Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-04-16

| band. AT the end of his supplication a
hearty amen" came from a group of
| sturdy farmers who stood near with barred
heads and streaming eyes.
Every one of them had known the
woman whose dead body was lying in a
room a few yards distant. Some Of them
recollected her as romping school girl,
| Others had loved her as She budded into
beautiful womanhood, and all of them
revered her as the stately mother.
PRAYER ANSWERED BY ARRESTS.
It seems as if the prayer of the sturdy
old farmer had met with speedy response,
for, early this morning the hand of the law
who had been reared in the neighborhood,
and who is known as a desperate char
acter. His old father, who has been known
| throughout the country for years as the
'Pilotville Giant" has not vet been
| arrested, but is under surveillance, and he
| knows it.
UNFOLDING THE MYSTERY.
The circumstances leading up to the ar
rest of the alleged young bogus doctor,
body-snatcher, thief and bigamist form a
tale tragic yet alluring in the mystery on
which it turns. From the moment the
alarm was given detectives, farmers, me
| chanics, and in fact the population gen
| orally secured the country around for
traces Of the murderers.
Staid old Farmer Mulligan, who had
known Lizzie Langdon since she was n
toddling baby, score of years before she
married Mr.. Richards, came at daybreak
yesterday morning, just after her murder,
| looked upon her face and wept. Then he
went out to view the premises. He had an
J idea, and proceeded to develop it. He went
/ to his own home and secured a foot-rtile,
accurately measured the footsteps made by
the two unknown men as they leaped from
II.
the murder Slowly and with great pains
he followed the tracks across the sloping
lawn to the picket gate which the assas-
sins had burst open in their flight. Across
the road into Farmer Coates wheat field
he followed the trail, pegging with short
piece of wood each footstep as he measured
it. The trail led him across Farmer Me
Mullen's plowcd field into a pasture CON
tanning many briars.
Farmer Mulligan knew the trail had
been made by men running in the night,
for every once in while he saw where
they had plunged heedlessly into a clump
of briars and were compelled to back ont
before they could start on their Wild run
again. Leaving the pasture the tracks led
for nearly a mile along what is known as
Mills bluff. This ground was hard in
spots. Sometimes he did not peg foot
step for nearly half an hour, but on hands
and knees he searched until each connect
ing link was found The pegs led directly
toa big field of wheat stubble. 1t was like
an open book to Farmer Mulligan then,
for he kept himself busy driving in the
eliminating pegs.
WHERE THE FOOTPRINTS ENDED.
Nearly two miles from the scene Of the
tragedy the steps led to rocky plateau
and were lost. This plateau is not over is
yards in the rear Of the house where liyedy
the Bramm family, and where George
Bramm was born and raised.
1t was nearly sunset then, but Farmer
Mulligan went to q spot on the opposite
bank OF the picturesque Octoraro creek and
again took UP his search for the trail.
Here he found that footsteps had been
made by but one man, whoappeared to have
been walking toward the little station of
ConowingO, ON the Baltimore Central rail-
road, about two miles from the home Of
the Bramms.
Then Farmer Muligan, his shrewd face
beaming with satisfaction, FASTENED to find
Sheriff Boyd and Detective Ottey, who had
been working on the case in another direc-
ton. He pointed out his suspicious, and
the trail he had followed and the officers
at once abandoned their own theories and
took up the one advanced by Farmer
Mulligan.
A guard was stationed on hill back of
the Bramm homestead. About s o'clock
arrayed i'll new spring suit and silk tile,
sauntered to his home from the railway
station,
RoUsED THE OLD GIANT.
County Constable Richie who had in |
his pocket warrant for young Bramm, |
issued on account Of a robbery committed |
about two months ago went to the house, |
by Detective Ottey. A knock |
on the door brought from within this re-
sponse:
What in hi do you want this time of
night?'
II was the voice of the 'Pilotville Giant
who had apparently been reused from his
slumber.
1--WE want George A Bramm, and we want
him quick"
"What for?1
"For the robbery of Willie Riley about
two months ago.
"Oh, we'll, if that's all, come in" And
The door was opened with rush
DROPPED TELI-TALE WEAPON.
Young Bramm was just about retiring,
and objected to the order to dress himself
quickly. In taking his coat from nail
32-calibre revolver dropped on the floor,
Three chambers were empty, and the bull
cts that had let out the life of Mrs
and had MORALLY wounded her
husband subsequently, fitted into its cham
1ers exactly.
iAhl'' said Detective ottey, Il see
iou've lost button off your vest. think
have the one He took from his
little button which had been
orn off the vest of the burglar and muir
lerer by Mr.. Richards during the mid
light struggle for life. It matched exactly
md for moment Bramm lost his impri-
lent GOODNESS and turned pale,
"fhat's a nice shoe you wear" said
Constable Richie. 81 think ii will tit
everal footprints found on the Richards
PREMISES. Let me measure them" The
hoes were accurately measured then and
here, and .conformed with the figures
ielded by the footprints
IF You were not in the Richards home
II Sunday night" said Detective Ottey
ryly, then the man who wore those
hoes was there.
OFF TO ELKToN JAIL. {
A special train that had been sent from
fedia, Pa, with officers and assistance
lst after the tragedy, finally rushed with t
he prisoner and an armed guard to the I
Ill ut Elkton. h
Old man Bramm has not yet been \
rrested, although he expects to be at any
minute. There are several suspicious cir
lmstances which he will be called upon
, explain before he can satisfy the come
lunity as to his innocence. He has been !
employed at the Mccullough /
on Works at Rollingville, about mile a
nd a half from his home For years S
asst he has been arriving at the mill at I
clock every morning to go to work. On 4
re morning of the tragedy he arrived an e
our and half earlier than usual. Fifty y
orkmen or more noticed this, and the 4
d man has declined to explain it. His 5
laracter has, however, been above re- Il
roach. No attempt has been made to o
easure the old mans shoes as yet but A
leriff Boyd said last night that the war .
mt would be served on Mr.. Bramm in :"
e morning. :,