The New York Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1874, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1874. —TRIPLE SHEET. THE GALLOWS Execution of the Law's Dread Sen- tenee in Pennsylvania. (Udderzook) had a delicate plot to accomplish tn | o’clock and passed the hours intervening before which he needed assistance. “No person is i my sunrise 12 & deep, Unbroken slumber, He arose | confidence,” the letter reads, “and you will find | at six o’clock this morning and partook of a | it the best day’s work you ever did, Tamesure ihe heart: )reakiast served from the private table of | d—d insurance men won't know or care about | Mr. Haggerty, the keeper, and after shaving the matter.” The letter was sigued, in aciear, | dressed himselfim asut of black broadototh, At bold hand, “William E, Udderzook."’ | seven o'clock fi spiritual advisers—three THE TRIAL. | in number—were shown to his cell, and Intense excitement prevailed here during the | enzaged tn religious exercises of a fervent nature | trial, 80 great was the interest taken in it vy tue | until almost noon, In these ceremonies Udder- puole generally that tt is useless for me to give | 200k manitested great enthusiasm; lis whole de- its detail. Suffice it to say that during its progress | Meanor showed a warm religions jeeling, and Lis the rematns of the murdered man were idenulied | advisersare convinced that he had experienced & |. bY photographs and by other meaus as ‘hose of UDDERZOOK’S UNTIMELY END. —- The Seevet of His Crime Carried with Him to the Grave. O’Mara and Irvin Expiate | Their Louble Murder. A MOTRER AND SISTER SLAUGHTERED. ne Details of the Horrible Crimes and the Fearful Expiation. — A THREATENED RESCUE THWARTED. | Westchester, Pa., Nov. 12, 1874, On the morning of July 14, 1873, the citizens of this cowpuratevely quiet and secluded district were aroused to an extraordinary degree of indig- | mation and borror by the Casaal discovery of one of the most inhuman outrages ever perpetrated in the auuais of crime, A pedestrian, indifferently wending his way in the neighborhood of @ grove located a few miles | from here, noticed, on the morning designated above, a large flock of buzzards wrangling aud | fighting over what at first sight seemed Lo be the decaying remains of some dumb brute. The presence of any dead beast in & grove so well guarced and secluded, however, somewhat surprised toe pedestrian, and, prompted by sim- ple curiosity, he approached nearer, when a sight freeted his eyes that, according to his own state- | ment, stupeJed his senses and literally “PROZE HIS BLOOD.’? There, underneath the trees and only a few feet way from tum, he discerned the unearthed body ofa murdered man, trom which both arms and legs were severed, and which was frightiauy cut | and lacerated. Hastening to this place the pedestrian communi- cated his frightful intelligence, and in the brief Space Of am hour all the citizens of the town were gathered at a particular point, their passions Jashed into 2 state of madness and tury that can be imagined better than described. TUE MYSTERY. All tue informant could state was that by mere chance he had discovered a corpse from which all the members had been severed, andin diferent parts of which were eight deep and gaping wounds. | ‘Who was this man? From whence came he? What was bis name, and what his history? Through what pique, through what revenge, or for the gratification of what remorseless animosity, was his murder wrought? But, above all, who was his murderer? se were the few brief quesuons which fa like magic through the minds of all | the inhabitants of the little obscure provincial town, Bone of waich any of them for the moment could answer. Alter recovering from the great shock which the discovery first causea the people began to reason among themselves, and remem- bered that a little while before a stranger had srrived at tne village. Hewase man of ratuer Prepossessing appearance, ot slight figure, and he clack beard. No one could recall his mame; mceed, no one knewanything about bim. 5 i save that ne styled himself “an agent,’’ who had ar- | rived at the village by accident, But the townsiolk | remembered mannawed W Chester, and that the latter formed the acquaiat- | ance of iim who wore the dark beard. They re- | membered aiso that Udderzook invited the strange man out to ride, and that they both drove away ‘hat shortly alter bis arrival another together. ‘ile team used upon the occasion had been uired )y Udderzook at Parksburg, and in the eventing o! the same day