, 1873-05-14

f1ed. THOR absonco incronsod tho. doteotiVe's
suspicion. Search waB instituted at onoo, and
tracos Of tho missing York wsro soon discovered.
Tho frat convincing evidence OF foul play
In tho hou1o was found whom Doors hftod
trap-door In tho floor, and tho elokoning
atonch Of accompanying remains camo rushing
through tho opening. This satisfied bcere TINT
Dr.. York Ind mot with o violent donth on thoae
promises, and ho prosecuted Ills search still fur
thor. A. patch OF ground at tho back OF tho
house Ind boon now1y plowod ovor, anu beefa
carefully examined It in search Of disturbance
or aub-aoEl. Hnying found spot which locked
as though Garth had boon thrown up, he took
wagon-rod, plunged It In tho ground, and, at
dopth Of about four feet, It pferood what was
subsequently found to bo tho remains Of
human body. Mon woro set to work to dig, anu
. body was found, which WAS subsequently adcn-
titled aB that Of DR.. York.
: Tho finding Of York's body Induced search
for othors, which resulted In tho finding Of nine
bodies In all, several Of which wore identified as
those Of porsons who had suddenly and mysto-
rfoua1y disappeared within fow months buck
It was discovered that thoro had boon regular
system Of burial. Each body had boon doponitod
noar troe, which waa thon pruncd in manner
to indicate that ono burial had been mado In TINT
spot, so TINT there would DO no danger Of dig
ging grave whore ono body already rested.
This Bystematio arrangement showed that tho
murdororB aoriously and deliberately counted
upon filing up tho patch Of ground with
corpaos, making q ohurcl,-yard without a
church. cometery without tomb. Tho bodies
woro nil deposited after regu1ar aystom,-tho
righ: arm folded across tho bronst and the left
stretched down at tho eido. There was dispo-
sition to eoonomizo ground aa 1t 1t was fohrod
TINT tho burial-p]aco would not accommodate MI
tho vlotims, for 8ono Of tho bodies were placed
on the sido In narrow dischos, md son1e doubled
up in squatting position, Threo moro bodies
were discovered day before yestcrdny, making
twelve in all. Tho soarch still continues, andit
Is impossible to soy how many moro may DO
brought to light. :,
Tho wounds on tho head, Which aro identified
in all the bodioH TINT lavo boon unoarthoa, and
tho arrangement OF tho house, have Indicated
tho manner in which tho victims met their death.
They were all travellers who stopped ut tho house
for refreshments. Thoy woro seated ut table
III tho back room, near which hung curtain
Ono or moro persons, whethor malo or female
wore concealcd bohind this curtain, and struoA
tho traveller on tho buck Of tho hcad with ham.
NOR Tho victim WAS thon seized and dragged
to the trap-door, hB throat was out, and the
! body was dropped into tho collar below, whore Il
| WIS allowed to romnin until night came. It nat
! then ta1son out and buried without attract
| ing attention. All the bodies woro marked
| In tho aame manner, except that d
little girl who had accompanied lor father, allt
| who is supposed to hayo boon thrown into tAt
| grave while alive, rs her body shows no marks o
violence. Tho spoils of tho Bondor family, on
gagged in tlia traffic in human lives, nluHt havt
beon small Oh uono Of tho murdered trayelor1
are known to havo had my considerable mono:
with thom. It is supposed, however, that tn
Beutlers Ind confoderates posted along tho roa'
to inform them OF favorable opportunities, mi
many arEcats hnye already boon naado. Th
Bondor family, tho two women and two mon, oa
capod, md havo not yotbocn approhonded. TIL
detective, Dcors, had tracked them to st. Loui
ut last accounts, aud 1t is not probable that the
will be harbored in any quartor Of tho globo.