, 1873-10-06
HORRIBLE CRIME.
n Young Man ChnrRcsf with tho Rlalr-
der Of E1ia Mother Antt Sixtor.

mitted at tho O'AIara mansion, near tho water-
tank in tho vicinity Of Mohtroao Station. on tho
line OF tho Delawnre. .Inokawarna 4 Western
Railroad, on Friday night or curly Saturday
among tho pooplo III tho vicinity OF tho station,
in consequence Of tho finding OF tho dohd and
mutifatou bodies Of Mrs. O'Alara and ilor dnuglt-
tor, Oil Saturday morning on or uear tho track
OF tho Delaware, Lackhwanna u WoBtarn hnil-
road. There waH no suspicion Of murder when
the bodies woro first found, no ono log OF tho
mother and an arm Of tho daughter wore cut
or. The NATURAL suppoBiton was ,,1 that they had
wero removed to the station md n Coroner HIM
monel. Upon closer examination by the Coro-
ne1's jury 1t wns Mt onco concluded tint tho VIC
tins Ind bcon murdered md not killed by tho
cara. lilo nlnputations did not present that torn
and hacltet appearance made by tue wheels Of n
cur, but M though tloy had been sevorod by a
sharp instrument. Tho facos Of tho victims
wore blach mud bno, mud showed esi!onco Of
Tho announcement Of these fncts croatel tho
most intcnso exoitomout among tho crowd as-
seniblod, mud suspicion at onco rested upon tho
son mil brother of tho victims; for 1t ssua we'll
Of annoaity had existed botwoen tho Hon, and
nlotlor and daughter. since tho death Of tho
fnlhcr. This was owing to M alleged unequal
tlln,. ,.1hation Of property, by the VIII Of tho
or and sister had 6eon left moro than thoy woro
justly entitled to. 1t Is alHo atatol BY those
luaintcl with young O'aIara, TINT llo had ofton
made threats Of intended injury to mis- mothcr
aud sister, but 1t WAS not thought that ho would
put tflom into execution. After tho inapaneling
OF jury, a watch waa kopt On O'h1ara to 800
TINT ho did not escape during tho investigation.
Tho spot where tho bodies lad leen found was
examined and the TRACKS Of wagon diHcoyerod
which was from tho direction Of the house occs,-
piod by the 0A1aras. It cxtondod no further
than to wl,oro tho bodies waro found horo tho
wsgon had boon tnrnod around. Tho track waB
followed by the excited multitudo-whch was
increasing in numbers mud intensely In feeling
ovcry few yards woro traced to tho door Of
tho 0'Mara nlatiaion. There was also blood in
the. houao. Tho track Of tho wagon on its
backward course. after depoaitinng It's load of
tho house. This trail WAS taken aud followed
by some Of tho crowd, mud in q forest was found
MI o4-cart covered with blood and lair. This
cart elao belonged to tho O'A1aras. At eyory
came stronger mud stronger against young
O'a1ara as tho porpotrator of this double and
most inhulnan murder. Patrick Irving, m en-
ployo OF O'hlara, was suspected Of being an ac-
circun'stantial evidence produced against these
two men, still moro conclusive evidence was oh
timed ii both casos i'll tho blood on thoir cloth
Ing which tloY could not acconnt for. Tho two
mon woro oxcmined before tho Coronor's Jury.
but not in tho loaring Of each othcr. Tho
thoir retiring tho previous night, thor rising in
the morning, whore tlloy wero on Friday evening,
aud in fact on all questions askoa thure was 10
ngreosnont botweon tho two. Tho Jury rendered
tllcir verdict n the oyening, after being In sos-
/ siun gil day. They charged O'Alara and Irving
with the murder Of Mrs. O'Mara md daughter.
| Tle prisoners woro tnAon to Montroso, and con-
| fined III tho prison Mt that placo.
Our informant says ho loft tho city on tho
morning train for Dinghnmton. When ho
| roachod AfontroHo Station tile conductor III
! formed him that two woInon had been run over
| That morning short distance below, mud thoir
| romains were at tile station. Having somo
twenty minutes time before tho train would
start, lie went to 800 them. They woro lying on
| the floor, covered with sheet. Thoro was no
ono in tho room but young man about
81 years Of ago. Our informant asked tho
| young n1an if he knew who they ,sero.
Ho replied without tho least hesitation
and without tho, slightest emotion Of
! rcgrot, but moro with M mir of prido: "My
mother and sister!" at tho samo timo asking
him if he wished to 500 them, and, receiving ail
affirmative reply, throw off tho Bhoets and looked
I down on tho countenAnceB Of hiH butcherod
nothor and HlEtor, without oven Sigh or tho
slightest expression Of emotion that would de-
| noto TINT he eyer Raw or know them. When
abked why ho did not have thom tnkon home, ho
| replied thAt ha waa waiting until tho Coroner
calno. IIo was asked whether ho know how
the accident happened and ho replied that
| ho know nothing about 1t until ho was sent for,
| tint when ho got up i'll tile morning he missed
lIlB mother and sister, but thought thoY had
gono to tho station for some reason or other.
This wna tho tiontlisll murderer.
Mrs. O'hlara vas about Is ycars Of age, tho
daughter about ~, and tho son about 25 lie
wns married, and sont Ills wife home to lor
parents the morning before tho murder.
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