The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-07-22
Morrid Murdcr near PittsburR.

The half purified body Of Q woman, who
bad evidently been murdered, was found on
Saturday, in brush hesp, ON the property
Of Mr.. Nimick, on Cork's run, ChSrtier's
township. n ~, tTr2N S.,s :. re.., x.
A short distsuce from the body was found
a horse, pistol. with barrel about six inch.
es in length. Il would probably carry d
two ounce ball, aud was coarse looking Of.
fair. IL was said to have had en- exploded
cap on when first piched up. 49, .ts.s /.
The clothes were not much disturbed, ex.
cept the shawl, which appeared to have
been cast upon the body alter the latter bad
been thrown among the bushes. The shawl
was a fine cashmere merino, with white
square in the middle, and deep variegated
border. Spots Of blood were found upon it,
and large bloody mark in the fold Of the
neck. Decomposition was too far advanc.
ed to admit OF thorough examination Of
the corpse, the features being an undIstin-'
guishable mass OF corruption. The clothing,
however, shows that the deceased was a
German, apparently thirty or thirty.five
years of age, and from the appearance Of her
breasts, had been mother. The chemise
was OF course linen, outside OF which were
two woolen plaid underskirts, and com.
mon blue spotted jacket of corsoge. The
dress was woOlen plaid, green ground. with
purple stripes. A handkerchief was tied
loosely around the throat; it wos doubled up
in band and saturated with blood. A fine
gold earring was suspended from one ear,
the other could not be found, having proba.
bly, been torn off in the scuffie, or had drop
ped out in the progress of decomposition.
The dress was closed in front by an ordin-
ary pin, the head formed in the shape OF q
flower, or green grass, with gilded
ornament 10 the centre. The clothing was
such as is generally worn by the better class
of German emigrants, If anything finer, the
shawl being more Of an American descrip.
ton. The extremities were covered with
long white cotton stockings, and the feet
with cloth shoes, foxed all around. a..
How the body was conveyed to the
place, or where the deed was committed, ia
q mystery. The Coroner proceed TO en-
pannel jury, and examine the physician,
Dr. Murdoch, who had inspected the body,
and two or three Of the men who were now
ING in the meadow, and whe discovered it.
The jcry retured a verdict that the woman
came to her death by violence.
On Saturday evening, after the coroner's
Jury had rendStcd their verdict, the coroner
returned to the scene OF the murder for the
purpose Of having tSe body removed. In
doing this, il was discovered on closer in
vestigation than it was possible to make
previously, owing to the position of the
corpse, that the woman had Ceen shot
through the heod, the ball entering the fore
head above the right eye, and making a
large ragged wound" From the size of the
hole it had been made by large ball, such
a one asrrlhe pistol found near the body
would carry. The body was placed in
coffin, and taken for interment to McKees
rocks, but permission to bury it being refus-
ed, it was brought up and inferred in the
city graveyard, Seventh Ward.
The Mayor, accompanied by officer Pat
terson, visited the locality shortly alter
wards, and commenced on investigation of
the affair. They first visited McCoy's house,
a short distance below the meadow. where
the body was found, and on inquiry, learned
that couple of Germans, representing
themselves as man and wife, had been there
on Sunday night, June 9th. They applied
for lodgings, but Mccoy not liking the up.
pcarance of the man. refused their request.
The man spoke hurshly to the woman, and
appeared very angry. !Tga.E
The description given OF the man is such
as would reudily be recognized. He is thr.
iy five or forty years of uge, five feet seven
or eight inches in height, stout and heavy
set, high forehead, heavy black eyebrows,
talks with firm military bearing. wore hea-
Wy black whiskersaround the chin, and an
unusually large moustache; the latter was
noticed particularly, as it gave him stern
ard forbiddiDg appearance. He had on
while in the neighborhood, lurge over.
shirt, or mock frock, (such as are worn by
the working classes in Europe, and high
hoofS