Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-31
The UdderzOOk Murder Trial.

THE REMAINS IN The WOODS IDENTIFIED AS
THOSE OF GOSS.
After our telegraphic report of the Udder zook
murder trial closed Yesterday, David II. Mulln.
of Delaware county, with whom Undertook
lived while boy, testified TO receiving a letter
from Undertook, dated october %, 1871, in
which the writer asked him to board a man
named Alexander c. Wilson, who wanted a re-
tired place to live, so as to wean himself from
bad habits. growing out of too much company
Mullin declined receiving bOarders; but on the
22d of June, 1872, man of the same name came
to loard at his house, and staii until the 10Th of
November, when he left 10 90 to Athensville.
Witness gave the same description for Wilson
that other witnesses did for GOss, ami rec)g-
nzed the picture as Wilson.
The most important witness during the AT er.
noon was Alexander II. Burntz, OF Baltimore,
an intimate acquaintance of Goss. He
testified in substance that Goss was about
I'VE feet eight inches in height, exceed
iDgly wen built, very erect ,Nith line, weIl-de-
veloped bust, shoulders thrown well back, form
full, had fine dark hazel eyes, straight nose,
round, full face; wore a mustache when he saw
him last, and he thinks whiskers His teeth
were good Witness saw the body on the 18th o f
July. Witness was then asked if he cOuld rec
OgniZe the remains. The defence objected but
the court Overruled the objection, ami he an
swered-I think / did-certainiy to my own sat
istaction. | recognized them as the remains of
Goss A X. Carter, of Baltimore. testified that
ne saw the remains and recognized them as
those OF Goss. Lewis Engle recognized the ring
FOUND IN the buggy used by Undertook as hav-
ing belonged to Goss, who boarded with Engle's
rather. j. a. Langly, of Baltimore, testified
that Goss and himself had been photogra pied
together in Baltimore, and that the picture
shown to the jury was one of those taken.
The INDUSTRIAL STAGNATIoN.-The Pitts
burg Commercial of the 2sth says: 1--WE have
already reported the fact that at meeting OF
mil vwncrs ana proprietors Of blast furnaces
held last week, it was decided to m AXE a reduc-
ton OF ten per cent. in wages. This reduction
was to ta Ike place from and after yesterday, but
the workmen being informed of the matter
refused positively to submit. As a result, 1t is
said that all the blast furnaces have stopped, or
are about to stop"
The following are Connecticut announce
men,s: The mills of the Stlman manufacturing
company, Westerly, have stopped running. The
Flume * Atwood mandatory, Waterbury are
running on diminished time. 1t isrumored th at
the Thomaston clock shops are soon TO adopt the
eigtt-hour system, AT WolcottVille, the Tur-
ney, Seymour & Judd manufacturing company
have commenced running on half time
The New Haven journal says; can interest
ing fact showing that the people are outstanding
their pennies little more than usual Is shown
in the fact that on the horse railroads the daily
receipts show falling Off quite marked"
The Hartford Times says 1--WE learn that the
Union nut company, at Unionvile following
the fashion OF SO many other corporations. has
cut down the wages of its workmen from fifteen
to twenty six per cent. A good many men are
lying idle in various parts ofthe state, as result
of the shutting down of work in so many work
shops and factories"