Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-10-24
/ Dreudful murder at Cumberland,

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bol5 81 .eonn[r i+raf was fGnna ;TttLoI
nooHn,ajns = sbort distance from town
haar;not evi9anco &c boT;T i b.arS lila -,
a gunshot wound The 6odv was re ecr 3d. ~ |
nised and brought to town. and on inoEi.
nv. twas ascertaired that Dr. Itod AL 1ros
also missing, aud INQUIRY was roade az his
friends IN Baltimore without c,btain;,a anu
information IN relation IL lin I5 tro
mean time a German Toa,tIor !, q.
on susn;cion Of mud ,aT;nct M Grof and
on seaIchinp him the Watch and chain
pocket~booE And cIo,Lino If Dr Hadei
were found IN II. nossos5Sion Iaav;nT mn
doubt asto his hav;no met with the Same
fats ne 1,;s ;i;,,,fort,,not9o ,,o,,rr fr;dnd -
The murdeTer was arrested ut 70 o
r1ocr IN Mordov ,nirbt and tLa most IN.
tense eYcitemcnt Existed mill DAYLIGHT
this morninp. when a LARGE hodv n cit;
zpns started ont to search Cor the bodv Of
DR.. Hadel. The search was continued
until about 10 O'Clock this morning, when
the body was found in the mountains,
horribly mutiIated. He had been strips
ned 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, and it is sup
posed that the murderer has concealed it
in order to prevent the Identification of
the body.
It eppears that the German pedler who
has been arrested ON the cbarGe Of being
the perpetrator Of this horrible massacre
is a stranger in Cumberland. and has
heen boardinp at a farmer's house nv the
name of Steele. near town. for some DAVIS
mast On Sunday morning between Q
and 10 n'clock his stranger and the Doc
tor were seen going over the BRIDGE in
the direction where the latter was muir
dered. and Mr.. and Mrs. Steel say that
this man called and got his run about
that hour. and it is believed he enticed
the Doctor ont nv telIinU him some one
was very i'll, and shot lin through the
back of his neck, as his coat, found in the
possession of the supposed muI derer, had
the mark Of bullet through the collar
After numbering the doctor it. is sum-
posed he returned to Steers. as the latter
saws that he BROUGHT his GUN back about
noon. and Immediately Started towards
Cumberland. He was next seen in the
doctors Office, in Cumberland, by gen
tleman who called there to enquire for
the doctor. Young Graf was there with
him, and on the gentleman enquiring for
the doctor, he was told by Graf that he
was out in the mountains, and had met
with an accident having fallen IN the wa
Ter: IL was supposed that the murderer
Nad tolu Ural thls tale ana that the ooc-
tor mad sent TO- HIM to bring him some
dry clothes. The murderer and Vrat
e were seen IN the afternoon gong IN the
same dlrecuon-Mr' Graz carrying pun
ule Win hlm's Mr.. steel also says that
TINS man. accompanied ny Mr.. Gral' came
70 his house and the man got his gun
again. ana tney went on up the mountain
tOSe'ner' Two other gentlemen also say
'na' tney passed them togeI9er on Vne
mountain ana nVe minutes al'er heafu
Ihe report OF gun
The body of Graf was found with gun
shot wound in the back, and he had been
beaten over-the head, it is supposed, dy-
ing IN a few moments. Tine accused re-
turned the gun and the bundle which Graf
had with him, to SLeeIs again. and lett
them there. His name is unknown.