New-York tribune., 1867-08-30
THE SCAFFOLD.

d.t,ia George W WinnemOre was oNech0'u I"l 'i' i'
der Of Mrs DoTcas MagiltOn. The incN l"c' o' n'n
h,s hanged foI murder s by no means 80 rare III n7
-, ,,at u sbonId necessarily excite any special at
,ertion hat In tins more than usnal interest ~"
80 ~ tho event from the singular circumstances
.ht,b attended the comm Of the crime ana he i0
erliar mental and moral condition OF the criminal.
The circumstances Of the crime Will probably DC Ic'"i
tc,,0 nv many Of our readers on the 25th day oi Al
last an AGED woman who resided Will her husband ' nc
southern part Cf Philadelphia was fouhd ln"I"'''. ~
her own house Her husband, short llh'' peo''' i''
gone oui on some trihmg Grand lea wing LIS wiz
H. tRc Rtchcn. Returning aier an hou ""'."' Nv
found thc door hooked on TIE inside G HnC'hyn d oi
sdinss,cu a4d presently che man Nlhl more, uIeHvu
~ most culinary item of intelligence, remarked
"somebody has been here ana Ia4, 1,ieH brEar1 EU1
into the kitchen, and there beside hSr 3VeLtnIoSh
L"T ssu fractured ana her throat cur from ear to
ear small haumcr,v with winch the hft attack hSu ell-
strnIcut ~ death missing The hoTr ted hshant NJ
nH,C accused WiuutmOIc ~ Utt oluC luJ ue u'i"iH'
sayng Il cane iu and found her 60 "RnGmose I'm s nam @
started to fetch Mrs MagItons daushte VINO v'6 noai
tut before he lad gone many Stops rom ON ,u "oO o wa"
oi the law Ih'y no" ssl aDoHt aseeltanDs M f Fs
told. lie belonged 20 rospectablc family About bi-
teen wears AGO his father, Pnlp Winemore. held the
Iosit0usf III IA Constable OF Philadelphia for some time
early DAYS i'm ideueSs something worse 'and all Tie
echCoIng ho received did not extend tmoHs9 slnGe
yw,mt a,n,., tbyncI tbc world TO use Ills own words
& ,t r." fl home ana ou ms lastrcturn he
sdcred his treatment unhud that he again eit uetl
simv amy sd for some c Was engaged in service ON The
plans In the latter part oi N'fi iYS i, m ~ IN tLe
claicod the army. and soon iG"H" @,i'i nuns ~ ~ r lie
tIty again lie took lodgings 40 cE.up no4 .H,Pt ~!
enc Mcncck iis means soon In SU i 1' of his aeon
Iu.ted hoardliL Finally. on jhe ~! 90 Apil, NIIe-
little longer lie was tod mat pe could remain main mat .
Cd. -lIl fp Y
Ittt,d the following day TO see brother rom ".on
Ne could obtain some money Nlhnchote 19U AZ tvm Sui
lmc 40 The house more than two weeks at Ihs t' ana
until within few days previous he Aau p"4" 4V' Ills
MS Maefitor the victim was profound spiritualst.
