The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-18

| BRUTAL MURDER.--A telegraphic despatch YES
ser1ay announced the murder, at Cumberland Nd.
=, u Ut H. e. Hadel former Health Officer of Balti-
more. and Henry Graf German student of medi-
| ei.e " the office with him. A German petIlar
wAeseti name Is unknown, suspected Of the muir.
asr and arrested When arrested there were found
:. ms possession the Doctors gold watch his seal
tms Win his name upon il, together with all his
corning, books, &c. He acknowledges the stealing
" .he goods from his office on Sunday night but
G 1ses having seen or murdered the Doctor and Mr.
la Ia Inc supposition is, that after having muir
aered the Doctor, he enticed Mr. Graf ont and mur-
oefed him also, in order that he might more easily
roo the Office as both of them usually slept in the
| room over the office
Dispatches in the Baltimore papers, dated Cum.
Deriand Oct l6, give the following additional mar
ticulars: p"'
Inc murderer was arrested at 12 o'clock on Mon
uay night, and the most intense excitement existed
ui'.h UNI daylight this morning when large body of
TiuZens started ont to search for the body of Dr.
Hauei. The search was continued until about 10
CLOCK TINS morning, when the body was found in
Ine mountains, horribly mutilated. He had been
stripped naked, his head cut off from his body and
stabbed besides the mark of having been shot
through the back of the neck The head is still
missing, it it is supposed that the murderer has
eohceaied 1t in order to prevent the indentcation
of the body
Happears that the German pedler who has been
arrested on the charge of being the perperator of
THIS horrible massacre, is stranger in Cumberland
and has been boarding at farmers house by the
name OF Steel, near town. for some days past On
Sunday morning between . and 10 o'clock thi;
stranger and the Doctor were seen going over the
bridge in the direction where the latter was lnur-
dercd and Mr.. and Mrs. Steel say that this man
called and got his gun about that hour and is be-
lieved he entced the Doctor cat b. telling him some
one was very Ill, and shot him through the back OF
his neck as his coat found IN the possession of the
supposed murderer had the mark of a butler
through the collar
After numbering the Doctor il is supposed he re.
fIIrO ed Ia fl,.I
his gun back about noOn and Immediately started
towards Cumberland. He was next seen in the
Doctors Office, iii Cumberland, by gentlemanwbo
called there TO enquire for the Doctor Young Graf
was there with him, and the gentleman iG,lai-
ring for the Doctor he was told i.y Graf that he
was out IN the mountains and had met with ali ac,
cidcnt having fallen in the water twas supposed
that the murder had told Graf This tale and that the
Doctor had sent to him to bring Inn some try
clothes. The murderer and Mr. Graf were seen in
the Afternoon going i'll the same direction bIr Graf
carrying bundle with him
Nr. Steel also says that this man aecompanied
by Sir Graf. came to his house, and the man COT
his s,dn again, and they went on up tho mountain
together. Two other gentlemen also >. that they
passed them together on the mountain, and FIVE
llinutcs after heard the report of Il gun
The body OF Graf was found With a gun shot
wound III the back, and he had been beaten over
the head, it Is supposed, dying in & few moments
The accused returned the gun and the bundle
which Graf had with him, to Staals again, aid
left them there. His name is unknown