Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-07-23
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

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A MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
, Mutilation Of the Body-Deed In Contem
a platiOn Seven Months The Murderer
/ MisSing-Full particulars.
, On Saturday last, a rumor was preva
lent on our streets, that a foul murde
had been committed near Cochranville
in this county, and on Sunday morning
our reporter repaired to the scene ant
finds the circumstances as follows:
On Friday near IL o'clock, M. Mr.
Gamer p. Moore. of Penningtonville
was passing down the pike on his way
home from Cochranville, and when abou
l.! miles from that village. in piece o
woods on the farm of Jacob Bair, his at
tention was attracted by large flock Of
buzzards that appeared to fad special
a traction at spot about 40 yards on
the left hand or south side of the road
He moved into the woods and found
what he believed to be the body of a
man. buried about foot deep. with a
slight covering of earth, which had been
removed 50 as to leave part of the
breast exposed. He left matters as they
were and went to the residence of Sam
uel Rhodes, near Penningtonville, and
they together satisfied themselves that
it was human body, and then spread
the alarm People soon collected from
both Penningtonville and Cochranville.
among them Hugh Rambo, Esq. who
empanncled a jury consisting of George
Wilson, Abraham Ross. I'ezekiah Lin
ton, George Reese. John s. Pennock and
William Hastings.
The body was then exhumed and
found much decomposed and without the
arms and legs. All present. except those
at work. stepped away from the grave to
escape from the stencil, and one gentle
man in doing so stepped upon bunch of
pine bougbs about Is feet distant, that
appeared to have soft earth under, aud
exclaimed, "llere is something else.' y
and search disclosed the missing limbs.
The remains were then taken to Pen
ningtonvil'e and post mortem examina-
ton made by DIR. Bailey, who found that
the throat had been cut across the front !;
that there was one stab between the 4th
and 5Lh ribs one between the 9th and
10Th ribs on the right SIDE; one in the
right breast, and one in front at the pit
of the stomach. all apparently inf .cted
with long and very sharp knife. The
only articles found with the body were
shirt. pair of stockings and low gai-
tiers, all of which were on the diff rent
parts to which they belonged. The re-
mains are apparently those of rather
fine looking man from 80 to 35 years of
age. about 5 feet s inches high, with
black hair, moustache and Burnside
whiskers
Gamer p. Moors was examined and
testified to finding the body as above
staten. Samuel Rhodes was then called
and this is Samuel Rhodes story.
Mr. Rhodes lives within half mile of
Penningtonvile. and about two miles
from where the body was found, and
says that he is married to the sister of a
man named William E. Udderzook.
whose mother owns house at Jenner
vile, bnt lives with Mr. Miller at Penn
station, 2. & b G. X. r. That VIII
liam has lived for come years in Balti-
more, and has been on the police force
there. He got letter from William.
dated the 10th of December last, telling
him to drop everything and come to
Sharp & Cos. planning mill, near the
President street depot in Baltimore, and
ask for him that he had good thing
on hand by which they could make
$1,000 in a couple of hours, but enjoining
upon him the utmost secrecy in regard to
the matter. Rhodes did not go to Balti-
more, but wrote to his brother-in law ask
ing for further particulars, and received
no answer. This letter he showed to
Gamer 2. Moore and some others shortly
after he received it. He heard nothing
more from Udderzook until Tuesday.
July 1st, when he came into the field
where he was at work. accompanied by
his sister, (Rhodes' wife). He called
Rhodes to one side and talked with him
about an hour, asking why he had not
come to Baltimore, and said that they
could have easily made the $1,000, as he
knew a man who had the money by him
and he had wanted Rhodes to help put
him out Of the way. Rhodes exhibited
horror at the proposition, and Udderzook
then went on to say that the chance was
equally good now for twice that amount,
as he had the man all right at Jenner-
vile, and wanted Rhodes to take his
wagon and 60 there with him. when they
would take the man out and murder him.
Undertook declaring that he had $1,000
of the money with him and that he (U.)
knew where to get the other $1,000. He
said he would get some drug and give
the man, and then thew could easily mi