Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14

CoGhranyille and Jennerville, where a hall
was made for the night. Mrs Jane Udder
zook, the mother of the accused. dined al
the latter place, and her house was search
ed. Nothing of much Importance was
| found. Letters written by William to his
mother mentioned the Goss case and show
ed that it was
THE SUBJECT OF GENERAL FAMILY con =
VERSATION.
The next morning (the 1Sth) MeSsrs.
Parrot and Laughton boarded the cars at
Penn Station, for Baltimore. In the vicini-
ty of Jennerville they had obtained the tes-
timOny Of some eight other witnesses. all of
whom figured subsequently at the trial.
The next stopping place was at tho dwell
ing OF Francis N. Ryle, near West Grove.
where Undertook and his victim had lunch
ed the 30th of June. The evidence of Mr..
Ryle, his wife and intelligent boy was caret
fully noted, and thence they drove to Wes=
Chester.
W. s. GOsS STILL LIVES.
About 4 O'Clock in the afternoon of the
following day Saturday, July 49, William
Sharpless informed Mr. Pennypacker that
his sOn-in-law had Just returned from Me-
via 1tNlelh NOllllN- d. anu NllllSG lutI6
heard report that GOsS had been living
with family at COoperstOwn, in that
county, during the summer Of 1872. In less
than an hour start was made for COOpers-
town, and early the following morning the
boarding house of David r. Mullin was
reached. A brief interview with the family
satisfied the party that w. S. GOss. of Bal
timOre, still lived in the persqn OF A. @.
Wilson, at CoOperstOWn, A fan and sec
ton of model of screw-driver, left by
Wilson, and two letters written by Udder-
ZOOk to Mr.. Millin, were obtained here.
Two miles beyond, at Bryn Mawr Station,
at the boarding house of II. G.. Litzenharg,
A COAT LEFT BY WILSON
was obtained, also due bill signed by him
ana his signature in the receipt book of
Adams Express Company. The inynstiga-
ton and search at COOperstown and Byrn
Mawr did not seem to surprise the people.
They had read the papers with an account
OF the murder and suspicious; had recalled
and talked over many incidents in Wilson's
life among them, ana were apparently sat
istied OF his identity with GOss.
Mr.. Olrey, an intelligent Frenchman,
who lived with I,itzenberg, had frequently
taken packages and letters to Philadelphia
for Wilson, addressed to Baltimore, under
circumstances that
EXCITED HIS SUSPICION;
had actually taken council on the subject,
and made arrangements to visit Baltimore,
and ascertain from Campbell GOSS, who
his COOperstown correspondent was, bear
ing the assumed name of A. C.. Wilson. A
domestic atflictiOn in the family of Mr..
Olrey alone prevented his visit to Balti-
more. Had he come, it might have ayerted
Z terrible tragedy and saved two lives.
Learning at Bryn Mawr that
WILSON HAD GONE TO NEWARK,
that city was visited the following day,
Monday. At the express office it was as
eertained that his residence had been 327
Mulberry street, a clearinghouse kept by
Mrs. Elizabeth ToOmbs. This lady was
called upon and on being asked if any let
tiers were there for A. G.. Wilson, she re-
piled there was one, and produced the let
ter. Ii was opened and found to be from
Campbell GOSs. The story of the murder
was then told to Mrs. ToOmbs, who in turn
narrated the facts given in her evidence.
Five VI six intelligent, creditable persons,
living in her family, several of whom had
roOmed with GOSs next heard the story,
tlIu were S"IisHeu tildC W lSOh anu W. o
GOSS
WERE ONE AND TIE SAME MAN,
and that Doc Mullin, who visited Wilson
i'll May, was William Z. Undertook, the
accused. 1t was asceTtained that Wilson
left Mrs. TOombs' at Newark, on the 9th
of June, 1873. lie was next traced to
where he left the hotel in
buggy, in company with William E. I'd
derZook, and that was the last seen of him
alive