The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-11-12
The Case OF TdderZOOks

4 man named IOSS kept small store
on the outskirts Of Baltimore. One
night the store was burned down, and
among the smouldering ruins the body
of a man was found, charred, but yet
retaining sufficient marks of person to
be family recognized as Goss. There
was nothing positive as to the ldentiti-
cation, but the general impression was
that the remains we're those Of the
store-keeper. Inquiries were made by
the insurance companies, for Goss had
policies for several thousand dollars.
The dav before the fire Goss had drawn
out all his bank deposits, fact which
looked suspicious. and the insurance
companies required further time to
settle. Undertook now makes his ap-
pearance. 4 short time after the fire
Undertook visited small town in
Pennsylvania. near the Maryland line.
where he met friend. They rode off
together in q buggy, but Udderzsok re-
that he had left his associate at the
railroad station. A week or So after a
gathering of crows in retired spot at
tracted the attention Of some country
people, who found the skeleton of a
man upon which the feathered scav-
engers had been feeding. There was a
single garment with the body, which,
with ring found in the buggy, has
been identified as belonging to Goss.
Persons have sworn to photographs of
Goss as the likeness of the man who
went out with Undertook in the buggy.
while others have testified that Udder-
cook proposed to them the murder and
I concealment Of an unknown man.
For this Ii urder of Goss, Undertook
has been tried and condemned to be ex-
ecuted. and will probably suffer the
penalty Of the law, as the governor has
refused to interpose the executive
, clemency.
The theory Of the prosecution is that
Undertook and Goss had planned TO
burn the store, and had placed a dead
BODY in it to be burned. which being
recognized by certain articles as that
of Goss, would entltle his widow to the
policies. In this conspiracy the widow
of Goss is included. it is then sup
! posed that in consequence 81 the rcfus-
al of the companies to pay. a disagree.
ment arose between the men, and that
in order to prevent detection by re-
lenting purpose on the par. Of Goss and
his wife, that Undertook determined to
murder him. Undertook also
may have supposed that Goss carried
on his person part or all the money
which he had drawn from the banks.
The theory Of the prisoner is that Goss
persisted III his store. which, as the re
mains were partially identified at the
time as his. his portially presumptlve
evidence of the validity Of that line OF
defence. The resemblance of the man
who rode away with Undertook. to the
/ photograph of Goss, is oircumstantially
strong against him. as is also the find
ing of the ring and garment, but limo
cent men hive been hanged on circum
stantial evidence even stronger thar
this.
Jonathan Bradford, an inn-keeper
was found standing over murdered
man in his own house and with blood J
knife in his hand; yet he was innocent
\ trampcr had entered the room of the
victim to rob him and had murdered
him. Bradford had gone up for tn.
purpose OF robbery. His ascending
footsteps had alarmed he assassin, wht
secreted himself. and when Bradford
! entered the traveller room the actua
murderer cave the alarm. and the limo
cent inn-keeper "ith,a guilty purpose
I was detected. as it were, in the act
Bradford was hanged and the real mur
derer afterwards made a deathbed con
feSSion. Another memorable Englisf
case is that OF Ambrose Guinnet. H,
slept with man in small tavern IN
seaport town. and during the nigh
GuinnetS bcd-trllow was suddenly
taken with bleeding at his nose. H
partially dressed himself, went out 0
the house and was Immediately seized
upon by the pre>a-gang, who in tn,
good old times were permitted by act Q
parliament to seize upon any one ant
impress him for naval service. He wa
taken on board ship which as it s,
happened, Immediately sailed. Mex
/ HUI uIliS tlIe utdtt w - knts>tH0. tJulIlue
was found Slimed al over with blood
the absent man : money and watch
were found as X We're in his possession
and the blood copio'lsiy smearing tn,
stairs and hand-rais- was construed a
evidence Of his having descended Will
the body. and disposed of It in som
unknown way. Guinnet was hanged
A few years ago Or Schoeppe was con
victed in Pennsylvania of the rnurde
of Miss Sc. neke on circuns,aatirl eyi
dence. 4 delay MAS granted and HI
innocence was finally established.