The daily gazette., 1882-08-29
GRATER'S HORRID FATE
..-,-oN,s MURDER MYSTERY
kE" STILL UNsoIVEo.
ourFR CONDUCT OF THE IoosEs.

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..,s who Tell Many Different storie
feOp'o Loud-MOuthed and Alone II
.or,lng snu the Self Murder Theory.
r,,o doys had passed yesterday since the
I,o,sd lm body Of COX Henry" or Henry
nun. au.,s and not "Graeder," as has beer
ulsMl, uawntoS was found near the "SeveI
PUBLISH, i.sor,e. in Kenton hundred, and the case
n NV s,ill shrOuded in perplexing doubt. That
n S.o,er o' was brutally murdered is the almost
aulmons ulS'J @ sentiment around Kenton, and
ulSa'iI ,nans, the only people who want to estab-
ih al,uo o.nyothertheory are certain parties whose
sa ssion' sa have been such as to lay them open
,ha snspeion that IL is to their interest to
As to aught of positive nature
Va Known as to the assassin or assassins
M II = diaerent thing. These is but little ON
rS.b the authorities can act, and very little
M vbeb to build clue. The case is still
~ worked up, and although the
IRA has been rendered and Henry
M, has been In his rude grave
fur days, hope is still entertained
stAose who committed the foul crime
Il Dot be allowed to go unwhipped Of
-s,p The matter has been in charge of
amer j. w. jackson of Kent county
M lives in Kcittt.n, and he is being assisted
Souire HaN kius AMI Constable Griffin.
m cOr0ner has done nis DvsJ, DuJ his course
one respect deserves censure, So far as
m be learned he has relied upon his own
Nlities at ferreting out crime, instead Of
itnp help which was certainly needed.
=. 4 has not even vet communicated with the
noney General, although he has been ad-
sed to do so and was requested to have
ut officer or his deputy at the final inquest
turlay Mr.. jackson may be right in
!. but ii the murderers are never dis
yered it may be due to just this abund-
&c of confidence in himself.
OLD MAN GRATER's DEATH.
The details of the murder of old Henry
alcr are strange and startling, and have
yet been published fully or with any
Wte of accuracy. Many misstatements
Fe been made, particularly In Philadel-
hpapers Crater was an old man of 60
In or thereabouts, aud had lived In the
ghbOrhoOd for many years. During most
the time he had worked with Henry
Fker prominent German farmer, and
10 the old Gerker place passed into the
lis Of Peter Loose he remained on the
and worked for Loose. Crater had
aSl 900 in bank in Philadelphia. lie
no wife, the statements to this effect
geroneous. 1t seems that on Sunday
Henry, who often suffered severely from
pure, was feeling unusually bright and
hfiul, Early in the morning, with bis
Ger his arm and a strong cane in his
s he started out to get hands for
the next day, as Loose was
away to Il funeral. He
reded and then he called around at
ters TO see his old friend Henry. He
sei To stay for dinner here, saying he
NgO home for dinner and nurse sick
which was faYOrite of his, and in
lta 10 make call on his way. "Well
dAy,' he said, shaking his coat in one
and 0ruging his cane down with the
4 good day, Pm going to see my
anu laughing he went his way.
lllall Wright, who works for Gerker |
ale on man going across the fields |
f' Loose's, and spoke TO him. Wright |
~ huker's 20 minutes alter Crater |
LUIS was the last seen of old man
u awe by any one who has yet been |
" lie was missed next morning at the |
iaTW house, and great ado was made |
ah having probably killed himself, |
search was male. On Wednesday |
hg John jackson and John Forkum
i, pVhels m ior Mr. Loose,in passing along |
@n cart Track were attracted by an
sGnyl coming from aclump of bushes
ataa aI 9l short ditch. They made
tu tul loahd Graetcr's body lying CON
NJ" o'er-arching vines, the booted feet
lius ana the head out Of sight. The
~ was lotllled and the body was not
wv Gilll next morning when the in
s@ ned. What followed had hest be
~, n TUE language of DIR. w. II. Cooper
sgD' as ne told IL TO a GAZETTE re-
u" 'ual place yesterday.
DISCOVERING THE CRIME.
l,u,Ig G was known of the murder"
ooleri when we got there. The
purify concealed as il 1t had been
%Ylc' Inc head was thrown back.
~ nald laid across the breast and the
5,I, Tts :, extended and partly closed.
WI, WY ,oot lay the truss which Crater
rio, to,e 10, lor nc suffered from hernia. |
ma Ve snt3 ~ .hke the brambling hook and
fin s~oosl e and then Mr. Nathaniel
IN m" ,9telnan ~ Of the jury called nv
op ~ dark spot on the
nlo,rn anu asked me If that and
'Ii'g,aes IE"'f, on the hands were not
,v ,n 'ounl II was dried blood. The
iugh,Ina tne abdomen with one sleeve
M hs",H nt under one side and the tail
sl 4 tt'et, 'os,, and so firmly was it fast.
n. VIZ @Vh an effort to move it. We
d ur Da'fI coat buttoned and the pants
d with III" hla,i ',le vest YES and pants were
and t6e l "oou' u"',. The vest was unbut-
nreI nm Fan'S pulled down, and we
verc + 5au,,. aleslilrt, exposing the abdom-
tbrom,,tl %o,l'led to lind the entrals pro-
TX hcgsal = cut In the abdomen,
HL S,u length and evidently
snl XII kniie. We turned him
kp,clnq %lnq beneath him, his
I6Ol and open and covered
al Ne a renS IlS nat In the back part of
di pot Sunu oun wound into the skull,
pMd in tAhaillle ,ha it closely, because In
fan d.a,L .',r abdomen we found cause
A poctas Wll fold over, His left
ler nongl Dootl. was turned inside ont. Tn
nNSt ENGgl we found 81 cents, two
D. "atthoe,rchief, at pipe, tobacco and
lman1 Gel.e once gave it as my opinion
dI a ia mater m,. had been murdered and
Tend II = 'sat view. All the eirc"m nm"
M If .'i ,ay9r }r murder and disproye
hs soDSS s. " ils. The ahirt was mol
RimIIr%" , lAd been inflicted ,abd tbe
@ .4 '0wr aiterward, q
bm, ,sAatL'Na ,tA. STATEMENT.
Nh 'iaI Te the keys the Coroner t,rrod
NO that 1spSeI ,, and the next day when
nug6 1i G,p, place he found thew had
ls$ $hi IN "ra,er's anlt trunk and had d dis
Dr. canIh cyash and some papers ri VT On
MO Ioa,oREr SsoRErr accompanied dec, Coroner @
Them ao'SE's s. house, and Mr. % Io6se
tGt on ! sn don't want anything said said
WHERE sIIeI oI5 heard groans in tHrer' the direc'
pily 1I9 y lleary's body was W sic iound urr1S >
evGG11 1,a faid DR.. Cooper 10Th to the