The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1866-04-19
The Murder I'm Philadelphia.

The Age, Of the 18th inst, gives the fol-
lowing particulars of this horrible affair -
On Jones' lane, about half mile from the
Point House road, Twenty sixth ward, re-
sided family by the name Of Deering, con-
sisting of husband, wife, and four children,
the youngest aged fourteen months. Mr..
Deering was drover and grazier He was
large and stalwart man, and an Irishman
by birth. On his premises he had large
stock of cattle, and his barn was well stacked
with hay. For several days past none of
the family have been seen, and yesterday an
attache on the adjoining property went over
| to their residence, but found nobody there.
He then went into the barn and found q leg
protruding from under the hay, which led
him to believe some one was asleep. He
moved the hay and there discovered
Mr.. Deering lying with his head battered in
with an axe and his throat cut Close by
him lay his niece, murdcrcdin the same way;
| she was dressed in fine clothes. The sight
of the two bodies almost set the man crazy.
and he ran TO the nearest station house and
communicated the murder.
! When the Coroper arrived on the spot q
thorough search was made, and Immediately
under where the two bodies were discovered,
and covered with more hay, lay Mrs. Deer
| ing and her four children, the oldest aged
twelve years. They were all murdered in
the same way, except that one of the bows
had his arm terribly lacerated, as though he
had been struck on the arm The stencil
arising from the body of Mr.. Deering was
sckening. This, Of course, led the officers
to believe that the murder had been commit
ted q number of days before the discovery.
/ The house was then visited and everything
found upside down. The bureau drawers,
beds, &c, were ransacked. A bonnet and
a tippet, apparently belonging to the niece,
were found in one of the upper rooms The
| appearance ofthe house at once showed that
o robbery had been committed, and that the
murder resulted from it.
Mr. Deeriug had employed on his place q
German, and an apprentice boy about sixteen
years Of age. They could not be found; and
the supposition is that they were the perpe
traitors OF this atrocious aud diabolcal TRACE
/ dy. The weapon used was nm axe, which
was found on the promises, and from ap
pearance showed that the murdcrers had
sharpened It for the express purpose of using
1t. The babe, only fourteen months old
had it, head almost cut from its body, and
prescuic1 n horrible sight Mr.. Dccriug
was last seen on Saturday morning. II i,
believed that Mrs. Dcering and the children
we're murdered about six o clock on that
evening, as one oflho lads when found had
hi boots on which were covered with mud
showing that he had just come from tho
meadow.
Mr. Dcerias aud niece, il il ihought were
away ahn the vito aud children were muir
icrcd, aud Immediately on their arrival wcr,
made 10 share the same fate. The niece hat
8 fine pair Of gttcr, on aud her good cloth,
ing led 10 the belief that she had been ont
visiting Or had just come to the house tc
spend a low days.
The affair will be thoroughly investigated
/. The Coroner will take charge Of the bodies
aud will hold an inquest, no dUuh,, to-day.
f., l.astcycuiug Mayor NcNicharl very prompt
Is offered reward Of 600 for the arrest
uf the murderer Of the Deoring family. Iii.
Honor viii probably communicate officially
with the Councils to-day, who will without
doubt, largely increase the amount, It being
limited with The Mayor to the sam offered
hy him