Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-10-25
The Murder at Cumberland.


The Murder at Cumberland.
Owing to the failure Of the eastern mail
yesterday. we did not receive Cumberland
paper. The following particulars of the late
horrid murder in that place are contained in
special telegraphic dispatches in the Baltimore
papers;
CUMBERLAND, Oct, F--Our town has, for
excitement, occasioned BY sthe most spptl-
ling and unprovoked murder on record, the
whole object being, it is supposed, plunder.
The victims are Dr.. J. F. G. Hadel, formerly
Health Office Of Baltimore, but for the last
three years practising pbysician ofthis ciiy,
and young man in his Office named Henry
Graf. A German pedler, lately from Pitts
burgh, whose name 10 not known, has been
arrested, charged with the murder, and
against whom the testimony is 50 strong that
he would almost be lynched, IL possession
could be had Of him by the outraged COM
munity.
1t appears that on Monday evening the
bodv OF young Graft was fouudsin the noun
tains, a short dis'snce from town, bearing
evidence of having been killed by gunshot
wound. The body was recognized and
brought to town, and on inquiry, 1t W as as
certained that DR.. Hsdel was also missing
and inquiry was made OF his friends in Balti-
more, without Obtaining any information in
relation to him. In tise mean time German
pedler vas arrested on suspicion Of numbering
Mr.. Graf, aud on searching him, the watch
and chain. pocket. book, and clothing of DR.
Hsdel were found in his possession, leaving
no doubt as to his having met with the same
fate as his unfortunate young friend.
The murderer was arrested at IL O'Clock
on Monday night. and the most intense ex
citement existed until daylight this morning
when q large body OF citizens started out tc
search for the body of Dr.. Hudel. Tn,
search was continued until about 10 :o'clocl
this morning, when the body was found II
The mountains, horribly mutilated. He ha
been stfiI ped naked, his head cut off from hi
body, and st abbed, besides the mark ofhsviD,
been shot through the back of the neck
The head 10 stll missing, and it is supposed
that the murderer has con sealeC it in orde
to prevent the Identification OF the body
Itappears that the German pedlar who ha.
been arrested on the charge of being the per
petrstor Of this horrible massacre, is a stran
} ger IN Cumberland and has been boarding q
a farmers house by the name of Steel, nea
J town. for some days past. On Sun lay morn
ing between and 10 o'clock this strange
and the Doctor were seen going over the
! bridge in the direction where the latter wa,
murdered, and Mr.. and Mrs. Steel say thai
this man called and 60. his gun about Il a,
8 hour, and II is believed he entced the Doctor
out BY telling him some one vas very i'll, and
shot him through the back Of his neck, as
his coat, found in the possession Of the sup
posed murderer, had the mark Of bulle,
through the collar.
After numbering the doctor it 10 supposed
he returned to SteePs, as the latter says that
he brought his gun back about noon, and i'm.
mediately ly started towards Cumberland. He
was next seen in the Doctors office, in Cum
berlund, by gentleman who called there to
enquire for the DR., Young Graft 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 into the water
1t was supposed that the murderer mad told
Graft this tale, and that tho Doctor had sent
O him to bring him some dry clothes. The
tmu!dersr and Mr.. Graft were seen in the az
terncon going in the same di rection, Mr. Graf
carrying bundle with him. Mr.. S,eel ais.
soys that this mau, accompa nied by Mr. Graft
came to his house, and The man got his CUR
sgain, they went on up the mountain to geth
er Two other gentlemen say they passed
them on the mountains, and 5 minutes after
heard the report Of gun
Tho body of Graft was found with a gun
shot wound in the back, and he had beer
beaten over the head, it is supposed, dying In
4 few moments. The accused returned the
gun and he bundle which Graft had with him
to S,eei's again, and LETT them there. Hi
pans is unknown.