, 1866-04-18
THE PHILADELPHIA MASSACRE.
Arrest Of Ute Alleged 31urdercr-Hs
StAtcnaent-TI,e EIc5xetu ent aud E10r-
ror Of the Peep.e-A Chapter OF Thrill.
ing Events.

Arrest Of Ute Alleged 31urdercr-Hs
StAtcnaent-TIse Excitement aud f30r-
Z ror Of the Peop.e-A Chapter OF THRILL
ing Events.
tFron, the Philadelphia Press; 1tth insil
now THE ARREST WAS MADE.
James Dorsey, No, 309, Of the Sixth district,
made tie arrest as follows: While Officers
Dorsey, Atkinson and Weldon vera in the
Immediate vicinity. Of Twenty-thtrd and
Market streets, between elghtaud ulue o'clock
on Thursday cv.ning, man passed along the
street toward the permanent bridge, Some
reference vas made to hlu,- OliceEs Atkin-
SOU and Weldon thought he was an lrishman.
Dorsey, however, thought not, and followed
after the stranger from Twenty third street !;
when within three or four yards of the east
erD end oil the bridge the following col1oquy
cccu red. the officer desiring to obtain know-
ledge ot the fellows dla1ect:
officer Dorsey said: Il Good evening, sir."
How-de-do:" :" replied the suspected stran-
:" You be Dutchman 81 responded the
officer.
"No: rs Frenchmans," replied the other.
where are you going:"
"Oyer the bridge"
You are, are yops'
when did you shave off your goatee 2"
son Monday"
..4sssy "1ss yen g sure you did 'aen'"
The officer al once came to the conclusion
.sWell, thel','' said The officer, preparing
fer IN emergency, ~ want you 10 come with
me down Market street. Tais Is flno eve
ming"
Yase.'' replied the stranger.
He accompanied the officer down Market
street, but said nothing during this portion of
the walk. Officers Atkinson and Weldon
were standing near TWenty-th1rd street, and
they joined their brother otH-er who had
made the arrest. and the prisoner thus
guarded bY the three men was taken to the
station.house Of the Sixth district, where he
was conducted to the 1ieutenAut's room.
Here he was questioned pretty freely, but
made no confession at that time. Ue was
placed Ia q cell, and Officer Dorsey returned
to duty on the street. This kind Of IN arrest
Is known among the detectives as stdead
doubles give Officer Dorsey some credit for
being alive to duty, a shrewd observer, quick
at decision, and correct In Judgment. ltw
certainly q most important arrest, and so
considered by Chief Rngeles, who called the
especial attention Of Mayor McMichael to the
Gact.
THE EXAMINATION DEroRE CHIEF FRANK
Ny name Is Anthony Gaunter; I was born
in Germany; nm about 25 years old killed
the boy Coknelius, but another man who Was
with me killed AIr. Deering and the children !;
| IN West Philadelphia, where he propo .ed to
| murder the family for money did object !;
met him on Friday week at Fropthna Ches :
] nut etreeta, where the attatr was finally ar-
ranged then left him; be came down to
Deerins's on Friday evening, and remained all
dollars on Friday 1oE wages came to town
| to buy clothing ior myself bought two shIrts
and sold them Afterwards for fifty cents. to a
4 man at Front and Cailowhill streets hs was
! at a lager beer saloon this was yesterday
nt}G the the nss S!hsr sasn,1 aa has nnt
yesterday; be told me he was going
to KensinG;on; he said he got about 500
] or sa00 from Mr.. Deerine; that he would
| meet me ut Hooven's, on Front street. near
Brown, to-day {Fri4ay); ! stald at Front and
Front and Moore. at tavern, on Sunday
night; on Monday night somewhere In Front
street; the other man has carpet bug which
contains the things taken from Deering's; he
left It at lager beer saloon, In Front street,
near HEown he Is heavy, broad shouldered,
la1ge whlte.taced man; pale :ace; his feet
are about the size of AIr. Dcerine1s, and he
has on Mr.. Deering's high cavalry boots; his
name Is Jacob fungcr he formerly belonged
to the Eleventh PENNSYLVANIA cavalry il
about five feet three Inches high. and wears
white s1ouch hat; he gathered together
number Of things and carried them of in
black satchel; he got between 500 ind 500
We were to have met to-day {Friday) and di-
vide the money no hour was named ; I thtak
the place was somewhere near Trout and
Brown streets; / was going ever to West
PHILADELPHIA to day tFHdaj).