Udderzook returned from the mysterious ride alone. BLOOD MARKS. The party whoreceived the carriage upon iis return policed upon it stains of biood. He spoke to Udderzook concerning them; but the tatter made a plausible explanation and straightway leit the pl ‘The strange man with the black beard was uever seen alive again, Grouping these facts together, the cith zens of this place drew their own conciusions and straightway began an investigation. Snudseqnent disclosure revealod the fact that one or two os the Iimbs had partially buried near the house of @ man named Rhoades, and a further inquiry showed ades was the brother-in-law of the man Udderzouk who had fled the town and ‘who was reg as the murderer. He CAMOUS INSURANCE CASE. Now, a short time beiore the body of the un- kuown man 8 discovered in the grave, a fire occurred in Saltimore, [rom which a corpse was taken 80 burned and charred that it was impose sible to be identified, The name of the party who lived iu the a in Which the conflagration oc curred was ¢ ‘The main portion of the residence was devoted to ‘inventive experi- ments,” being @ sort of laboratory, tn whitch, 1 presume, Goss spent the greater part of fis time At the hour of the confiazgration Udderzook was on the ground, had been in the house with Goss a few moments before the sowed itself, and was the first Party to give tne alarm. | Soon after this fre Mrs. Goss, widow 0! the man e been burned up, brought a suit | agaiust prominent le insurance companies ior $25,000, the amount for which her a's lite nad beea red. Io this suit William EB. Udder- Zook Was oue of the principal witnesres, and Stated in his evidence that he had left the vietim, Winteld at the house perloriuing e: Tie ments 4 lite while pefore the residence was in ruins. | This important trial brought out pecuitar testi- Mony. As stuved above the vody was charred to &@ crisp. Hence arose the question. Might not William E. Udderzook and Winfield S. Goss have collided together, possibly in combinau no with some third party, for the purpose of swindling the life insurance companies? Indeed, there idence that Goss’ brother had hired a y undcr aD assutged name and driven out to Greenwood Cemetery, and there was also evidence that the charred body was not that of W. but a corpse purchased from some Placed in this house velore tue coufagration lor the simple purpose of swindling. Tle supposition therefore was that at the time ol tle fire in Halt. pwhere. ry rendered widow of Goss, for, the ainount of the insurance. After this a strange man appearsin ‘this city, of sliznt figare and black beard, who gives the name of A. C, Wilson, and who simply de- Scribes nimscli as “an agent.” What is still more Femarkabie, a jew hours after the coming of this Diack-vearded stranger Udderzook appears upon the scene, ani tuey bovu go out to Tide, Udder: Zook return: irom that ride alone, in a carsiage blood inarks upon it, while cs peen alive uever more. ie the stranger 18 As 001 TE REVELATION, Nas the discovery of the mardered man bere was ioe known hundreds of people from different sections of this State and the State of Maryland came to this potnt, and the excitement ‘Was intense; no one tor the moment could 1den- Ufy the murdered man, while nis supposed mur- gerer, Udderzook, had fled to parts unknown. | Telegrams describing Udderzook's personal appear. mnce were sent fur and wide, and Cdderzook was arrested in Baltimore, Md., by Detective Carroll, July 15, 1873. On July 16, one day atter the arrest, | the correspondent of the Baltimore american ar- | rived at the scene of the murder and identified | ‘the corpse as that of W. S. Goss, who was sup- Poses to have been burned 10 death in the conta. | tion above referred to, and identified aiso a peal ring found tn the on Which Udderzook hat fired as that which been formerly worn by Goss. | On July 18, 1873, the Philadelphia correspondent of the Lrnaty produced ditional testimony that Udderzook was the murderer by publishing a | letter which was addressed to a irtend of his Sam to come | Once, giving a8 & reason that he | named “Sem,” tn which ne advised to him ttam E, Udderzook came to West , Goss, and also aA those 0: A. OC, Wrison, the name by which Goss called bimself after he was sup- posed tohave been consumed in the fire. The Clottong and personal ornaments which he wore at the time he went out ricing with Udderzook Were also recognized, Upon the effort ol the counsel for the detence tryfhg to prove that W. 5, Goss and A. C. Wilson was hot one and the same pergon, it was clearly shown