Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-13
FROM PHILADELPHIA,
A Family of Seven Persons Mar.
dered.

| PHILADELPHIA, April 11.-A terrible
crime, in the bwer section of this city,
was discovered this afternoon. A family
of seven persons had been murdered, viz {:
Christopher Deerlng, his wife, niece and
four children, on Mr.. Deering's farm, at
Point House and James Lane. 1t is sup
| posed that the murders were committed
last Friday, by German laborer on the
farm. The crime was discovered this af-
ternoon by finding the bodies of Deering
and his wife In the barn. One of the child
ren was a baby ten months old. Money
seems TO have been the sole object. The
horses and cattle in the stable were found
In famishing condition.
Further Particulars.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-Full reports of
the Deering family murder show it to have
been one OF the most horrible butcheries of
the age. Press reporters say that the body
of the mother and those of her four child
rem were found in one corner of the barn
| near small clubhouse, which commune
Gated together by hole, through which
the remains of the murdered victims were
brought to view. 1t seems as though the
bodies were thrown into one heap pell
nell, and then covered over with dirt and
hay. The unfortunates were most terribly
mangled about their heads. A new, sharp
and bloody axe was found in the rear of
the dwelling, which had been used to do
the bloody work. All of the victims
seem to have been struck on the left side
of the forehead just above the eye, with
the heel of the axe, and then with the blade
OF the murderous weapon the demon fin
ished the horrible work by cutting the
throats of all. One of the little boys was
so horribly cut that his head dropped off
when his body was lifted up. The other
boy, when discovered, had his right arm
crooked and partly raised, as though at
tempting to ward off the blow that sent
him into eternity. The mother was defend
ing her baby from the attack of the demon
when she was mercilessly struck down.
The babe had received an awful blow on
the upper part of the breast near the
shoulder, almost severing one of its arms,
and also another sharp cut on the side of
the head.
Probably the most correct of the theories
expressed is, that all this dreadful work
was done on Saturday morning during the
absence of Mr.. Deering. His body, and
that OF Miss keating his cousin, were
found alongside of the barn, not far distant
from the place where the others were dis
covered. The bodies OF Mr.. Deering and
Miss Keating were covered over with hay,
with one of his feet partly sticking out.
A little boy aged fourteen years, who
lived with the family and worked on the
farm, is missing. 1t is believed he was also
murdered and his body thrown into a deep
well or one of the many bitches that abound
in that section of the country. The we'll on
the premises was partly searched last night,
but no bottom could be reached. The
bitches in the vicinity of the house were
also examined, without discovering the
body OF the missing boy. The search is
being resumed this morning with renewed
vigor.
The Ledger says: The more this murder is
examined into the more astounding it ap-
pears. A mother and her four children are
butchered, it is supposed singly, after being
enticed from home and without leaving any
marks of the hellish deed behind; and then,
upon the arrival of the husband and niece,
| ipr them to have been dealt with in the
same manner, and still no spot of blood
| found in the House or yard, is indee sur
| prising. The only rational theory that we
have heard is, that upon the arrival of Mr..
Deering and his niece he discovered that
| his family were not in the house, started for
them, and after leaving the house was met
by the murderer and slain. The niece then,
it is thought, followed her uncle and was in
| turn killed in the same manner.
Unfortunately, it appears that the name
of the supposed murderer is not known by
any of the neighbors, nor can any descrip-
tion OF him be given. 1t is only known at
| present that he was German laborer.
The excitement in regard to this horrible
murder in the lower section of the city is
intense.
| LATER.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12.--An additional
victim to this horrible tragedy down the
| xuac 1icnnunraI bo
body of the missing boy Cornelius Cory,
was found under a hay stack with his head
smashed in with hammer and his throat
| cut.
The clothes of the supposed murderer
have been found. They are stained all over
with blood.
The Bulletin gives the following descrip-
tion of the supposed assassin: A German
named Anthony, or Antonio, aged twenty
eight years, height five feet eleven inches
spare muscular, light complexion, light
hair slight mustache and goatee, pimples
on the face, round shouldered, walks slow
ly, taking long strides, speaks imperfect
English. The police are making every eff
fort to arrest the murderer.
LATEST.
The following is the most accurate de-
scription the detectives have yet been able
to learn of the supposed murderer of the
Deering family: His name is Antoine, last
name unknown. He is believed to have
been in the army. He was formerly from
Brooklyn. He is five feet eleven inches
high, 20 or % years of age, round shoulders,
no side whiskers, light hair, short, thin,
light moustache, inclined to curl at the
ends, has downcast look, and weighs 175
or $50 pounds. He is loosely made and has
shuffling gait. He has no thumb on the
right hand. He speaks broken English.
The property missing consists of two re-
volvers, one large and one small, musket
shot gun, black frock coat, black pants,
brown overcoat, pair of long outside
boots, $2500 compound interest notes, one
$40 do, two gold rings. one set with pur-
pie stone, one gold chain with long links
and chased bar at the end, and four 10 cent
pieces.
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