The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-10-19

Full Account OF the Deed-The Escape and
Arrest Of the Murderer-His subse-
quent Confession.

Arrest Of the Murderer-His subse-
quent Confession.
The borough Of Weathery, in the upper
end Of this county, was the scene of a most
terrible murder at an early hour Saturday
morning. The victim was Sabilla Walbert,
wife of Albert Walbert,a car builder in the
Weatherly shops. The murderer was
William Oliver Stangley who boarded with
the Walhert family and who also was en-
ployed in the car shops at that place. The
place where the deed was committed was
In a small story and half house on the
side of hill In the rear of the Presbyterian
church. The family consisted of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walbert, son and daughter and the
boarder Stangley. The story as told before
the coroner's jury is that Mrs. Walbert
arose from bed at the usual hour and pre-
pared breakfast for her husband and son.
Mr.. Walbert upon coming down stairs said
10 his wife, "you had better call Stangley,
as it is near time for him to get up and 20
to work" Mrs. Walbert answered and
said that Stangley told her last night that
he was not going to work to-day as he did
not feel well. Just then Stangley came
down stairs and passed out of the house in
to the yard. After finishing their break
fast, the father and son left home and
went 20 the shops.
The daughter Ida, aged nine years, who
was still in bed at this time, arose about
ten minutes after eight o'clock. Not see
ing her mother she started up stairs to
look for her. Upon reaching the top Of
the stairs she met Stangley and inquired
of him "where's mamma2' He told her
that her mother had gone to Hazleton and
would not be back until ten o'clock. Ida
then went to go into the bed room, but
was stopped by Stangley, who sent her to
neighboring store. The child went out
and upon returning shortly afterwards
found S:angley missing and the back door
of the house locked. She got into the
house through side door and went up
stairs to get her third reader. Entering
the sitting room, the first thing that met
her ewes was her mother lying on lounge,
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ran out into the street screaming that her
mother had tainted and was diving Several
neighbors went to the house only to find
the woman cold in death.
When the news became known, excite.
ment ran high and in a short time hun
dreds of people were on the scene.
Coroner W. W. Buck, who resides al
Weatberly, was among those early on the
scene and empanelled the following jury
of inquest: Squire J. w. Hunter, foreman
Thomas Roberts, Slas Bitner, Andrew
Horlacher, DR.. J. B. Tweedle and Hiram
Sharp,
The post mortem was made by DIR
Tweedle. The woman's face was badl!
bruised, both eyes being discolored and thu
bridge of the nose blacked and swollen
This was evidently done by the mans fist
stunning her, after which he drew a re
volYer and fred the fatal shot. The ball
. which was of 32 calibre, entering the righ
breast above the sixth rib, passing through
, the inner lobe of the right lung, passed NJ
! through the heart, causing instant death
. After committing the deed, the murdere
, placed his victim on the lounge, straighten
, ed out her limbs and clothing, locked tn
doors, went to his own room, changed hi
. own garments which were all blood staiDe,
and put ON his best suit. He then fled
what money there was in the house, beside
two watches.
After leaving the house he was seen go
ing over the mountain and later on a
9 Black Creek junction where he boarde
: passenger train No. %, and went as far a
Slatington, in which neighborhood hi
a parents live. The town council at ono
, offered reward of $50 for his capture an
!. Constables East, Kessler and Druokenmi
. Ter started at once in pursuit. The mul
. dered woman is aged about 3S years
q Stangley is man of about 32 years, abou
! five feet eight inches high, slender figure
. light complexion and has sandy mou:
:, tache.
q Three weeks ago Stangley quarreled wit
;, the woman and then threa tened to XII
n her. For this he was arrested and given
q hearing before Squire Hunter. The ma
+, ter was settled, he begging off and Mr
A Walbert paid the costs. Stangley brood e
a oyer the affair and thus determined TO cou
; init the deed.
- The verdict of the jury is "that the d,
s tceased came to her death by a pistol she
through the heart, and from the evidenc
) adduced the jury believed Stangley TO
il the murderer"
~ This is the first murder ever committe
/ In the history OF Weatherly. The murder
n er was captured Saturday evening at Sa
ington and was committed to Jail at Mauc
A Chunk. The body of the murdered W.
man was brought Lehighton Tuesday morr
h ing, and inferred in the cemetery in tn
,s place.
n StangleY, since his incarce ration In ia
at Mauch Chunk, has made the followin
CONFESSION.
That he killed her in the kitchen undt
% some proyocation brought about by hi
II scolding him for not going to work. Ths
m he first knocked her down with his fis
IT and shot her as she lay PROSTATE OH th
a floor. Two bullets were fred at her, tn
first passed through one of his fingers an
70 took no effect on Mrs. Walbert, but th
a second passed through her body as state
ID in the first part of this article Afte
# having killed her, he carried her up stail
into the parlor. He also stated that L
g always liked her, but she no longer like
is him. This evidently gives us the KEY
G. the motive that prompted the murder. Oh
jealousy, thou ugliest iend of hell. Al
other passions have their hour of thinking
IL and hear the voice of reason. ThIs.alon
,r breaks at the first suspicion into frenz
II and sweeps the soul in tempests. Br
why should there be jealousy between
10 boardeI and the woman of the house? Tt
re man now in custody for the murder an
n the woman whose death was hastened b
A him, can best answer this question Iii