The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-24
THE WEST CHESTER. PA, TRAGEDY
MEASURES FOR THE ARREST OF RHODES
THE WILSON-GOSS MYSTERY-MORE DE-
vELOPMENTS LINKS AMI" CIRCUM-
STANCES, &c. -. -
Esneclal disnaich to the baltimore snn.l

STANCES, &c. -
Especial dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.l
WEST CHESTER, PA, July 22.-Therc is
still in progress gradual development of
many important incidents connected with
the supposed murder of the unknown man
whose body was found mutilated and buried
in this county tending to establish identifi-
cation with W. S. Goss. All the main facts
gathered here and elsewhere have been sent
you. There is much more to say of equal
interest in regard to what has already been
done in the progress OF the admirable and
sagacious investigations made by Mr.. Penny
packer, counsel for the insurance companies,
as well as in regard to what he will hereafter
develop, and in relation to the counsel for
Undertook, now on the ground.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. ais
In subsequent conversation had with
Mr.. Pennypackert be informed me that he
had positive knowledge that a package was
sent by A. G. Wilson, supposed to be Goss,
to Miss Kate Ardin. at Baltimore, but that
Of itself would scarcely be proof that she
was in any way party to the conspiracy.
He has also letter supposed to have been
written BY certain party in Baltimore un-
der an assumed name, with which he ex-
poets to unearth some important facts. This
letter he obtained yesterday, but will not
disclose its contents to the public us yet.
There are some very suspicious circum-
stances lately developed which he thinks
will implicate two ladies'. There seems to
be no doubt but that great many persons
are concerned in the transaction in some
way or other. and after GosS has been traced
in his wanderings the proofs Of these per-
sons completely in the conspiracy will have
to be fully brought out, so that Mr.. Penny
packer has still great deal before him, and
very interesting developments may be eX-
pected daily for some time to come.
Goss OR WILSON. a
There can be now scarcely possible doubt
that w. S. Goss was the same man as A. G..
Wilson. He betrayed himself in various
ways, already stated, and his personal APP
pearance tallies exactly with that of Goss
and with that of the man found murdered
in the woods near Penningtonvile 1t can
he definitely proved that the murdered man
Is the same man who went by the name of
A. C. Wilson and Alexander Campbell, and
that A. C. Wilson or A. Campbell was the
identical W. S. Goss said to have been burned
in the fire of February 2, 1872, on the York
road.
THE ORDER TO ARREST RHODES.
A party, consisting of District Attorney
Wanger and Constable Miles, with an assist
ant, left West Chester ut 2 p. NJ. on Mon
day for Penningtonville, where they eX-
pected to arrest Samuel Rhodes, Oh what
charge is not definitely known, but at the
instance of MIR. Joseph Pcrdue, counsel for
Undertook, who telegraphed them from
Cape May, where be was staying, to effect
Rhodess arrest. Mr.. Perdue hiuiself imme-
diateIy left Cape May for West Chester, where
he arrived in what is known as the "Owl
train" at A. NJ. to-day tuesday, and was
met at the depot by your correspondent, to
whom he stated that he had ordered Rhodes's
arrest OH the charge of being concerned in
the murder. He was not, he said, at liberty
to state definitely the charges or The evidence
preferred, but be would say that the proofs
were very Strong, and that he had two men
employed on the track of other parties I'M
ANYTHING for his client, Undertook, by the
il is very probable that he hopes to shift the
crime to khodes's shoulders. A..
WAITING AND WATCHING.
I waited at West Chester for news from
PcnnipgtonviIle until after o'clock this
morning, my only companions being a stout
bench and stouter night watchman, whom
/ employed to intercept the party from Pen
ningtonville and bring me the news Of
RhOdes's arrest at once, in order that !
might telegraph you. AT quarter past 3,
when gave up waiting and had closed the
telegraph, and was just starting formy hotel.
the w,ltchman met me and informed me that
Constable Miles had returned from Penning.
tonville without Rhodes, owing to some in
formaIity in the warrant, and that Wanger
was still at PenningtonvilIe. This morning
! found that the non-arFest was owing TO the
fact that the warrant had not been sworn to
by Perdne, but that Rhodes would be ar
rested as soon as the necessary legal formali-
ties are gone through with to-day. i
.>1 RHODES AND HIS HOUSE.
The opinion which seems to prevail among
the neighbors of Rhodes concerning him is
that he is irresolute and the last man they
would accuse OF killing anything that would
be dangerous or offer resistance. Visited
bis place ON Sunday, but did not find Rhodes
at home. His farm, which is small one,
lies on the left-hand side of the road from
Penningtonville to Jenneryille, and u short
distance from the former town. The soil is
not very good, but the place generally looks
trim and neat. While at Penningtonyille l
saw the murdered mans grave. 1t is in the
southwest corner OF the Presbyterian church.
yard, under a clump of naples, and lies
north and southinstead of east and west.
TIE SCENE OF THE MURDER-AGAna
The wood which was the scene of the
murder lies on a gentle slope, and is: very
dense. 1t is comparatively remote from any
dwelling, and do not believe that the smoke