The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-06

III Jhe scuthe which now ensued Fogler
again got possession of the pistol, while the
sther rushed, knife in hand, upon the defense
less man. Now with mighty effort they
wrestle The victim grasps the keen blade in
ms hand, but it is wrenched from his grasp,
and they separate. In a moment the report of
pistol goes echoing through the house,
quickly followed by another. The deed is
done.
The reports lof the pistol awakened all to
true sense of the transpiTing circumstances.
Mr.. DinsmOre staggers into the hall and falls
saying, 81 am shot Obi why should this be
dOneY have injured no man." The villains,
becoming alarmed, flee from the house, leaving
the distracted family alone with the dying
father.
The fray occupied less time than it has
taken me to write it, but the deed was, never
theless etfectually done. Mr.. Dinsmore,
who had tainted recovered in few minutes
and rising, staggered to a trundle bed in the
room, where he fell down, exhausted from the
loss OF blood, and expressing the greatest
Wonderment that any man should have so
much spite against him as to endeavor to
take his life. Soon after he again fainted
and 1t was not until then that the family be-
came acquainted with the serious hurts he
had received in the melee. The children were
sent out to alarm the neighbors and procure
assistance; but before the arrival of anybody
the unfortunate man had ceased to breathe.
THE DAY AFTER THE MURDER.
The day following the murder was one of
the greatest excitement. The news flew, seem
ngly on the wind, to every portion of the
county and the surrounding towns and cities
lhe County Court was sitting in Washington
at the time, and Judge Atcheson, President
Judge, in speech in the courtroom, urged
the County Comm mssioners to offer a heavy
reward for the apprehension of the dastards
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was followed by the Hon. William Montgomery,
who spoke of the heinous crime as one un-
pa1alleled in this section, and urged the officers
to quick action. may here say that he little
thought, at that time, that his own son would
prove to be one of the men whose person he
was so anxious to secure. But so it was.
thousand dollars reward for the capture
OF the perpetrators of the crime was offered by
the Commissioners The Sheriff was early
upon the ground, and the place was literally
besieged by throngs of curious visitors from
the surrounding country. Every mark about
the premises was minutely inspected and the
heel of a mans boot was picked up, and trea-
sured by the officials until such times as the
boot to which it belonged could be found.
THE ARREST.
In the town of Washington the young man
TogleT resided. He hired out as a laborer,
and among those who kneW him was regarded
az !. mssolute ana desperate character. On
tSs morning Of the day on which the murder
took place, he was heard to remark that he
had more desperate business on hand, and in
company with young Montgomery had pur-
chased some cartridges for a Colts navy re-
volver. These facts, together with other cir
cumstances, lead Sheriff Smith to make a
search of Fogler's boarding house. The search
resulted in the finding of heelless boot in the
loft, which the heel picked up in the yard of
Mr.. Dinsmore fitted exactly. pair of pants
were also found, which were quite wet and
muddy. Fogler was not in the house at the
time, but was sitting at Montgomery's store,
in company with young Montgomery and
others, chatting about the murder, and specu-
latng upon the chances of any one getting the
reward. While testing about his own ability
to ferret out and arrest the guilty parties, the
Sheriff walked in, and Fogler himself was taken
into custody and conveyed Immediately to
prison..
He was accused of the murder, but denied
that he knew anything concerning it. He eX
planned away the suspicious boot, ETC., by
stating that he had loaned them to party
who had lust returned them. He was left
alone for time, and search was made for his
accomplice. No one suspected young Mont
gOmery and it was not until later in the day,
when Fogler made confession, that the fact
that VIM. Montgomery, Jr., was concerned in
the bloody deed was believed or even sus-
pected. Search was at once made for young
Montgomery, and he was found at village a
few miles off, and taken into custody.
WHY THE MURDER WAS COMMITTED.
It appears that Mr.. Dinsmore was a man
who frequently had large sums of money
about him, and few weeks before the murder,
had been in town endeavoring to procure
change for $1,000 bill. This was known to
both Fogler and Montgomery, and on the day
of the murder they determined to rob him, and
laid their plans for the successful accomplish
ment of the deed. They proceeded during
the afternoon to place near the scene of the
murder, and there BACKED their faces and
awaited the coming of night How they sue
ceeded is already known to the reader.
THE TRIAL.
The trial of Fogler commenced on the 20th
of February. and was concluded on the 23d
AT the request of the District Attorney, the
cases were tried separately. The following
gentlemen appeared for the Commonwealth
| N. p. Fetterman, Esq, of Pittsburg, II. j.
| Vankirk, ESQ.,, and District Attorney Boyd
| Crumrine, ESQ. The following counsel ap-
reared for the prisoner:-J. R. Ruth, Esq,
and L. R. W. Little, Esq. The facts as have
stated substantially in the foregoing were
proven, and the jury returned verdict OF
| murder in the first degree. Through the trial
the court house was crowded to its greatest
capacity with people, and the prisoner main
tained a stolid indifference throughout, and as
! the verdict was rendered by the jury he never
moved muscle, or displayed the slightest
feeling.
The trial of Montgomery commenced on the
25th nit. II excited the deepest interest, both
ON account of the extreme youth OF the pri-