The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-11

A horrible tragedy occurred at Bergholtx, .
German sstslemsntin the town n Whsatland in
this county. on Saturday night last being nothing
lsss than the cold blooded butchsry Of DR.. T. @.
Strange, his housekeepsr ana daughter. by some
person Or persons as jet unknown.
Sunday morning ~ one Of the doctors na,~h.
bors was proceeding along the road icsdine from
the doctors house South, he came upon the iifse..
body lying IN the'road, with pool Of blood
BY its side. He had been murdered with an
axe ne having been struck four blows with is, one
on the right side Of the face, two upon the back
the head, and one upon the right side The mur.
derer evidently meant to make sure work a. either
blow would have killed the victim On proceedine
to the house mile distant, still more horrible
sight presented ITSELF =
Upon the floor was the bleeding corpse of Mrs.
Bariean, the housekeeper of Dr.. Strange her
head having been literally cut in two by the same
instrument which had caused the death of the doc.
tor, and short distance from her, upon the bed
was found the lfeless remains ofthe young daugh.
ter OF DR.. Strange. The girl like the others had
been killed by An axe. The first blow had been
given on the side of the face, and before the Sc.
cond, the victim had raised the arm in self defence
and received the second blow upon the elbow and
heshy part OF the arm The first blow must have
caused almost instant death.
So far, not the slightest clue to the perpetrat tor
OF thiA horrible deed or the cause which led to IT,
had been ELECTED. A neighbor of Dr. Strange who
lives near BY, was mp all Saturday night finishing
pair of boots which he had promised, but said he
heard nothing to excite his attention. The rene.
raj impression Is that the person or persons who
committed the murder went to the house and called
the doctor away on business. He had large
overcoat on, and lantern which he always carried
when going out at nights, which was found near
where his body lay.
1t is supposed that after murderine the doctor.
the assassin went back and murdered the woman
and child to prevent detection. Mrs Barlean when
found, had . candle in one hand ard matches in
the other, and was probably about to make . light
when she was struck deadly blow. Dr. Strange
had been in this country about six years and has
resided all this time at Bergholtz He separated
from his wife about two years ago, since which she
has lived at Buffalo
Mrs. Barlean is Q woman about 30 years old, and
has kept house for DR.. 8. since his wife left She
has husband In Germany who she was expecting
here daily. The other victim was DR. Strange's
daughter, beautiful young girl about 10 years
old Amid the speculations which such q startling
tragedy always gives rise to- the only which has
pretended to give any solution of the crime is this
There has been a hoop maker living ner Bergholtz,
for whom the doctor has practced good deal; and
who owed him quite = large bill Frequent quar-.
rels have risen out of this fact. This man moved
to Buffalo short time ago. however, and there is
no direct testimony that he has been about Ber-
gholtz lately.
The Coroner's investigation which is now In pro
gress, 1t is to be hoped will elicit something which
will lead to the detection of the person persons
guilty of this most diabocal deed, which. for its
brutal atrocity has scarce apArallel Neither sex
nor sge, innocence nor beauty was any barrier to
the consummation Of the fendish purpose which
lead to the committal of this triple murder.
! Lockport (Neo York; Courier Oct. 6.