The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-03-10
MOST REvoLTINe MURDER I
Two Women Have Their Throats
Cut in Broad Daylight.


ter of a mile Of the village Of Lick.
ingville, Clarion county, and ten miles
from Tionesta. The particulars as
nearly as could be gathered yesterday
are as follows: About eIght o'clock
q the morning Mr. John Everhart,
well known to nearly every one in
in this community, started for Fry.
burg to attend meeting Of sume of
ihe township officers, leaving at home
bis wife and her mother Mrs GilfI-
Ian, also we'll known to the older in
habitants Of this vicinity Mrs. Ev-
erhart had begun the usual Mon.
days washing. and a young lad who
was living with the family had gone
70 school. Returning from scaool
about FIVE o'clock in the evening the
boy was horrifed on entering the
house to fnd Mrs. GilflIan lying on
the Ao0r With her throat cut. Hurry
ing out he summoned some neighbors
and an Investigation of the terrible
affair susued. Finding Mrs. Ever
hart absent they concluded she had
gone to visit sone neighbors, aud i'm
mediately messengers were dispatched
to learn where she was, never dream
ing for a moment that she had met 8
similar fate. Not finding her at any
of the neighboring houses, they began
a search Of the premises, and we're
even more horri6ed, if possible, when
they entered the spring house. a short
distance away, and found Mrs. Ever.
hart lying liieless on her face in the
water with her throat also cut.
No traces or clue we're found of the
perpetrators of the horrible crime, or
whether more than one was impli-
Gated. The house had been ransacked
and q pocket book containing three
hundred dollars had been taken from
a bureau. The fact that the washing
was hung cut, and the stuck turned
out of the be n would indicate that
the murder had been perpetrsted after
noon, as it was the custom of the fam
ily TO leave the cattle in the stables
until after dinner. The theory is also
advanced that the old lady was mur-
dered while Mrs. Everhart was at the
harm, and coming in had discovered
the perpetrators, who, fearing recog-
milton pursued her to the spring house
aud there murdered her 70 escape de-
lection there being no traces of blood
between the dwelling a1d the spring
house, it Is evident Mrs Everhart vas
murdered where she lav One of Mrs.
Gildlla1's hands vas cut in several
places No other marks of violence
we're found on either Of the bodies.
The above particulars We gather
from Mr.. James Gil6llan, son Of the
murdered Mrs. Gil6ilan, and as ne
had not yet been 70 the scene of the
frightf1l affair could not give us nj
nor details.
Mr.. Everhart's farm, one of the
inest in bis section, lies on either side
Of the public road, which is almost
hourly travelled during the day. The
country around is almost entirely
cleared up, and the villags Of Lick
ingville lies in sight of the farm How
such horrifying murder could hap
pen in broad daylight aud escape the
notice Of everyone IS one of the mys-
teries no one seems able to solve. The
idea is carried By quits a number that
the deed was committed BY some one
acquainted with Mr.. Everhart's cir
cunstsnees and knew he would be an.
sent from home that day.
We hope BY next week to be able to
report the capture of the perpetrators
of ths awful crime and their speedy
determination from among humanity.
Excitement runs high IN the comma
nifty in which the tragedy occurred,
and hundreds Of people have been at
trzcted 70 the scene.
Mrs. GiIillan EAs aged about IS
years and quite fseble Mrs. EVsrhaFt
vas near 53 years Of age. The former
is the mother of large family OF shil-
dren, and had for some years past