The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-04-20
ATR0CTOUS MURDER IN PHILADEL.
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OD w GttneSIdN dltGInOOu ApIlt IL
between , and O'Clock, the City Of
Philadelphia was startled by the intel
ligence that an entire family had been
slaughtered by a German laborer en-
gagged in the service Of the murdered
man. The news spread rapidly, and
the detectives were soon upon the
ground. The following are the details
of the horrible massacre as aScertained
andrepOrted by The Evening Telegraph
of yesterday:
Mr.. christopher Deering resided a
bout one-half mile from the old Point
House road, and within five hundred
wards of the site of the well remember
ed Point House. about three miles be-
low the Navy Yard, on what is termed
the "Ncck." ="
ThedWelling house, a two story frame,
is located on Jones lane, the barn and
stable being a short distance off. Mr..
Deering was acattle dealer, and aquiet,
unOstentatiOus man. Heatttendedstrict-
ly to his own business, and thus won
the esteem Of all who knew him. He
occupied the farm for five or six years,
having rented it from the owner, Mr..
James Mitchell Beside his own fam
lily, he had hired man living with
him, a German, whose name none Of
the residents whereabouts could give !;
also a lad, called Cornelius, seventeen
years old, who was bound to Mr.. Deer
ing, and had been with him seven or
eight years.
On Wednesday afternoon the fearful
discovery was made that the entire fam
iIy, with the exception of the eldest
child, Il boy named William, ten years
of age, who happened to be paying
a visit to q relative, named Duffy, in
West Philadelphia land possibly the
boy COrneliusl, were brutally murder
ed, and their bodies thrown together
in the barn, a short distance from the
dwelling house. In each instance the
heads were knocked in and the throats
cut, in some cases to such an extent that
they We're nearly decapitated. There
they lay, mangIed mass of humanity
piled one on top of the other The faith
er of the family and Mrs. D0lan were
found lying side by side in the barn,
terribly disfigured, and covered with
hay, and in an adjoining sort Of corn
crib was found the body of Mrs. Deer
! ing, surrounded by four of her children
all 50 terribly mutiiated that identifica-
ton was almost impossible; the ages OF
the children ranging from eight years
| to an innocent Of fourteen months. The
names of the persons murdered are a.
| follows:
Mr. Christopher Deering age 81 years.
Mrs. Julia Deering, aged fl years.
John Deering, aged years.
Thomas Deering, aged years.
Annie Deering, aged 4years.
Emma Deering, aged II months.
Mrs. Elizabeth DOlan, aged 10 years.
The last seen of any member of the
family was last Friday morning, when
some of the neighbOrs observed two OF
the children going over the meadow
near the house, apparently chasing up
some ducks.
Mr.. Deering was, however, seen as
! late as last Saturday morning, Wien he
called upon Mr. Mitchell. No. I.629 Arch
street, who owns the estate on which
| Mr.. Deering resides. He transacted
some business with Mr. Mitchell and
then left, saying that he had to go to the
steamboat landing, in order to meet his
niece Mrs. Dolanl, who, it appears, has
gone to Trenton to attend Il funeral
/ From that time nothing was seen or Is
! known Of him until found as described,
in his barn, yesterday afternoon.
LATEB.-ARREST OF ONE OF THE
| MURDERERs. Pbiid.,, April ia
man was arreStedat the corner of fTWeu-
| ty-third and Market streets this morn
ing, who confesses to having murdered
the Deering family. He states that he
was assisted by a companion, whom he
has described minutely to the authori-
ties. Search is being made for his ac-
complice. The prisoner is now at the
| Center Police Station.
SECOND DESPATCH.
Mrs DOlan, the grandmother of the
Deering children, fully Identifies the
prisoner as the man employed on the
farm, and also the articles of clothing he
had on when arrested as belonging to
Mr.. Deering.
The prisoner cOnfesses the murder of
the boy Cornelius Carey, but says that
his accomplice, Jacob Youder, commit
ted the rest of the butchery.
He describes Youder as follows:
''Thirty-eight to thirty-nine years
old; broad shoulders; heavy black mus
tache; dark brown hair; wore mill
tary pants; had boil on the left side of
his neck; weight about one hundred
and sixty pounds; carried off a black
leather bag"
The prisoner lost his thumb in the
cavalry service.
THIRD DISPATCH,
The man arrested is named Antoine
Ganter. He formerly belonged to the
Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry.
The prisoner states that on Saturday,
about II o'clock, he killed the boy, Cor
nelius Carey, while he was on the hay
stack, but tthatanOther man by the name
Of Jacob Youder, formerly of the Elev-
enth Pennsylvania Cavalry, killed the
rest Of the family.
The announcement of the arrest of
Antoine Ganter created hemOst intense
excitement throughout the city.
Extra editions Of The Bulletin and
Telegraph were issued, giving the par
ticulars of the arrest.
The news spread like wildfire, and
vengeance against the prisoner was ut
tered on every side.
An immense crowd collected around
the police station at the State House,
and threatened to lynch the prisoner.
\ cousin of the murdered family wan
ted to take summary vengeance upon
them.
The prisoner was finally removed in
safety to the Moyamensing Prison.
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