The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-28

aoV m her own house, on the 25th OF April last,
was surrounded by circumstances OF such
Oeculiar atrocity, that the leading events of the
crime are sill fresh in the minds of the people.
Tomorrow morning, IL the law is permitted to
take its course, George w. Winnemore will
suffer death by hanging in expiation for this
bloody deed.
is native of this city, and about twenty-five
years OF age. About dteen years ago his
father the late Philip Winnemore held the
position OF High Constable Tor some time.
Young WinnemOre, however, appears TO have
passed his early days in idleness or something
worse and says that all the scaoolng he re-
ceiyed did not extend through SINGLE year.
What knowledge he has acquired, he 'picked
up as he went along through tue world"
TO use his own words. Dlsa2reements
with members OF his family leo to htS
frequent departure from home, and on his
last return he considered his treatment
SO unklnd that he again left, determined upon
returning no more. He entered the regular
army aud tor some time was engaged in service
upon the paius. In the latter part oil Marcn last
he was discharge found from the army and soon
found hmselfi in this city again. He took lodgings
at the Monitor House. No. 205 South Front street,
kept by Adam Meneck. His means soon ran
short, and the proprietor expostulated with
hun on the subject of his accumulated board
bill Finally, on the Gath of April, Winnie
more asked Meneck If he would not let h is
bill run on little longer. He was told that
he could remain that night, but that unless he
paid the next day he could stay no longer. He
then said to the landlord LnaC ne expected on
the following day to see brother, IRON whom
he could obtain some money. Wnnemore had
been stopping at the Monitor House for more
than two weeks at this time, and until within
few DAYS previous he had paid for his meals as
he ate them. On the previous Saturday, April
90 while Mr.. Mrneck was shaving, Winnemore
offered to lend him razor, which he did. This
razor was of peculiar construction, the blade
being long aud marrow, aud beyelled off on one
side only. like chisel: IRON which necullarities
Mr.. Meneck was able 10 identify it subsequently.
The Murdered Woman,
Mrs. Dorcas Magllton, was siXty-two years of
age at the time of her death. With her hus-
band Mr.. Adam Maglltou, wac is also well ad-
vanced in years, she resided in small brick house
two stories and halt III helgnt, at No. 1909
Shlppen street. Winnemore hal made her ac-
quaiutauce a year or SO before having been
invited to the house by mutual friend, who
was on visiting terms with the M9giltou
family. Mrs. Magilton was devoted spiritual
ist aud so was Wmnemore. This was the bond
which drew them together, and ior the purpose
OF attending "cTcles" Wiunemore was often at
the house. He became, in fact, almost like a
member OF the family, and according TO all &C.
counts, Mrs. Magllton's treatment of him was as
kind a. II she had been his wn mother.
Their Spiritual Relations.
1t appears, however, that their relations were
somewhat disturbed by the sptrits. Mrs. Magil
ton pretended to paint under the influence OF
spirits. Tue pictures which she produced were
about two hundred in number. and we're said
which cured them. These pictures had q
strange and unaccountabe influence over Win.
Demore, which he himself has described in thC
following words
First they made me shudder, and cold
chills ran all through me. felt a
though could get up and tear then
all to pieces. AS soon as l looked a
them I felt very strange and wild. At times
would leave her house on account of them, an
sometimes l would leave other houses when
saw them. There were times when could g
srnNn axrhnr low uunra orN1 nt al hNi
influence until / looked at them. At otne
times the mere thought of them would max
me feel bad, and l could tell that they were
the house without seeing them. Ii any perso
tried TO hold me, l wanted to fight, and felt
though could knock them do Wn. l was CO.
scious at the time, but could not control II
feelings. These pictures would not affect me
much sometimes, especially when two certa
persons 1--WE omit their names) were preseL
These two persons were at great many circl
at Mrs. Magilton's house | very seldo
attended circle without one or both OF the
being present. At one time l was at hou
where knew there were some of the picture
did not see them, but knew they were in [
room. There was three-cornered stand, till
with little relics, in the room and | felC Ii
kicking it to pieces, left the house on Il
account
But this appears to have been the only eau
of disturbance between them. In other respeC
they seem to have been in perfect harmon
even as far as the spirits were concerned. M
Msgilton's belief was somewhat peculiar. S
prolessed to be under the control of legion
curious spirits, whom she,styled Arabs and @
nese. When she and Wlnnemore were sitting
a room together, the latter says that he COZ
see millions of them as soon as Mrs. Magt
commenced to talk about them. 81 never 81
the like of them before" he said; "she call
them Arabs and Chinese, but they did not 10
like them, nor like any pictures of men thai
have ever seen. They we're dressed in unifol
like an army. They had large white bar
about four inches wide, tied around their hea
to keep their hair back. They wore white sht
and blue breeches They had at their side laI
scimetars about three feet long. which W.
curved like cheese-knile. They carried 10
spears in their hands,
The Murder,
as already stated, occurred on Thursday, Al
25, the day following the one on which Win
more's landlord Adam Meneck, had the /
conversation with him concerning bis ARE
for board. Winnemore had been frequenti
the house of the Magiltons as much as us
Just previous to the terrible affair." On this
Mr.. Magilton started out about O'clock in
morning, and did not return to the house III
9o'cocx, when he found Mrs. MagIlton alo
although it is said that Winnemore had me
while visited the house. Mr.. Magilton left
house again, after remaining indoors about
an hour, and was absent until half past
o'clock About O'CLOCK he left the house
the third time on that fatal day, this time tax
a pair OF spectacles TO a neighboring jeweller
repairs a.,
clifton again stepped up TO the front door of
house aud found that II was fastened on the
side He tried his dea 1-latch key, but IL Wo
not work; then he raped upon the door v
his open hand, and stepped aside, raised
window and put bis spectacles In. just as
did so the door was thrown open' ana 6eo
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