The daily gazette., 1875-11-18
SECOND EDITION
BLOODY CHESTER COUNTY.

ANOTHER MURDER DEvELoPED-A PRoBA-
BILE PARALLEL TO THE UNDERTOOK
CASE.
feaceful Chester county, so free from
common rowdyism or lawlessness, and
yet so prolific in bloody murders, is now
agltated with the finding of a mans
body in the Brandywine at Mortonyille.
bearing many evidences of foul play =
The supposed murder, which possesses
many OF the mysterious phases of the
l. Cdderzook-Goss tragedy, is thus given by
the West Chester Local Nelcs, of yester-
day:
We learn that the body of a middle
aged man was found in the dam at Nor
tonville, last evening, and owing to its
decomposed state ID had not been identi-
lied when cur informant left that village.
1t was found lying in shallow water,
partly surrounded and covered with
"splatter docks" and from another
source we are Informed bullet hole was
found in the skull, which would strongly
argue that foul play was the cause OF
death. The features We're terribly dis
| figured, and it is said the body must
have been in in the water at least two
weeks. The body was noticed by several
persons at different times, but they sup
posed it was a log OF wood, and conse-
quently gave the matter no further con-
| slderation.
| The body was first discovered by Il son
OF Mr.. Eber Smith, miller at Mortonville
who was owing up the dam for the pur-
! pose of looking after some traps he had
set ul on ts upper banks. The corpse
was brought to his view By the action of
the waves caused by the motion Of the
boat, and upon the boy seeing it he was
very much frightened and at once turn
ed back and hurriedly communicated the
intelligence to his father.
MIR. Smith at once sent an employee III
company with young man named Chas.
etter to the scene, where by the aid of
a hook they soon succeeded in pulling
the body into the boat. and from thence
they conveyed it to the Railroad Station
House, where it it yet remains. Deputy
Coroner Lewis of Coatesville was ut once
notified, and upon appearing at the
scene empannelled a jury of inquest, and
IN the meantime the professional ser.
vices Of DR.. Palmer of Doe Run. and DR.
Harry of Coatesville were enlisted in
the Investigation. Upon making an ex.
animation of the body pistol-ball hole
was found in the centre of the forehead
which upon being probed, was found tc
|
character beyond all doubt. Another
wound was found upon his left arm, bu
not of serious nature.
Some ten days ago good and nearl,
new silk hat was picked up near tn,
water tank, about six hundred ward
above the place where the body wa
found, and the only conclusion to b,
arrived at is that the stranger has beel
murdered and afterwards thrown int
the Brandywine near the water tank
from which point the body drifte,
down to the place where it was discoy
/; cred by the boy Smith on Tuesda
morning.
His clothing is new in part, the boot
, having the appearance of only havin
been worn few days, and the sam
may be said of his shirt, the band c
!, which was fastened by a gold buttor
! He had on two coats, both of whic
: were buttoncdtight up to his chin. l
! one of the pockets of the undercoat
stone was found, weighing five or 81
pounds. No clue was found in h
pockets, and nothing has as yet bee
: discovered to lead to the identidcatio
. of the body.
The jury remained in session until We.
terday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, when the
I adjourned to meet again this morning {
$3.50 o'clock. TIE deceased when liviu
must have measured five feet eleve
l inches, and weighed about one hundre
5 and eighty pounds. He wore full dar
!. whiskcrs, had broad high forehead, an
= evidence yet remains that his appear
!. ance was of highly genteel order.