Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-04-16
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL IT, 1866

Dhuu auu niece, Tor tnom To have bean dealt
with in the same manner, and still ne spot of
blood In house or yard. The only rational the.
ory that we heard was, that upon the arrival Of
Mr. Dearing and his ri3ce, he, discovering that
his family were not in the house, started to
lind them, aud after leaving the house was met
by the murderer and slain. The niece then il
is thought, followed her uncle, and was met by
the same fend in human shape and killed in
the same manner.
The axe with which, it is thought the mur-
der was committed, was nearly new ono, and
with but little blood upon it, and had the ap-
pearahce of having been cleaned, The wagon
OF the murdered man was found in its place
under the shed, and the beef which he had
purchased under the seat. The horse was also
in his stall with the harness removed from him;
In tact, everything about the premises waa
found in perfect order, except in the house
Here there was evidence of close search fol
valusbles drawers were pulled out, and the
top of an old fashioned clock was removed In
pursuit Of money.
A reward of 81, 900 has been offered for the
apprehension of the murderer or murderers
At an early hour on Thursday, more tho
rough search was made Of the farm, barn aud
out houses than had been made the day pre-
vious, and it resulted in discovering the body
of the apprentice boy, Cornelius Carey, under
a hay rack, about half square from the house.
Ii had been thrust 80 far under the hay that it
was only revealed after much OF the hay had
been removed. Like some of the other VIC
Tins the head had been crushed in as if with
an axe or hammer and the throat had been cut
also. In the breast OF the boy was a wound,
which was believed to have been madewih the
prong of pitchtork. Around his breast n
strap was buckled, which had evidently been
used TO draw him from the spot where the
murder had been committed 10 tue place of
concea ment.
10 the house bloody hammer was found,
which had escaped the search the day before;
also some bloody clothes, which had been
worn by tho German hired man, and a pair of
rough boots. The pocket book of Mr.. Dear
ing was f1nud in cupboard. II had no money
in it, and had doubtless been emptied of its
contents by the murderer.
ARREST OF TUE ALLEGED MURDERER
Antonio Ganther, alias Probst, the alleged
murderer OF the Dearing family, was noticed
on Thursday evening, on Market street, near
the Permanent Bridge Ia the neig hborhood o
Twenty-third street. lie was suspected by Of
Acer Dorsey, who was in company with officers
Weldon aud Atkinson, through the long strides
he made in walking. Officer Dorsey, stepping
up 10 him, said" You are a German" unto
which the accused replied, /" am not--I am
Frenchman."
Ganther alias Probst, was then arrested and
taken to the st .tion House, where he was de-
tanned. On Friday morning he was taken into
the private room of the Lieutenanls at the
Central Station, where a lengthy examination
took place, the prisoner being closely cues.
toned by Chief Detective Franklin, in reference
to the charges which had been preferred against
him.
Before the prisoner had this hearing Mrs.
Rl,.,r.N ret.
was taken into his presence and Immediately
recognized him as the man who had been en-
ployed on the farm OF &r. bearing.
On being questioned he stated that he had
killed the boy at twelve o'clock, on Saturday,
by chopping him with new axe, as he was on
his way to the hay stack, where the mutiated
pcny was Subsequently, touud.
The prisoner, mt this stage Of the proceedings
IN response 10 questions put to him by Chief
franklin stated tnat he had an accomplIce with
him, named Jacob Younger, who is thirty eight
or thirty nine years of age. He belonged TO the
Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry. He a SO sta
ted that he had on black frock coat, belong
ing 10 Mr.. Dearing, and also the boots which
had been worn by him. The prisoner stated
that he had seen his accomplce on Saturday
afternoon, at three o'clock, at New Market and
Catlowbil streets that he had on at that time
a white felt hat. He is about five feet three or
four inches high has dark brown hair, large
white or pale face, and large shoulders.
The accused stated that he came to the city
alter the murder and pat up ut a house at Moore
aud Front streets on Sunday nigh aud at Front
and Brown streets on Wednesday night. He
also stated that his accompice came to the
meadow and there arranged with him to COM
init the murder. This man, he said, staid at
Hoover's, Front and Brown streets, on Sunday
Gauther alias Probst stated, also, that Mr..
n u ma IN Fri tha aiu
dollars for services rendered by him. He pur-
chased with some of his money two shirts,
which he sold to n man on Thursday, at q Ia
ger beer saloon at Front aud Uallowhil sts. -
lie drank two glasses of beer with this man at |
the house alluded to. He stated that his ac-
complice got from the premises of Mr. Dearing |
the sum of three or four hundred dollars |
W hich he had with him IN a SIN I'll yalise, with |
other articles taken from the same house. On |
Thursday this man parted with him for the |
purpose of visiting kensiugton, with the nm
derstanding that he would meet him at Front
and Noble streets on Friday morning, to which |
place he would have gone if he hai not been
by the officers in question.
now THE MURDER WAS Committed
The private examination before the Mayor |
slicited the fact that tho murder WAS oommi, |
ed in the following IN amer
On Friday last Ganther's accomp!ice in the |
.errible Tragedy, came over to DIR. DeerinR'S, |
Ind proposed to the prisonnr that they should |
murder the family aud rob the house. GAN
her consented TO the plan proposed by his |
'ceomplce, and it Was arranged that the pris-
'ner should murder the boy, while the other
nan despatched the rest of Mr.. Dearing's fam
ly.
About ten O'Clock on Saturday NOR aing the
ceomptics persuaded Mrs. bearing to come
o the barn, a short distance from the house,
nd getting her there, struck her in the head
With an axe, and then cut her throat with the
dge oi that Instrument. He then pitched her
'ody into the coru crib adjoining the barn, aud
hen preceding to the house, took the child.
en- one by one TO the barn, when their heads
we're knocked 10 with the butt cad OF the axe
md their throats cut. As fast as one WAS
lealt with in this manner Its body was thrown
nlo the corn crib, and the process continued
lntl the whole family were disposed of.
while the acc0mpice was thus engaged, |
ia1ther proceeded TO murder the boy Corne-
ius. he overlook him at the hay stack, aud
truck him on the back of the head with au
ks, after which he cut his throat, and then hid
he hudY under the hay.
The iiandish plot being accomplished, the
.wo murderers proceeded to The house and lag
in wait for Mr.. Dearing and Miss Elz tbeth
Dolan. They arrived home alb lut IL o'clock,
and as soon a. Mr Bearing had deposited his
carriage in the wagon house, the accomplice
according to the prisoners statemeut,) at
lacked them both, knocking them in the head
aud cn;ting their throsts, after which the bod
les were carried to tho bArn, and placed where
they were discovered. The precious pair then
"a and aff rnlt |