The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-14
Arthur Spring discovered to have been the Mur-
derer of Rink.

Our readers will recolect the mysterious muir
der of a Mr. RINK. in Philadelphia, who was
found stabbed in his own store at mid day, and
that no clue could be obtained to the murderer
The following, from the Philadelphia FSening
Bulletin, settles the matter pretty conclusiveiy
upon ARTHUR SRRING, now under conviction fer
the murder Of Mrs SHAW and Mrs. LYNCH: -
Il will be recollected by the community that
an umbrella and knife were found in the store OF
Mr.. Rink, after il had been ascertained that he
had been stabbed to death. VIM. Byrne, the OIL
fcer who took such an active part in bringing
Spring to Justice, by obtaining the disclosures
from his son, has all along had his mind I'M
pressed with the idea that Spring had also muir
Gered Rink.
With this impression he waited upon Mr.. Ra-
gan, to obtain such clue to Springs wherea-
bouts, on the day that Rink was murdered, as
Ragan might be possessed of. The latter, at
that interview, inclined to the belief that Spring
was at work in his (Ragan's) cellar at the time
Rink was killed
Not content with this Mr. Byrne, waited up
on the brother of Rink and urged him to call
upon Mr.. Ragan with the umbrella found in the
store after the murder. He did so yesterday,
and upon an examination of the umbr ella, both
Mr.. and Mrs. Ragan recognised it to be theirs.
1t had upon it unmstakable marks by which
it could be recognised. Thre small patches had
been put upon it by Mrs. Ragan, and piece of
wire had also, a short time before; been attach
ed to it by Mr.. Ragaa, to render it strong and
secure. These marks we're still upon it,
Mr. Ragan now distinctly recolects that on
the day that Rink murdered, Spring was
somewhat drunk, and in the. afternoon he OBJ
taned from him small amount Of change, and
borrowed the umbrella, which was found IN
Kinks store.
When Spring started out of Mr.. Ragans store,
the latter felt curious to know which way he
was going He walked out after him, and saw
him walk up Market street to Eleventh, and turn
down Eleventh towards Chestnut. He then went
into his store again.
OF this latter fact he is now just as certain as
that the umbrella, supposed to have been left IN
the store, by the murderer, when he fed is the
one lie lent to Spring on the afternoon Rink was
killed We understand that both Mr.. and Mrs.
Ragan are willing to swear that the umbrella
belongs to them.
There can now be little doubt that the murder
spoken of by Spring to his son, upon the COM
mission of which he expected to get large sum
of money, but obtained none, was that Of Rink.
The public mind has been gradually settling
down TO the conviction for some time past and
the facts seem now about to be developed.
1t is the opinion of Mr. Ragan, that, when
Spring left his store in Market street, with the
small sum of money he gave him, he must have
gone somewhere and purchased the knife with
which the murder was committed, and which
was left behind, he has no recollection OF
Spring ever having owned such knife.
We urged upon the attention of the authori-
ties, some time since, the probability that
Spring was guilty of the murder Of Mr.. Rink
The idea was secuted at that time, but circum-
stances have confirmed the correctness of our
opinion