Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-06

frightened and shut it. Mrs. Pickel
discovering her neighbor in th
street, at an hour nearly midnight an,
appealing in vain to be let into a bous
across the way, ran down stairs, opene,
the door and told the woman to come in
AS she opened the door and Mrs. Seynou
came IN Sanders attempted to follow. Mrs
L. tried to bar him out and said she vas
not dressed. He persisted in entering apj
was manifestly in liquor. By the t;mo
he had forced his way in Mrs. Sew.
mour had thrown herself into :, cha;,
and was in state of terrible mental and
bodily distress. Observing this, tho Pick
els urged Sanders to go for a doctor. Hs
Jeered at the dying woman, and said
You re sick, amt You? NV God. but
you re sick! You are drunk" He finally
was prevailed upon to 90 for the doctor
and shortly returned. When asked where
the doctor was. he said he had not been
after one, but was "only around ut Kief.
fers. " Finally Dr.. Geo. a. King Was
sent for, and arrived. He got to the houss
at 11:3O. and when he reached tho roo,,,
where Mrs. Seymour was by this time ".
ing on the floor, she was dead. Her face
had purpled with commissions, the foam
was oozing from her mouth, and she had
thrown up quantity Of what seemed to
be some sort Of drink.
treat excitement prevailed in the
nelgdborhood and steps were promptly
taken in the direction of the legal pro.
ceedlngs necessary in the case.
Deposition Before Alderman Barr-
ABOUT IL O'Clock last night Watchman
EciSman knocked ut Alderman Barr's d,o,
and told him to get up, that a murder had
been committed and there was a woman
at the door who wanted to make complaint
against Edward Sanders. The alderman
opened his Office and took the complaint.
which was made by Mrs. Anna Bonce. who
was ncighbOr to Mrs. Seymour. A war;
rant was issued and placed in Constable
Stormfeltz's hands, and accompanied by
constable George Cramer he arrested
sanders on John street before 1 O'Clock.
Having learned that Philip Rogers was
also implicated in the crime, Stormfeltz
made complaint against him and found
MIN early this morning conccaled behind
mill. '''s
Coroner Mishler, being notified of the
case, at once appeared upon the scene.
and empanele;l jury and viewed the
body.
Tho following is the deposition taken
by Alderman Barr of Adelaide Robin
son:
LANCASTER CITY So.
Personally appeared before the sub
scrlher. an alderman in and for tho citv Of
Lancaster, Adelaide Robinson, who being
iuiy affirmed according to law, dcposcs
anu says, that Philip Rogers was i'm the
house OF Mrs. Seymour, sleeping in the
kltchen, and that Edward Sanders came
to Mrs. SeymoAr's house about II O'Clock
'n Wednesday night, October 5, 1881, and
at the window and asked her to
open. She said that she could not, as de-
Donent was too sick and might catch cold.
lie then asked her three times to open the
"ihdo" anu then the door, and 1T the
h'i9 request She opened the door, when
ie new on her and threw her down. He
nen haa connection with her against her
VIII. one SAID her breath was near gone
mi ne should let her go, that deponent
vas sick and she hai. to attend to her and
'eSged to be let go. He threw her down
cry heavily and she must have bur. her.
elf from the noise made by the fall He
must have been on her nearly an hour
'egged him to get off or would scream.
did scream, and sick as [ was. ran
o the door and into the street
or help. by which hurt nv
elf badly. l am very sick. She at
ast pushed him Off and tried to run ont of
he front door, but he caught her and
ushed her out back and he followed her.
SoSers was not present at the time of this
ccurrence, being in the kitchen sitting
n chair. | heard Sanders tell Mary
eymour that Fop" Rogers told him
hat he had it with her, and that he (San-
ers) Intended to have it too. Mary Sew.
iour denied it. During the whole time
anders used violence. heard Rogers
neak ont the back way when Mrs. Sew
'ouf screamed. L am certain from what
sa" and heard that Edward Sanders was
nc cause OF the death Of Mary Seymour.
an suffering from cramp in the stomach.
ld l make this statement for fear that
ay die from the effects Of it.
[Signed1 ADELAIDE Rop,NsoN.
Affirmed and subscribed before mo this
in day OF October, A. d., 1881.
,,.. J. K. BARR.
Witnesses prescnt-C. Holman, Anna
once.
Mrs. seymour's Dying :, ords.
Mrs. Pickel says that before Mrs. Sey-
our died she told her tEat Sanders had
'traSed her, and more she could tell If
e had tic strength. Just before she died
% said: my poor Emma, my poor
NINA, my dear little children. God bless
y soul.' and with this last thought ON
II offspring and her hope of immortality
C IooT woman passed to the bar Of God.
To Move To-day.
MIR. Brock says that Mary Seymour was
the almshouse last night to tell him that
was about to move to-day into Manor
'eet, and would not be able to take Ade-
de Robinion along, and that he should
ME in and take the sick woman out to
almshouse. He had intended to do so
IS mo- ming. But when he drove up be.
Q the house it was with coffin on his
gon, to convey the remains of poor
'ry Seymour to the Potter's Field. Mr.
Dck has also taken charge of the chill
EN- for the present.
This Morning.
Early this morning the scene of tho
gedy was the centre Of morbid interest
III the neishbOrbOod around it In the