, 1866-06-06
SHOCKING MURDER.
A Son Under arrest for the Murder Of
his Father-A Mad e'iclnre OF Crime.

a Son Under Arrest for the Murder Of
bis FAsher--A Mad &'iclnTe OF Crime.
From The Pittsburgh Republican. June Al
We noticed IN this paper, u few days since,
Ing the murder or John Shale, farmer OF
Cook township, Westmorelaud county. 1t
will be recol1ected hfr. shale left his house on
Monday morning before breakfast, aud poth-
ing more was heard OF him until the Tuesday
afternoon following, when bis dead body was
found In the field on his own farm. He had
sTo bullet wounds IL bis head; either Of
passed through hla forehead to tho back
was IN the side of tho head, both
bullets ploughing 1engthwise and crossWise
through the hrain. On Wednesday coro-
ncr'e inquest YVES held, but no facts ELECTED
murderer. On Thursday Mrs. Shale, the
wife Of the murdered man. offered reward
Of $500 for the apprehension OF the murderer.
On Friday, the excitement which prevailed
In the Immediate vicinity Of the murder was
intensified teu-fold, by The arrest Of Joseph
shale, the son Of the murdered NAE, for the
murder Of his own fatherl
. The circumstances which led to young
Shalc's arrest, stripped of the e1aggeratlon
50 common, seem to h.ve been these: Joseph
shale served In the army during the war, and
deposited with his father for safe keeping his
bounty money and portion Of his pay, In all
about three hundred dollars. 1ately he has
been very deairons to get married, to which
bis father was bitterly opposed, on the ground
twenty years oia. He impo7tuned lis isther her
for the money deposited with him, but was
refused, the old gentleman repeatedly stating
that when he arrived at q proper age to mar
~ he would give the son double the amount
deposited with him. THIS controversy crea-
ted bitter feeling. II Is alleged, on the part
ol the son towards the father.
On Monday morning Hast, after Sable &C.
nior had lett his house, before breakfast, to
inspect his farm, be Was followed By his three
sons, including Joseph. The latter separated
himself from his brothers. It Is known that
ut this time he bad In his possession revol'
ycr, With all the six barrels loaded. On
Tuesday afternoon Joseph reported that be
bad been told By q fortune teller that his
father had been murdered BY three men, and
had been directed 10 the field whern tho body
lay. The body Was found lying In the p1uce,
and wounded as stated By the son. This cir.
cun6tarcc afterwards directed suspicion to.
wards young Shaic. At the time the old gen
tleman left his home he had money in his pos.
session In ngoresnment bonds to the amount o1
several hundred dollars.
On Friday, when Joseph was arrested, he
had In bis. possession sum OF money oi
which he could give NO satisfactory account.
The revolver which was known to be In his
possession on Monday, with the SIX barrels
charged, was also found on him, and two oil
the barrels had evidently been recently dis.
charged. lie had q hearing Immediately al
ter bis arrest, before Justice Of the Peace,
which resulted In bis coiDmlttal to prison or
charge Of murder. He was accordingly
lodged In Grcensburg jail on Friday night.
The Shales resided about four miles fraM
I.igonier. The father was about fifty years,,o
age, aud the son, who is in prison for this ter
rible parricide, ID barely twenty The most
intense excitement prevails IN the vicinity
about the murder.