The New York herald., 1873-10-30
UDDERZOOK's TRIAL.
The Alleged Murderer and Insurance
Swindler at Last Before the Courts
Difficulty I'm Selecting . Jury.

The Alleged Murderer and Insurance
Swindler at Last Before the Courts
Difficulty in Selecting q Jury.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, Oct. 20, 1873.
Upon the resumption OF the trial after the recess
to-day the Sheriff made returns OF forty talesmen
ana the qualifying of the jury was proceeded with.
Fifteen challenges followed, when Robert s. Hays
was sworn. Three challenges followed, when
George H. Haley was accepted and affirmed. Two
more challenges, and A. NJ Nichols, the twelfth
juryman, was sworn. The jury stands as fol-
lows:-
John W. Morton, farmer; Edward s. Wilson,
farmer; Isaac KaIb, farmer; Daniel R. Larshaw,
farmer; John s. Hood, colored; John Glisson,
conveyancer; NJ Shaner Christman, George Mer-
Ger, livery stable keeper; Robert L. Hayes, George
kasy s ana a. ~ and Niche hefore sitting down
Udderzook took hasty look over the audience.
The Court announced that it was ready to hear
argument upon the allegation OF the defence
tnat the Indictment charged that he killed two
persons and their motion to confne the common
wealth to one charge and require them to elect
The District Attorney produced legal precedents
and authorities IN support Of the indictment. & He
who spoke at length. showing the embarrassments
that might arise to the defence by being thus
placed in the position OF defending against two
charges OF killing. He made motion that the
Court direct the District Attorney to elect upon
which count Of the indictment he will proceed to
trial.
Tne Court directed the motion on file and sug.
gested that the commonwealth consider carefully
whether it would n not be well to proceed upon the
single allegation Of the killing OF Winfield $. Goss
The District Attorney had no desire to embarrass
the defence. The prisoner could be tried upon one
count and after, II necessary, try him upon the
other. He would therefore elect to try him upon
the first count OF the Indictment. William c. I'd
derZook had been indicted for the murder OF Win
field q. GOss, and the gentlemen OF the jury were
sworn to try him. TN the 11th day OF July last the
mutilated body OF man was found in
lonely spot near Penningtonville, who had
been evidently murdered with surroundings
Of peculiar horror Winfield 8. GOss had lived In
peared and next turned up at the Central Hotel, In
Philadelphia, In June, 1872, alter which he went TO
board near COoperstown. at Bryn Mawr and at
trenton, N ]. He Is next found at the William
Penn Hotel, In West Philadelphia. Goss had his
life insured at the time OF his disappearance for
the large amount OF $25,000 in various CON-
panies. When GOss was in Philadelphia 1t is
known udderzook was absent from Philadel-
phia. From the evening OF June 80 they were
in company at Jetries Hotel, at Jennersvle,
having walked from West Grove station, on the
Baltimore Central Railroad. Next morning the
prisoner hired q horse and went to Pennington
ville but stopped on the way, near there; saw his
in-law worked in a field; made o proposition to
put some one out OF the way; had the man at Jen-
nersvie and they could make $4,000 by IT; he
went on to Penningtonville, hired horse and
and took In the stranger and started in the
evening In the direction OF Pennngtonville, where
he arrived about twelve O'Clock at night with
the buggy broken and bloody and the blankets
gone. Tdderzook was seen next morning, July 2,
at Cochranvillc, tired and dishevelled, where he
got a light breakfast. He then returned to Jen-
nersville and went to Baltimore. The evidence
would now be submitted and the jury called upon
to pass upon the guilt or innocence OF the prisoner
at the bar, according to the impression OF his
guilt which that evidence would give.