The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-12

within five hundred yards of the site of the we'll
remembered Point House, about three miles
below the Navy Yard, on what is termed the
'Neck."
The dwelling-house, q two-story frame, is
located on jones' Lane, the barn and stable
being short distance off. Mr.. Deering was a
cattle dealer, and quiet, unoStentatious man.
He attended strictly to his own business, and
thus won the [eSteem of all who knew MIN.
He occupied the farm for five or six wears,
having rented 1t from the owner, Mr.. James
Mitchell. Besides his own family; he had
hired man living with him, German, whose
name none of the residents thereabouts could
give; also lad, called Cornelius, seventeen
years old, who was bound to Mr.. Deering, and
had been with him seven or eight years.
Yesterday afternoon the fearful discovery was
made that the entire family, with the exception
of the eldest child, boy named William, ten
years of age, who happened to be paving visit
to a relative, named Duffy, in West Philadel-
phia (and possibly the boy Cornelius), were
brutally murdered, and their bodies thrown
together in the barn, 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 were nearly
decapitated. There they lay, mangled mass
of humanity, piled one on top OF the other. The
father of the family and Mrs. Dolan we're found
lying side by side in the barn, terribly dist
CURED, and covered with hay, and in an adioin-
ing sort of corn-crib was found the body of Mrs.
Deering, surrounded by four of her children, all
so terribly mutlated that Identification was
almost impossible; the ages of the children
ranging from eight years to an innocent OF four
teen months. The names OF the persons mur-
dered are as iollows:-
Mr.. Christopher Deering, aged 81 years,
Mrs. Julia Deering, aged "A years.
John Deering, aged years.
Thomas Deering, aged years. .-.
Annie Deering, aged years.
Emma Deering, aged Ia months.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dolan, aged 45 years.
The last seen of any members 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, when he called upon Mr..
Mitchell No. 1923 Arch street, who owns the
estate on which Mr.. Deering resides. He trans
acted some business with Mr.. Mitchell and then
left saying that he had to 60 TO the steamboat
landing, In order to meet his niece (Mrs. Dolan).
who, 1t appears, had gone to Trenton to attend
funeral. From that time nothing was seen or
is known OF him until found as described, i'll his
barn, yesterday afteraoon.
There is every reason to suppose that the
murders we're committed last Saturday after
noon, for an examination of the premises reveals
the fact that the wagon used by Mr.. Deering
during his visit to the city on Saturday morning
is safely slowed away IN the carriage-house, and
piece Of beef he had doubtless purchased for
his Sunday dinner was discovered lying in the
bottom of the wagon, yesterday afternoon, and
whichs was partly decomposed. Again, Mrs.
Dolan, when discovered in the barn, was dressed
in full black, as though she might have been to
a funeral, and she was attired in entirely clean
undergarments and wore around her neck o Jet
crucifX, suspended by string of black beads.
Mr.. Deering, when discovered, was dressed as
though he had lust returned home. He even
had on pair of dark kid gloves, but his boots
were taken off his feet, aud his hat was missing.
Mrs. Deering and her children were dressed in
their every day attire, giving rise to the supposi
ton that the terrible heartrendng deed was
committed during the day time, or at all events
very carly in the evening.
II seems strange that the fact that the family
were missing was not discovered at an earlier
date but it is accounted for in this wise:-Mr.
Deering was man of rather retired, quiet
. habits, and did not mix much with his neigh
bors. 1t was noticed that the windows of the
dwelling were open, and day by day passed
without any suspicion entering into the minds
of the neighbors chat anything was wrong.
Yesterday afternoon q neighbor happened to
visit the premises Tor the purpose of feeding a
colt that he had charge of. He entered the barn
with that OBJ ect in view, when his attention was
attracted to something unusual at the southwest
angle of the barn. He proceeded TO make an
investigation, when he discovered the feet of
Mr.. Deering projecting through the hay. He
beat hasty retreat and informed an acquaint-
ance named John Cool of the circumstance
A further investigation was made, when the
bodies of Mrs. Deerlng and Mrs. Dolan were
found lying side by side, with their throats cut
In most horrible manner and entirely covered
with hay, with the exception OF Mr.. behring's
feet.
The neighborhood was at once aroused, and as
soon as the knowledge of the occurrence be-
came generally known, parties were despatched
to the city authorities with information OF the
discovery. The premises were at once taken
possession of by the neighbors, and no one per-
mitted to enter the barn until the arrival of
the proper authorities. Chief Detective Benia-
min Franklin, Police Lieutenant Frank Hamp-
ton, and Detective John Lamon, proceeded at
once TO the scene of the murder. The barn was
entered, aud the bodies of Mr.. Deering and
Mrs. Dolan discovered as described.
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