New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-31
Tue UNDERTOOK TRIAL.
TESTIMONY FOR I'VE PRosECUTI0S-THE MYsrRRI-
OUs CORPSE DESCRIBYD.

| TESTIMONY FOR I'VE PR05ECUrI0S-THE MYsrERf
Gus CORPSE DEsCRIBED.
WEST CHESTER, Penn, Oct. 30.-The trlai OF
Undertook resumed ct $50 O'Clock this morning
The crowd In attendance not quite 90 large as yes
terday. Mrs. Undertook present with her baby
| eight months old Mrs. Arden and the prisoners
mother sat beside him. The examination Of GainesP
! Moore resumed. The Dstrct-Attorney offered 10
exhibit photograph OF Goss and another person on the
Wme plate for Identification by the witness. and after
argument admitted. The witness said that tho
Del standing IN tho picture bears strong rescm-
blame 10 the body found the upper part OF the face
the ey ebrows and hair particularly we're Ike those Of
the body found buried the witness frat saw the photo
graph Last Friday; he was not told whose IL was ne
based his recognition hi8 first view Of the face when
tho body WA rased up by himself and Mr. Roads, when
he saw 1t the second tine the face had become quite
dark
Hugh Rambo,, Deputy Coroner testified 10 holding On
inquest the BODY the right side OF the face bad
wbiskeTs on 10, which cams of when touched with
stick and saved by Dr. Bailey; tho whiskeTs on
the other side the face gone the body had hoe
below the breast bone and several cuts lower down.
The question was asked IL the witness had tho
dead in his lifetime coud hs have recognized his
dead body but objection mado by the defense and
sustained by the Court
DIR. Bailey described ths numerous wounds ne fOuna
ths body. eight in number, inclusng one on the
decOmp posed except part OF the left ng; four front
teeth had been driven back into the mouth and
moved; the limbs all separated at tho joints no
anatomical skill was displayed in the Remembering OF
the body there appeared TO be an old scar one inch
long, running up and back the right temples: the
eyes sunken and partly Opon the forehead broad
ana OF considerable hight the head covered with close
matted hail. inclined to curl tho body bore the looks OF
white mans body witness thought that the man had
carried himself erect with shoulders thrown back
and breast forward no must have been from 50 70 40
10 the chest the limbs large ana well
developed, taperiog to small hands aud feet Indicating
man OF good physique and not OF the la0oring class
The most important witness during the afternoon was
Alexander II. BuTuitZ OF Baltimore, an intimate ac-
quantance OF GOss whom he described as abous five
feet eight inches high exceedingly webullt erect
man. with fine well-1eveOped bust, and shoulders
thrown well back be had fine dark hazef eyes, straight
him last and he thought whskers; his teeth were
good; witness tho body on the 18th of July. and
was then asked II he could recognize the remains,
Tho defCD5c objected but the Court 0yertued the OBJ
lection and witness answered. " | think did, certain
y to my own satisfaction Recognized them as the ro-
mains OF GOss."
the remains and recognized them as those Of GOss.
Lewis Engle recognized "a ring found In a buggy used
by UddeIzOOk LAYING belonged to GOss who boarded
with Engle's father j. A. Langley OF Baltimore test
ned that Goss aud himself had 6een photographed
gether in Baltimore, aud that the picture shown 20 the
Jury OF those taken.
Daniel r. Muln of delaware County. with whom I'd
deTzODk lived when bOV, testified To receiving letter
from Undertook dated Oct az, 1871 IN which the writer
RskeG Mullin to board man named Alexander Z. VIII
SON. who wanted retired place TO nYe, so as 20 Wcau
himself from bad habits growing OUT OF 700 nnch com
pany Muln declined receiving tho bOarder but on The
OF jane, 1872, of the name came 10 board
his house and stayed until the 10Th or November,
when he left 20 10 Atnensvtlle witness gave the
description Wilson that the other witnesses dd
Of GOss and recognized the picture OF G0ss as Wilson'S
The.Court then adjourned until tomorrow.