The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-06
TIE ssuPPExsBrRG (Pi.) MURDER.
Full Particulars Of the Atrocity-Arrest and
Confession of the Murderer.


Confession Of the Murderer.
lshppensourg, Pa, tJan. ~ correspondence OF tho
Harrisburg state Guardl
An atrocions and most brutal murder was COM
day afternoon last, on the farm Of Mr.. William
Means, near the South Mountain. Il appears that
Adam Titus. the murderer, and Henry stem, or
Stamn tue murdered man. went about one-half mile
from the place they were staying into the mountain
20 cut some fire WOOD, on Wednesday afternoon last
According TO Titus confession ne cut one small tree
when some words passed between them about Titus,
wife when he struck him with tho pole Of the axe
on the forehead and feIed him 70 the ground after
which nc struck him with the bit, or sharp end OF
the axe, almost entirely severing his head
from his body. The cause he assigned for CON-
It is generally believed L was for The money Inc nur.
dered man had In his possession. The murderer,
Titus goes on 20 say that he committed the deed on
Wednesday afternoon, between two and three o'clock
and left him where he killed him. When he returned
Mrs. Frey his mother-in-lAw asked him where Henry
was and he replied that he went 70 town. On Thurs
day Titus and wife came 10 ShippensDurg and made
purchase OF goods 70 the amount OF some thirty TO
thirty-nve dollars. On Friday morning, between
house on hs mother Inaw ana started in the dlrec
ton where he mad murdered stem. Mrs. Frey, sus-
pecng he had made away with stem, followed after
neighbor and borrowed pick; while there Mrs.
Frey discovered blood the ground, when she started
for home. Titus returned and dug hole about one
foot deep, and, a. he says then stripped the muir.
dered man OF all his clothing except an undersnirf
placed the body In the grave folded his hands across
hit Dfth5t AM tutu Ai.ssu aiiIiHn ne was
his best frendl threw ground enough on him 10
cover the body and placed leaves on top: then
secrctei the cotnes from twenty 70 sixty feet IN df
ferent directions rom the body. Titus returned TO
Mrs. freys house and immediately started for ship
pensburg, when Mrs. Frey gave the alarm TO Mr..
Means, who len Immediately for Shippensburg and
arrived just In time % arrest the murderer before
the departure Of the train east which IL was
supposed hs had Intended 90 take, no hav.
Ing travelling bag 10 hts possesaon. II
caused great excitement, and many persons,
a. soon a. they heard Of IT, started In the direction
Of where the murder was committed, to search for
the body: After beng shown by MIs Frey where
the blood was seen on the snow, IL did not take long
20 discover where be had the body buried. Tbcy
disnterred IL when the most horrible and slckenlng
siens presented Itself, the body frozen sin
and the head falling back 20 one nde,
being only attached to tho body BY the
nesh OF the back part Of the neck Jury Of inquest
was then held and decided upon the facts OF the case
o. stated, that he came TO bis death by wounds In
cted with an axe In The hands OF Iitua'' The body
was then brought 10 this place and placed In I've Coun
ell suse The prisoner taken from the lo <up 10
controls 1.-The body o. the murdered man. lie