The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-30

which statement was corroborated by an old
tolgate- Keeper in the vicinity; but he, too, could
he stated that they were conversing, he could
not tell q word they said.
The Discovery.
The manner in which the criminals were
discovered was little remarkable. Many had
supposed that the murder had been committed
out OF revenge, as Mr. smith, H9g9Gish gish ems bls
cart drivers, and the latter were then on
strike, and detectives We're very busy . aulOnS oS
them attempting to ferret out the mystery; ana
no one supposed, even for a moment, that the
perpetrators of the deed were not clIlzens ol
Cncnatti But discovery came both suddenly
In Covington, Kentucky, there was shrewd
young thief named Sam Case; and Marshal
Thompson, of that city, suspected that he knew
something about a larceny then recently COM
mitted, and that officer determined, II possible,
to use hlm 10 work the matter up, and for this
purpose the two had frequent communications,
which fact was seen by Goetz, who suspected
that Case was revealing the secrets OF the MUIR
der, and accordingly ne dropped such express
sions relative to 1t as led to the arrest of him-
self Case, and Aulgus, who, on the following
day, were all transferred to the Ninth Street
Police Station, in this city, where each was
locked up in n separate room and cells, so that
neither could ascertain what communicate
passed between his companions and the officers
who had them in charge.
At first they were all sullen; but they speedily
became communicative, each one being de-
sirous of becoming witness in behalf OF the
State, provided he himself could secure par
don, No promises were held out to them, but
In their anxiety to save themselves at the ex-
nee confession, which was taken dewn in
short hand, and the three were then compared,
and found to agree In the minutest particulars
though up to that time there mad been no COM
municatlon between them since their arrest
and each was ignorant Of what the Others mad
said,
They Confess.
The first to make full confession was the
youth Case, his statement being in substance
as follows:-
81 met Goetz and after conversing on other subjects
we went from COVlugtOu to CINCINNATI ana uJ Jnat
place made arrangements TO buy pistol and bought
horse but refused, the danger was too great in
proportion TO the profits ana we then rttnrned 70
Cincinnati where we had three drinks. CAleck'
PoNDBNT OF TELEGRAPi.l George said to Aleck-
If you want to join with US as you can do it. Aleck
and I'm in debt twenty dollars; don't care any
thing for my % fecop S9 VIII hHye to take % the e
room right across the road from the Burnett
to get beer while he was gone; Aleck called for two
glasses and George went out to buy snother pistol
hour, till he came back: he said he could get
boxes Of cartridges; guess he got some of them in
COvington, George Dad all the money, and bought
don'i know which way We went, but We walked. We
took a drink near the B,ghton house George and
pair OF stairs into room and got something TO eat
we had some Bologna Iusages and cheese, and some
bread, aud some beer, sarsaparilla drank
the sarsaparilla, George handed out five dollar bill
inquired about the bus, but that was an excuse: We
didn't intend to 60 IN any 'bns We had another drink
and we got two or three boxes Of matches in big
brick house, ON the corner of the alley George said
pike. We went on out until we came to the bridge
Aleck said This is good place. We had better stop
make much noise-it docs not matter who.' Istopped
in a white frame house to get drink of water;
basket, 1 don't Know which; when this man came
6oy 60y ws & sE n ns MAN m hs
knee it was asinall grey horse and an open buggy,
Thought Aec Was atad AIecS ran up after aWhe
asd ssa wS was s % soo n me S sa No
It is too early. The boy now about two hundred
george sad S ths HsHiS Se
nay man had passed us. His wagon was empty.
thought had the price OF his load of hay with him.
ride, and that should hold the reins While thew
knocked him IN the head and took what ne had. But
s sd T20@ 2o GG o &E p G%Psa % nP %
caught the rse' mo man said, What WI t. are you
SSSRVaTS over mSan any, TRe maq replied didn't think
were near George had hold @ Of m the horses T head
saId sad Ssh% shat s'N he had no money and com;
YHGs0 When he saw our pistols he said he didn't
dn for any such things as those; Aeck S and
three times; George still held the horse fired at the
buggy George ran and said, Run sam here they
come from the houses; haloed to Aleck TO come; he
S back till we got the top Of the hiil; hid two
boxes of cartridges under the rock put Tesh ioads
pistoi. Ia @i P'''o' III '"'' We ''''' '''''' " DUO
The trio then fled over the hills, and when
out of danger Goetz made mis- comrades swear
before Heaven that they would stick by him.
They then dispersed and went home.
Confederation.
The statements ofthe others are so nearly iden-
tical with this that they need not be given. AS
soon as Cases confession was placed in the
hands of the Chief of Police, he directed the of-
GERS to follow the route Indicated, and stop at
all the coffee houses, and ascertain II the pro-
prietors remembered the men; and, fortunately
most of them did. The publication of young
Keller's statement in the Daily Times of the
| afternoon following the murder had recalled to
| their minds their three mysterious visitors,
| and they had recalled all the circumstances
connected with them. To test the matter, the
| prisoners were placed among others, and the
parties requested to point them out, which in
every instance they did, thereby completely
| corroboratipg the confession made, and form
| ing q chain of circumstances which no Lechnl-
| cal pleader could ever hope to break.
History of the Culprits.
The Oldest of the trio, and perhaps the lead
| ing is George Goetz or ID. Gates, as he calls
| himself. He is in his twenty-third year, and
| was born in port of the possessions OF France
| along the Rhine, and came to this country when
| a Youth. He speaks German, French, and
| English fuently, and is man OF quick percep-
| uons, though his face indicates an almost
| entire absence of all the moral faculties: In
| 1851 he volunteered in Captain Fitzpatrick s
| battalion OF "Highland Guards 18th OHIO Regi-
| ment and served with credit for four years,
| not leaving the service till after the fall OF
| Savannah, when he was honorably discharged,
| and he now has extra bounty due him, which
| he is anxious shall 20 TO his mother, though
| he does not obtain 1t before his death his SIS
tiers will be his heirs. A circumstances whicn
has given him no little uneasiness, and caused
MIN 10 have special effort made in the matter,
! as his mother, he says, is needy, and whether
! or not il will reach here before he Is no more,
! have no means OF onjecturlng.
! After his return from the army, he worked
| both in this city and Covington as a machinist,