The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-08-17
BIG REWARD
Brings Many Detectives to the Scene of the
DERRICK Double Murder-A Large Funeral
Thursday,

Brings Many Detectives to the Scene of the
Thursday.
BELLEFONTAINE, O., Aug. 13.-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 is now known that two gold
watches, revolver and large tin box,
containing the money boarded by Det-
rick, was all that was taken. The box
was found Thursday morning near
brush heap short distance west of the
house. 1t was entirely rified. The ex-
act amount of money the box contained
is not known, but it is known that
DERRICK had boarded up several thou
sand dollars.
Ex-County Sheriff John Sullivan
Wednesday night arrested Lew Dear
wester on suspicion. Dearwester once
worked at the DERRICK home and knew
that DERRICK had money hidden at his
house. When taken to Jail $40 gold
piece and some silver was found on his
person. During the day Dear
wester spent a $50 gold piece,
and as five $50 gold pieces are
known to have been in the boarded
money, suspicion points strongly to-
II
pected murderer could give no explana-
ton as to where he obtained the money,
he was released. He has not been seen
since he was released and will probably
be rearrested if found.
Since the 81 900 reward was offered
Wednesday night by Samuel DERRICK, a
brother of the murdered man, and the
$1,000 reward offered by the board Of
county commissioners for the capture
and conviction of the guilty parties,
detectives have been fiOcking here, nine
already being known to be in the city.
Richards of Cincinnati, Wolf of Cleve-
land, Norris of Springfield and Fisher,
of indianapolis, being among
them. Chief of Police F. NJ Bell, of
Lima, was here all Wednesday night
with bloodhOunds at the scene. He
returned with the dogs Thursday morn
ing, they failing to catch trail, the
crowd on the grounds having made it
impossible for the dogs to find the scent.
Thursday Mrs. Wallace, daughter
of the dead people, made a sensational
statement to the effect that she hoped
that the work of unraveling the mys-
terry would not be prosecuted, as she
knew that the blow would fall close. y
Since this statement suspicion rests on
a relative of the dead couple. Detective
Witte, of Cincinnati, is here and and is
making an earnest endeavor to capture
the large reward offered.
BELLEFONTAINE, O., Aug. 13.-About
1880 Thursday night Tony Ford OF
Mt. Victory, was arrested by a Cleve.
land detective and Officer Herman. after
Ford had been quizzed about an hour
by the detective. The officers refused
to talk, but it is believed Ford knows
something about Deerwester Every
thing quiet at midnight.
KENYON, O., Aug. 13.-Col Kuert, OF
the Second regiment, o. n. G., was or
dered to Belefontaine Thursday even
ing to inspect the situation regarding
the probabilities of military being
needed on account of the DERRICK double
murder excitement there. AS vet nc
orders for the militia to report for duty
have been received.