Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-17
khAstsr e6Linta N6risi.

Inc WeBtCneStor Local NetoSs Lhcnllohs TUG
arrival ar that place Of Undertook, the alleged
murderer, on Wednesday. 1t says:
Directly from the depot to she prison the man,
preceded, surrounded, and followed by dense
moving mars of humanity, was taken Az and
around the prison entrance hundreds stood In
waiting for his arrival while from trees, A gate
posts, and second story windows, curious
beings looked, wondered, and some plted.
Entering The prison Udderzook was taken into
the ofilce APARTMENT, where the iron cutts were
taken from off his wrists. With him he had
Valile.i ima when asked by keeper Halnea il he
wished anything from 1t, he, replied, IA collar,
noel4ib and laRd dkerchisfn which were given
MIN, after which he was taken to q cell on the
second tier OF the building. H"N
:, While in the office ne stood calm and unmoved,
and when asked any question, answered 4n tone
aud manner that would Indicate Of bis, beihg
man rather Of refinement than otherwise, al
While In the cnrs on his way from Baltimore
the prisoner became communicative to fault,
and only ceased at the suggestion of Sheriff GIL.
He tells the story of how he Is suspected of the
crime in the following words: ~ came up The
Baltimore Central Railroad one evening In the
latter part of June, aud while sitting In the cur
= stranger asked me 70 get him drink, as he fe.t
badly, 70 which request acceued, and from this
we formed a partial aeQu intance, and 80 we
talked, and went 10 Philadelphia, O1@ the eve
nliIg Of the 30th Of June We got Oh the cars at
West Grove Smti0D, ON the Baltimore Cenual
hallrOad, and from there the stranger anu
walked TO Jeinervile, wherc VIC put up for the
nght During the night the man was very sick,
auu required my attenLIOn ut Intervals. 1he next
morning hired u horse to take ride, but the
horse wouldn't drive, SO rode him ~ Pspplpgs
tOnville, where hired anO, her horse aud wagon
With which rvturned TO JehnerVlllt, eAaing the
hrst nnmed horse. Z From Jvnlervule, In Tie eve
n1ng took the stranger riding nnd Ielt hun NJ
CvcnranNills, from which place he eaid le was
gOiUg TO ParkesbuTg, which Nas the lust saw OI
ahe man. After quitting him arVvs back "
PennlugtOnvIlle aIoue." de says he does not
AnOW Tue Inan's nnms or where ne belonged.
/. Tue pTiaOher nsAcd SheIin Gill Ii his brother
in-law Rnoads Was SUSPECTED OF being lmld
Gated in The murder, nnd acknowledges 70 have
wr1LtenNhim letter last wiuter, but nothing ~
the effect VI murder, bnt merely for hil ~ come
" Baltimore aud Win HIN euler int0 business,
aud all live together; also, to bring his moeheT,
Jane UdderzOvK, along. ,. ltt .ft.
On tuesday Coroner Smith visited the place
anu from hlm We learn sUme additional details
In substance as follows:
JOnn Hurley, wlo resides about one half mile
fRO1R QIs woods wherein the body of the maA
was found, says that ablut IL o'clock, he was
Awakened by his wife HHp said she thought the
cattle were out the pasture, az eha beard noise
to that effect. Upon further listening MIR. Hurs
ley Ftates he heard three distinct groans followed
by the words ''son OF a b--h," afer which
The groans ceased, and in about 20 minutes after
wards be heard wagon driven rapidly on the
pike tp the djrection of PenningIOnVIlle. He
says he or his wife DID not give The matter any
very serious thought af'eFVards uRtil after tie
inuiLR Of the body.
Parties, employees at Mr.. John Gilfllan's
tan yard, saw Udderzook and stranger drive
BY that place about O'Clock, UddeIZook being
recognized by them as the man who had passed
that way during the day in the carriage and
alone. It Is further understood that UddeFzOok
and the stranger did not quit JennerViIle until
between and 2 o'clock IN the evening 10 take
the "driVe." Messrs John Wallace and Samuel
e. Jeferies at JennerViIIe state that Udderzook
told them that he had left his passenger at Park
,sbuFg.
Coroner Smith during his stay in the neiph-
borhood yesterday spent over an hour with Mrs.
Udderzook Vbotn be found hick in bed, appar.
emily heart broken from the sad thoughts Of her
son. being SuspiciOned of the murder. u re. r.
is stopping for the summer with Mrs Miller,
and both state that the clothes of Udderzook
were perfectly free from all blood stains what
ever. The greivsd mother says her son is not
guilty,a and when told that the burden Of evidence
was furnished BY Rhoades, she told Mr.. Smith,
that he was not a reliable nian,and could not be
believed G8iEts 4rA f'Ft4 Z
She also gave the Coroner an ambrotype of
her son William, which was taken years ago
aIe hence does not bear very striking Likeness
Of him q this time. .'e3s it
Oh the night alter the murder Cdder.oo
went 10 Penn Station on the Ralt. Cent. Rail.
road and there purchased ticketto Eenhett
Square, but instead Of continuing to that station
be got of the train at West Grove. Why he
did this We know not, we merely give il as one
Ofthe acts connected with the drama.
This morning Udderzook sent for joseph
Perdue Esqy stating that he wished to see him
on business. Mr.. r. responded and the result
OF the Interview was his being engaged as the
prisoners coHgcik He appears quite bright to.
DAY, and says he has no fears whatever as to his
being able to prove his innocence.
de states that three years ago he was a can
dtdats for the State Legislature Of Maryland
from, the Third DistFlct, on the Republican
ticket. ts-,e.
District Attorney Wanger has not at this
griipg returned from PsnningtonvilIe, and.
matters are ina very mixed condition as TO-
whenthe hearing will take place, yaad concern
ing which nothing definite will be known until
afler the EetuVn Of that officer. tas u
In closing our acconnt of the arrest Of Udder-
Eookj becomes us 10 speak Of the wise plans
and thelF careful execution BY sheriff Gill from
the beginning 70 the ending. He proves himself
ialtldnl, public officer In whatever sphere his
duties cRik him, and Chester county has every
reaSoo % Bel honored In possessing 90 able and
Irustwcttby public FS ..
District Attorney Wanger has jhat retained
iiom tennl nRtonville and furnishes us WithIhe
following additional circumslAnces:
This morning the body Of the murdered Vic
tim was disinterred al tbs Presbyterian, Gene
tsfy. At sPenningonvilIe,s and Drs. Baily and
keely. OF that village made Po6E MoaTEMe ex-
eri9ation, the.Eesult Of which has been with
held from publication. &%N
- Mr. Wastoar aska aha3 ssAki;o -. - A