy.

Spring 10 anSioer The Double Murder.
We stated in yesterdays Neacs, that
the son of Arthur Spring, the suspected
murderer of Ellen Lynch and Hannah
Shaw, had made disclosures which went
strongly to implicate the father. We
might have said further that the state
ment of the son, if believed, would fasten
the crime beyond doubt upon him, and
convict him of perpetrating one of the
foulest human butcheries that has ever
been recoIded. Much as we dislike
to give the character of that statement
with the other facts elicted, lest in
Justice should be done to the miserable
accused, who is entitled to fair and an
impartial trial, we nevertheless deem it
proper that the public should be put in
possession of the truth at once, as such
course will do more to allay excitement
than would from their concealment. Ar
thur Spring underwent an examination in
the County Prison yesterday afternoon,
before Aid. Isard, and was represented
by Joseph NJ. Doran, Esq. Mr.. Reed rep
resented the Commonwealth. The first
witness examined was Patrick Mcguire,
the keeper of the house in which the ac
cused boarded. He testified in substance,
that on the night of the murder, Spring
went to bed at about eight o'clock; he
could not say whether he was out after
that or not; the witnesses had seen some
gold pieces in Springs possession, but
they were small pieces. Mcguire admit
ted on the cross-examination that the pri-
soner had been speaking of buying him
out, and that s40O had been named as
the sum, which was to be obtained from
a friend. Mrs. Mcguire testified in sub
stance to seeing S. gold piece in Springs
possession. She knew nothing more bear
ing upon the case. Jane McKenny, a
girl ten years of age, living with Magurie
testified that she was up in Springs room
on the night of the murder at about 10
o'clock, and that he was not in bed, she
had no light, and the night was cloudy
but she was satisfied that Spring was not
in bed. Charles Iseman, Jew boy, was
examined, and satisfied to selling shirts
to the son Of the prisoner who gave him
in payment $40 gold piece. Young
Spring told him that he wanted the shirts
for his father, who was sick. Officer Nc
Gee, of the Southwark Police, testified to
arresting Spring at the house of Mcguire,
and to finding two bloody shirts of his;
also to seeing blood upon his coat cuff
and knee. He told the prisoner what he
was arrested for, who stoutly protested
his innocence, and said that the blood he
got upon him in a fight with Carroll
John Carroll and his brother William
were examined, and testified to going to
the ball on the night of the murder, but
they knew nothing bearing upon the pris
oner. Bartholomew Lynch, the husband
of Ellen, one of the victims, was examin-
ed and testified to speaking of the money
he had, about $50 in gold, in the presence
of Spring. The money obtained through
young Spring, be thought, was the same
Arthur Spring the son of the accused, was
now introduced, and disclosed one of the
mostfearful tales fblood that was ever lis
tened to. Young Spring is of rather pre-
possessing appearance, and is apparently
sixteen years of age. He manifested but
little repugnance to testifying against his
father, though in so doing he knew he Vas
pronouncing his doom. He first identi-
fed the sheath of the dagger which was
found under the arm of Mrs. Lynch, as
his, said thatit was present from friend
/ in Washington, and that the father had
borrowed it from him some two or three
weeks since. He then said that his faith
er had spoken to him about the money of
Lynch, and that he expressed his deter
mination to get it. He had gone there
for that purpose on Tuesday night, and
had got into difficulty with Carroll, and
that in going out he had changed hats
He went again on Wednesday night, but
found that there were too many there for
him to attempt it. He remarked to Mrs.
Shaw that he would come the next night
and see them, but she said that he need
not, as Carroll and his wife were going to
the ball, and there would be none home
but herself and Mrs. Lynch. { 1t was in
this way that he learned the females
would be alone.) Young Spring went on
to say that on the night of the murder,
his father, who had been out, returned at
about Ii o'clock, and told him that he
had murdered the id BIS; that they
were nothing but VS.. The father had
gone to the front door and knocked, and
was let in by Mrs. Shaw, upon whom he
commenced an attack, and after stabbing
her several times, and when she was near
ly overcome, Mrs. Lynch came down in
her night clothes, and interfer ed, and
made efforts to prevent him from mur-
dering her sister. He then turned upon
her, and stabbed her number of times;
but she fought like tiger, and it was
! d nicnlt To suhdnn her-fhat he at last