The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-08-14

From tho willIamsport Gazette and Bulletin OF
July 25.
We are called upon to record one
Of the bloodiest and most cold heart
cd crimes ever committed in the
county of Lycoming. John MBride
and his aged wife, Isabella, living on
what is known as the 'Lusk Farm, "
on the road leading from Newberry
to Linden, were brutally assaulted,
it is supposed, on Tuesday evening.
Location ofMe house. The house
which is o plain old-fashioned log
structure, built many years ago,
stands within few hundred yards of
the public highway, on the south
side, and is well know by all persons
in the habit of travelling that road.
1t is surrounded by trees aud high
weeds-the fences are dilapidated,
and everything around tho premises
wears cheerless and forbidding ap
pearance moro like the home of
want and penury than wealth and
abundance.
Isabella WBride.-Whon the old
lady was assaulted and stricken down
by the red-handed murderer, she
seemed to be engaged about her do
mostic duties in the yard, such as
putting away the milk for the even
ing. Her body lay near cellar door,
her head resting on pile of stones,
and her gray hair was saturated with
blood which ooaed from n wound just
back of the right eye. The fatal bul
let entered near the temple and came
out at the base of the nose. She also
appeared to have received n severe
stroke from n bludgeon, and the little
finger of the left hand was broken.
This was probably done by the blow
as she threw up her arm in solf.de-
fense. She was probably over seven
ty years of age.
appearance of John MBride.--
The old man, John NJ Bride, who
is probably near seventy, was found
inside the dwelling in room appar-
emily used as kitchen and sleeping
apartment, lying on the floor wei
tering in his blood, which had flowed
freely and completely saturated the
floor. He seemed to have been
stricken down near the kitchen table.
which was covered with dishes and
cooking utensils in disordered con
dition. But few evidences of n
struggle were observable-a few spots
of blood were noticed on the wall,
and blood stain on the table seem
ed to have been made bya bloody
hand grasping for support.
UoU The discovery Wds nude
The terrible deed Of blood was dis
covered on wednesday afternoon,
between two and three o'clock, by
Abram Newcomer, who was passing
the house in the direction of the Lin
den railroad station, and observing
the cattle in the var 1 thought it rath
er unusual that they should be penn
ed up at that hour. On making an
examination of the premises he
found the old lady lying dead near
the cellar door, rs already described.
Horror stricken ut the sight of the
bloody corpse, and realizing that p.
dreadful crime and been committed,
he fastened around to tho door Of
the kitchen over the cellar--the house
standing on the declivity of hill
which he found closed. As he tried
the door dog inside commenced
barking but no one appeared. Fear
ing the worst, he ut once proceeded
to the nearest neighbors and gave the
alarm.
Examining The premises.-Uriah
Wagner, on being informed of the
murder, at once repaired to the house.
On seeing Mrs. NJ Bride he started
for Mr.. Carothers, and when he came
the party ut once entered the house,
where they found the old man ly ing
on the floor, and the dog on the bed.
Wounds ofMe old nadn.-A .mes-
senger at once fastened to the city,
and made information at police head
quarters, and had physicians dis
patched to dress the wounds of the
old man. Drs. Crawford and Mutt
at once repaired to the scene of blood.
The old man, who was insensible,
was at once placed on the bed in the
room where he had been stricken
down, and his Wounds dressed. Sew
en- severe gashes were found on the
top Of his hoad, which it was found
necessary to close with stitches. AT
ter careful examination the physi-
clans came to the conclusion that the
skull was not broken, and they enter
tain hopes of his recovery.
The bioody club.-ln the room
where the old man lay was found
heavy club, made out of a young pine
sapling, about four feet in length and
two inches in diameter, which bore
evidences of having been freshly cut
and with murderous intentions. 1t
was bespattered with blood, and sew
eral gray hairs were observed adher>
ing to tho rough bark, which showed
conclusively that it had been used to
do the bloody work.
The Coroner's j,ru-Coroner
Goehrig, Chief of Police Coder, Dis
trict Attorny Hinman, and number
ber OF others were soon upon the
ground. The following jury was at
once empannoled; John Piatt, fore