New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-18
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A DREADFUL suRDER At CUMBERcAND


uss, ,veriy four lours been in the mos, inicsss
cte.ent occssiopes by two of the most appalling -
unprovoksd murders on record he whole Object os-
| ing II Is supposed. puncer The vic'ims are Dr. y.
L. e. HAD. formerly health officer of Bait moys buk
for the la<t three years prscticins physician -
| city, aud youTy nan in BIS once named Henry
| Graf. German paddler lately from Plit.eNss,
whose name u not Known, has been sIres'ed chwss4
| with tie murder, and agslns. whom The te.umJryw
20 strong that he wouli slsost be yucoed II iesses
zion oould be had OF him by the outraged commnnsfy
| Hsrpe6s that on Monday evening the BODY q
| young Graf was found In the mountains, shot cts-
taDce from tosn, bearing evidence Of sring bsso
hillee by suThol wound The BODY was r~csG-
rized ana brought to town, and on inquiry il yas a.
! certsined that DIR. Hsdei also u'siny ana N.
! qury made of his frenfs in Balti@ore without ID
tainrg any INFORMATION in relation to him Il lie
| near lime German peidler arrested on snso, a
ofnurderiDg Mr.. Graf, and ON searching him, NE
wstch and chain. pocket book, and clothing Of De.
Hsde were found in his possession, lesving no doaA
as 10 his having met with the same fate as his =.
tunafe young friend.
The murieier was arrested st le clock on Mon, q
night, and the most intense excitement existed
dsvlght this morning when a large body Of ciiixcc
staftes GA, 20 search for the body az DR. HaScl III
search was continued unai about 10 O'Clock this uk
ing when the boey wss ould IN the mountains, heHi-
bly, muIatet. He had LeeE stripped uakee, ha tesd
cut off from his bcoy, and stabbed ees1es TN 'nMx
having been shot through the back OF tae sse~ thc
head Is still ssiDg and il supposed sx the reg
derer has aed it IN ordei 10 prevent TIE depa-
cation Of the boey
liz Splesrs tAat Tie GeIlidn ptSuiof WIZ nus I'VE
on the charge of being the pepe,r s.T OF ths
horrible massacre, is a stranger IN Cumberland, sno
has betn boarding a, farmers house by tho name o.
Steel. near town, for some days past On SUNDAY
morning between Q and 10 o'clock this stranger and
the doctor were seen going over the bridge 10 the Oh
recton where the latter wss murdered, aud Mr. and
Mrs Sttel say that this man called and gos his gun
about that hour, and il believed he encei the doc
tor out ,, telling him some very III, and shot
him through the back of his neck as his COAL foand
In the possession Of the supposed murderer had the
mark of bullet n ough the collar.
After numbering the doctor IL supposed bcresurned
to Stoel the latter says no Drought tho gun BACK
about noon and mmeC lately started toward Cumber-
land He was ne xt in the doctors oticc in Cum
berapd, by gentleman Who called thee TO inquire
for the doctor. Ycung Graf was there with him. and
on the gentleman nquriug for the doctor, he was told
by Graf that be out in the mountains and had mot
with accident, having fallen in the water. IL was
supposed that the murderer had told Graf this tale and
that the doctor had sent to him to bring him dry
clothes. The murderer and Mr. Siraf were seen IN
the afternoon going IN the same dirocton, Mr. Graz
carving q hurdle with him. MIR. Steel also says that
this man, accompanied by MIR. Graf came TO his
house. and the man got his gun again and they went
on up the mountain together. Two other gentlemen
also cay that they passed them together on the noun
tain and five minutes after heard the roper OF gun
The body of Graf was found with gunshot wound
in the back, and be had been beaten over the head,
is supposed, dying in a few moments The accused
returned the gun and the bundle which Graft had with
him, to Steers again, and left them there. His name
is unknown
SECOND DISPATCH.
CuNpyRIAsp Oct les p. M-The search for the
head of Dr. Hadel has been continued throughout tho
day ard party he's Just arrived, having found tho
he ad buried some distance fom where the body wss
found.
IL appears that the German arrested was seen m
Doctor Hadels Office on Saturday evening. When
srresed there were found in his possession the doc
tors gold watch his sesripg with his name upon Il.
together with ali his clothing, books, &c He acknovl-
&c ecs the stealing Of the goods rom his Office on SUN
day night but denies having seen or murdered the
doctor and Mr.. Graf The supposition u, that aftx
having murdered the doctor, be enced Mr.. Graf out
and mur dered him Also in order that he might more
easy rob the Office, as both OF them usually sept IN
| the room over the oibe. Mrs. Hadel and her chill
drtn being abent on visit TO their friends In Baiti
MORE The accused had in his possession large num-
Der Of books and valuabes from the office.
| A Mr. Dawson who Is here, from Vest Alexander,
| recognizes tie prisoner old offender. lie says
that he was in prsoDed at that place for robbng
store but br Ike jail and made his escapeto Pittsburgh
| where he etoe horse, and was rearrested and
| brought back 10 West Alexander and succeeded q
second time u breaking jail and making his escape.
| He is now heavily iroped, and every PROBATION WI
he en- to prevent his escape from the punishment
| that his bloody work demands.
The body of DIR Hadtl has been taken charge OF ~
the Odd Fellows and Mssoss In the absence OF ms
family and will be sent down to Baltimore 10 night, in
charge of Mr. Butler who has been delegated TO 40
company il.
fBy Telegraph
BALTIMORE, Wednesday Oct. II, 1855.
The lame of the double murderer at Cumberland.
Md, is Miller. The body of Dr. Hadd arrived hero
this morning. in charge Of committee of masons, aod
his funeral this afternoon win be largely attended By
the fraternity end others.