Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-09-11
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accessory to a Murder III penns'"
An N''A Arrested In this C"y
DETAILS or THE MURDER

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n.ou,y Sheriff Hoover, Of C,carnI'u a. ,l;'
county. Pennsylvania, arr,v'a soareb ~ O
XIV on the last steamer, !" ,san n,
ems oas John waring, against wnD,n o., III h
S;,,wnnt ona had been found by w
Grand Jury of that county 80, ea,, ,'es
him with being IN accoss.sm .'o,'as:o,, n,
,nnrdcr @ of a Ms. Wac necessary
Wu,a , ,ha ne,.,e placed ~ ihe
: aaf'p9 's ss,ncer II. NJ. Hrdscn, for
: M; Me. This Official lost no time In
! searching Tor BIZ man, and he, this
morning, ARRESTED him in East Fort
land, where b, was working at his
,rade-that OF carpenter-in the EN-
ploy of the o. &C. Railroad Company.
lie was at one provided with quar-.
ters at the cityjall, where, shortly al
forwards, he wa interviewed by "a re-
porter Of the b.
On being in reduced to him, we
could but be faYrably impressed with
his appearance neither his looks or
actions stampiIg him as man VINO
would willinglylsnd his assistance ~
SO horrible cnp,e as the murder OF a
dcfcnseless womtn. He wore the
clothes of a day iaborer-dnfk' wool
Ell pants and shirt-wasnearly, we
should judge, six feet iqfaelght, WIZ
pleasing countcnancganu ieatHtbed
anything but repulsiy lie
NO GUILTY ylTioESr Sonsws,io,,
nor was he lQotecli' 10 all appear.
without hesitSiraighl-iorward story.
ance tellinNrling to his own state.
lie washing on n farm about two
montrom Wallaceton. in the county
mpe mentioned, ut the time the mur.
N was committed, and heard of it
,nly through other parties. Tho wo.
nan, 1t seems was one whose reputa
ion was not beyond reproach, and
when one morning she was missing
rom her customary haunts, many sup
posed she had simply left the place on
/ short visit
Three or four days passed without
ler reappearance, ana certain suspl'
,ious circumstances, gave rise to sus-
)lclons oil ioui pay The country IN
.he immediate vicinity was thorough
y searched, and her remains were
inally discovered in the woods about
lalf a mile from the road, and in the
ilrectlon Oh tne iarln where TINS man
" "aring was working. Inc BODY gave
very
INDICATION OF FOUL PLAY.
The evening of the day ON which
he BODY was discovered Waring saws
le went to town, and in fact remained
n that neighborhood until the Decem.
Der following. He then packed up his
goods and leaving his wife behind him,
le started Tor oregon, arriving here
'n inc Ism oI January, 1871. lie
LOT couple oil months IN the
leighoortnood oi Albany, ana then
'omlhg down 10 oregon City he re-
named there a snort tune. lie com
nenced working ior Tue railroad com,
'any ABOUT a year ago, ana renamed
n thelr employ up 10 inc Tune oi his
arrest Events OF an important ma
.ure IN the history OF the case were
heahWhlle lrahsp'r'hs IN clearneld
'ouh'y
m, q man halneu lurher WIN whom
y nlins was " one t'lhe on quite IN
lma'e terms, was arrested as having
'ne murder ne plead not
suh.y' out was conVic'eh on c'rcum.
,'ahlla' evidence iiis counsel moved
OF a nc" trial' Which was granted
'nu inc case mas oeeh postponed from
crlh 10 term oi Court ana sentence
las never yet oeen pronounced on hlln.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
70 TO show that this man Waring was
IN accessory TO the crime, Tho ma.
ure of this teatimony. wc have boen
Unable TO ascertain. It was, however
ufliciently strong TO warrant the
,rand Jury in finding a true bill
against him, and stems were immedi.
ltely taken for his arrest.
The accused party, had, as we nm.
lerstand never endeavored 10 conceal