Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-01
TRIAL OF UNDERTOOK.
klIG i.vtttu t8
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

MOST DAMAGiNG ENIDkNGE A0AANST ElAM
PRIs0RRR YET PRODUCED BY THE FRosEcU-
TIoN-ALL DOUBT REMOVED As TO WILSON
AND ooss BEING ONE AND THE SAME PERSON
l--TfIE TBL1ArALE RING, The PICTURE, AND
THE WRITING OF THE DECEASED SUFFICIENT
no ESTABLISH THE EACT THAT UDDERZoOKs
FRIEND WAS THE MAN MURDERED IN TIE
WOODS.
WEST CHESTER, Oct. 3l.-Many people in
attendance ct the trial now in progress here,
who have been led 10 think The case of prosecu-
ton would prove a weak one, were greatly sur
prised to-day. The evidence adduced is of the
most damaging character. Bv the stateme ents
of the witnesses brought from Newark, Nj,
the tell-tale picture, the ring, and rting, the
fact is established that Goss and Wilson we're
one and the same person. This following clese
on the heels of the identification of the body
found in the woods of Penningtonville, adds
additional links to the chain Of evidence that is
evidently drawing the prisoner nearer and near
er TO the gsllows
THE MOST IMPORTANT TESTIMONY YET ELIcI-
TED-UDDEDzooK's VISIT To NEWARK.
Mr.. Elizabeth Toonbs sworn.-Resid: at
Newark N. j.. sew the prisoner on tine 1lth of
May, 1873, at my house, he came TO see A. @.
Wilson, and saw tn. Mr.. UdderEook was intro
duced 10 me by Wilson as Mr.. Mullen, nothing
/ further was said to me by Mr. Wilson in Udder-
| Sunday morning, he came up stairs aud went to
Mr. Wilson's room, he took breakfast with u.s.
Wilson asked me for an umbrella 10 90 TO New
York, they went away together and returned in
| the evening, and had supper, alter which they
went 10 their room, Undertook started for the
cars little before O'Clock that night: have
| not seen him since until saw him in the court
room, Wilson came as boarder November 90,
1Sz2, and Left June %, 1898, he left on Wednes
Il L.. l.
going 10 Philadelphia, no one came with UddeI-
zook, nor was he there on a previous occasion.
fhe witness gave the same geEerRl description
| OF Wilson that has been given for him and 9oss
| by other Witnesses. Ho had side whiskers, con-
Meeting Tith his moustache; had no beard on his
chin; his CvercOat was a very dark wine coloTed,
pants light, dark vest, with Congress gaIters they
bad 40 ppttous on, (gaiters shown1; these look
sJMetAHg like them; they were marked with a
large figure 'S" ON the lasting inside; that looks
like it, on the Tuesday before he LETT he brought
me shirt and asked me il l would wash it, aud
my girl done 80 ii was a new shirt and difficult
fOT ths girl t0 iron; irOned it, and in doing so
| saw that ono button was off the band at the back
of the neck the shirt opened behind; there was
button-hOle in front OF the bat eyelet holes in
front OF the middle band of the bJsom for studs,
II aud q loop at the bottom OF the bosom; there
were threa plaats on each side of the middle Que
it was new shirt, and it the first time il had
been in the wash the shirt found with the body
was shown witness, and she said, it looks like the
sane shirt; IL has all the marks described;
seWed button on the band of the same kind as
were on the wristbands; Wilson had no luggage
4 when he came to board with me; afterwards be
brought leather valse with two handles and let
Sess On the end the partition on the inside was
. covered with blue paper and was loose put il
{ back into the valise very frequently, and when
be LEFT the partition lett behind; the Vase
was of tan color; do not reeollect the letters on
Ilt; think one was G; the valise was shown, and
witness sald, this corresponds 10 the one saw
wilson did not have any ring when he 6rst can G
to board with me, but saw the ring when 1t cane
on and examined it, l saw it Afterwards, ana had
IN my possession ali one afternoon it vas hand
ed 70 me by member of the family to give 30 Mr.
> Wilson. Witness described the ring, aud identl.
hed the rLg ahIWI to her ah the same. Several
Letters came for Wilson, and were delivered by the
carer TO my girl or myself; he got as many a.
!. four in one day, and he generally got one every
day WheA oDseEved the postmaFk it was BaltI
more; saw letter OF his addressed to Mrs. Eh
"a Arisen, az Baltimore; Wilson had eyeglasses
n but never RaW him use them 70 read fF stihr n,
carried them In has vest pocket, attached tc a cord
90 not know it he took them away / have nevel
FsesA tAem since he went out every forenoon anC
afternoon, he said to drink he was several time
lntexlcAted Mr.. Wilson called Udderzook doctor
, Wilson went away ON Wednesday evening and
= got note from him on Saturday morning iron
e Philadelphia; II was dated June q, and received
e it on the 26th: the note said that $3.50 were en-
= closed, which lac wished mo to pay the paper maj
AAu NJ. yer AcFohs Lhe street, but there was M
e money enclosed; the note was signed A @. vii
v son ana said he Was ihe most miserable man liv
! log; he said he expected to sail for Europe o,
o Saturday he had q model of n screW-dF1ver a
nay house another person besides Udderzook call
D ed on Wilson and was introduced to me as hi
brother; this about last January; they cniet
6 tor private room he came ON Sunday mornin.
d and left Monday evening; gave them the dinin,
room to do some writing in; Wilson had no bust
q ness while boarding with me
THE WHITING OF THE DECEASED IDENTIFIED.
Miss Emma Taylor, Of Newark, N. J., sworn.
knew A. G. Wilson while | boarded at Mrs
Ioombs; he was always in at meal times in tn,
! evenings, AND on Sundays. She gave the nsua
= description OF Goss and Wilson. flo had NOUS
taehe and side whiskers, and showed his teeth ,
good deal he gave me Ting he pointed out q
!, me two spots ON the stone and drift between
on Wilson's ring being shown her She said thi
looks like the rings, but do not see the spots y
distinctly as remember seeing them; with thi
exception the ring fully answers the description
OF the one had, size aud all he wore Congres
gatteTs, without buttons, which looked like ~,
pAsF ~ court / oilcn noticed tho strap l saw
the prisoner when he was at Mrs TooInbs' TTh,
photograph was shown witness, aud she rsco.s
|, nized It as Wilson, kept the ring three Wesf
then gave u 70 Mfs. Ioombs TO return to Wilson
while he was at Mrs. Toombs' used to get two o
three notes per day from him sometimes / de
{ sGOyed thsse notes; have not heard from hin
D since he lett.
Il was now proposed by the Common wealth q
show wilson's letters to The witness 10 sec if sh,
could recognize the writing -
This was strongly combatted bv the defence q,
the ground that the witness in effect ad0itted tha
she did not know whether she could Recsgniz,
n Wilson'S writing or not =
The exception was noted, and the letters wer,
shown 70 witness, who said she knew the chaFac
yer OF the writing TO be that of A. q. Wilson,
ha snhn In Ind.