Daily Republican., 1888-06-23

found him An secluded log cabin on
the West br4nch, above Jersey shore;
he made deter mined resistance. and
was badly beaten By the posse. Upon
searching the cabin sufifoieot Of Grimes'
property was found TO satisfy everyone
that the murderer had been found. But
he depJsd strenuously that ba had even
seen Grimes, and declared that be hAd
found the horse strayiR in the woods.
AftSr SIX weeks stay In the jail ct LOOK
HGvpn he was still defiant, and 1t was
Resolved to extort confession by fear.
Like most OF his kind, he was very
ignorant and upsrstitious, 90 while he
was asleep the skeleton Of his victim
was put together 90 that II would stand,
cad It was placed In his cell in cor.
per. In the morning when he awoke
this grisiy object was the frst thug he
saw. With q loud yell he sprung out
OF bed, and, pale and trembling, awoke
the keepers.
He brRued to be taken ont OF the
sight Of this mute witness, and 40 shAk.
en- WAS hia hardihood that by 10 O'Clock
he broke down aud confessed all. The
writer was told BY the late Jonathan
| Newlin, formerly Sheriff Of one Of the
interior counties that he witnessed this
terrible sight. The fieanless bones had
come from the grave 10 Indicate the
murderer and bring him to in igment.
He was banged at Look Haven in the
spring Of 1891.
In 1924, Mrs. Mary Warner kept q
small store In Upper Darby, on the
: road leading to wnat Is now known as
Clifton, on the Media railroad. A young
) man named William BonBall, with his
r wife and child, lived with Mrs. Warn
or and was the storekeeper. On the
night OF the 22nd OF May, four men
came to the house and arousiug BonsAll
who was In bed, demanded his money,
and he gave them all he had. ona dol
= lar and half. They then tied him and
O placing q nooIe over his head began 70
: choke him, OF the same time telling
IL him that unless he found them mora
morav thsv --ould have his life. He
"A was tortured In hemest atrocious man
V Loi, auu +. 80 released from suffering
by one Of the ruin ans stabbing him In
"a the abdomen with shoe knife. The
"a handle coming of the blade WAS left IN
, the wound. They then plundered The
IA store, and giving the dying man kich
a left the place. Bousnll lived but few
10 moments, dying In the arms OF bill
a wife.
The night before this dreadful affair
n Abraham Penneli. o market man, had
,r been stopped on the West Chester roAt
a by four men. robbed and nearly beateI
al to death, and this was no doubt tn
d same gang that killed Bonsall.
r The most active member was an Irish
n man. . large mar, aud from the lool
n Of his hands, Mrs. Warner believed hin
to be shoemaker. The excitement II
IL the county was very great, and th
). woods in the neiRhhorhood were scoure'
by armed men, but without suocesa
/, The murdsrers had reached PhilAdel
II phia safely, crossing the h)ating bridg
d NJ Gray's Ferry; but one week sfpe
4. three men were tAken at Woodbury.
\, New jersey, and BoDsalps olothe
found on them. The large man, who's
ia name was Michael Monroe, oAl.ei him
m self WelllnQto and the others ver
n Abraham Bays and George w. Lubhe
o Monroe was an old convict, ard la
"a been sentenced TO Imprisonment TOR III
in New York for murder, but for SON
ia reason was pardonCd and ordered I
"A leave the 5!nte. He was blood thirst,
4 miscreant, and claimed " have been
- sailor on this Revenge" Laftte's yes
10 sci, and he declared in prison "Ihat b
"a woald kill man for dollar or t
"A obllge friend"
~ The three men were trlo1 Of Chester
4 Monroe, alias wellington, was con
a vloted OF murder In the nrst degree, an
"a m uch to the public dissatisfaotion Ii
others were acquitted, they having ei
be tablised an alibl that gave them tn
a benefit OF q reasonable doubt OF thei
NJ guilt In tho minds OF the jury.
n On the 18th OF December, 1924, Mon
ns rec WAS hanged. The place Of exec1
~ tlvn Was n mile and half from Ohei
a. ter, and tbs procession was made up 0
o, ct least one.ihlrd OF the population G
the county. Monroe was hArdene
villain, Rad ant on his coffin In the Gal
~ smoking, defiant to the last.
N With the exception oil Craig, all th
murders In Delaware county have bee
" committed by strangers.
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