Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-15
T1IR PEnNlNOTONvILLE TnAGGOY
coroneF's Inquest.--The supposed
MurdereF-A RequIsItiOn for His Ar

CoTonerS unquoSt.--Bho supposed
MurdereF-A RequIsItiOn for His Ar
The finding of the mutilated body of an un-
known man near Penning gtOnville, on. Friday
last, mas awakened q no little excitement
through this portion of the county, and devel-
nents already point to the perpetrators of the
atroctOus deed. From the various scources all
OF them reliable ones, we are able to give
our readers the following particulars of the
bloody affair:
On Monday, June Both, VIM. E. Undertook,
formerly resident of Chester county but of
late citizen Of Baltimore, got off the cars at
Penn Station on the Baltimore Central Rail
hoady IN company with astTanger, ana that
evening both took lodgings at hlr. S. E. jeff
eris' hotel at Jennervile The following day
he, Undertook, hired q horse and rode TO
PenuingtOnvllle, and on the way back stopped
at his brother-in-law's, Samuel Rhoads, and
remained some time, after which he continued
his journey. At PennngtOnville, however,
he hired a horse and wagon and hitched his
riding horse to the.ba:k Of his vehicle In order
to lead him back to Jennerville. t't
Passing on his way back to JennerVille, he
was noticed by a man at work in Mr.. John
Gilillan's lanyard, who observed one Of the
horses acting rather unruly and which had
been tied to the horse in the shafts in order to
get him along the better. Reaching Jenner-
vile udderzook and the stranger got into the
wagon and left the hotel between and @
o'clock, p. NJ, as it was thought by persons
seeing them to take pleasure drive, after
which time nothing was seen Of the stranger
until the finding Of bis body ON Friday last.
The body was found In Jacob Baer's woods,
about one and half miles from Pennintonville
and but short distance from the Newport and
Lancaster turnpike. 1t was horribly multi
ated, the arms and legs being severed from
the body In q very mechanical like manner,
the throat cut and three stabs as II inficted
with butchers knife were given two in the
left side, between the ribs, and one In the low
er part Of! the abdomen. Across the faca was
also cash, running diagonally across the
nose. AHea 81" A
The body was divested of its clothing, ex-
ceptlng the shirt, stockings and CATERS, and
was buried 10 two seperate holes, each about
1S inches in depth; the legs and arms occupy
ing one, and the trunk of the body the other.
The finding Of the corpse was effected on Fri
day by MIR. GaIner Moore, whose attention
was drawn to the flight Of numbers of buzz
ards, and following up their course was led to
the espot where he found part Of the body expos
ed and terribly disfgured from the onslaughts
Of the ravenous BIRDS. Mr.. Moore immediate.
lv directed his steps to the house of John
Rhoads and told him the story Of his finoing
tho body, and he with Rhoads returned to
the scene OF the rude inteFment, after which
they immediately communicated the facts
to deputy coroner Hugh Rambo, at Penning-
touVille, who withfOrth empannelled q jury
of inquest, whose investigations continued
during Friday evening and Saturday morn
In the course Of the inquest on the body
various witnesses were subpenaed and exami-
nod monument among which were John
Phnads his wife and Jane Undertook, mother
~ fhe alleged murderer, and who lives near
Penn station, oil the Baltimore Central Rail-
road We will give some developments as
gained at the inquest as follows;
Rhoads to stifed that VIM. e. Udderzook,
his brother-in-law had In last December writ
ten him from Baltimore to the effect that he
had little job on hand, aud asking him to en-
gage In it with him, saying that 1t would pay
at least $1,000 apiece for their trouble. RhOads
stated that he took no notice of the letter in
any way and nothing further was heard of
Undertook until his coming to his place on
Tuesday, June 1st, when he stated that ne
had friend with HIM from Baltimore, and
who was then stopping Of JennersvIlle aud
further that he had money and made propo
bitlon to get shut of him saying that he was
dis.ipatei man and would soon die any how
Ind that they might as well have his money,
lie, UdderzO0k, N also, proposed TO have hls
friend board at RhOads', winch was partially
agreed upon, and Q proposition was made by
pdderzook todrng him but eve ntually the ar
angenent was disagreed tOand Udderzeof
Flthdrew. ..fr rs.l ~.
Jane Undertook, the mother, testified tina
her son William had come to her house on thu
norning Of the I'd, and that she had washed
lis clothes, which were In q somewhat dis
rderly condition, sand being In quantity