The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-01-28
Arrest Of n Desperate. N,,.

Arrest 'i " Ds'perat. sorde,..
MILWAUKEE, January l7-R.Lr
ner, of Potosi, Grant county w w lpr
sin was arrested 70; the marder ".1 ,|e9l-
brother Albert. The inoues, ~ BIS
has Just been concluded revaI "Hlch
blood-thirsty depravity, rivalinaa vas a
Bender family. The murderod The
was killed with an axe his boa, a man
ing nearly severed from bis h bod be-
he was coming out Of a p;na.!y DYIy as
in which be was at work n ~ hol.
back speachless, and never e lelI
The murderer then called 10 sno', ,,o.ed
brother, Newton, who was il aO'her
dining hall, to come up and yaad a. ad-
commenced to climb. Wben "'Pa
reached the surface he receiraI be
body OF the murdered Albert AL ,I 'ae
about to run, when Bob seiled ,,' va Sas
and showed him the blood. n'm
threatened to Kill him instan;lr '5',
less he swore to assist in puttioc ~ ~
body away and to preserve IN Zoe
To this Newton assented bpt ','sacs o,
first opportunity he escaped to po,'t 5a 'ae
where he gave the alarm ana Y'osi \,
murderer fed to Lancaster H. ILe
pursued, arrested,and lodged IN va .a'
on, where he soon attempted tbs pils- n,
Of his keeper. ' li'
The second murder. which b..
come to light, is that Of Olpev 14'
Icy, youth Of the town Of Elli,b'se,' ase'
Bob Turner was then cutting L
poles for Mr.. Bell. On Tuesdar Ayop
cember %, the boy Neely s;,..', ~,
from Bells to visit his moibar ..gl W
resides in New California ~. Hao
lay through timber belonging 10 pa; l.il
ey, where Turner was at work TS a''
was the last seen Of young yoaE
until the 9th Of January. The -.
pie residing in the neigbbo,tps'9y, p'y
having heard of Turner'S mprda.,
propensity, and knowing tha, vn-.' @
Neeley had to pass near yba-o =
was at work, turned out on F,5.
last to hunt for his remains Fi.t.
men started FOR Bells and searcbad,t
ground on each side Of the IN
When they arrived on the premisa.
Turner had been choppinr ,I.-
found the body, which Law a. +. HI
fallen six weeks before. The bo~,
head was nearly cut from bis bod,
only hanging by small piece of n.
on the back and front of his neck a.
axe having gone clear through m.
neck. When found, young Yesrav
had a paper parcel under his arm
Just as he was carrying it. The ba5v
was taken care of and a jury emp,1
eled to hold an inquest. and he
verdict was that 0lney Neelev ar,i i
sixteen came to his death from
blow with an axe in the hand, -
Robert Turner.
Several other mysterious mu-d.-s
have taken place in localities +,
which Turner had been seen. Msr,b.
al Bennett visited the prisoner and
asked him to confess If be bad s-v
hand in them. He finally confessed
that he remembered killing two men
"A stranger whom he had enco1nter.
ed in deep ravine back Of the Po5,
Farm, and thereupOn attacked and
him and hid the bodv.
The other man he met on the rosi 70 T
Mascada, where he was going to gei
work. He saws that the latter mad.
threatening gestures, and he iearei
he was going to take his life, 50 Be
closed with him, and with 4 ,olf
pound weight which he carried 10
his pocket, struck him two blow.
over the eyes, smashing in bis skull
and killing him instantly. He then
dragged the body into the hashe,
and secreted it there. He has con-
fessed and delights to talk Of !he
many persons he has killed. He
rloats over the skill with which he
has concealed their bodies, and DE-
clares nobody can find them bu' him
self, and that if they were got ttogeib-
er, there would be nearly forty ct
them.