The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-16
CITY 1NTELLI NOE
[For Additional Citp Iatellaece see .! .a, raa.l

THE MURDER-FURTHER PARTICULARS.
during Saturday and yesterday the police
force was engaged in the search for the alleged
accomplice OF Probst. Among the arrests made
was that of German, who was taken on Lime
kiln turnpike, Twenty-second Ward. He told
contradictory stories in regard to his destlna-
tion and the possession OF certain goods found
on his person; but an examination on Satur-
day afternoon proved that he was in no wise
implicated in the murder, and he was discharged.
On Saturday the two guns supposed to have
been taken from the house oil Mr.. Dearing were
found behind the door, rr
There has been considerable discussion as to
the nationality OF Probst. He has been repre-
sented as German, but was stated to have come
from Strasburg. On Saturday, the polcelwere
put in possession of letters directed to Probst,
and written by his father. These letters are
postmarked Tbiengen, village in the Circle OF
Zee, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, on the Upper
Rhine. But it matters little where such imam
was born, for 1t is TO the credit OF humantythat
no civilized land produces many such. Monsters
are exceptional, and no country should be held
responsible for any one OF them. .-.
4 While Detective Franklin was conversing
with Ptobst, after his removal to the Moya-
mensing prison on Friday, the question of what
had become ol the axe with which the throats
OF the victims had been cut came up. one
axe, il will be recollected, was found on the
day the bodies were discovered, and tnat had
but little blood upon it.
The prisoner, in his examination before the
Mayor, stated that two axes were used, but
only one had been discovered. up to the time OF
the arrest, and therefore he was asked about
the other. He stated that he had thrown it in
the ditch, near the house, and described the
side of the ditch where it had lodged. .-.
Yesterday Detective Webb, in company with
Officer Mitchell, visited the scene of the murder,
and, after dragging the ditch for some time, the
axe was found near the spot described by the
prisoners hair was sticking to it, and the handle
and axe itself was covered with blood, though
partially hid with the mud of the ditch. The
axe is an old one, and Is nearly worn out, but it
had been recently ground and sharpened. Some
of the neighbors recognized 1t as an old one they
had frequently seen at tue place. 1t was brought
to the city by the officers. "
During yesterday the late residence of the
Dearing family was visited by a large number
OF persons, but officers were stationed about
the house to prevent any enc from entering.
Chief Franklin had another interview with
Probst yesterday. The prisoner appeared to be
much depressed, and was affected to tears when
his relatives in Germany were alluded to. The
murder of the Dearlng family was again alluded
to, and during the conversation Probst said that
haystack, and that he (Probst) went up behind the
boy and drew back the axe to strike three times
before he had the heart to do it, Probst also
spoke again about the killing of Dearing and
his niece, and said that the man who was with
him stood behind the carriage and struck Dear
ing as soon as he alghted He also stated that
he helped to carry the bodies to the barn, but
still insists that he killed no one but the boy A
shirt belonging to the prisoner was found in the
house yesterday. 1t was very bloody, and
Probst stated that The blood got upon it while
he was helping to remove the bodies. A hammer
with blood on 1t was also found in the barn. A
man was arrested on Saturday night, who it is
and asked for Probst. He is still held for future
examination. ~.