Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1858-01-02
The Double Murder iD Lancaster Coun-
tY-NlOre Details.

Intelligence of the murder we're commu-
nicated to the mayor about one o'clock.-
Officers Meyers and Gcrmley were des-
patched to the gate-keeper, about mile
from the city, from whom it was learned
that two men, answering the description,
had passed. Ia the meantime, Officer
Baker, having procured a description of
tie men, and suspectiSg that they would
strike across the fields around the city, in
the direction of the Old Factory, where
Anderson formerly lived when in town, he
went out the New Holland pike, but saw
nothing of them. There vas a crowd os
"boys" playing "shinney" in the neigh
borhood of the Locomotive Works, to
whom he communicated the state of affairs
requesting them to keep sharp lookout
while he went to lis house for revolver,
aud if they saw the men to let him know at
once, either at his house or at the mayors
Office.
He then returned to the mayors Office,
and had just gone out when he met some
of the boys. who stated that the rest of the
party we chasing the murderers 10 the
direction of the Old Factory, whercupon
Officers Baker, Hutfnaglc, and Kuhns,
started up the street, near stony alley
When arrested, all tic taoney, except
the half dollars, was found concealed on
Anderson's person.
4 dotble bladed pocket knife and three
half dollars were found on Richards.
When the prisoners were brought to the
mayors office, a large and excited crowd
gathered in and round the building, and
when they were finally brought out to be
taken up to prison, the excitement was in
tense, exceeding even that manifested in
the Haggerty murder case, the last horrid
tragedy when occurred in this vicinity,
In the aldermans Office, Anderson ap-
peared to be sensible Of his position and
shed tears; but Rich ,rds acted the bravo
throughout, remarking, at one time, that
he "didu't care a d-n what they done
with him 7" As we stated last evening
blood was found on his shirt in severa
places,a large blotch appearing npon one o
his wristbands, which he said came there
! by killing turkey. Both denied having
come through Litz soll.gate, but the gate
keeper fully identifies them as the mel
who passed through.
When they were stripped at the prison
blood was found upon other portions o
their clothes, and one conclusive circum
stance of their guilt is the fact of hal
blotch of blood upon the outside and lowe
edge of Richards pautaloon's, which cor
responds with the other half upon one Z
D the old shoes found under Gerber's dresse
noticed by our reporter. These shoes h
left there, taking pair blonging to
! member of the family, which he wore int
town and had on when arrested.
Officer Baker was notified this riorDin
y that the men accused Of the murder ha
y left a number of articles at place know
as the Cottage" or "spook- k-House,n riea
the bridge on the Phila delphia Railroad
about a mile from this city. The Office
o went to tie spot and found a inantilIa, an
9 q pair of stockings, with marks Of bl oc
:. upon them, a pair Of earrings, and son
. other articles tied 10 a handkerchief, a
Of which were identified by MIR. Gerber 1
: his property. The shoes worn by Ande
IS son, when arrested, have also been ident
e fed as having be longed to Mrs. 6.
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