The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-26
AN OLD COUPLES MONEY.
An Aged woman CIubbcd 20 Death.
A BRAKRMAN's SHOCKING CRIME.

A BRAKRMhN5 SHOCKING CRIME.
In addition to the brief account publish
ed in the telegraph columns of the GLoBE,
the following particulars have been OBJ
tanned of the murder and robbery in Ly-
coming county, Penn, on Tuesday last
In farm house near Linder, about four
and half miles from Willismsport, equi
distant, from the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad and public road, lived couple,
aged about rs years. The building is about
three hundred yards from the railroad, and
can be plainly seen by passengers on the
trains that pass that point The house is
reached from public route by lane, and
no habitation is within three or four hun
bred yards of the place. The couple were
quiet and unobtrusve. They had few visi-
tors, and never calling on others unless alb
solutely necessary They were the owners
of two large farms in the neighborhood,
and 1t was generally believed that they had
sccreted in the house large quantity OF
gold, some placing the amount to be about
$25, 1000. It was known that two wealthy
bachelor brothers of the wife had died at
the place, and bequeathed their posses
sions to the aged couple, which, added to
their frugalty and other circumstances,
led them to be regarded as among the
most afflucnt residents of the county.
THE INCENTIVE
The knowledge that the house contained
but two occupants, and they old and feeble,
and that thousands of dollars of gold was
supposed to be in their possession, was
communicated to brakeman on the Phila-
phis and Erie railroad named Nelson Wade
years ago, and on Tuesday evening he car
ried into execution the diabolical design
which he has doubtless nourished for a
long period.
On Tuesday while the man and wife
were making preparations to eat their sup
per, the edibles having already been placed
on the table, a visitor suddenly entered.
Mrs. Mcbride had gone toward the cellar
OH the outside with crock of milk. and
the door leading to the basement being
closed she placed the earthern vessel on the
doorstep. AS she proceeded to open the
cellar door she was assaulted with club
by the stranger and dubbed to death. Then
Wade entered the house and dubbed the
husband until he supposed he had killed
him. He was now master of the situation,
and began to search for the gold which he
| thought was in the house. He secure
about $1,000 and fled
THE DISCOVERY.
r. Although the murder was committed on
Tuesday evening, It was not known b., any
person but the assassin and robN r. until
near noon Thursday, when som one had
occasion to go to the house anf. found Mrs
Mcbride covered with blr,od, her skull
fractured, her features go nerally distorted
and her inanimate fo.m lying where sh,
had been scricken down by the murderer
The crock of milk which she had PLACED
on the doorstep, seemed to have been un
touched. The discoverer of the womans
fate then entered the house and found Nc
Bride still breathing but unconscious. Hi
head had been horribly beaten, and hi
face, bands and clothing were stained will
blood, while the floor contained consider
able quantities of coagulatcd blood.
Soon afterward the nearer neighbor,
were informed of the tragedy, and by
afternoon hundreds on foot and in car
riages were hurrying to the scene. Intense
excitement prevailed, and the indignation
of those who saw the bloody corpse Of
Mrs. Mcbride and the body of her almost
dead husband, were filled with indignation
and threats of lynching were freely made
The country for miles was secured by
parties searching for the assassin. Las
night man apparently intoxicated, and
with staggering air entered house OF
prostitution in Williamsport and was very
extravagant in the expenditure of money
He exhibited more gold coin than is ordi
narily possessed by individuals, and tn,
mistress of the house having been informed
of the murder near Linden, and of the sup
posed robbery of gold, began to suspect til,
visitor as the assassin, and slipped to tn,
outside and communicated her suspicion
to the police of Williamsport.
THE ARREST.
The police soon appeared at the houst
and took the man in custody. He was cx
amined and in his pockets were found abou
$4,000 in gold. He offered no Resistance
TO the officers, and after a brief interva
confessed that he had committed the muir
der and stolen the gold after the perpetra
ton of the crime, besides making reveal
tons as to how he proceeded about tn
bloody business. He is in irons in the Ly
coming county prison.
Seeing the condition of Mr.. Mcbride Il
be somewhat improved he is not ye
restored to consciousness. The severe in
juries combined with his enfeebled consti
tuition are almost certain to lead to III
death.