Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-12-19

Undertook, the murderer Of Goss, some time
since. 1t is a forciblo and concise history of
this remarkable case, and will interest our
readers:
The SENTENCE.
An impartial trial, in which YOU were
prosecuted with fairness and hberality, aud
defended with zeal and ability, has resulted in
your conviction Of murder in the first de- rec
And this resul; is just That the corpse found
in Baer's woods was that of Winfield Scott
Goss, is not open to doubt. From the build
ing on the York road, which was burned to
cover the flight Of this man, he is traced with
unerring certainty, TO the desolate gravein The
woods Changing his name, aud seeking to
hide himself he yet left behind, wherever he
went, evidences Of identity. that preclude all
danger OF mistake. His striking pecuiarities
of person; his habit of intemperance; the re-
markable ring he wore his hand writing -
parts of his dress left behind his photograph,
recognized wherever he went, and especially
the patent screw driver" exhibited from
time to time, his peculiar habit Of addressing
you by the title of "Doctor,' and your own
graphic description OF him 10 Rhodes, 'as
who had been lost for long tune, and was
supposed 10 be dead y enable as 10 identify
Goss, in the man called Wilson" with
much certainty as if he had worn his proper
name Traced from place TO place Il few days
the vicinity Of Baer's woods, going in That di-
rection, aud was not seen alive thereafter.
GU who were there with him, had informed
Rhodes, only a few hours before, that the
woods was his contemplated destination -
When the grave was opened The same remarka-
Die personal peculiarites of Goss were found
in the corpse-the resemblance agreeing in
every thing, down to the color OF the hair,
the shape of the whiskers and the length of the
unshaven beard. The ring was gone from
the finger, but it was found virtually in YOUR
lOsSessiou-upon The seat OF the vehicle ia
which you had been riding. All his clothes
save the shoes and shirt had been destroyed
but these remaining articles, resembled his SO
closely that the shoes are virtually identified
as the same. They were not only similar in
k nd, but were peculiarly marked in two re-
spects, as his had been We repeat with I'M
erring certainty Goss is traced to this grave.
And with the same certainty is his murder
traced to Non rSt, it IS shown that you had
motive to commit the crime--lhe success Of
your schemes as we'll as your personal safety
counselled, if they did not demand it, Second,
il is shown that you expressed your purpose TO
do it--at first dimly aS the letter of Decem-
Der, and afterwards distinctly, as in the cou-
versYton with rhodes And thirdly, il is
shown that you did il. Five days preceding
the event, he left the WIN Penn Hotel in your
company; three days later he was found in
this county. still in your company, manifest
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vile; nor in the neghhorhood Of B1er
sr0ods, and going in hat direction. Thus you
were with him Immediately preceding his
death near TO. aud approaching the place
where found directly after you were alone
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ututo"s "lPta'a"Ges- c'eatlDu VI !ouI
aets-suPPlenehlea ny perjury. POSSESSED OF
"SUone WI; you ea'tiTd tHis sene'ne ne, aii"os'
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lehglil' t9feaehe1 WIN dlSeoVer9,Hour pi"hs
ana Nokf Pefsonai safety ennhhgeIeu, you re
solSeu 70 SEIZURE Houfseh o9 t"Hiae 'ne ii'e u
our oinpli,e ~ llis ',iihe' % nfu N''oN =
Hln iohR anu ~ ti''H'eit "no WIZ e'o1ei.
c0nnfetsd "i'u nun oy uiafr'aee' oa IA" ia,
oplatheu ms cohnHeHce, anu ne seehieu - ioi-
low your NIlli ul'q uss'lo'i'ns rus
gu dfaggeu ms VERY lFet rom p'aee 10
place. Ghutr Pfe,enee o. seeming ah asylum
"hrre re niigHl s,iil pe secure. ~ ens'n 9ou
reacled me he'ghoefhood ilihl'lar 10 you,
!outh-wheIe II hi2ht wei nave Veeh hoFeu
me reeoleclions OF thf' oet'efi puFer ''the 70
your me- "ouid nave aWaheu some spatS Oh
tehdethess' anu altesteu your cruz ""hu'-
Du' uere-rfsoiu'eih ana 'a.ail3 ntnt On your
wicked fnt2oseTas evening Ianeu mo h'eht'
GU communion lliis most hoIrl'ie o. cilues
LtAslhg your Nic'lh 'ot .iile' lou returned
NJ the s9ehh hout " HliaA'fnt' ana "i'l ine
Ie"ce u stars .ooAing Gown upon YOU ah9
tue SAD aPPe,liin ~ eyes gt%il's up you carved
anu quat!ereu MN rs !, ne were uog-sl'ehn-
my me hiRht u d tune e,r9rt 10 cover up me
sNN,e"etT % olf guy. lheu Nistlns aon'
agea in'lnef, tetifhsa 70 Nour ~He ana Gnu
areh' WI as ii'tie apparent concern as man
fe'ur5s ron journey o. pressure Tug ioug
Iecofa O eriule scarce furnishes pT"iseI 70
this e"se.
nese tlihss are not saia 10 increase ne
misery q ouf present sit,'@tioh' out 70 Viiul-
CAFE me sentence Whleh Inc Jaw Is aeont 10
pronounce. NOT III lutN S4lH v llbOht SbIEON;