Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-11

wound in bis left breast. An old
fashioned horse pistol, with broken
stock, lay in the gutter across the
street. The mans coat and waistcoat
was unbuttoned, and his trousers were
torn. On the Nagatuck wharf, ioul
minutes walk from the place Of the
shooting, was found the morocco satchel
which had been ripped open with
knife. The wounded man was re moved
to Police Headquarters, whore he died
in few minutes without having
spoken. At the post mortem examina-
tion, Notwithstanding that the clothes
bad been rent, there was not mark
upon the body to indicate violence.
The weapon had evidently been dis.
charged close TO the breast, tor the
clothing was burned away around il
aud the flesh blistered. Memoranda
OF bonds, mortgages and securities 10
the amount OF about S350,O00 were.
found in his pockets. An lnvestiga-
lion by the various life insurance COM
panies, when suit was brought for the
amount of the policies, developed the
fact that Captain Colvorcoresses had
never owned any of the bonds designa.
tod in ,h, memor,nd. and that be had
become overloaded with debts. The
companies denied their liability. and n
compromise settlement was finally ei.
fected
The death of Monroe SNYDER. of
R,tbleh.m p. on F,hru.rv 30 1s73
whos, bodv WINS iunnd an Thai morn.
iny in Mnnocacv creJ, und.r the
So1th, B,lblebew br,d,,. orcasioned
much interest aud comm,nt. He was
!, resn,ci.d ci,iz,u and had accnmn.
hi.d n .ung urun,rtv. rhere wer,
mn marks 1f yioi.u,. ubou the body
exceut over Inc abdomen where three
-lp,bt wonnds had besn or,,nsion.d by
Mn ,ff,sinn of bl,od uuon ,h, brain
due IA a blow inflicted upon the head
bat there were no marks TO show
wher, ,be blow huJ been struck. Tn,
sround wns cov,r,,d wiih snnw and
Irncxs were discovered leading down
lho bank 10 the creek but none re.
turning. In the suit TO recover SOS.
900 insurnuces II was shown that Mr.
Snvdsr had b,en mnch nnnov,a over
unior,nnnIe sn,culatinns thai yb,tL Lne
~ h,s nr,n,,r,v wns sn far imna,r,d
nv mortn,,es thnt he could derive
liIlle or mo ineome from il and that
nIr,adv ms l,nbilues far exre,d,d bls
nss.,. A dul,,n letter tbnt n, hind
vri,ten =, nj. son was nruduced 10
shnw that the notion of suieiI, had
tound nnce in his mind and converse.
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murder upon his aunt oy poisoning,
Tor a paltry inheritance, leu 10 the aus
covery OF tno muruer oy MN ol MS
wlle IN lSoo ior tne sake OF insurance
Tor which he haa induced her TO pro
cure policies 10 re''eve ms deots' Inc
brantley- Eskriuse case III 'ts uay was
also famous "A SUIT was Drought
against the travellers company IN
February, 1871 oy Mrs, M o Drahl,