The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-15
The Washington County Murder.

Although week has elapsed since Sam
rel H. White was Srutally murdered In bed,
in his residence near the Borough OF WASH
irgton, The police have been unable TO gath.
er any satisfactory or even circumsanlial in.
formation, which might serve 10 dispel the
cloud of mystery which hangs around the
bloody deed.
The Washington Examiner Of the 9TH INST.
contains full particulars of the tragedy, and a
diagram of the house and premises. the
editor thus describes the appearance Of the
room, as he entered il abou, 10 O'Clock,
Monday morning, some seven hours after the
murder:
"The face and head were covered with
! coiled blood; the gore was dry and bard
not feature of the face could I've discerned.
The pillow and bolster on which the head
rested were saturated with blood, and the
sheet contained perfect pool Of it, extending
I from the neck Of the deceased TO the middle
of the body. Blood was all around. The
| head'boatd and the upper posts OF the bed
the ceilirs above the bed-the wall at the
I
the bed-anJ even the wall six feet from the
bed, were covered with blood.
The appearance Of the desk in which were
the secre, drawers used by Mr.. White for
keeping his money, is thus described by the
Examiner -
"The door tn at enclosed these drawers was
found 10 have been ptsd of its hinges, ard
the drawers bore the marks of having been
tumn.ed. The lower and larger drawers oi
this desk, in which clothing was kept, had
evidently been examined by the robbers aud
murierers. as their contents were much dis
placed There are no marks Of blood on the
desk, which, IN our opinion, goes to show
that there were two persons engaged in the
murder, for no Que rou ID have dealt the blows
without .etlina very bloody. One must have
done ihe rchbing while the other accom-.
plished the killing"
The local press do not breathe word ct
suspirion against Mrs. White, although the
truth Of her testimony is questioned Ivy the
Moncrsahela Rtpah!'esa, published in thu
same county, For wan, cf mere reasonable
lhruN--cr rather the absencp If all material
from which 10 torn any o,het--,he police
aud the puhlic generally hrreahou's, regard
Mrs. Waite as The murdetesS, or at leas' a
Knowing who the murderers are, We have
carefully read the cn,iss testimony CALLING
tout columns Of the Er;miatr,) aud we can
really see nothing to wattSn, such dreadful
conclusion, 1t doesnot appear 'ha, she could
have had any motive Tor committing the
deed
The only circumstances which seem 10
crcta,e against he's sre, htst-shr solup Gut
etly, ard passed over the foot Of The bel, 80
as ucl 10 wake her husband; and secondly-
atet passing iuIo the kitchen, hearing lhe
noise outside aud seeirg the men approach
and enter he door ot her husbands room,
she ned 10 AUlSon's without raising The leas
alarm
1 The iits, Circumstance is very easily OK
/ plaiuea-,he very object she had in eelan2
4, ua would induce auN modest women no' 10
wake hct husband.
, Her coudac, IN fleeing from the kitchen as
The tabhcrs entered The room, viii not adm'
q. 50 easy a so,0,ion-Sut whilst 1t IS admit
TED lha, the sensyshy oi women wcG'd. an
der s;milar circumstances, have taiSed al
alarm. ami remained IN The house, yet surel,
il wonH Ne absurd 10 conclude that because
Mrs. White ssys she fled quickly sway, IL u
an evidence other suih She might as sasil,
have said, 81 screamed aloud several nmes
aud then ran"
rre general mptess;on here is, that Ms
Whue wi,lye, be atreSed. Bal ua!ess 'her'
be ut,Aer Developments. tending 10 imPlica',
her, We consider Ihs; il wou'i be 2ro>s out
rage 10 charge her with The CRIME. Taking
her sla,emsn, as a whole, and comparing i
with lha; ci Others, tsrsms plausible 'htoUsh
ou, ltls not absolutely Impossible iaa' sh'
conM have merlsrei her hosSaUd, hul II
oar view ii is lar, very fat tom beng p!a0si
BE.