The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-05-22

.AANA w y A'AN''D VIZ iiiLA L-NlAC y lloIs. ID.
Yesterday afternoon "Wednesday
ljVh inst } at half past one o'clock,
Robert Fogler, convicted OF the murder
OF Robert w. Dinsmore was hanged a;
Washington, Pa Tue facts ellcltcd at
the trial were published at the time, but
as four months have elapsed and the
matter may be forgotten, we append Il
brief
HISTORY OF THE MURDER.
On the night Of December 4th, 1866,
about ten o'clock, two persons called at
the house of Mr. Rober, W. Dinsmore,
in Hol g sell township, five miles north 0,
the borough of Washington, and raped
on the door, Mr., Dinsmore asked them
what they wanted, when one Of them
replied that near neighbor was sick,
and had sent for one of his boys to go
down. Mr.. Dinsmore then opened the
door and said that they had mistaken
the house, as he had no bo-s, when one
of the men caught hold OF him, saying ::
You are the one we want" A deadly
combat ensued, during which Mr.. Dins>
more was shot and Gu, in the breast in
such manner that death ensued III
about three hours afterwards, MIR.
DinsmoIe, who was about sixty years of
age, was powerful man, and although
fatally wounded fought on, compelling
his assassins, who had BACKED their
faces to avoid recognition, to knock him
down with a chair. During the scJille
one OF the men knocked the heel off one
of his boots. Mrs Diusmorc, the mur
dered mans wife, was witness to the
murder, being unable to get away,
through fright Immediately after the
murder, the ruflians fled, The news Of
the murder spread lik wildfre and oc>
casio ed the most intense excitement in
the county. The Court being in session
at the time, the County Commissioners,
by the advice of Judge Acheson and the
Bar. offered a reward OF one thousand
dollar for the arrest and conviction OF
the assasslns.
THE ARREST. ......
On the day following the murder,
Sheriff Smith visited Mr.. Dinsmore's
house, and received from Mrs Dnsmure
description of the assassins. Upon
returning to the borough. he noticed
Robert Fogler and suspecting him to
be the guilty party, arrested him and
placed him in Jail. The house IN which
Foger boarded was searched, and suit
Of clothes belonging to HIM, covered
with mud, not yet dry, and pair of
boots with one heel off, were found.
The heel picked up at the scene OF the
murder was tiled Oh the boot, ard fitted
exactly. Fogler took his arrest quiIe
coolly, until he ascerlained the almost
conclusive evidence against him, when
he sent Tor Sheriff Smith, and, IN the
presence OF two witnesses, made the fol
loving u.. .....
. NFEssioN
On Tuesday evening, the 4th inst,
about six o'clock. lef, town and went
to Hon. WIN. Montgemerys farm aud
met his son, "Babe," whose name is
Wiliam We then started in company
for Mr. Dinsmorcs, and upon arriving
there tound the family at worship aud
did not 20 in. After waiting few min,
ues | knocked at the door and Mr..
Dlnsmore asked who was there. ! told
him Mr. Nlillers family was very sick
and wantedsome of them to come down
and go for the Doctor Mr., ID then
opened the door, and / told HIM that /
would like if some Of the boys would 90
down there, He said must be mis-
taken, as he had no boys, and asked me
il | was MT hunting Mr.. Slemmens, l