, 1873-10-29
UDpERZOOT.GOSS.
A Romnrknbis Chapter In Crime


Remarkable Chapter In Crime.
Ba,ttmot toos. az corr<sponatnee u as Cincinnati
Tho trial Of ". 4. Udderxoot for murder,
which ,H to commence on tile 27tl, lnat. at West
Chester, Penn., promises to unfold ono OF the
most remarkable criminal oases Of the ago-a
case involving moro Of mystery, startling incl
don't, greed for gain, and hoarstoss butchcry
thar waH over conjurcd up In the bratn OF the
most Sensational writer OF modern fiction: The
go Of ns Sk s H. ars ssess esa as
jury aud unoarthod by allrowd dotoctiycst nlaJ
be summed up NJ follows:
ACT FIRST. ....
A wooden tenoment In the suburbs Of Dntf-
moro, occupied by ono ". 8. Goss, uho Ia oston- ,
stbly engaged in experimenting on q substitute
fer rubber Tor which ho proposes securing
patent. uo has partner, ono W, Z: Udder-
mother) into. tho common purse, tho object be-
ing not to perfect patent. but to defraud flTo
insurance companies out Of $4,000. Goan Ia n
married. man, and theae policies arc on hie lilo.
Company. Udderzoot ptocures q corpae from
Bome comotory or dfsBeoting-room and placea 1t
| IN tho building. Then, all being in roadinoas
| for tho final COUP Underwood and uoss stnrt ono
way Pint Of whisky and = gallon Of coal:o.
Hho M .eocnpsnIea p n thom. With THO y . aasa.
ti1y E.-s of kinaling ta cut, and st dark futile
Eoot then goes away with tho noighbor, ostenai-
BY for tho purpose Of procuring another limp.
They hsd not been gono long when the building
wood on tho body, dronellctl IL With coal oil and
set fire to tho pllo. Ho then ran down tho lano,
| got into buggy which hia nrother A. G. dusa,
| had procured and hold In waiting, and drove to
tho rhiladoiph1a depot. He then took train
homeless outcaHt.
Udaereoot and his companion hasten back to
tho blazing building. :, THO neEhbors gather
around, and stand ~ tho gla1e OF tue crackling
worst did Udderzoos mention to those around
him that Goss waa 10 the building. This failed
to create a sensation, Ao"evor, as several lad
aeon man run down the lane when tho ara
ACT BEroND.
The United States Circuit Courtroom, Balti~
more. Ihe widow OF uoss hnd claimed OF the
insurance companies s the amount Of tue ?ollcles
TefuBed on the ground that GoHB was not doad:
The widow maintained that her husband had
peraHneu ID tho hamos, and brought suit Iho
remains found IN the ruins wore d1slntersod and
urged that tic teeth we're unlike the tne ses
Goss was known to have posasBsed; that the
hair exhibited was not tho color Of his, aud 30 .
Sa S1ss sss a @ or tHe
plaintiff. The average Juror has no bowels OF
compassion for corporations or cormoranta-
an appeal followed, OF course. Ihe lnBuErnce
companies wero dissatisfied with tho yordict,
aud no wonder. Indeed, it is assorted that prior
to this trial overturas had been made to tho In
surance agents on tho part Of GosB,, who waa
| ready to give himself up Tor q SUN OF money
aud immunity from criminal prosecution for all
concerned in the plot
ACT THIRD
In this We see the Tanaerer, driven from ploco
to place, embarrassed pocuniarily, given over to
drink now in Canada, then IN Iennessee, thon
in PennsylVania, aud Tor time ~ Now Jersey.
AZ M this time ne is IN communication WIN 11 MS
ielloW.conspirators, receives money and lesteIa
1Eom IneIul anu On oHe OCCASION IL slhiteu W Ills
brother and udderzoot. Ho l'ss assumed mn
aims is A. q. Wilson, single man, and in this
character ia attcutiye to and epdeavors to per-
suado into al elope1nont a girl la the humble
walks OF life. Finally Tug alnews Of war become
exhausted; it was not forosoeu that the ittaar-
ance companies. would hold on to their greene
backs 30 tonaoIously; and to one OF the cop
splrator8, at least, q murder seems to anoru tue
only way to escape detection and punishment tor
lesser Crinlo.