New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23
TWO WOMEN MURDERED.

Pro. NJ Lsssasts, Pssa, A~Lasd Nass u Wednesday,
Ysstsrosy ssne time between IL ard e.och, two
were found murdered IN the house Of the formSr ifu
st.o On BY road about three quarters OF mile ZION
fsville ard about one mile from fruirviue Inc
rews not reach this city uIt about CLOCK 10 tae
sts moon, when il spread like vld'fIe, and sooa De-
came getera
A. soon as we heard of the occurrence our reporter
repaired 10 the sceIe, and wAs able to siean the oi
loving faet:
The loufe In which the murder was committed, is
IN ALL ore.st,ry frame ouicing, neatly waiss washed
On TIE brst hctr are four ICONS Of small size; the
toor faces iowsrd the south through ihs, entrance
obsintd to the kiichen, TIE left c. which IS the
pAIcI back Of which Is a email roon about 10 by IL
feet where the bodies Of the murdered women wee
folrd.
Mr., Gerber was - years Of age in October. and
NUT have been large, stout WOMAN Ms. Resm
wss small, dtlicatey. inside woman, not more thar
tive feet IN hight; she 10 % yeare OF age. Mrs
c. il the Other Of five chdred, and Mrs. h OF three
or four; Of the latter is married to daugo'er OF
the former, ard reside not more than one nandrea
yards distant
.eer ererpg the house Of Mrs. Gerber oy some neigh
bors Nothing further seen or heard OF them IN
I'll aluo.t cleck When Mrs. Re an, the daughter OF
Mrs Gerber, married to TIE sou ct the murdered
woman went to the house of her mother, where che
disc. both mother and mother n-lsv lying upon
the floor with their throas cut from ear to ear their
.kulIs ashed and crushed in horrible manner.
were soon reuse The sight presented to them was
July awful; tie whole upper eId Of the focr WAS one
poo Of blood which hae around the bodies Of The
mud. r. women. and glued them to the d ,or Their
hair was atfed burg to their counteran while
dark co,s OF blood covered their features. The deep
arc ghsstly wounds IN their throats were open, srd
reves.d the several portions Of the neck a. fn osck
a. the spIe.
terrible srper their skulIs being crushed in numer
our places. Where the skin had been severed, anal
streams blood had issued ard gued the hsr to the
foor Their clothes were all in disorder, leaving por
tone Of their persors exposed.
. Two uen, one negro and the other mulstto were
seer TO enter the bouse about 0i clock and no other
person wss a'ouud the house until about
oclook, when Mrs. Gerber's daughter made the dis
cover. These mt seen to enter by MIR. Isaac
Kaufman, at whose house they bad been asking aims
The n atto is described as tall elm young fellow.
with bundle uroer bis arm ard white hat; when ne
las at Ksuffmsn's he spoke German and talked 10
hut 1T msIIer. The other remained silent Inc dis
tarc between the two houses is probably 100 yards
These men went directly from bis house 10 that OF
Nrs. Gerber, wbeIe they must have knocked the
won en- down with their clubs one OF them in falling
shuck the door by The side OF the stairs which de-
scerd TITO The kitchen here were found large pools Of
blotd while alorg the side il could be seen BY the
marks that person had fallen against the door.
From the kitchen, they must have been dragged
into the n sl seetirg room where their thiosis we're
emit 90 as TO almost sever their bodies.
II blood had down the floor Oh both SIDES OF the
bodies The doctors present stated that their persons
mrst have been violated. Nothing was disturbed in
this io om except The bed cOtbirg which was thrown
upon the floor marks Of blood were found upon the
different articles in the room, as if they hsd been
tsrded By persons with bloody hands.
From this room the uuIderers went into an acJoln-
rg roc M, in which two beds, tSo bureaus ard
large cteit. The beds net disturbed but the
bureau drawers pulled out AID their contet To
thrown upon the floor. The chez, was broken open,
ard the contents were al 20 thrown about the floor.
After the murderers had left the house. they started
toward this city, by way Of the Old Mannheim road.
| When they had gore about half mile, they turned
back and went scross the fields toward MELVILLE, on
| the Liz turnpike.