Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-11-18

call some of the most prominent fea-
lures of this case.
THE FIRE IN BALTIMORE.
On Friday, the ID of February, 1872,
a small shop in the occupancy of Win
field s. Goss, about four miles outside
the city Of Baltimore, was destroyed
by fire. A statement that appeared
next morning IN the Baltimore Gdsette,
represented that he had hired this
building the spring previous, and had
used it for experimenting to produce az
article to take the place of India Rub
Der. "He rarely worked at night"
says the report, shut on Friday h's ex
perimen:s required more time than
usual. Having only candle, he re-
quesied his friend, MIR. Udderzook, to
90 to house on The York road and pro-
cure for him large coal oil lamp.
When his frield got back he found the
house in flames and supposed Mr.. Goss
bad escaped ir"m it, but subsequently,
discovered his body lying on the floor.
Efforts we're then made to get it out.
which proved Successful, but both legs
we're burnt of up to the knees, and
the right forearm aud hand we're de-
siroyed."
LIFE POLICIES.
NJ. Go.s had his life insured in a
number of companies amounting IN the
aggregate to about 81, 900. Demand
was made by Ike widow for the pay
ment Of these several policies, but it
was refused, and in September, 1872,
the case was transferred to the u. S.
eircuit court for Iial. The remains
discovered in the ruins after the FIRE,
were dresdfuily defsced. The linibs
were burned of :he face was SO com
Pletely consumed as to be unrecoyn,za
Bile, but the body and head we're left,
aud were uuhesitatingly identified by
the widow, Mrs. E. W. Goss, the broth
er, Alexander G. Goss, VIM. f. Udder-
zook, aud others, rs the remains of
( " ;nfield Scott Goss. The insurance
companies were rot convinced, and sub,
s'qnently, with the consent of the
widow, they exbumed the body.
An examination was made under the
direction of q number Of eminent ply
s'cians, the result Of which appeared
unsatisfactory TO the companies, as they
still declined to pay, aud stated that
they expected to prove atfrmarively
that they were not The remains of Goss.
The 9Th Of May was the day fixed for
trial against the New York Mutual
Company, as test case, aid which re-
suited in favor of the widow. The in
surance companies fled reasons for
hew trial, and among the number was
one that they believed they would be
able to bring tie person who was al
legged to have been destroyed by the
fire into court. The reasons were en-
tertained by the court, and the appli
cation granted.
TIE MURDER AT JENNERvILLE.
While these proceedings we're in
progress, the remains of person who
had evidently been murdered, were dis
covered BY Gamer p Moore, in Baer's
woods, in Penn township, this county.
near the village of ycnUerville. He
noticed number of buzzards in the
woods. and upon visiting the spot dis
covered tho body of man. He went
to the house Of Samuel Rhodes, and
they together went to the spot and ex-
humed the body.
THE PARTIES IN JENSERyILLE.
Some days previous strange man
had arrived at Jeunerville, aLG on the
following day was joined by Vim. +.
Udderzook. They afterwards went
away in a carriage. When the car
riage was returned to Mr Bstt4in's
stable. by Udderzook near midisgst, it
was found that the bows andf dash
board were much broken, and both
blankets gone. Undertook said he did
not know how it got broken. The two
blankets were gone, and the wagon was
smearcd with blood. UIdder-ook said
he had left the stranger at Pdrksburg.
But the people of JenneIvilie recog-
niZed the murdered man as the stranger.
UDDERZooK's ARREST.
A warrant was issued for Udder-
looks arrest 1t was placed in Sheriff
ellis hands, who found his priso-er at
work in the city of Baltimore, on the
18th of July. He arrested him and
brought him to this borough for trial.
EVIDENCES OF GUILT.
a gold ring aud bone shirt stud were
found in the wagon, wdich we're after
wards identified as the property of Win
field s. Goss, the murdered man.
Pieces of the blankets that had been