The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-01
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and Weldon were standing near Twenty.
third street, and they Joined their brother
officer who had made the arrest, and the
prisoner thus guarded by the three men
was taken to the stationshouse Of the
Sixth district, where he was conducted to
the lieutenant's room. Here he was
questioned pretty freely but made no con-
fession at that time. He was placedsin q
cell, and officer Dorsey returned to duty
on the street. This kind Of an arrest Is
known among the detectives as sdead
tumble But the community, however,
will doubtless give officer Dorsey some
credit for being alive tosduty, a shrewd
observer, quick at decision, and correct
in Judgment, 1t was certainly a most
important arrest, and so considered By
Chief Ruggles.who called the especial at.
tention Of Mayor Nc Michael to the fact
g VOLUNTARY STATEMENT.
Ina conversation With officers Atkin.
son and Weldon,we learned that the pris-
oner voluntarily confessed in his cell, at
the Ninth Ward station house, that he
murdered the boy Cornelius, but denied
having murdered any of the Deering FAM
lily; that an accompiice had massaered
them. 5f Hi - Isi5 sa5I9n
ANoTHRR sTATHMENT.aaI vne
Mrs. Dolan, the mother Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Heating, widow, one tof the yics
Tins, was taken to the station-heuse, aud
the prisoner was brought into herlpres-
ence. She at once identified him as the
man1yho had been in the employ of Mr..
Deering, that the vest and pants be had
on belonged to Mr. Deeriug. Mrs. Dolah
removed the necktie flom the neck of the
prisoner and identified it as one which
she had made fer Mr.. Deering, and had
often fixed it on him. She then asked
the prisoner why he murdered the family,
but he made no reply. ~a
DESCRIPTION OF THE MURDERER.
| Probst is about Eve feet eleven inches
in height, broad shouldered, slightly bent
forward, forid complexion, low broad
forehead, light blue eyes deeply suuKen,
yellowish hair, rather thin; wears a small
light moustache. His nose is small and
fat, and appears to have been broken at
some time. The thumb of his right hand
| is missing and has apparently been cut
off a considerable length Of time, as it is
entirely healed. He wore a .brown-strip-
ed sack coat, dirty grayish.looking pair
i of pants and vest. a sloueh felt hat of q
dingy yellow color.
4. WHO DID TIE WORK OF MURDER,
/ 1t is conceded by everybody who has
made an examination of the bodies Of the
victims, that one man did the whole Of
the shocking work. There is renarka.
| Bile similarity in the wounds. That which
fseems to strengthen the belief that Probst
!. committed all the murders is the purely
mechanical way in which he must have
held the weapon, because of the loss of
his thumb. The pocket-books Of Mr.,
Deering and Mrs. Heating were found
upon Probst. They we're quite empty.
PRoBsr TAKEN TO PRISON. aa'
| About noon the city van drove up opG
i posite the Central station. The crowd
lin the streets at once concluded that the
prisoner was to be conveyed to the prison
in that vehicle. The excitement was re-
ally intense. A large portion Of the
crowd remained on Chestnut street, waits
. lirg for the prisoner to emerge from the
!, front doorway OF the gallery instead of
,, which he was taken ors By the rear en-
trance. In few minutes the gate lead.
ing to the street was opened,a ,and the prisl
oner with much difficulty was pushed
: through the serowd into the sansd sThs
+ Ipolice had their hands full. The surg,
ling mass were bent upon having a sigh
at the greatest Of modern criminals, and
4 blocked up the highway to such an cx.
) tent that the officers we're forced TO draw
their clubs and drive them back. a pas.
sage having been made the van was seer
on its way to Moyamensing Prison, fol
. llowed by large number of persons, boot
ing and yelling. ts sa 1al 81
VERDICT OF THE coRoSERs JuRY.s Es
: The Jury returned the following yer
dict: "Fhat the said Christopher Deering
! Julia Deering, John. Deeringn sThsna
= Deering, Anna Deeripg, Emily Deering
j Elizabeth Dolan and Cornelius Care,
! came to their death from the effect 0
: blows inflicted by Antoine probst, at tn
!. house of Christopher Deering, Jenea
i Lane, in the First Ward of the city (
= Philadelphia, April Z. 1866"
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! warmest place of the garden; into thi