Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08

"a OF July the prisoner went to Kenneth
,quare on the cars and returned TO Pen
lingtonvllle with the valise the same
Ivening, and on the morning OF the Atm
10 got on Baltimore train without the
Ialise.
The vaiise and box OF clothes were
,lven up by Mrs. Udderzook and were
hown In court. Cinders from the fire In
he woods were also shown.
WEST CHESTER, Nov. 6.-Marshal
FRAY, of Baltimore, and several other
detailed the particulars OF
Udderzooks arrest and the statement |
nads by the prisoner that the man In the
wagon with him, was stranger, picked |
up on the road and taken by him 70 Coeh'
Mrs. Eliza W. Goes, widow ofthe muir
dered man, was called and sworn-l was
the wife OF W. 8. 0oss, we lived at Sl4
N. Eutaw street, Baltimore, previous 10
February 2, 1879, cannot say that he was
engaged In any particular business except
gliding, which was his regular business,
aud working at a substitute for india
rubber we boarded at Engle's, but 10
December we went to board at my moth
er's last saw my husband alive on Fri.
day noon, February 2, 1927 heard of
the fire at 10 o'clock that night Lewis
Engle gave me the information, and said
he came at Udderzook's request next
heard II from UdderHook at IL O'Clock
that night the remains were brought
home on Saturday evening recognized
them az his remains they were taken
away on Monday at / O'Clock, and l ae-
companied them to vault In the Balu-
more cemetery; the next Thursday they
were put In the ground they were open
on Thursday, but did not see them :
have never heard or received any commu'
nication from my husband sincei we
had been married nine years on the gath
of last November, and were married on
Thanksgiving day In 1858 the funeral
was public, but when the remains
were finally put In the ground our own
family, Mr.. Undertook and a number
Of relatives and neighboTs were present
[double picture shown this may be o
| Likeness or him taken six or seven years
ago; there was no scar on his forehead /
his eyes were dark blue tring shown
have seen this ring before don't be-
lieve II Is my husbands ring from my
recollection of his ring where this has 9
beading all around his ring had grooves
and futings, but don't think so many al
has this one there Is q smooth appear
ance around the setting of this ring
which my husbands did not have, as h
had only worn II about eighteen months
this ring bias worn appearance to me
and 1t don't have the familiar appearance
of his ring his ring had a dark greel
stone, and was called blood stone.
Gross examined Undertook callei
about II O'Clock on the night of the fir
aud staid about half an hour; / saw MI
EDgle when he came, but sent no mes
sage to Undertook | recognized tn
remains by the form of tie head, nee
and full chest he had dark brown hail
: dare blue eyes, wore heavy mustaehe, yer
5 white, clear skin full chest, a littl
taller than my father; did not see an
) bones with the remains l uncovered a
the remains thtre was left when | sal
r the remains the face ana body were a
alike burned and charred nearly all th
= hair was burned off l knew Eliza Bue
> anc Priscilla j. Turner; double pictur
e shownl think the standing figure is
0 picture Of Champion Goss; don't kno'
: where my husband got the ring nevt
D saw his ring or anythikg resembling
v since the fire until a night or two ago
Z the stone in this ring looks like the on
c in my husbands in color and size.
1 By the couTt-My means of recognize
. of the body was the shape and size OF u
0 head, form of body and neck ! the fe
f lures were not recognizable.
e Direct examination resumed-l tried
describe my husbands ring to Mr.. Peru
!, in Baltimore, and tried to tell him no
r the ring was made.
e David Arden, Mrs. qoss' stepfathe
b saw the body found In Bears woods al
Thought the remains looked like Cos
It but the head was different from al
II totally unlike Goss'. The witness VI
IT satisfied that Goss was burned in I
e. shop On York rosd, and, therefore, cou
N not have been murdered in Chest
y county, =,
k sarah Moore, sxorn-I IL ed at N
a. Lowndes', Baltimore, at the time of
fire on York road; l saw Mr. Co.'S o.
le side of the building 10 his shirt eleey
1. with light in his hands, ten or fife
lg minutes before the fire broke out
er went In the door, and l saw no more
IS him before the fire broke out; saw
Az fire coming first out of the wind
he of the shop told Mr.. Lown'
be he had better come quick and save
sc tenant house went over to the ruins
,r- Sunday and found a pistol lock and Il
rs spoon never saw Goss after the fire
he the shop.
H. NINTH DAY.
"a WEsr CHESTER, Nov. 6,-The Co
opened at nine O'Clock this morning a
ria the case of Undertook was resumed.
in The prisoners wife and two child
ey and Mrs. Arden, were present.
w. David Arden was recalled and testlt
NJ. that he has known Goss about seventh
years deceased had formerly good tee
bel but usually wore his mustache so lo
IN. they could not be seen.
ok Mrs. Sarah Arden testified that &c
ev teeth were not good and that he Of
complained ofthem.
ION Mrs. Mullen, with whom the prison.
.el. mother lived, said that she saw moth
M, unusual in Udderzook's shirt or pa
i'm when he came to her house on the 2
nc July; his pants were dusty and he chan
his shirt for one of Mr.. Mullen's, W
ok. ing il while his own was being WASHED
ber Mrs. Jeffreys swore that the prise
i'm passed through Jennerville on the mt
ery ing of July ID, aud that he had his
of and --hrown ober his shoulders.
, a Mrs. Kemball, sister of Udderzc
ok. saw Wilson al Mullen's in company
md the prisoner, but could detect no res
rs blanee in the photograph to Wilson:
eel DR.. Price testified to examining I'd
Ike cook on the fourth of August for mi
of. caused by the struggle with Co.'S,
wv found no recent marks Of any Kind.
nix. Several witnesses testified that that
he character of Samuel Rhodes Gone Of
, no prosecutors witnesses) was not (
at,bf Cd IN n 40
Iteh cross-examination, when they adm
the that they had never heard his vera
him questioned until after he made his 81
axe Inent in regard to the murder.
om- THE TRIAL COMING TO oLosE-rHE
and TENSE RESTS.
ing Several witnesses were examined
tbs testified to the good character OF
9TH. prisoner and the defense closed, off,
self a picture of Goss in evidence, which
/ IN taken after his marriage. and also a
nd / ture of the remains of the body foun
man tine woods.
self The commonwealth submitted r.
ring ting testimony, vouchlng for Ri
verv yeracity and rested their case.
+ he Counsel of both sides agreed to l
llow but one speech each, and Mr.. Pc
hing opened for the defense, reviewing
re 10 evidence of the prosecution aud clai
mere that the attempt to Identify Goss
that Wilson or Wilson with Goss' ren
and had totally failed. The counsel al
then that the prosecution was urged b.
tIl insurance companies In order TO ge
prisoner ont of the way that they l
get rid of paying the $4,000 which
due the widow of Goss.
oder The court reopened at P. NJ, an