Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-15
Arthur Spring Discovered to Have Been
the Murderer of Rink. 1

ourreaders will recoilect the mysterious murder
of Mt Rink, in Philadelphia, who ,was fo,fnd
stabbed in his own store at midday, and that no
clue could be obtained to the murderer. The fol-
lowing from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
settles the matter pretty conclusiyely npon Arthur
S ring. now under convictions for the murder Of
Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Lynch: %
1t will be recollected by the community that an
umbrella and knife were found in the store of Mr.
Rink, alter it had been ascertained that he had
been Stabbed to death. Vim. Ryrne the officer
VINO took suen an active part in bringing sp:ng to
Justice, by obtaining the discosuresS1rom his son.
has all along had his mind impressed with the idea
that Spring had alsomurdered Rink ..ay.,s4s,.
With this impression he waited uponNir Ragan,
TO OBTAIN such Ghetto Springs whereabouts, OH
the day that Rink was murdered, as Raglan might
be possessed of. The latter, at that interview in
cllned 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 upon
the brother.of Rink, and urged him to- call upon
Mr.. Raglan with the umbrella found in the store
alter the murder. Heidi so yesterday, and upoh
an examination ofthe umbrella, both Mr.. and Mrs.
Ragon recognized Ito be theirs.
1t had upon it nnmisiakable marks by which to
be recognized Three small patches had been put
upon 1t by Mr.. Raglan, aud apiece of wire had also
short time before been attached to it by Mr. Ragan
to render it strong and secure: These marks were
still upon it. Is
Mr.. Raglan now distinctly recollects that on the
day that Rinkwas murdered, Spring was somewhat
drunk, and i'll the afternoon he obtained from him
a small amount of change, and borrow ed the UNI
brela, which was found in Kinks store. ,''i'
When Spring started out of Mr.. Ragan's store,
the latter telt curious TO know which way lie was
going. He walked out after him, and saw him
walk up Market street to Eleventh, and turn down
Eleventh towards Chestnut He then wentginto
his store again. 's.1 Ed5l ~ d
3 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, hen he fed, is the one
he lent to Spring on the afternoon Rink was killed.
We understand that both Mr.. and Mrs. Raglan are
willing to swear that the umbrella belongs to
them. 'sr .us 1s.a eTs- et - -5{
There can now be little doubt that the murder
spoken OF by Spring TO his son, upon the commits
sion of which he expected 10 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.
II is the opinion of Mr.. Raglan, 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, as he has no recollection of Spring
ever having owned such n knife.
We urged upon the attention of the authorities,
sometime since. the probability that Spring was
guilty Of the murder of Mr.. Rink. The idea was
secuted at that time, but circumstances have con-
firmed the correctness of our opinion. .