Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-12

by UudcrZoOk, Win assistance, III d iuu0 poa'
and left for the III GIT 10 Il stable near Oy. Id
q few hours alter the ire Uddelzook returned
TO Baltimore, and meeting police othcer on
Madison street. vclunte, red to give lnfo:ma-
ZION OF the occurrence for the benefit OF the
nress His brief statement, setting forth that
. w. s. Goss had been burned to death while
exucrimeu,iog with acids and chemicals was
received. and the next morning the papers an
nupnced the fact OF the fire and It's couscquen-
ces. as given by him. Afcr thus arranging
| far a public announcement the death by &C
,ideut of his co consplraor, Uddeiz NIX went
| - the wife of Goss aud broke the news to her.
She showed much grief, and the next day
CORNERS il ou"s, was held, the jury rendering,
vi.haut difficulty Il :erdict Of the accidental
Ica.h by burning Of ". 5. Goss. A tuDcra,
! ia wnic. Udtulzouk joined, followed, and the
| bciicf prevailed with the public that W ). Goss
had Iosr his lie by accident.
AT the lime Of the huronG the remains were
ideD,liie! by Mrs Co.'S, Undertook, a. q.
! Co.'s, a brother Of w. S. Gpss, aud others. as
; those of W. S. Gnss, and 10 short time APP
plica,iou were made by Mrs Hoss, Udd,rzook
acting actively is tcr friend III the matter, 10
the four HE Insurance companies Tor payment
Of the amount of the policies. lu The nean-
time the officers Of the compan'cs had become
satisfied that d fraud had been attempted: ray
mcut of tie policcs was refused. oeVeral phy-
sicians of Baltimore Of the highest standing ex-
am.nGd the rcnalns, paying spec'al aueh',on
to the teeth, the 0!hcr portions aHordlns Out
| little il any aid in determining the identity OF
the body. The result OF the eNamlnatlon was
uns,tlsi glory TO the companies, the teeth IN
dicatinp that the man had had diseased mo-
lars, aud had lost soue OF the froutols, and 1t
was known that Goss bad unusually good teeth.
\ .ut fer the Insurance money tOHo"ed ana
a yeriict was obtained by Mrs. fIo.s against
one oi the cJmpaprs in June 1873
o. thr l4tn 81 July 1873 dispatch from
Wvs,chester Chester county, Pa, announced
the startling intelligence that a horrible muir
der had been pcrpctra!cd IN Bacrs Woods, 10
that county. The county Of Chester was aroused
by the discovery and the people OF the neigh
bor;ood al uuce began to recall all the facts
wiri,ip their Knowledge when would be likely
10 throw light upon the criluc. l. was remcnl-
bcrcd tina: ga the 80 Ut June 1878, strange
man had arrived the village Of Jcnnersvlile,
bui lew Jules trDrI Bacr Woods, aud had
stated his bu@inr>s TO be chat OF an "agelt,
and that h" wta from Baltimore, bul had gwen
no name. Ul the ioitowlng day UidcrzooH,
VINO was kDVWn IN the nclghburhuo!, iian Joln
Cd tic stranger, aud they had bean last sccn
together in Il buggy going 10 the direction 0!
he woods. Su plcion Of Uidelzjok 5000 be-
came strengthened, mauy facts having been
revealed at the Coranar'S inquest, aud on the
l5;h of July Uide;zok was arrested 10 Bal
timnrc.
Tac evidences 90 the trial at Wcstche-ter
IS thus SUMMARY stated b. the Judge who IRE.
sided al U,idclzpuk' 5 trial Ii. said then 10
Uddcyz ,ok before sentencing him to be hung
the corpse !ouoi in BAcr's Woods was that
of Whitfield Sc 1T Goss. From the bulldog on
the Iok road whch was burned to cover the
flight of this man, he is traced with uncrnng
certainty 10 tue de>olate grave IN the woods.
Changing his nnmc and seeking 10 hid. HIM
self he yet left behind, wherever he went,
evidences of Identity, that preclude all danger
| of mistake. His striking pccuIfarltles OF per
| sou; his ablt Of intcmpcrance; the remarkable
riug he wore; his handwriting; parts OF his
| dress lett behind; hi photographic, recognized
wherever he went, aud especially the patent
Screw driver" exhibited from tine TO time, his
peculiar habit OF airiressins YOU by the Title OF
"Doctor," aud your own graphic dcScriGtlou
OF hlm to Rn0Ges, 'aS il man who had been
lost for long time and was supposed to DC
dead" enabl; US "a Identity Cos. III the mau
called ''WilsuD, wl.h as much certainty as IL
! he had Worn his proper name. Traced from
place t. piac!, few days before the body was
! discovered he Was seen III the vicinity OF Baer S
woods goirg Ia that direction, and was DOT
seen alive thereafter. You, who were with
him, had Informed Rhodes, only few hours
before. that the weeds was his contemplated
destination. When the grave was opened the
same remarkable personal pocullarlties OF GosS
we're found IN the corpse the resemblance
agreeing in everything, iown to the color oil the
| u g, t., |. opJ rho length
OF the unshaven beard. The ring was gone
from the iuser, but it va. found virtually IN
YOUR POSSESSION upon the seat OF the vehicle
in which you had been riding. All his clothes
save his shoes and shirt had been destroyed;
but these remaining articles reSembed his
So clos ,l1 that the shoes are virtually lden-
tilted as the same. They were not only similar
10 kind, bat were peculiarly marked in two
| RESPECTS, AZ his had been. We repeat, with
unrrrlnS certainty, ross is traced to this grave.
| And with the same certainty IS his murder
traced to you.
Many attempts at appeals aud for commute
tons We're made without success, aud the tee
| gram below makes the last step on the way
which the lransyreSsor iouud to be hard In
| deed:
WESTMINSTER, Pa. Nov - Udlelzook
was excused at twelve fifteen to. day.
New TRGAL.-In the case Of Lycurgus Lit
| tie, recently argued b: lore the Supreme Court
! of Appeals at Syauuton, the judgment of the
Circuit Court Of Clarke county, was reversed,
and the case rcmandcd for a Dew trial
The grounds upou which the judgment Was
reversed were the following erroneous rullogs
Of the Court upon the trial:
|. In refusing to permit the witness Miss
| Hattie Prtclard t. repcat the statement made
to her by the prisoner as mentioned 10 the II
bill of EXCEPTION
,. Iu overriding the motion Of the prisoner
that Jas L. Milton, IT,. might be again put up
90 the stand Tor cross examination, With view
| to his contradiction.
3. In refusing to permit Washington D:a!-
mount. to state Mllton's evidence before the
grand jury.
4. In sustaining the objection of Attorney
for Commonwealth, to question propounded to
Wm. Lewis, witness for the prisoner.