The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-06-24
LOCAL CORRESpONDENcE

AOC-dA CO4LH hoIONDEN CE.
LETTER FROM wILMoRE-THz GREAT HOMICIDE
| CAsE-MURDER OF MR.. GEORGE sETrLEMoYER
ARREST OF -FOUR SUPPOSED PARTICIPANTS
| IN THE HoMICIDE-wHo TREY ARE, WHAT
! THEY ARE, AND ALL ABOUT THEM-FULL
PARTICULARS OF THE MELANCHOLY AFFAIR,
&C., &C.
WILMoRE, June 21, 1869.
To the Editors of The AHeghdnidn
My first duty as correspondent is a
very melancholy one, and one that [
can hardly command myself to relate A
| fragrant outrage has been committed upon
the peace of our community violent
murder has been committed in our midst :;
family circle has been broken up by the
head thereof being stricken down upon
the threshold of his own peaceful domicil
and under circumstances SO inhuman and
brutal that there remain no palliating cir
cumstances for the perpetrators of The
deed
viii endeavor to give you brief sum-
mary of the facts of the case, and as cor
rectly as [ have been able to gather them.
On the 10Th day of thie month, jacob
Settlemoyer, an industrious, inofensive
citizen Of Summerhill township, had, as Is
customary in the country, party of men
assisting him to peal bark on his l-tle
farm. In the evening, he gave his con-
sent that they should have a dance in Las
house The company accordingly enjoyed
themselves in that pastime till about nine
or ten O'Clock, when a party of some light
or ten young men, from what is termed
the 'south side Of the Conemaugh," net
of the neighborhood of Settlemoyer's, and
not belonging to the pealing party, came
to the house. They were all more or less
intoxicated They soon became engaged
IN fight with those at the party. Set
tlemoyer endeavored to quell the distur-
bance by commanding the peace, and was
standing at the time, understand. on the
threshold OF his house, when he was VIC
lently struck in the abdomen with piece
of board q plank about five feet long and
seven inches wide. The blow caused a
rupture Of the intestines, which discharg-
ed their contents into the cavity of the
bowels, causing inflammation, from the
effects Of which he died thirty two hours
afterward
The blow that caused the death of Mr..
Settlemoyer is supposed to have been in
1Icted by a notorious character~named Ed
ward a. Burk. Three other parties con-
cerned in the homicide, namely, Paredas
McGough, James Keating, and Lewis Del
ahunt, along with Burk, have been arrest
ed and are NOW in the Ebonsburg jail.
Other arrests are likely to follow.
DIR. a. Chestnutwood and DIR. Kreiss |
held post n3ortem examination of the body |
on the 18th. 1t was conducted with great
professional skill The verdict was as
hercinbefore stated
The remains of the deceased were fol- |
lowed TO their final resting place, in the
Catholic cemetery Of this place, on Friday
last, by very large concourse of sorrow
ing friends and neighbors Peace to his
ashes But who shall stand between his
bereaved widow and fatherless little ones
and cold, forgetfuf world. =?
Mr., Settlemoyer was aged about SO
years. He was good citizen, and was
respected by all who knew him.
Our District Attorney, Mr.. Tierney.
used every effort in his power to bring the
to justice. He stayed here for
considerable length of time, and lent all
us energies TO the disagreeable task OF
lunting down those charged with the com
mission Of a terrible crime.
You will hear from me again.
Yours, &c, FAIR Play.