Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-11

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Deezpss.seal ana Thrswn In . Cassern.
EykxsvrLLx,0 Oct. l0-A horrible crime
mas been brouRht 10 light ct Troy, Ind,
o. nndinR the headless body Of NO.
man IN Q csst6ru on the farm OF Peter
backer. The body vas nude. aad fhe
head was found In Q thicket hundred
yards from the oisfern. Thia vac lats
ON "wednesday evening. when the b0lv
was taken from the water II vas sfilI
warm.and blood Qushed from the trunk.
u vas the body Of q portlv woman
weighing about I60 pounds, and ab0uf
70 years old. A deep cash vas cut -
low the shoulder blade, as X with an AZ.
and there vas . wonnd on the forehead
- u done with blunt instrument. The
Douy was takcH to Troy. where il was
viewed by . large number II people. but
not identified until Thursday. When
g Vas recognized a. the BODY az
Mrs. ssiiiweil HeEdershot, who resided
on farm a miles back Of Troy. A
neiRhbor OF Hendershot, while in the
city Yesterday, saw the murdered wo-
man 9 husband, aud also noticed A va
lIse marked c. II. Hendershot. While
tue steamer DrIiiard was as Troy last |
night search warrant was procured.
the vaiise opened and found to contain |
ciothtna OF the victim covered with |
blood. Warrants were issued imme-
dfateiy for the arrest of StiIlwrll Hem |
dershot, the husband, and +. I'll. and |
VIM. Handershot, sons of the oil mar. |
Ills son William WIS arrested aud taken /
TO Troy last night. The oldest son re- /
fused 10 come, and defisd arrest. An
increased posse was ssnt SITTER him. and /
ne was brought TO Troy this morning |
and placed in Jail. He acknowIedoss |
committing the crime himsslf. |
and says that his father and |
brother had nothing TO do with |
y. Inc old mans testimony seems toI
throw the weight of tina crime on himI
sell and the oldest s)n. The murder a
Mrs. hendershot arose from her ~
fusd TO sign away the farm TO whch
size had deed in Zee simple, and which
the father and son wanted to cliSpoee
OF. Several hundred people are prssent
at the trial, aud about noon aneffost
was made to sieze the orimiaas and |
inefs out summary yeneea ace On them
but the officers succeeded ,nAvertinQ
the attack. The result of tls prelimi-
nary trial released William, The other
brother and father were renandei to
jail. /
Att O'Clock mob at Troy took the
eldest son out of Jail and hanged him
to beam in the BAN where the
crime was committed. He made
confession that his fsther shot bis
mother, aud that he cut her
head of with an axe. At 10 o'closk the
mob passed through Tell City, on the
way to Canneilen. thee miles above, TO
hang the father and other son, who are
10 Jail there. Thee IL mob of 200
strong.