Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-18
BIG REWARD
Brings Many Detectives t" the Scene Of the
Detrick Double Murder 4 Large Funeral
Thursday.

Thursday.
BEILEFoNTAtNE, O.. Aug. IL The
shocking and revolving DERRICK double
murder is still the talk of the town and
excitement runs at fever heat. growing
as each minute goes by Thursday
the bodies of the murdered couple were
buried in the Spring Hills cemetery,
the funeral being the largest ever held
IN this county. as many as 5000 people
being estimated to have attended
1t il now known that two gold
watches. Il revolver and large tin box.
containing the money boarded by bet
rick. was all that was taken The box
was found Thursday morning near IL
brush heap a short distance west of the
house. II was entirely riflcd The ex-
act amount of money the box contained
Is not known, but il is known that
Detrick had boarded up several thou
sand dollars.
EN-County sheriff John Sullivan
Wednesday night arrested Lew Dear
wcster ON suspicion. Dcarwestcr once
worked at the DERRICK home and knew
that DERRICK had money hidden at his
house. When taken To Jail $50 gold
piece and some silver was found ON his
person. During the day Dear
wcNtcr spent a $50 gold piece
and a five so gold pieces arc
known to have been in the boarded
money. suspicion points strongly to-
ward DearwcStcr. Although the sus-
pcctcd murderer could give no cNplana-
tion a. to where ne obtained the money.
NE was released. He has not been seen
since he was released and will probably
bc rcarrcstcd if found
Since the - 900 reward was offered
Wednesday night 10y Samuel Derrick. a
brother of the murdered man. and the
$1,000 reward offered 10y the board of
county commissioners for the capture
and conviction of the guilty parties.
detectives have been hocking here nine
already being known To bc in the city.
Richards Of Cincinnati. Wolf Of Clevc-
land. Norris Of Springfield and Fisher.
of indianapolis. being among
them. Chief of Police +. VI. Bell. of
Lima. was here all Wednesday night
with hloodhounds at the scene He
returned with the dogs Thursday morn
ing. they failing to catch trail. the
crowd ON the grounds having made il
impossible for the dogs to find the scent.
thursday Mrs. Wallace. a daughter
of the dead people. made sensational
statement TO the effect that She hoped
that the work Of unravcling the mvs-
terry would not he prosecuted. a. She
knew that the blow would fall close. "
Since this statement suspicion rests ON
relative of the dead couple. Detective
White. of Cincinnati is here and and is
making am earnest cndcavOr to capture
the large reward offered
BEiLEF"NrNNE. o.. Aug 49, About
1850 Thursday night Tony Ford. Of
Mt Victory. was arrested bv a CIcvc-
land detective and officer Herman. after
Ford had been quillcd about AN hour
hy the detective The officers refused
to talk. but IL is believed Ford know.
something about Dccrwcstcr. Every
thing quiet az midnight.
ktNroN. o.. Aug o.. Col Kucrt. 81
the Second regiment. q. y g. was or
dcrcd to EoIlcfontainc Thursday even
ing ?" inspect the situation regarding
the probabilities Of military being
needed "u account 81 the Dctricl, double
murder excitement there As vet no
orders for the militia to report for duty
have been received.