New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-13
More about Spring.
The N. Y. Tribune.
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of The N Y Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday April II, 1883
Another chapter in the history of the msdeeds of Arthur
Spring about 10 be developed Since the conviction
Of the monster for the murder of the defenseess
in Federal st. it has been pretty clearly established
that this guilty wretch also the murderer of Mr. Rink.
There yet another horrible homicide (which il seems he
was the probable author We allude to the murder of VIII
liam Hope ruckman, who resided several years since,
upon farm in kingsessing. This shocking affair took
place ten twelve years ago. the victim found with
in a short distance Of his own gate dreadfuy mangled
with The motive which prompted the murder,
is supposed to have been plumber The victim was re-
puted to have large of money at his house After
his ueah, considerable amount found concealed in
tin plate stove where il had escaped the rapacty the
assassin. IL now seems that Mr. Hope kept stand in
Markets., Juniper Immediately in front of the store
OF Arthur Spring He was kindhearted, honest man,
and became acquainted with Spring Report goes ON To-
say that he had lent Spring money different times and
the greatest familiarity existed between them
Spring in the habit of visiting Mr. Hone al bs faysa
and now appears that the former was there ON the afer
noon and evening previous to the violent death of the Ist
tr spring al tnat me enjoyed fair reputation and no
suspicion attached to him No trace was ever discovered
OF the murderer There are several strong reasons for he
eVing mat Arthur Spring guilty of this almost FORGOT
zen MURDER ft1 exceedingly probable that was the as
sassinuoh OF nope which referred TO by the fon,
wretch when he told his $40 900 he had ~
gGl as t fruits OF murder which did realize cent
his wen known avarice probably prompted This ou,ra 49,
well as the others which have been concusveIv 1870
upon him. laS'enso
we may say in connection with this subject that tbe
uihDIe round IN the store of Mr. Rink AT the fine of h;s
murder has been identified, without the sbadow 90 Jhs
% IN @ nht " 'ir hagan to Spring on the Afternoon
OF the murder Mr. H. is positive about the mater lit
says Ms chdren could pick out from arnon a., o;
lar umbrellas. IL has patches and MARKS mnoy !, yh,
render its identification easy "' upo" " "no"
I4 citizen OF Louisville, and one If tho ,nfortu-
marc passengers who took that awful lean do ,h 49,;
"esL OF cumberland has 80 far recovered "a 10 writ,
id ~ h Ilelds His experience was one which few
,ot og H. " snare III; % asleep when we fst
n e rack IA the first seat of the second car-Mr
hmm of had sl'lng right opposite had time to
YP oh, had known how bad fix we were in: but be-
IN - SaIel 10 remain, second thought did So
~ - wa only lO4 feet wide, as measured after
IT, The ears Immediately fell over the preci-
nm mougm OF God, mother and death Inc first
s,i rooul twenty feet my hat saved me- ihe second:
:I"y remember seeing women tearing the'r har and
tnureh screenings the third, fourth and last jump
MI" nothing about, only that fell on my head ana saw
nousahd pieces of timber and IRON hyme ~ me ar,
an" men tmted. When opened my eyes Mr. Il, VINO
was lucky enough have been IN one OF the cars that
remained on the track was at my side My head WAS
bleeding proiusely with that exception felt perfectly
well not feeling then what | suffer now. Such SIGHT
a. beheld would not look at again for all the world
mulated bodies mashed 10 atoms living under the
wheels-fy sixty men and women their faces Gov,
cred with blood, running wild as demons-motbers
with bloody hands and faces kissing the bodies of their
dead or crippled children-one woman with her dras,
torn of, screaming and trying to lift off the stones that
had crushed her husband-H, merchant of Raltn,are
ms leg mashed, sitting on rock-one man HAVING lost
an reconec,on looking ike an idot-cres Of agony and
despair and oaths mingled in the presence of death God
Is mercul that one out OF us all escaped worse place
could not have been found we tumbled over rocks
sharp and rugged" F7
II The Bunker Flu aurora saws that the Bunker
hl Mcnumen was twice struck by lightning wedues 4
day afternoon during the thunder storm
no ro1 md babl haaf