Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-17
THE ARR EST OF THE DEERNG
MURDERER.
Antoine Ganther, the Murderer of the
Deering Family Arrested-He COn-
fesses his Guilt-Particulars of the
Deed.

From the PhiladslphiA Telegraph, April ISL
The intense excitement that has per-
vsded the city for the past two days was
greatly increased this morning by the as
founding intelligence that the fend who
committed the bloody deed had been ar
rested while on his way out Market street,
near Twenty-third. He was brought i'm
mediately to the Central Station, where
immense crowds gathered to discuss the
particulars, and, if possible, to catch a
glimpse of the criminal.
The examination before Chief Frank
lin, this morning, at the private rooms At
the Central Station, disclosed the follow
ing facts: The name of the criminal is
Anthony Ganther; born in Germany, and
is about - years old. He was arrested
last evening, at 8 P. NJ, by officers Thomas
Weldon, james Dorsey, and James At
kinson, at Tw~enty-third and Market.
On seeing him Officer Dorsey ran in front
Of him, and suddenly remarked, "You are
German" which he denied, stating that he
was a F~renchman. He was then taken to
the Station House and locked up. Mrs.
Dolan, the mother of Mrs. Heating, was
sent for, and upon her arrival immediately
identified the prisoner.
THE MURDER WAS COMMITTED.
The private examination before the
Mayor ELECTED the fact that the murder
was committed in the following name !:
On Friday last, Ganther's accomplish in
the terrible tragedy came over to Mr.
Deerings, and proposed to Ganther that
they should murder the family and rob
the house. Ganther consented to the
plan proposed by his accomplice, and it
was arranged that Ganther should muir
der the boy, while the other man de-
spatched the rest of Mr.. behring's family.
About ten o'clock on Saturday morn
ing the accomplice persuaded Mrs. Deer
ing TO come to the barn, q short distance
from the house, and getting her there,
struck her in the head with an axe, and
then cut her throat with the edge of that
instrument. He then pitched her body
into the corn crib adjoining the barn, and
then proceeding to the house, took the
children one by one into the barn, when
their heads were knocked in with the butt
end of an axe and their thoats cut. As
fast as one was dealt with in this manner
the body was thrown into the corn-crib,
and the process continued until the whole
family were disposed of.
While the accomplice was thus engaged,
Ganther proceeded to murder the boy
Cornelius. He overlook him at the hay
stack, and struck him on the back of the
head with an axe, after which he cut his
throat, and then hid the body under the
hay.
The iendish plot being accomplished,
the two murderers proceeded to the house
and lay in wait for Mr.. Deering and Mrs.
Elizabeth Dolan. They arrived home
about twelve o'clock, and as soon as Mr..
Deering had deposited his carriage in the
wagon-house, the accomplice according
to Gsnther's statement) attacked them
both, knocking them in the head and cut
ting he'll throats. After which, the bodies
were carried to the barn and placed
where they were discovered. The pre-
cious pair then proceeded to the house,
and after collecting together all the valu-
ables they could gather, deliberately sat
down and eat their dinner, when they left
and came to the city.
The verbatim report of the Mayors in
teryiew with the prisoner, given below,
furnishes the reader with a full account Of
after proceedings on the part of the muir
derers.