, 1865-09-26
MURDER WILL OUI. !.
Tho Arrest Of Pittsburgh Burglar
Clears MP Mysterious Murder in that
CltY-Tle Murderer CoMfc*scs.


From tho Pittsburgh Commcrcial, s3d.l
For twelve months we hare lad In our
midst daring thief and burglar, who, with
out suspicion, has tccn engaged In his unboly
tInfllc constantly, and not until he had carried
his work beyond the limits Of endurance, did
our officers succeed IN traciDg crime to his
door. The opening Of that door has revealed
multitude Of robberies and burg1atics, and
what Is OF not less Importance than ali, has
revealed to our authorities considerable light
upon the bloody decd Of Doyd's Hill which
made our whole community shudder, faw
weeks ago.
The first search made upon the premises oc-
cupied BY Benjamin. or Bernard, or Richard
Marshall, the burglar, Of whose arrest the
Commercial has already had some notice,
brought to the surface most astonishing
Quuntity and vaiicty of goods. 4 sccpud
eearcl. only served to Increase the stock of
stolen goods at the Mayors office, among
them the evidences Of some bloody decd more
horrible than tongue could tell. This deter
search, and third time did the officers asccnd
the lil1, and third time cnlne away loaded
down with the plunaer of many robber1es.
Yesterday morning, Chief OF Police Long
nnd officer Wilmarth went to Marshalrs reai-
dence, md brought to the Mayors Office a
including black veil, a lace collar, q cash:
mere shawl, piece OF fine Irish linen socks,
stomacher, a black silk shawl, Ave satinct
corsets, five new white shirts, fur mutt, one
pair Of pants, one music box, one accordion,
heavy hoop gold ring, with the following
ty Of China mantel ornaments, a bsnss faucet.
dog collar, eome red marking cotton, JET
breastpins, and q number Of bottles md de-
canters.
Officers Wray and Cup subsequently, dis
covered handsome little gold watch-a
French leser watch, with open iace, white diai
plate. aad ~, ,h,avng second ., indicator. ns The
neat gold chain appended to IT, This watch
had BEEN taken By the wife Of Marshall to the
house Of Mrs. Weaver, In Cherry alley, yes
tcrday morning, for the purpose of having 1t
concealed, Mrs, Marshall reInarkfng'to Mrs.
Weaver that the police were up searching
aSuiD, and she was airald that they would find
taat watch. Mrs. Weaver having been seen
In the neighborhood of AIarshall's house on
the previous evening, WIS followed to her res
idcnce in Cherry alley, and yesterday morn.
Ing, on searching her premises, the gold watch
referred to was found hidden In trunk. This
caused the arrest Of Mrs. Marshall, who stout
ly proclaimed her innocence and her isno-
rance Of my wrongly obtained articles which
had been obtained in her house. This did not
hold out, however, for she subsequently ad-
mitted that she knew all the things MARSHALL
was In the habit Of bringing home "wcrc not
honestly come by"
No fewer than twelve informations have
been made against Marshall, one Of them
charging him with the deliberate murder of
an unknown man, on Boyd's Hill, on the
night Of the I'd or the morning Of the eth Of
Aug ust. The other eleven are by parties who
various times. The value Of the goods recoy-
cred amounts TO about 81 900, aud complaints
Of s., oo;.75.
Among the clothing brought away af:er the
second search, was found d t1ne black cloth
hat and q pair Of boots, all significant tokens
of the Boyd's Hill mystery. The coat and
pants belonged to- Marshnll, and both benr
unmist akable evidences OF having covered q
murderous Wearer. The hat and boots be-
longed: undoubtedly, to the murdered man
If an overruling Providence had taken charge
Of the case, these two articles hare kept tie
close companfonship Of the bloody coat and
pants, 60 that when daylight should appear,
they should stand forth as witnesses on behalf
Of the delencelcss wearcr.
York in the most thickly populated part Of
the city. This brother was in Pittsburgh
with Marshall about the time Of the murder
on Boyd's Hill.
Previous to the murder, Marshall had been
In New York for ten days. Hc came here in
company with German, on "Wednesday
decoyed the stranger from New York to this
city, and after leaving his baggage at some
place yet 10 be discovered, led him up to
Dogd's Hill, ostensIbly to provide him with
temporary quarters ut his {Ma1shall's) house,
and murdered him.
Marshall Inns been In the habit of sending
Ills plnndcr on to New York, where 1t has
been disposed Of by his brother; and he has
received almost weekly returns in the shape
OF money in various amounts according to
the value Of the goods transported previously.
MarshaO came here, with his wife and two
children, nbout 4 year ago last hIay. Ever
since that time he has resided in tho Eighth
Ward, in the rnnc house In which be was
arrested. lie is German, his wife is Irish.
and according 10 all accounts they hare lfred
O chequercd life. He says that he resided In
uarcrstean, New York, previous TO coming
here. On Ills arrival, he obtained employ:
ment in the brick fields on the hill, but, get
ting tired OF working for his living, 1apsed
into these habits which hare brought him
where he now Is,