The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06
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Dratal Dlkder In schuy1klln
County.
A story ob blood aud hosros Gomez
to us from Washington township,
which for fieldish brutality the Grim
iual calendar II 5chuylkiIl county pre-
scnts no par3el. Although there is
no eye witn(s to rscits tho facts Is
they occurrf, the mutilatcd bodies
of the vic,ibs and surroundings Of
the scene Of 10 bloody tragedy tell
horrible talo {hicb 20 pencil can de-
scribe. Tho particulars Of tho affair |
arc clothed inhystery, If not scalod 10
the death Of 10 man aud deranged aad
dying woman yet there are evidences
Of foul play Witten all around the
spot that are rs ,lain 10 tho eye AMI
easy to he fatholed as if there were n
dozen living Witnesses TO the scene.
The scene Of be tragedy is farm
house situated bout three quarters
Of mile from White Horse station, on
the line Of the schuylkill aud Susque-
hanna railroad, nd in close proximity
to Browns mill. Tho victims were
John Kreamer nd his wife, who in
company with hc mother Of MIS-,
Kreamer, lady about ninety years Of
age, occupied tie house. Yesterday
morning ono Of Mr.. Krcamer's sons
started to go upa private lano used
by the farmeE, aud when within about
two hundred yards Of the house was
startled and bouifsd to fnd q murder
ed man lying by the roadside, and was
not long in discovering it to be his
father He then proceeded to the
house to inquire further into the mat
tor, and there found his mother COW
cred with blood and in an inssnsible
condition. The alarm was given, and
the neighbors from all directions has
tened 10 the scene Of tho tragedy. A
thorough investigation and examiua.
tion OF the premises was made, and
they were not long in discovering that
the house had been visited by robbers,
as tracks were discovered about the
house ani down the lane, which had
been made evidently early Sunday
evening before the ground had COM
menced to freeze.
The suppositiou is that th, robbers
went to the house early 10 the evening,
berore the inmates hal retired, and
demanded money Of Mr.. Kreauer, aud
instead of 0isgorglng o he ran out Of the
house aud started for q ueishboring
house for help; that tho men followed
and murdered him in tho lane and
then returned to the house, beat Mrs
kreamer and secured what money they
could lind. The fact Of the murdered
man having the back of bis head brok
en- in and large club, with which the
fatal blow was struck, lying in clos,
proximity 10 whore his body was found
would lead to this conclusion. III.
skull aud shoulders were terribly mu
tilated, and the "bludgeon" with which
it was doue was covered with blood.
Tho old lady says she heard littlC
noise in the house, but thought moth
ing Of it. She is very old and foeble
aud unable to get out of her room with
out help, and, therefore, knew nothing
Of what had occurred until after tn,
neighbors had made the discovery.
1t is said that Mr.. krcamer ha.
male bargain for soue property il
the ncighborhood and was to hav,
made survey and payment on thc
same yesterday, and it is believed tha
the robbers, whoever they we're, knew
this, and though: he had considerable
amount Of moaey in tho house, which
they could SECURE. How much ho hat
is not definitely known, but some OF tn,
ncighbors think it was between thre,
and four thousand dollars which they
secured.
Tho club with which tho murde
was committed was Of oak, about thre,
feet long aud about an inch aud a.hal
10 diameter, carefully shaved off tha
tho hand could grasp it securely. Thi
is 10 the hands of the authorities, aus
there is no evidence of any other weop
on having been used.
The drawers 10 tho differest parts 0
the house were all ransackei, and
they contained any valuable, they wer
carried away.
An inquest was held upon tho bod,
by Deputy Coroner Seidcl yesterda,
forenoon and a verdict rendered il
accordance with the circumstance
above related.
In the bottom of an old-fsshionct
corner clock vas found secretea yes
teraay ABOUT fivo hundred dollars II
gold, belonging to Mr.. Kreamcr, no
found by the robbers, which wa
brought to Pottsville and placed in tn
Miners bank on special deposit.
AT last accounts Mrs. Kreamsr wa
10 a critical condition, and there wct
no hopes Of her recovery.
The perpetrators Of this heiuou
crime arc still at large, aud it is to b
hoped that every effort will be mad
TO ferret them out that justice may b
meeted out uusparingly to them.
LATER.
Joseph Brown and Isaac Humme'
both young men, were arrested yes
terlav IN suapicion nf murI grin