The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-08-01
Another Murder,

a terrible murder occurred at Williams
port, Pa. last week. The victim, Mrs. Nc
Bride was an aged lady and the Murderer
was one Wade, brakeman on the Erie
Railroad. The husband of Mrs Mcbride
also narrowly escaped. The following are
the latest facts in regard to the horrible af
fair.
AT the time of the murder, the aged couple
were making preparations to eat their even
ing meal. Mrs: Mcbride previous to setting
down to the table, went to the cellar, on the
outside of the building, with jar of milk.
The door Dcing closed she placed the jar on
the steps, and while cndeavoring to unfasten
it she was approached from behind by man,
who, without uttcring a word, dealt her Il
terrific blow on the head with huge club,
knocking her to the ground. Two or three
more blows from the same instrument and
Mrs. Mcbride was a horribly di sfigured
corpse, her head having been crushed to
jelly.
Wade, for such was the murderer's name
then paused moment and searched the body,
and found key to the closet in which were
stored the earnings ofthc old couple With
this and the same CORY club in his hand he
entered the farm house and encountered old
Mr.. Mcbride. The struggle between the two
was but brief, one or two heavy blows on
the head rendered Mcbride scnscless, but
not dead, as the fiend supposed. Wade then
ransacked the house and succeeded in find
ing between eight and ten thousand dollars
in gold, with which he fled, after having set
the house on fire to destroy all traces of the
horrible tragedy.
On Wednesday afternoon a farmer, riding
by the Mcbride mansion, was startled upon
hearing groans, and upon alighting and pro-
ceeding to the house found old Mr.. Mcbride
writing in agony, but unable to speak
above a whisper, and then unintelligibly.-
Upon going to the outside of the building he
discovered the body of Mrs. Mcbride and Gin
ders, where the murderer had kindled the
fire. but which, fortunately for the ends of
justice, did not accomplish the object for
which it was intended. The news of the
murder soon spread like wild fire, and the
farmers for twenty miles round tlocked to
the scene of the deed Couriers were dis
patched in every direction with directions to
stop certain farm laborer who had excited
suspicion; but latter in the day Wade was
arrested in house of ill-fame i'm Williams
port with fully $4,000 in gold on his person,
and upon being pressed closely made a clean
breast of the affair. He offered no resistance,
and appeared rs cool and unconcerned rs
though nothing had happened. The prisoner
is now heavily ironed, and is closely guarded
in the Lycoming county Jail. Mcbride is
not expected to recover.
The arrest of Wade was brought about
through information received by the sheriff
Of Lycoming county, from lad to whom
Wade showed several bags of gold. This so
excited the boys curiosity that he asked
Wade to allow him to count the money, and
together they went to barn in the out
skirts of Wiliamsport, when Wade opened
large bag and threw its contents of gold
and silver to the ground. He followed this
up by producing two more bags filled with
treasure, and, upon the boy making inquiries
as to the manner in which he got the money,
answered, laughingly, that's my business,
and it's all right" A portion of the money
he buried near the barn in the presence of the
lad after asking the latter to promise him
that he would not reveal its whereabouts to
any person This the boy promised and
Wade then told him that he intended bury
ing the remainder, and if he should fail to re-
turn after certain date the lad could dig it
up and retain it for his own use. He then,
accompanied by the latter, went to another
spot i'll the vicinity of the barn and the spe-
Gle was buried and the two separated. This
information was speedily communicated to
the authorities, and the murderer was short
ly afterward arrested and placed in IRONS
Once in prison, he began tolaugh, and seemed
to be greatly amused and pleased on account
of the sensation he had created. After an
hour or so of confinement he sent for an Off
Ger, and related the whole story of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Mcbride, giving description of
the old ladys action when he struck her the
first blow with the club. and went so far as
to even attempt to initiate her cries. In this
heartless undertaking he was speedily check
ed, and he assumed an air of injured inno-
cense because he was not allowed to proceed
He said that during his career he had killed
several people, among whom was Spanish
woman and that the desire to murder had
grown on him, and it was the easiest thing
imaginable TO make man "croak" when a |
person wanted to get rid of an Objectionable |
object. His first murder, as he related, was
committed on the plains several years ago,
and since that time he had put out of the |