The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21
One Crime Makes Much Mis-
cry.

at Bait: the murder having been
committed to obtain the insur-
ance on the victims life. The fol-
lowing article shows how great a
calamity befell an innocent family
as the direct sequence Of that muir
der
The leading physician at Leba-
non. ONO, "a called on by !
strangely excited old man a few
nights ago TO visit the house of an
old farmer, who has a fine residen e
and valuable property between
Wavnoshurg and Harveysburg. \
young friend o the physician ac-
c%ompanicd the doctor and the
strange Old man to I'll" house-a
longdrlvc from Lebaron-aud from
this third party the following story.
Satisfactorily corroboratei IN every
particular. has leaked out: The
doctor found IN Il cherries bed
room a voung man who WAS uncon-
scious from wounds clearly marked
by blood upon his forehead. At
the bedside. with the patient,
hands IN hers, WAS Il young WOman
OF twenty two or three. richly at
tired. but bearing III her face evi-
denee Of mental wildnes>. While
the doctor was dressing the wounds
the Young woman slipped out upon
the lawn and paced to and fro IN
the moonlight between the trees.
The patient was relieved OF his
stupor and was put INTO a health
full sleep. Then, rs the doctor and
his friend sat by the bedside, the
young Woman entered the room,
and to the former. as the only
recognized friend of herself and
father in the ncighborhood, eN-
planned the presence OF the wound
cd man. She said that they lived
I'm West Chester, near Philadelphia,
until a few years ago. Her mother
died long before the removal, AID
her aunt had lived with herself and
ftther until the latter left West
Chester. There had always been
insanity IN the family. She remem-
bered to have seen this aunt on her
fathers side acting as would a mad
dog, foaming at tie mouth, bark
ing, etc. Just before the removal
she (the young woman) met and
loved a Young mar from Whining
ton, Del. There Was an engage
ment. the father and aunt both
heartily %consenting to the match.
The wedding day WAS fixed, when
all at once William dderzook was
arrested on Il charge Of having
murdered Goss, whose life was IN
sured Ior Il large amount. The
narrator repeated what is generally
known Of that great crime. How
Undertook conspired with Goss to
cheat the insurance companies: how
UdderZook. to have the secret all TO
himself. murdered Goss, cut his
body into pieces and buried it near
West Chest ter, and how Uddcrzook
was AFTERWARDS hung at West Ches-
ter. During Udderzook's trial the
old man and aunt were told by
various gosslps that the sutton and
bridegroom was a blood
relative to the great criminal. The
old nan called his daughter to him
and wildly told her that the impure
blood of their own family, tainted
rs it was with insanity, however
innocent the insanity might be,
must not be crossed with that OF a
breed in which such terrible black
ness was. Then for the first time
the daughter (and %narrator) felt
her reason falter and the disease OF
her father creep through her veins.
She met her lover and told him the
He vowed that he WIS not
to Jdderzook except By
marriage. but the father and aunt
we're persistent. Finally, about the
time that Udderzook was hung, the
sold his West Chester prop
ertv. left the aun5 behind and took
he daughter TO Ohio. the two set
ling near Lebanon. They lived IN
She never heard from
Ter lover. who still held her heart.
Ter acquaintance had been sought
ar and wide, bat she never left her
home. On Friday afternoon, two
weeks ago, when she opened the
door to a knock she saw IA
ramp before her. There was in
tant recognition. The tramp was
Ter Wilmington lover. He was
aiken into the house and given food.
lie told his story. He owned that