The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-04

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VERDICT OF THE coRosKR's JURY.
RroHMoND, VA, Now a5.--The jury of
inquest in the case of Mr., Pollard rendered
q yerd let this morning that he came to his
death at the hands of some person un-
known. Z i,sssssl .1e,. III, EsB
Terrtbie Murder TIA FhttadtE-
a. phta.
Through the kindness of Mr. Brosius,
telegraph operator of this place. we have
been furnished with copies Of the Philadel-
phia Inquirer, containing detailed accounts
of the horrible murder which took place on
Sunday evening, the 22d of November, in
the city of "Brotherly Love" The whoIeac-
count ismuch too long for our space, andwc
therefore give the abridged account of the
Inquir~, together with the testimony of two
or three Of the most important witnesses,
the rest being merely corroborative: TX
From earlymorning yesterday, until long
after the shades of night fell, motley
crowd of men, women and children as
sembled in the vicinity of Tenth and Pine
streets, and grati6ed morbid taste by feast
ing their eyes on thebuilding at N. e. cor
ner of Tenth and Pine streets, where Mrs
M. e, Hill was brutally murdered on Sun
day night last, full and comprehensive
account of which appeared in yesterdays
Inquirer. The main point of attraction
to the crowd that gathered, was at spot
on Pine street, just below Tenth, from
which could be obtained view of the To-
cality in the garden attached to the house
where the body of the unfortunate victim
was first discovered, and where large clot
of blood still remained, and will be until
ordered to be removed by the Coroner
The murder of Mrs. Hill is one of the
most brutal and. startling on record, and
but little else was, thought Of or talked of
yesterday throughout the length and
breadth of the CITY,. Thewealth and social
position of the parties connected with the
tragedy the fact that it occurred in one of
the most respectable neighborhoods of the
city, and ON a quiet Sunday evening; the
brutal character of theassault and concomi-
tant circumstances invest it with peculiar
interest, scarcely inferior to any deliberate
murder that ever took place in the "City of
Brotherly Love" 1t is we'll settled be-
lief that money was at the bottom of the
dastardly act, and the grounds of that be-
lief will be found by perusing the following
additional circumstances connected with
tho murder -
- THEORY or THE MURDER. -
An investigation into the surroundings
of the sad occurrence leaves little room to
doubt that Mrs. Hill came to her death in
n;c;on i ,a3n.sd stror CIV ',t ith !. ~
son in law Gsorae 81 8 Tw;,ohel III T. s ~ tha
nv, :. i.0ei ~ 'l11S 1s .he
r Ths dscsssed ~, va s0y 1r;r, =, ~ 81,
her left side. evidently asleep lor head, reet.
ing on the upper end Of tbe pillbw. Her
murderer was sitting on the rocking chair
smoking a segar, which is evinced by the
presence of ashes on the window sill He
raised the deadly weapon, "a poker which
was found in the room, covered with blood
and hair), and with tremendous force drove
the tongue end into her right temple, ca,ls-
ing wound one and a half BY two inches.
Into this orifce, YESTERDAY morning. thecx-
amining surgeon put two fingers their entire
length. Then, it was that the blood spat-
tered all around, not only marking the SIR
roundings but also staining the ciothing of
the murderer. The victim awoke but for
an instant, and, rolling around on her face,
the blows were piled thick and fast on the
back Of the head. 1t was at this. time that.
the servant rang the bell. and the length 81,
time she was waiting at the door Shows
that the murderer was ronplussetl AZ to
what should be done with the BODY. Z. fter
cogitatingb for q time. he Concluded III
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