, 1869-03-29

4 MAN Found Gagged, hound md
Shot.
PHnApE1r1a, March q
n yonnE man named Joseph ". smith. aged .
1t he southwest corner Of sixth street anu Glrart
ayenue, Philadelphia The appearance Of the hodF
Indicated that horrible trasedy bad been enacts.i
Smith was janitoE Ct tic ball md haa oScaplcd tue
yeals be has been subject TO cpi!ep:ss n,s
lfi k{sesy 'as hods 81 % a0: sone. snes he
boarded, and told her that he would return at :
seven O'clock arrived aad Smith alad 20: reached
thought that he had lately been takea With another
1T. She ~nlt4sl so1ne time lonSe1 md then went
to the hall It was then about y O'Clock and tac
buii was not lighted. Mis-. Jones stepped THO tho
drug rtose OF joseph Shoemaker, At the corner Of
S,r,h street and GisaTd avenue and asked Ar
Shoemaker II be ha,! seen ANYTHING 0! Smith He
then sent one el bis ctunlpyea4 Young nun named
George Hamilton, up into the hall 70 ascertain Il
Smith was there The door leading INTO the ante
room-thc apartment used BY Smith for sleeping
key WAS on The inside. The d1awc1s
and trunks were open hut the contents did not
eeem to na been DISTURBED mose e. than , ss1a gaaai
smith lying upon q box. dead- The body vas IT,
Ing on The left side, with tho head hanging oser
win . Tope The hands were also lied Over his
mouth sud extending around the neck was hand
! lcrch!et. Over the handkerchief was sash,
AoNsN
=! and then twis.etl three tines at The back OF the
! neck. In the right temple vas a pistoEshot
] wound, and by the side Of the deceascd,
| and close to his right hand, was Sharper
| pistol with three taTela loaded md one
haHcl empty: In The pockets Of the deceased s
| were found his watch and several dolafa
4 i-o1 generally rscd for taking tickets WAS found
! ln the ante-roou1, and under It was an envelope
| containing $45a. A deak near the body vas over
turned Hamilton, the drug clcrS. states shat n
heard pistol-shot . little after O'CLOCK. "a ~
afternoon and Immediately. at1crWald somethtnt
| heavy fall In the room over head, but as lcnchc'
arr frequently overturned, he ra!d no intention t
the noise. / c4rd found IN the pocket OF the de
| ceased contained the name o1 gentleman cen
nected with the Water Department This gentle
morning, paid hisn for II, and vas 70 "a
al O'Clock and reached the nal
about { he rang the he'll, hut could get no r.
t sponse; he then tried The door ana toana !. nn i
| disorder. The TN box mentioned In ING ufs
i despatch waa lying On the door. He then locke
/ AROUND the large room. but saT nobody, aha tlpo
| observing his hunssEc hanging upon the wall, TOO
and was 20 covered, that it would scarcely te see
by a person who e.anced hastily around the roo1
ID he twilight. The theory Of the otnciA Is tha
] Smith waa fouly murdered By parties WI
| sent him down to \Fo1s's store TO get change 10
the Is note. 1t Is supposed that they seize! him
struck him with bl1Gk-Jack, which rendered hi
ins<naihle. and then tied him to keep hin to fee
him from interfering with them while they seafche
hlA clothing When examining bis clcthfnI N
pistol was probably found, and Vas used 70 = :;
him when it Was discovered that be had not real
died from the previous tloWA The morc the Y
| Yest1gatiun Is pursued, however, tho deeper II
| mystery becomes