Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-08
ASSASSINATION IN BALTIMORE.
Mysterious Murder Of Physician.
Nathan and Burdell Tragedies Parallelsd

Baltimore was shocked early on Saturday
night, by one of the most horrible and mysterious
murders ever perpetrdted in the United States,
and one that will stand in the annals of crime
with the Burdell and Nathan murders in New
YORK. The Gazette OF this morning has the fol-
lowing particulars OF the affair DIR. Merryman
Cole, aged about seventy one years, after taking
supper with his family at his residence, No. 1872
North Exeter street, left and went to his Office,
J.. M on Saturday. Hewas the owner of a num-
Der of small houses in that neighborhOOd, Oc-
cupied chiefly by negroes, and 1t was his
habit to require them to pay their rent weekly.
" He went TO his off ce for tie purpose of meet
ing his tenants and as it was usually kept closed
no one suspe cted anything wrong. About seven
O'Clock two men were seen to leave the Office
and close the door after them. but that was
usual on saturday evening and excited no atten-
ton, nor was 1T even noticed whether they were
black % white men. About a quarter past
posed for the purpose Of delivering some money
to the doctor, and when they entered noticed
that he was lying on the floor, thou III there was
no light in the office. They Immediately ran to
the house Of Dr. Cole, and informed his daugh-
ter Of what they had seen, and she ran to the
Office. AS soon as she entered and placed her
hand upon the tOdy she discovered that he had
been murdered, and was covered with blood.
Her shrieks In a few moments attracted num-
Der OF persons, among whom were Drs Broad
bent and Yeates. A light was procured, when
HORRIBLE SPECTACLE
vas presented. 1t was evident that DIR. Cole
had been sitting at table which stood imme
diatelv under the front window, and his account
book and some papers were Oh the table. The
body lay partially under the table, with the head
near the wall, on some old papers. The doctors
made an examination Of the body, and con-
cluded that he had been dead almost half an
hour. The entire head and face were horribly
mutilated. The upper jaw was fractured Just
under the nose. and the jaw crushed Just below
the left eye. The left orbit was also fractured,
ard there wasa large incised wound over the
left eye, and the right paEetal was crushed in.
On the back part of the head was q severe con-
fused wound, little to the right of the occipi-
tai, and there were four distinct wounds behind
the right ear, one OF which cut entirely through
the ear. In all there were nine confused an 4
four incised wounds. When found he was living
on his back, and around his head there was a
large pool OF blood, but none was found else
where in the room.
DIR. Spencer, assisted by DIR. Yeates, male a
pest norton examination, and discovered the
fracture above spoken Of. 1t was discovered in
the examination Of the body that the left pocket
of the pantalOOns OF the deceased was torn en-
tirely out, and only hung by asmall piece Of the
cloth.
HIS PoCKET-DooK WAS GONE,
hut 1T is supposed that ii did not contain much
money, as DR.. Cole was in the habit OF carving
money in all his pockets When the body was
removed from the post on i'm W hich il as found
i've dollars in fractional currency and five one
dollar rOtes were fourd under it, and twenty
five collars were found in a bag i'm the inside
breast pocket OF his coat. On tie table where he
evidently was sitting " hen he received the first
blow, was his account book. wing Open with a
receipt on it, and on the table an unfinished re-
celpt, drawn In favor OF a man named Hender-
son. With what sort OF instrume mt he was muir
dered no one can tell, though the only single one
that is likely to both contu seS and incised
wounds If hammer such as is used for breaking
the shells Of oysters preparatory to opening
On Saturday night two negroes named Jere-
niah Hyland and Thomas Garretson were
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION,
but nothing could be found to impiicate either
OF the IN. GarrettsOn was armed with knife
with blade more than q foot long, besides which
ne had an iron safe KEY and bunch Of small
OF bv Hyland but when they met he said 1t was
another man ma med Thomas Hyand. Through
out the whole or Saturday night and yesterday
at work to got some clue to the murderer but
up to late hour last night all their efforts had
failed. Within the past ten days . number of
the penitentiary. That part Of Exeter street in
which the murder was committed Is unusually
very quiet, but on Saturday evenings all the
to the Beaf market, and not minute tes eisuoes
nom O'Clock until O'Clock ct night that some
one does not pass the ONCE, which Is . small
I H structure immediately on the street.
derer.
DR.. Merryman Cole. the victim, had for m.nv
years lived in that locality, and his tall and erect
Office. He was rather taciturn in his old aee.
but In earlier life was an ardent democrafic
peIitician, ana generally held In high esteem by
those who knew him. Mayor Fansant hSs
offered . reward Of Eve hundred dollars for the
discovery, arrest and conviction Of the murderer
or murdererr.
FRIGhrrUL AcCIDRxr.-On Wednesday Last.
as the northward- bound passenger train On the
Aiexandrta and Manassas railroad, was rourd-
Ing curve near what Is known a. the bluff
some 80 miles from Manassas and between
Broadway and Timberville an old woman en-
deayored TO CT oss the track some forty or fiffy
yards ahead Of the engine. but slipped and feii
her elf, the enL ine struck and passed over her
cutting on ono OF her limbs at the knee and ter,
ribly mutilating the other. Her name Il Is said
was Pekir AID she was still living 1t the time
me tram left there, though bnt little hope Is en-