Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-10
DEAD In THE WOODS.l
A Yuusa GIRLS ruAuio TAXING cvs
rre,iy osr,is Phiiiips uoes 10 tho wooas
win atr Devoted Lover and never
comes B.ok Aiive.

rrrtty psrtis Phiilips toes 10 tne WoOus
win atr Devoted Lover ana never
Uumss B.ok alive.
Saliucvi,le, Ohio, is terribly excited over
ono Of the most foudish murders that ever
blaukened the annals of crimo In that
state The complete mystery that en- d.
yelops the case PLACES 1t in tho same Data
loguo with the famous cases Of jennie
Cramer and Rose Amber.
Ga the 2Gth of June, GSrtio Phillips,
living milo from Salinevillc, came 70
town with hor mother. The latter re-
turned home i'll the evening, leaving her
dauSht with friends in town, where she
remained that night and following day,
which was Sunday. When last seen alive
sho was in company with young man
named George Hunter, In tract OF land
known AS Farmers Woods, near town.
Dead IA the Woods
She suddenly disappeared after Sunday
aud nothing more was heard OF her until
last Saturday, when her body was found
IN the woods, with holo in the forehead,
made by 80 calibro bullet Gcrtic Phil.
lips was young girl OF seventeen, well
known In Salinevillo, aud lived with her
mother. She was handsome blonde, OF
liue physical development, of lively,
frivolous disposition aud inclined to 10
wild. she had numerous admirers, but
Hunter seemed of all others the most
tOrtuuayo. uo is charged with her death
The body when found presented revolt
ing appearance, having been exposed to
the elements for six days. She had a
wealth Of beautiful light brown hair,
which had fallen from tho head. Portions
OF her body had bocu devoured by insects,
whilo other portious OF flesh had literally
| dropped from the bone. She was lying
upon her back, with arms aud lower limbs
extend, d. Her clothing was somewhat
disarraueod, as If her body had been
carried to the place where found. Her
hat lay on the ground beside hcr.
About ten rods from where her body was
! found the earth near fence corner bore
traces OF 4 struggle, while leaves on the
| ground aud pOrtiCus OF the fence were DO
! splttcrsd with blood. Mems tracks were
also discovered in an out field on one side
| of the woods aud ia q rye field on the other
side, leading 10 this fence corner. a
womau's footmarks were discovered near
others, which warrants the theory that the
| unfortunate girl was followed To the spot
where the struggle occurred aud after
being shot the body placed where It was
! found. The spot is almost within sight Oi
her mother home, but IN an isolated spo
where her cries for help would meet with
| no Tcspouss Pistol shots were heard IL
| the direction Of the woods upon tha
evening, but attracted no particular
attention. Dg. Sapp, who conducted the
| post mOrtem examination, states that u IL
his opinion no outrage had been committed
before the girl was killed. Viewed in thi
light the cause uf the murder seems mort
iuezplcable. Three young men, nance
Robert Parrish, William MahOuey anC
| George Hunter, the latter the man II
whose company she was last seen, wer'
arrested, but at the examination To da!
Mahoney and Parrish were released
| Hunter was bound over and remanded 4
jail. Hunter is young man oftwenty twt
years, of mild, inoffeusive disposition, auC
has been looked on as the lover OF th
girl. Hc displayed great affection for he
and she appeared TO be very fond Of him
lie was not jealous OF her and, II is said
had no reason To TO.
The Lovers story.
Ia an interview Hunter protested hi
iunuccuce IN the most stenuous terms. III
admitted being in the girls company o
Saturday evening and also the next day
At O'Clock on sunday he says he wa
with Gertie IN tho woods, where the
were seen sitting together under a tree
Que hundred and hity yards from wher
the body was afterwards found. The
oft this place, going to a spring on th
west side of the woods, where they It
maued until dusk, when Gertie started 1
go home.
At this junctuIe they discovered tw
men lying or sitting in the tall grass som
distance from them intently watchin
them. Noticing them the girl decided I
take a CirCuitOus route homo TO escap
them. She then left Hunter and starte
for home, while he went in the directio
Of the town. II was shortly after th
that he heard ptol shots. The suspicion
actions Of these two men adds more my,
terry TO the case and until they are dI
covered Hunters case is precarious.