The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-18
The PhiladeIphio Horror.
From the Inquirer

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! of age, about five feet eleven inches IN
height, ,ofa broad built, muscular frame
| He has no superfluous flesh on his
body, is large limbed, has large hands
and feet, is round shouldered, and has
Il disagreeable habit of resting his chin
against his breast, and glaring out from
his half-hid eyes. He has a broad,
square face, a head quite fiat Mt the
crown, bullying bullet-shaped at the
base; very high cheek bones, a horid
complexion, very light brown hair, and
the stubble of a light moustache, regent
ly shaved off. His eyes are small, deep
set, of a pale blue, verging somewhat
| look, falling beneath another's gaze.
His nose small, concave and upturn-
| ing, physiognomically indicative. OF
| feeblenesS of character, the utter re-
verse in form of the boldly outlined
Roman, while his large mouth had fiat,
roughly moulded lips. Hew dressed
| in a suit of grey, and wore large,
| llight-colored slouched hat drawn down
upon his low forehead. His expression
was stolid and morose, and his whole
personal bearing impressed one with
| the belief that he was an ignorant,
coarse-grained man, unreasonlng, pas
sionate, devoid of strength of character,
or human sympathy.
| ARREST OF THE ALLEGED MURDERER.
Antoine Ganther, alias Probst, the al
| legged murderer of the Dehring family,
was noticed on Thursday evening on
Market street, near the permanent
bridge, in the neighborhood of twenty
third street. He was suspected by otti-
| Ger Dorsey, who was in company with
officers Weldon and Atkinson, through
| the long strides he made in Walking
Omcer Dorsey stepped up to him and
| snid-'YOu are German" to Which
the accused replied, 81 am not-I am
Frenchman."
| Ganther, alias Probst, was then ar
rested and taken to the station house,
where he was detained. Yesterday
morning he was taken into the private
room of the Lieutenants at the central
station, where lengthy examination
took place, the prisoner being closely
questioned by Chief Detective Frank
| lin, in reference to the charges which
had been preferred against him.
| Before the prisoner had this hearing,
Mrs. Dolan, mother of one of the mur-
dered victims, was taken into his pres
ence. and Immediately recognized him
as the man which had been employed
on the farm of Mr.. Dearing.
On being questioned, he stated that
he had killed the boy ut twelve o'clock
on Saturday, by chopping him with
new axe, as he was on his way to the
hay stack, where the nIutilated body
wns subsequently, found.
The prisoner, at this stage OF the pro-
ceedings, in response to questions put
to him by Chief Franklin, stated that
| he had an accomplice with him, named
Jacob Younger, who is thirty-eight or
thirty-nine years of age. He belonged
to the llth Pennsylvania cavalry. He
also stated that he had on n black frock
also the boots which had been worn by
him. The prisoner stated that he had
seen his accomplice on Saturday after
noon. mt three O'Clock, ut New Market
and Gallowhill streets; that he had on
at that time II 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 after the murder and put up at
a house at Moore and Front streets, on
Sunday night, and Mt Front and Brown
streets on Wednesday night. he also
stated that his accomplice came to the
meadow and there arranged with him
to commit the murder. This man, he
said ,staid at Hoover's, Front ana Brown
streets, on Sunday. 4"
Ganther, alius Probst, stated, also,
that Mr.. Dearingpaidh him on Friday, the
sum of eight dollars, for services rem
dered by him. He purchased with some
| of the money two shirts, which he sold
saloon, at Front and Caliowhtll streets.
He drank two glasses of beer with this
man at the house alluded to. He sta
ted that his accomplice got from the
premises of Mr.. Dearing the sum OF
three or four hundred dollars, which he
had with him in n small valise, with
other articles taken from the same
house. On Thursday this man parted
with him for the purpose of visiting
| Kensington, with the understanding
that he would meet him at Front and
Noble streets yesterday morning, to
which place he would have gone II ne
had not been captured by the othcers IN
| question.
The prisoner was very calm at the
hearing before Chief Franklin, and ut
| times appeared rather deSirouS OF re-
vealing the particulars of his bloody
acts. = Z,
| been closed, he was removed 10 cell
on the same floor, where Coroner lay
lor had an interview with him, in the
presence of few gentlemen, who had
a more especial interest in the impor-
tant matters connected with the e1aml-
nation.
The accused appeared desirous, dur
| ing the examination, to hide from the
view of the gentlemen present his right
hand, the thumb belonging to which
| had been almost entirely tuken oil,
| thus confirming the statements pub
| lished in the Inquirer in reference to
the deficient member of his body.
| At the close of the hearing before the
| coroner, the accused was taken to the
| Mavor's Office, in the upper part of the
| building, when hearing took place
before his Honor. We append below
| complete account of this interesting IN
teryiew, merely remarking that there
| is considerable reason to suppose that
| the statements made by the prisoner TO
his Honor the Mayor were not allfoun-
ded in truth. n
THE EXAMINATION BEFORE THE MAYOR.
About a quarter to eleven 9,clocS i1Sl
| Yesterday morning the Chief of Police,
accompanied by one or two officers,
proceeded to the cell of the murderer,
| Just after he had been privately engag-
| ed with the Coroner, and requested him
to accompany him. Ganther alias
Probst rose from the bench, and with
an officer on each side of him, and close
ly followed by the Chief of Police, he
/ was escorted through the cellar of the
station up back pair of stairs, and
from thence up into the Mayors office.
| a number Representatives ofthe press
members of Councils, and other priv"
legged characters, followed closely on
the heels of the prisoner, and pressed
| around him, anxious to get glance al
his personal appearance, which has
bee been fdffy descFibed in another part OF
this narrative.
i Entering the large room: which ad-
i Joins the Mayors private office, the hg-
/ ure of the murderer broke on the view
of the surprised Police Lieutenants,
who were all seated around, waiting to
make return of their morning reports
/ to the Chief of Police. AT once each
Lieutenant rose; to his feet, and In a
few seconds the prisoner was surround
4 prisoner was the subject of some COM
i ments at the hands of number of the