The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-08

u cir 81 ullf and in paIt their faces stove by merc
lcssIv repeated blows OF an axe, An TO make the
deadIy work IN, more complete, each Of their
th1oats was hacked from eaI to ear with a Ike
weapon
DISCOVERY OF THE BODIES.
Cn the following W ednesda, a nelghbor surprised
at the uraccountabe absence OF the family, insiI.
tuied ch, which fna resu ted in the discovery
the bodies OF Christopher Dearing and Elizabeth
Dolan ubde heap of hay upon the barn floor. A
lur her lnyesuPaton revealed the mutated body
Ju ia DeaIlng IYlnP sac Oy side with her three
little ones, John, thomas, and Anna, wni the Oabe
Emily lay aci oss its mothers breast
All were siuweu away III a 1T o crib eight feet by
four feet in the we end OF he barn The sight was
most h, art sIcktning one, even TO those accus-
toned TO look upon tine unendrng horrors almost
daily occurring IN great city. Every skull was
beaten n every face was mangled the brains flowed
out, and every throat was gashed entirely open
One of The little InnOccnis had finger chopped off
vhile endcayoring TO ward Off the murdero1s blow
and the little babe had gah its breast us I
ihe assassm's tired hand had missed ITS ann at the
head OF the helpless infant.
On the next day, after dingent search, the corpse
o. Corr eius Carey was found maDged like all the
others, hidden in a hollow OF hai rick OFF IN a
meadow, three hundred yardI from the larm house.
ARREST OF THE MURDERER.
The German farm laporer Anton Probst, who had
disappeared from the neighborhood since that Sa.
turdaY morning which any Of the family were
last seen, was suspected of the crime. The police
were put ON the alert and the evening OF Thur.
day, which wItn, ssed the recovery OF the bound
bows bod, nc was arrested wnile intent n
aiket street brldge 10 escape into he country.
10 havOr ldcM cnael h vo untee red confession
that he had murdered the German boy, but that an
acoomp ice had committed tue other crimes. This
was not believed a. he tIme and diligent search
lully established lis talsity.
TUE BURIAL OF THE VICTIMS
No sOdder record could be written than that
given Il the funeral notice;-
:, DEERlNG-op the 7,h instant, CHRISTOPHER
II n. n wifi
NE aged ,Ssg 10 Re Soh aged
Their laughter, ,ANNA ,DEERiNG, aged years years
their the Sauehter . EMILY REERING, aged years;
CoRN EGIUs CAREY, aged II years '''' anu
Their relatives and friends are invited to
nj Co % f. nT senrh street this studsy Gf
no person win bs admitted to view the bodies without
the consent OF the amly.
II ousands gathered to view the bodies and the
long lines filed through the Oarkened room to take
hasty glance al the eIPht >Ofins side Oy side Many
sobbed and cried at behodiDg the hOrrid sight
lie Wrl'er fingered many minutes gazing upon
those light corpses Battered skulls and pashing
gaping wounds tod how mercilessly the 6eudIsh
woIk was done
At length the funeral took its long line through
the streets and thousands hated TO show their
heartfelt sympathy. crowds followed TO the ceme-
tely to view the last sad IlteS paid TO the poor
remains.
TRIAL OF THE MURDERER.
On Wednesday, the 25lh of April the trial OF
perienced in obtain nR a jury OF unbiased men, AT
the close of the first day the panel exhaus ed,
and only ten secured. The following morning the
two others required were obtained. Competent
counsel having been assigned by the Court to the
prisoner the contest between the prosecution and
the de ense vas welii;iought Que. Spll. i was
stake upon the issue the t1al could not cal one
witness to corroborate his deca alton that he wa:
innocent oi the murIer OF Christie Jher Deellng. he
dared not even cali ne NttneSs to testify his
yIOus Pood charE cter
On ! aturday morumg the counsel for the defense
delivered most brilliant appeas tor mercv, rather
t'an arguments Tor justice District Attorney Mann
closed the case IN an. eloquent, mastery .eech
Judge A son submit ed tne to the jury in on,
OF hls most celebrated charges.
After an ence OF oniy fifteen minutes the ilrl
returned VeTG'ct OF 'OuitY OF Murder in the Flrs
Degree"
On The following Tuesday the 1st of May, Autor
Protst was sentenced to be taken the place from
wherce be came and to be hanged by the neck Iuti
he was dead--dead-dead!
HIS DEMEANoR.
Anton Probst in height, is but one inch under sil
| feet He is broadslou dered, but Stops torwar
| and walks with long. slouching steps. His CON
plexion is foTd his hair a light brown, and his eye
| greyish blue. He has a head builet-shaped at tn
sides and fattened a the too. HIS mourn Is large
with big, roughly outlined lips but his small pu
nose, upturIed, is the weakest and the ugest Of hi
le lures
| Dunng the long days of the trial his face wore
stulid lnotlenslve, meaningless look. OCCASIONAL l
eV Uences OF Il wa chtul cunning would moment tarll
| flesh out in as eyes, and vanish suddenly
No hing startled vim during the trial. Tne strouge
| testimony alainst him the visible detestauon
| al lie Willie" who had provdenua!ly escape
| death at hi HANDS b beng away from home--th
III pusioned den eDuDciatons OF he DistrcC Attorney
| q OF cause him 10 finch
| He was immovab.e, save wh'n witness made
| laugbable statement, something ludicroHs OF
| cuITeo tn II his fece would rght up with SUI
| ~ esst laughter But when he was exposed to I'll
pa2e of the thousands who tn ronged the reefs an
| their wells of hatred came to has ears he wou d feI
| death ct their hands. and cover near the Officer
| VINO guarded him.
His Imprisonment in the murderer's cell at MoYi
| mtnsng he has borne contentedly, eating heart
| meals ano sleeDing soundly at ali times. The Wis
| OF the Sheriff to read to him the day fixed for h
| execution produced not the slightest impressiO
| upon him. He seemed to tnInk that he had bee
| caught, and nigh as well maze up his mind to CIV
| up hope, hang for 1T, and be done with the who
| tmug On the 9th OF May, 1868, exactly three yea
beoie, he had arrived in this country from Bremen
| hat terrifying anniversary
HIS CONFESSION.
On Sunday, May g. Anton ProOst made his fir
true confession of the crime to his spiritual advise
tie Rev J A. n. Grundtner, Pastor of st. A phonsU
Church, at Fourth and Reed streets. On the follow
ing day he gave detailed account of how he ex'
cute6 the murders, and his motives in so doing,
the reporters of the press lie detailed his past life
h several enhstments and desertiOn- from the Unio
array; and to ID that he was OulY twenty-tour QeaI
| Ou With his fingers lntertWininR DeaC