AN E1AM1SATIoN BEFORE THE MAYOR
Shortly Defore eleven O'Clock yesterday
morning, the murderer was taken before May
or M'Aiichael for private hearing. Gaunter
not understanding the English language, aIr.
Mock the messenger was called in to act as
interpreter The statement Of the prisoner
was disconnected and contradictory IN many
respects to that made to Chief franklin an
hour before
oAusTxn's STATEMENT.
The man Tho murdered the Deerings slept
In the barn on Friday night on Saturday the
| man asked Mrs. Deerms to 80 out to the barn
and show him II there was any work to be
done; he then Killed her IN the stable or ha1n;
one after another the children were taken
| from the house and killed; Mr. Deertne ar
rived home about dinner time he had Mrs.
Heating with him; was at the house when
they came went ont and put up the horses !;
when Mr. Deeriugg got ont Of the carriage the
other man knocked hin do1n mud killed
him; he first struck him With the broad end
Of the axe and afterwards cut bis throat with
the edge Of 1t; Mrs. Keating had got out Of
| the car1iage, but abe was Killed there also :
the bodies were then carried Into the barn :;
TINT was before It had become dark; We then
went into the house, but don't know how
much the man got; he gave me three dol
lars; eaw him On Thursday, about 3 o'clock,
] at New Market and Cal1owhill streets, he
then said be would give NE 500; that he had
! got about ESQ; I LEFT the house about Z
O'Clock on Saturday night, and came to town
| By the riyerroad my coursde went in another
I direction; We had agreed to meet and divide
| the plumber; tho place appointed was come
where IN Front-street l did not see him until
| Thursday have been acquainted with him
same pa1t OF Germany IS I did be cane from
| Schwytz {meanfng Swltzerland), and from
| Strasbu1e slept in Front street on Satus-
day md remained there all day sunday;
on Monday tooka walk into the country
to canden. I believe did mot 50 tar, and vas
cart to get away, as felt 1t all right Tor me
| to be caught; was never confined Ia prison Ia
my native country nnd have never been
charged With any crime bef1se this never
thought Of klilnS anlEbody es antn It was sug.
Eindly by Mr. Deezlng and family my &C.
compflce never worked for Mr. DeerfnE on
Friday be brought over fre bottles Of Aauor
and made me drunk; on Saturday We drank
more my companion killed the woman
and got the boots and Deering'a black coat
and carpet bag don't know anything about
the big boots; did not take them aionr:
The murders we're committed during the day.
time it was between slx and seven O'Clock
when We left; ! ate some bread tnd butter il
the house; my comrade went away from the
house first have father, motuer and three
brothers living in Germany heard from them
ABOUT TWO months ago; my father Is car-
penter, and learned the tlade with him nv
nccomptlce killed all hut the hoy-Mrs. Deer.
Ing and children Hrst, and then Mr, Deerinp
and Mrs. Heating; We had two axes ; while /
was killing the Soy Cornelius, at the hay Hex.
my comrade Eas killing the othara at the
barn the akulls were broken and the throats
we're afterwards cut ), the baby was taken out
Of the cradle by the other man and Killed,
GAUSTEH TAKEN TO PRISON.
About noon the city van drove up oppo.
site the Central Station. The crowd In the
streets at once concluded thnt the prisoner
was 10 e9 conveyed to prison In TINT vehicle.
The excitement was really intense A large
portion OF the crowd remniDed on Chestnut
street, awaiting Tor the prisoner to emerge
from the front doorway Of the gallery, instead !
OF which he was taken ont by the Fear en-
trance. In few minutes the gate leading 70
the street was opened, and tho prisoner "th
much difficulty was pushed tnrang5n .ha.s .ac
crowd into the van. The pohcS nan .aen
hands fun. The surgtug mass E&e oeat uRou
having sight At the greatest OF mooeEn ctlm-
inals, and blocked up the highway 70 sacn an
extent that the officers were iotced 10 draw
the1r clnh6 and drive them back. A pas9age