that the personal Characteristics of the two were identical, and a notleman who had formerly roomea with Goss estified that Goss bad told him long beiore the | fre occurred that he had @& scheme on hand for making $16,000 out of prominent lle imsurance companies, The bloody shirt found on the body of the mur- dered ‘an discovered in the grave a itttle dis- tance from here 4 dealer in yentlemen’s turnisi- | ing coods swore that he had sold to one a. Wilson a lew weeks belore, while a fellow work Man with Uddergzook stated under oath that Ud- | derzoos ana Goss together removed irom tne Iront of @ store ib Clay street, Baltimore, @ iong DOX Which they said contained merchan- dise, and by virtue of the testimony it seemed conclusive that this box contamed @ corpse; that this corpse was placed in Gos private house, | and that it was the charred remains of this corpse that were identiiied by Mrs. Goss, Who Was sup- | osed Lo be in the piot, a8 those of her husband. he defence of Udaerzook was exceedingly weak, ‘and his inability to produce this man A. C. Wuson or to mee: any of the powertul evicence found agaiust him, justified the verdict of guilty which the jury rendered against him on Decemver 13, 1873, and which the Supreme Court of the State of | Penusyivania affirmed on July 2, 1874. THE APPARENT TRUTH. Up to this late hour, though tat a brief period intervenes betore the moment Udderzook will | ascend the gallows, be still asserts his utter inno- cence, but the people expect a coufession trom the scattold, It seems to be evident that Udder- zook and Goss, along with coniederates, attempted by fraud to secure $25,000 from certain life insur- ance companies; that by Goss’ leaving town, by placing & corpse in the house before the fire and by the cath of Mrs. Goss that the char:ed remains found amid the ruins were those of her husband, | they accomplished their purpose; tuat while the suit for the money was pending Goss was travel- ling through the country under the name of A. C. Wilson; that Udderzook met Goss, alias Wilson, by agreement, near this point, hearing that the | life insurance companies suspected the plot had heard where Goos alias Wiison was, and feeling sure that did they tind him alive, his chances ior securing a large sum o! money wes lost they enticed him out to ride for the fe liberate purpose of Killing bim and get- lung ail that had been won by the sutt, while it is 1 known that atter the ride Udderzook came back alone at midnigat in the pasey in which he drove out with another man, and the vehicle showed there must have been a severe tussle init, the dash board being vent, rivets broken, the oilcloth irom the bottom beiug torn Out and biood stains marking the place beneath, A bone collar button and aring, which belonged to Wilson, were found between the cushions. A witness, who lived near the woods where the mur- der was committed, heard the voices of men in | altercation ending with teebie cries oi “Oh! oh!’ | tweive. and the sound of the light vehicle soon after, “I AM ENNOCENT.” But in face of all this strong circumstantial evidence he dentes hts crime in the tollowing let ee written in nis celi in the West Chester T180N >— To rue Country anp tar Wortp:— ‘Thank God that L have a hope ot dying inn matter what men may say ot me and of mi be tolly for ine at this thme. nonly a few days are leit me, that | may forget the cares of this earth. There: fore I do not desire to lose precious time tor the cares of | this my earthly home, although [ have streng affections of nature for those loved ones that {shail never have the pleasure of seeing. u fact, it Would be no pleasure | to them under these tying circumstances. i | only commend them to Him who will protect | the innocent, My beloved wife and tends, 1 Is my | | | nt. No it would can desire that my remains will rest iu Baltimore, it not im the same Jot, at least in the same cemetery wich those of Nr. Goss, a friend ever near to me, that our bodiey may return to the mother dust and our ‘spir- | its may mingle togecher on the bright, suany banks of deliverance, where pleasure never ends. I desire to be buried by the independent Order of Mechanics, 1 this false accusation has not tuled me uaworty. ear Clara, I hope you Will break the news to those ours, as their minds are increasing in must be satisfied. They knew a year ago | e altending court, and this “say so” will hot alWaysuo. ihey Will see Your scrro' should You attempt to smother or hide your teelings your grief Would be more penetrative. Théretore, if you should just tell them that papa has passed away, they too can give way to their feelings, and you can'miule your grief and sorrow together. You khow the great reaction ner of later. They are expecting me home, with their hearts ti be caressed, as im the Gays gone by.’ My beloved 0 give feature to my case, there nave been many others censured. [regret io say I have not got words to do them justice. as you know, your sister is looked on With a degree of suspicion. ican say, with all my heart, thatshe is amodei tor any or her s the contidence of the world. As tor i feel my unworthiness to speak. wie, o a large circle of friends’ aad rela- even before my infane: thank God was ever united h the family. ‘Those eht years were the solid happy days of iny life. Tnever knew whatit was to lave 4 Lome till my wan- dering steps brougat me tace to face with you and your happy home. As to you, my beloved wite wiid litle on I may not speak, asthe bright stars of inuocence \ ever tollow ani 'iiuminate your path. 1 gyi your Leartbroken condition, May God grant be an eternity, aud the: you will in- nes to thatend. {regret co say that [ niance with the Goss famiy in Tennes- hat 1b: but w ive 1 donot regret. I therefore com- Mehd them to the world’s {avorable consideration. desire that the Lord will have mercy on those that desire to persecuie any of (hem. For my part [ forgive those eazer-minded — peopie with all my bear nd hope that th will see the fo'ly of their sins, amd that they may acknowledge them betore the world does it for them.” {fit were my last words that I now sveak. I say God in itis goodness and merey e: a Thy diessing upon Mr. ¢ and Mr, James Murtin, of Baltimore, tor not periniuing them: selves to be drawa into the trap by those de: insura gents by accepting nioney ibe that they should come to West Chester to heip swear my nelpiess lite away: buton the other land, made the working of the enemy, by which [ hope they will be stopped ud mad career. sot that Th uld be punlshed, but that we should unily together. As for Mr. Gilroy aud Mr. rould ‘not know them ifT were to see all others, have uy good wises, vaders desire to sausiy theinselves, as ave reod the evidence agaist me, they should go quire in Balumore where I was at tluse specified tines: then you will ve able, in conue ction with the tes ume to arrive at proper conciusy This you can le I live or atter 1 Wi he ume 1s distant when the sig see that the insurance company hav United States to shoulder the burden. his ausing the eb: ot conspiracy, or the um it could to expire. dtul crime charged it would be @reliet to one under Uiese trying circuimstances to reveal it; but to coufes: « crime When wilty would be sumiul, even ifit Was to be the means of Feivasing me Now, in codclusion, I feel li my duty, as privilege, to return uly many heartteit thanks to the off- cers of tliis institution and ‘to those who have been to supervision over we. May their kinduess ever be re- membered, And i would. also ask those hundreds and thousands of kind-hearted people who signed petitions and wrote letiers to General John F. Hartranit, pleaa with him to be mercisui to me, that cach one may acoupt my dying words as thanks, and that we may avcepi our time on this earth a«a day of preparation for future happiness. With mucn love to irieads and enemies [ cl ‘ell as # great a 1088. ve yo ory respecttully YORF Tram E, CDDERZOOK. THE MOTHER'S FINAL BFFORT. The aged motoer of the murderer tor the past few weeks has been almost insane. Her earnest bellef in her son’s iunocence, and tuat the law was laying unjust claim upon his lile, Worked terrivly upon ber mind, 30 that lately she bas been de- prived of all those comiorts which one so oid should always possess. To prove the mpocence of her uniortunate son, and to give him the bveneit of the vest legal assistance | that was possible to be secured, she com- promised al! her property and mortgaged everytning she owned. her efforts were in vain, and it 1s stated that when the death sentence was ailirmed the poor woman entirely broke down, aud gave way to the most violent emotions of agony and despair. She visited her son yesterday morning, and no words could express the touching saduess and meiancholy of that teariulinterview. But twenty- four hours intervenea before her son's execuuon, and toere was no hope that any buman agency could the man’s terrible iate, slinging to the bellef of his absolute tnnocence the mother, old and infirm as sLe was, after tue vistt to lier son’s cell, set out enroute for Harris burg, that she might see Governor