NIhuomoie was also devoted believer IN the same
myst,cs and this had been the origin 9t Their mt ae-
them. Wuuemore was 10 tho h"Nt oi ifeIuoh,y tlsI- VISIT
Hc al her much So. u iact that lie came 10 De
regarded almost Of the family, and Mrs Maston
treated him like SON than as mere stranger II
appears, however that Their relations We're sohWnI
disturbed by The spirits Mrs. Magilton pretended 10
iic producei were about 2oO u number and were said
ny her 20 represent diseases ana certain pants Mlneh
souutsllc influence over Winncmore, which he himself
':t Frt tRcy made me sddder ard cold chis ran all
through me. felt as though could SET dp ana ieIt
ycry strange ana wild At times wold leave her house
o. account of Them and sometimes Woud leave otheI
could 20 into house where they were and not feel their
influence until looked at them. Al othCF umes thG
thought of them would make lAt 4tt! n.' bl
roud ten tiat they were in the house without sSehS S
and felt a. though could hn9'k men 1"Sn & I;
.cous az the time, hut cohld not cohtlW NY lcelust
especially when TWO certain persons were present Ihcse
two persons we're az great many circles a. MiS, M"E &
Souse Vhr', knew there were some OF tie pic
inr"s f0 dd not see them but knew they
were in the There was thIee-c0ueIed
stand nlod with little relies in the room, and iclt
Ike -kickug il to pieces. / left the house ON this
account" But this appears 70 have been the only cause
Of disturbance between them, IN other respects they
been in perfect harmony even as far as the
sprts were concerned Mrs AafIito- Dei.ei was sole
what peculiar She pioiesed 10 De u3eI te GOhl0i OF
legion OF curious spirits, whom she styled Arabs and CHI
nCsc. Wnen she and WmnemOre were sitting in room
together the latter says that he could see millions OF them
s soon as Mrs. Ma gtOn commenced to talk about them
called them Arabs aud Chinese but they did not look like
% Eor e any ct men @ an HSI nave Ny ever bsS SSiI
fs T%ae % TO G9S ep sPRg e iRE RE aSsS bsS ; @ Wore SShe Sh
srts and blue oreeches They had at their side large
tShnetdrs oou three ieet ong when were curved ke
Cheosemife. They carried long spears in their hands,
Thus much ascertned of the history and relations
COMMISSION oi the crime Alter the arrest OF WnnemoIe
The proofs against mm accumulated rapidly In vault at
Tie home at which Wnneinore had been boarding swoe
murder, tlat razor had been loaned to HIM by Winnie
Ti16a il 10y the pecUlarites OF ITS constiuc-
non Oh tne Gay Previous to he, murder & En9emPie ore
bad ~ moncy, Qa searching e'm lA4.a!StE hisgl @ @%s
Rii6st stin 6fm%peg was found in his pockets 80"
IrHcFa part II wlcl consisted OF s. bills. On the
>sva " bills but on examining her pocket book after her
death, only 10 cents was found nit Wnnemore himself
Wn questioned in regard 10 his presence in the house,
steadily denied all knowledge OF the murder He said
so t Went feedns Go f n9s GE 5s to m KNOCK d nd E
The door open ne walked in and found the body in the
back and locked the front door, order to search the
house undsturbed iQ ascertain Il he puldercr was stl
on the pVenises While engaged III the search he heard
Nj. Mag0ns knock, and Immediately admitted him
explanation Of course not satisfactory, and he
was held in custody The excitement occasoned by the
murder very great, and there was a demand for
verdict implicat.ng WInnemore On the fourth day
him by the Grand Jury aud on the third day OF May he
was placed trial Counsel were assigned him, who
labored most steuuOusly ahd sAluuIy IN AIs deieISe
Much difficulty was experienced IN obtaining jury, two
ported TO furnish the necessary y men.
The trial peculiar one. The CommOnwealths
,ier IanDcne ;aIou9 dnrig b,S votb epilTed tbe army
during the A. the close Of the struggle, he had
hsted in the regular army and at the time OF the murder
oeved his discharge on account Of disability A few
weeks before the murder he had made the acquaintance
frequently circles where both protease1 10 com
4puge With spirits while In a TRANCE This in
tmaey continued down 10 INC day Of the
murder, MIS- MagltOn alW%ys displaying
InOtherly affection Tor WiDnenore, and ON several
he had called - the house the morning about
o'clock bot left soon after Mr. Masilton came IN He
was t'ht seen at 2ocOck standing on Ie s'es oI the
lorse though waiting 10 be admitted but those who
thus him had their attention drawn away for second.
and did not see him aCt CtuaHy enter IT, AZ O'Clock Mn
Nagilton returned and found him IN the house, ana
Tie fact that tie instrument with which the throat
cut uOt IA the house led 10 search,
aud the result that the pr.yy well
found a razor aitcrward identified Is owned by
NinnenOre and loaned few days before to his board
inghOusekeeper hut returned 10 him 10y that gentleman
Upon searching WunemOre there found apparently
secreted in a vest pocket, two twodOiar bills which
subsequently partially identified by the relatives ~
Mrs. MagOn similar 10 two bills Of the same deuOui-
inaton given 10 Mrs. Mdg,ou the day before the muI
der. As a motive for the murder, the Commonwealth
proved that Wnmeiuole had no money he had been I'M
pOTtuned pay his board, aud after delaying the pay
uent, hal promised the day before tire murder 10 pay