Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-23
The CUMBERLAND Tragedy.
Correspondents Of the Baltimore American.
CuusERLISD, October 16, 1855

CunBEaLASD, October 16, 1855.
BY the time this reaches you the remains OF our
friend, DR.. j. F. C. HADEL, will have arrived IN
your city. The awful trngedy has produced the
greatest excitementIn oUl city, especially as both
the unfortunate victims were widely known and
esteemed.
The presumption is that the Doctor was induced
bv German named frederic Miller, the fend who
is undoubtedly his murderer, TO start off % visit
SICK person in the country, SIEce they were seen
leaving town together, in great haste, about nine
O'Clock on Sunday morning. At one O'Clock on
the same day Miller was again seen leaving town
in company with yOung Henry GrLel, carrying a
bundei aud the Doctors OveTcUat. They were
also moving of in great haste IN the SAME dice
ton. Before they left the Office, however, my
bother called there to see the Doctor. end Mr..
GrIeff told him, ieSGnsIy, that he suppC sed the
Doctor had fallen into the nver while cutting
stick There is therefore no doubt that the mur-
rerer told Graef that the Doctor had accidentally
fallen into pond, OF perhaps INTO the river, and
that his clothing being wet and muddy he could
not return to town by reason Of his wet condition,
and that he had sent him TO request Mr.. Graeif 10
bring him dry clothing; and tbs induced Gtaell 10
go with him.
They did take the dry clothing with them, Just
the number Of pieces necessary TO constitute an
entire change of wearing apparel. With this
clothing The murderer returned abrut dusk IN the
evening, and left it al farm house near town.
together with a double Larrel gun, which he had
been in the habit of leaving AT this place off du-
lirg the past week, and at which hOuS= he called
for the gun between and 10 o'clock, A. NJ, and
returned it about IL NJ, and called for it again at
3o'clock p. NJ. AT this time Graeh was seen with
the murderer, and came as near the house as the
yard gate, where he (GraeG) with overcoat and
bundle of clothing, remained standing until kt5sq5
with his gun.
Both OF the victims were shot in the back, near
the neck. He stripped them Of all tLeil clothing,
which was found 10 day Secreted under tile floor
of Shauty near by. In the Doctors clothing
were found five phialS containing medicine,
evidence that he really believed he was going
professional business. Take it altogether and it
is certainly one of the most brutal murders ever
committed in our State.
assisted in arreSling Miller at 10 O'Clock last
night. lie was in bed sleeping Soundly in one Of
the Germun houses. lie had 18th him in his room
a large ury goods box iull ofthe Doctors effects,
i'll addition to his watch and chain, seals, rings &c,
which he had obtained from lbs person. II appears
that after numbering ynuns GraefT, from whose
pocket he took the key oftIe office, he immediate
| ly proceeded on Sunday evening and took posses
sion. The Doctor occupied the whole building
for his Office and had sleeping apartments up stairs
where lie and Graelrusuaily slept, especially dur
ing the absence of Mrs. HaIel. He conleSSeS that
he remained in the Office all Sunday evening an
night aud up to Monday afternoon, when the body
oil Graef was found.
| Among the effects of the accused was found
bullet-mOuil and bullets. corresponding in size
with the bullets found in the body, and all filling
the gun with which the murder supposed to
have been committed. Some of these bullets were
also found hid with the clothing Of the victims