Hartranit in person aud make to bim one last aud earnest appeal. | | A MOTHER'S LOV?. She did not arrive until late last even- ing, but imedtately upon her — arrival sonuht Governor Hartran{t’s house, Upon en- ‘vering the corridor ner strengin absolutely ve Way, and, tottering, she jell upon her knees h the vesubule. Clasping ler lands together si raised her eyes upward and began to pray. She @eked in piteous accents that the almighty and merciful God Would move tie Governor's beart to granta delayalof the execution until! the mno- cence of her son might be Miiy proved. lier prayer seemed wo penetrate every portion of the house, and when tee Governor came near her she clasped bis knees and in ac- cents broken With sobs anc violont weeping earnestly implored him to suspend the executon only for a little time. Governor Hartranit is known to be a reticent | Man and one who seldom gives way to any emo- tion, but so vehement were those motherly expos- tniations that he Was gieatly affected, being moved to tears. It was impossiple for him to grant the poor woman's reque-t, and the Governor sent a tele- Tam to the Sherifl last night ordering the execa- on to take place as previously decreed. THR PREPARATIONS, The morning dawned veautilully and at an Ty hour this litte city Was up #nd astir, Coun- ‘olk made it convenient to urive in and the 8 at the hour of noon were unnsnally full. A 208 Inquiries were made concerning the pruones, &c., and 80 anxious were inany to get a ook at him that they climbed the peaks of tall Toots and hung to chins Udderaook retired ney tops. last evening at about mine condition of the | | county, Pa., and situated about midway o! the town- wht and free, aud are ready to | @ reputation second to none, and were | npathize | change of heart. In the ceil he did not manifest | @ny lear to meet hts impending doom, but on the | contrary exhibited coolness, tree from bravado. ON THE SCAFFOLD | At five minutes past tweive P, M. Udderzook, accompanied by the three ministers, the Sheriff | and bis jury, enterea the quadrangle, where tne galiows Was crecved, and, proceeding at once to | the scaffold, ascended the seven steps leading ‘Up tothe platiorm without manifesting the slight- est hesitation or muscular tremor. He took his seatupon a chair that had been placed there for him, encircled by the gentlemen mentioned a@vove. He wore no hat, but upon the leit lappel | O' bis coat was @ small bunch of flowers, which | consisted 0! tender moss roses, iragrant mignon- erte and sprays of seranium, These had been given him by the wife of the Rey. Mr. Harris, and Waen they were placed upon bis coat, with u;- ratsed hand, he lerventiy said, “Lay there on my | breast when Iam coid.’? | All the little audience assembled, who now had an opportunity of seeing him for the first time, have been eatly Impressed with the cvol but, above all, with his fine personal uppearance and superd physique. His countenance was bold, manly, nay, imperious, and While this might account for great, unusual in- telligence und determination, there was nothing apperent in it to indicate that its possessor could | Conceive and execute the horrible crime of which be was convicted, In a voice broken and quiver- ing with emotion, the Rey, Dr. Best offered a supplication to the Deity, that grace, mercy and peace might descend upon the unhappy and imis- ‘aided man in that awtul, terrible moment when ie eee those portals which never outward swing. The prayer was tender, touching and eloquent, and during its continuance Udderzook uttered fervent responses. Then, at the conclusion of the invocation, the prisoner advanced to the front ot the scaffold and stood upon the trap. He raised his face upward, and gazed upon the sun and tue sky, to which so +. his eyes must be forever ciosed. A moment later he lowered his glance, and recognized a few friends in the crowd, to whom he slightly inclined his head At this juncture bis clergymen came forward and bade him a last long goo by. Then the Sheriff ad- Justed the fata: noose, ‘o the Rev. Mr. Harris, who rather spasmodically clasved bis hand, Udder- | zook satd in 8n undertone :—“All I have to say 15, lam asinner saved by grace and accepted by God.” The ministers theu left him. The Shertif | bade him farewell, and to him Udderzook gave the | following Message :—*Give my love co my darliag mother, my dear, dear wiie and poor innocent gages) abd tell them I die saved by the grace of eSUs. THE EXECUTION, The Sherif then descended the steps and en- tered an an‘e-room, in which was whe cord that, | When severed, would drop the trap. As soon as the Sheriff disappeared bis deputy, Major McFar- | land, congesied the tace of the criminal under the folds of the black cap. Then Udcerzook said, | twice repeated, HIS LAST WORDS, | “look to Jesus! Jesus will save me!’