The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-08-28

\ VuVcueciiof WAS ktnDDcu III the stOm
Zach from the effects of which he die,
ION Sunday evening following about tn,
same hour. lie was native of Sc,
llinsgrove, and agcd shout A years. Hi,
literary and medical education couple,
with q brilliant intellect and indomita
bic energy placed him at the head O
socicty and his profession. He tool
an active part In everything pros
Igressive wns friend to education
law and order, and esteemed for hi,
many virtues. He suffered the mos
excruciatipg pain from the time h,
received the injury until he expired
The pcrpetrator of this barbarous deco
is George Wenrics, native of thai
place, and young man about % years
OF age. The announcement of the
tragic affair created the intenses
excitement. Wenrick was arrested
and conveyed TO the covnty Jail at Mid.
dleburg. We copy the following de.
tails from the ''Selinsgrove Times" be.
lioving them TO be correct inasmuch as
the editor had the advantage of full in
formation of the nature and characte,
of the testimony elected before the in.
QUESTION.
DIR. Wagcnscller has for several years
had in his employ hired man named
| William Mertz. This man il appears
had one bad habit. He frequently in
dulgod in the free Use of liquor, which
rendered him unfit for the proper dis
charge Of his duties, and also set bad
example TO the Doctors two sons. two
! boys nearly grown up and at that age
usl ,,.N -. L. IL
! tray, by the vice of intemperance. The
Doctor had been striving for scvera
years to induce this man to abandon
this evil habit, but his labors in that di
rection seemed fruitless for, when the
man could not obtain il directly from
the bar himself, he had some runner.
who would buy the liquor for him by tn,
bottle and deliver 1t to him secretly
Some of these bottle runners becam,
known to the Doctor, and this man
Wenrich was one of them. He Motif
ed him about year ago that he must
quit 1t, but the evil practice continued
and on Saturday evening soon after the
Doctor returned home from Il visit tc
his patients he was told that his hired
man VAS up at the Keystone drunk
again. The Doctor Immediately start.
ed up and met Wenrich and Mertz ON
the pavement at the Keystone. He
charged Wenrich with again furnishing
liquor to Ncrtz, whereupon IVenrich
cursed and swore and called him CD
d---d liar. The Doctor told him not II
call him liar again, when Ucnrich
used more violent language than before
and repeated calling him liar and
challenged and dared the Docter. At
this instant the stabbing occurred. The
Doctor clapped his hands to his side
and called out loud, police. Police
I'm stabbed George TYenrich stabbed
me-" He started homeward, and some
one followed and helped him home.
nearly a square distant. He was help
ed up stairs and to bed, and DIR. Hot
tcnstein was Immediately called in and
examined the wound. As soon as he
was informed fthe nature ofthe wound
he himselfpronounccd it fatal, and said
he knew he had TO die; and DIR. Hot
tenstein did the same. DR.. Priestly and
DIR. McCay of Northumberland were
sent for, and they came and gave about
the same decision. He suffered very
much whenever he was conscious. The
weapon used was n pocket knife with a
blade about for inches long. The blade
entered the left side and under the
stomach, and 10y turning the blade up
wards or in an attempt to rip, a hole
was cut clear through the under part
of the stomach about the size of an old
large cent allowing some of the CON
tents of the stomach to pass out.
We would have gwen our re Iders 4 full
statement II this unfortunate occurrance IN
our last Issue, but wo wero unable TO collect a
correct stat"ment OF the facts. No two Je sons
even from Sci asgrove, gave the same version
Of the Lhiir-in f'c,, pr or to tho statoue L
Fought ou' hy the inquest, no two adult IN ,le
citizens OF the whole population of this coun'y
gave the rntno statement of facs. Tho IN IA
ret thai thr DIR was stabbed was kn ,wn all
nver the county and at the State Capital is
hours after the occurrence.
We had written and let In tyre lengthy mr.
iicle n Ing the facts which would have sppoar.
ell N Tuesday following, but on yong to brsss
look IL out on account Of the con1icton Of state.
ments.
We deeply sympathize with the be-
reaved relations and friends of the de-
ceased: A deep feeling of regret over
the sad occurrence is felt and express
ed all over the county. At the same
time we cannot but express sympathy
for the mother of Wenrick who islying
at the point of death as well also for
Joseph Wenrick his father who, we
learn, IL deeply afflicted over this mel
ancholy affair.