The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-04-20
.NUMBER. 49

two ofthe children going over tho
meadow near tho house, apparent
ly chasing up somcducks M N
Mr.. Dsering was, however, scon as
late as last Saturday morning,
when he called upon Mr. Mitchell, No.
1929 Arch street, who owns tho es.
tate on which Mr.. Deering resides.
He transacted some business with Mr..
Mitchell and then left saying he had,
to 60 tOthe steamboat landing, in or.
der to meet his niece, (Mrs Dolan,)
who it appears, had gonC TO Trenton
to attend funeral. From that time
nothing was seen or is known Of him
until found az described in bis barn,
yesterday afternoon eq iiaf'
There 10 every reason to suppose
thatthe murders were committed last
Saturday afternoon, for IN examina-
tion Of the premises reveals the fact
that the wagon used by Mr.. Deering
duriug his visit to the city on Satur-
day morning iS safely slowed away
in tho carriage. bcuee, and u piece Of
beef he had doubtless purchased for
his Sunday dinner was discoYered "
ing in the bottom Of the wagon yes
terdOy afternoon, and which was
partly decomposed. Again Mrs. Do
Ian, when discovered in the barn,
was dressed in full black, as though
shc might have been to o funeral,
and she was attired in entirely clean
undergarments, and woro around her
neck jet crucifix, suspended by o.
string of black beads. ~
Mr. Deering, when discovered, was
dressed as though he had just re-
turned homo Heeven had on apair
Of dark kid gloves, But his boots
were taken off his feet, and his bat
was missing slfb bw
Mrs. Deering and her childrsR
were dressed in their everyday At.
,irv, giving rise 10 the suppositiOn
that the terrible, heart rending decd
was corrmited during the daytime,
or at all events, very early in tho
evening, .e,s ..sln ta,lsieiqf
Yesterday afternoon 10 neighbor
happened to visit the promises for
the purpose of feeding a.colt that ho
had charge soE He entered tho barn
with that object in view, whom his
attention wasN attracted TO some.
thing unusual at the southwest an.
gle Of the barn. He beat hasty
retreat and informed an aquaiutanee
named John Cool Of the circumstance.
A further investigation was made,
when the bodies Of Mr.. Decring and
Mrs Dolan were found lying side by
side, with their throat cut iaa most
horrible manner, and entirely covered
with hay, with the exception Of Mr..
Deering's feet. ,p.lgu uft,,r
Tho neighborhood was at once
aroused, and MS soon as the knowl.
edge Of the occurrence became gcneE-
ally known, parties were despatched
70 the city authorities with infOrma-
ton Of the discovery. .s r
The premises were at once taken
possession blythe neighbOrs, and no
one PERMITTED to onter tho barn until
the arrival Of the proper authorities.
The dwelling was then visited and
every room carefully searched, but
nothing worthy of publication was
discovered, beyond the fact that the
rooms were in o disordsred condition.
An axe was found, however, resting
OF a bench out side Of the house,
which contained marks Of blood, and
il is believed that the murders wero
committed with just snch . weapon
as found. The question was then
raised, what bad become Of Mrs.
Deering and the childroni An ex-
animation was at once instituted, and
after the lapse Of perhaps half an
hours time they were discovered
fHghtfully manglod in the corn-crib,
which adjoins the barn, and within .
few feet Of tho spot wherO the arst-
named bodies were discovered.
BY this time Coroner Taylor, Chief
Rugglcs, High Constable Clark, and
other officials had arrived The Cor.
onor proceeded at once in tho dis
chage of his duties in tho premises.
The bodies we're removed from tho
places where they had lain 20 long,