The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-24
A REMARKABLE CASE.

Pennsylvania at this time It will be re-
membered that few weeks ago, suit was
decided in favor of Mrs. Gross, for $4,000
against various life insurance companies.
which had issued policies on her husbands
life. To 1872, Mr.. Gross was reported to
have been burned in building in the sub.
urbs of Baltimore, where he was experiment
ing with an invention of his to snperscede in
dia rubber. 1t was questioned by the insur-
ancs companies whether It really was the re-
mains Of Gross that were found in the ruins
of the buildings and claimed by them that
it was an attempt to defraud the companies.
The most important witness was Mr.. Udder
zook, brother in-law Of Gross. Recently a
man was murdered iu Chester county, Penn
sylvania. He was cut up and buried 10
the woods. The parts were discovered sew
eral weeks after the occurrence, and gotten
together. Suspicion fell upon Undertook,
who was seen with strange man, who had
been in the neighborhood, going off in
spring wagon, or buggy. The man had been
drinking, and was bordering Oh mania por-
tu. A ring was found in the wagon, and al
so sleeve button, corresponding with those
the strange man had worn. The body bore
resemblance to that Of Gross, in size and
conformation of the face. Several persons
identified it to be that of Gross, and also
the ring as having been worn by him before
his reported burning. Undertook was ar
rested and the belief is quite prevalent that
the murdered man was the same as Gross,
and that he was murdered BY Uddsrzook to
save exposure. The evidence to this point
seems to be accumulating
1t is very strange affair, and if it turns
out that Gross was really the murdered man,
and that he has been secreted for tho past
year or more, until the decision of the in
surance cases, when he manifested DISPOSE
tom to escape his durance, it will constitute
one of the most remarkable crimes in all its
details that ever startled community, and
excited an interest throughout the country.
| In this connection it is proper to state
that Udderzook S friends bieve him innocent
| He had maintained until this event, high
character, and was universally respected
| The Baltimore american gave all the de-
tails Of the murder in Chester, and the cir
cumstanees attending and the after develop
ments, twenty -four hours in advance of the
Sun and Gazette. These last papers of the
10Th contained condensed statement OF
what appeared in full in the american Of the
18th
| Since writing the above the developments
10 the ease point is'akab'y to the muir.
dered man being Gross. His brother, A. G.
Gross, has been arrested and bailed in So.
600, as being Implicated in the attempted
fraud upon the insurance companies.
INVITED TO COME BAcK.-The Conservative
of Warrenton in their late meeting extended this
invitation to their fellow citizens who voted
fer Grant: Resolued, That rsgret the actor
of those members of the Conservative party wht
differed with their party upon the issues before
the people in the past Presidential contest, bu
call upon them to resume their places in thu
ranks in the approaching contest, and cooperate
with their old friends and comrades in arm il
keeping Virginia in the hands Of her own chill
dren.
Tt is quite likely men will again cooperate
, | NH hat ;o &c
gate that could be constructed, denounced
them as ''scalawags,' "no better than ne
gross," TRAITORS to their state and section ;
and other like epithets because they would
not assist in degrading Virginia by voting
for Horace Greeley. Those who refused t.
vote for Greeley in the last election will
hardly compromise their self-respect b,
crnging at the feet of the Greeley support
, srs, by assisting to put them in power 10 Vir
GINA. When their honest state pride ant
convictions of national duty forbid then
, from voting for their deadliest enemy, it will
scarcely now be expected that they will yielt
to the cooings of those who SO bitterly ira
7 duced them for pursuing the course the
did. The sniveling, sckening deception
borne on the face Of this resolution, will b
spurned with indignant contempt by ever
high toned Virginan who dared to folio,
the convictions of his Judgment in refusing
support Greeley, and bad tho l2anhoaa t
defy the petty malice ard persecution Of tn
(. self-styled custodians Of Virginia's honor il
their threatened prescription in their sc
cial and business relations Of men who ar
their peers in everything to say the very least
: and in many attributes, their superiors.
The negroes want to rule the roast an
they aught to, for they compose the party
: Vindicdtor.
This is about as near the truth as the state
ment of the same paper last fall, that ever
man who voted for Grant or refused to vot
for Greeley would be regarded ever after
belonging to the ''negro party" aud that Vlr
GINA would vote for Greeley by 10000 ma
iority. 1t is such stuff and slang that con
stitute the arguments. of papers that nevel
| attempt to discuss a policy either Of Stat
or national interest. They insult tie intelli