? The words were scarcely uttered when the trap | was sprung and the lorm of Udderzook hung dangling in mia-air. He fell at sixteen minutes past Nova struggle was manifest in his body, | not even a tremor ran along his form. It appeared as if the last spark had fled instantly, but at | twenty minutes past twelve a momentary twitch- ing of the shoulders and at twenty-one minutes past twelve a slight respiration indicated that his life was not yet hushed. From this instant the throbbings of his pulse and beatings of his heart grew fainter and fainter, until, at half-past twelve, Dr. J. Be Wood solemnly said that William Z. Udderzook was dead and that the dignity of the law had been fulfilied, His body was afterward cut down and willbe banded over to his family. He leaves a motner, wife and turce children, IRVIN AND O'MARA. MonTROSE, Nov. 12, 1874. Montrose, the scene of the stirring events about to be recorded, is the shire town of Susquehanna sip of Bridgewater. [4 18 avery pretty village, containing some two thousand inhabitants, and most delightfully located upon an eminence some sixteen hundred feet above tide-water. The country round about 1s undulating, and affords a most tnteresiing varicty of landscape in -hill, val- | you here vo murder us; we were afraid of him be- jore, but now we are more afraid of you.” The poor old lady’s Words seemed to be prophetic, for on the night of the 26th of September the bloody work was done, It would sppear that the flend which prompted Daniel O'Mara to kill his mother aud sister must have whispered to him the plan of taking the bodies to the ratiroad track as the best means of concealing the crime and avertin; picion from the murderers, The wagon which he used for farm purposes was some distanve from the house, and Daniel was shrewd enough to compre- hena that ifhe went tor ii with nis yoke of oxen the noise made by the team in passing might arouse the people living in the two houses between his place and the main road, He therefore brought up bis animals, lashed the bodies across their necks and shoulders and started the ghastly pro- cession in the dead hour of the night lonely road, When he reached the body of his sister fell off, and must havi the road while he was attaching the catul venicie, for at that point the most ex- tensive blood stains were discovered. The bodies were placed upon the track, the wagon brought back, the oxen, bearing thr Marks Of their bloody burden, were turned in the field, and the murderers busied themselves at the house until morning in endeavors to remove the marks of their dreadiui deed, These tacis ap- peared on the trial, and so clear was the evidence that the murderers were speedily foand gulity and sentenced to the extreme penalty. STATEMENTS OF THE PRISONERS, Both prisoners have made statements fn rela- tion to the affair, but each lays the blame upon the other, O'Mara says that the deed was done in moment of anger, that the parties were all qua reiling, and he took a stick of wood and struck his mother @ fatal blow. seized with horror at the terrible act he went out of the house and on his return found that Irvin bad murdered his sister. Alluding to the transac- tion, he expresses the idea that ‘God forsook him and the devil took possession of him.’ Irvin contended that O'Mara committed both of the murders and that be was only an accessary after the fact, FEARS OF A RESCUR, The people of Montrose have been very much excited for two weeks past by intimations that the “Moliy Maguires’? were to make a raid upon the place for the purpose of rescuing the condemned men. Quite a number of timid people leit town a few days ago and will Dot return until after the execution, The Sheriff aud the people took every possihie pre- caution in the premises, and the preparations for the execution were made in the most thorough manner, and the Sheriff deserves much credit jor | the style in which bis arduous duties have been discharged, THE CONCLUDING SCENES of the tragedy took place last evening and this morning. Among the numerous visitors brought by the incoming trains last night were the marriea sister and brother-in-law of O'Mara and the sister of Irvin, The latter had an interview witn ner wretched brother, which was 0! the most affect- ing character notwithstanding the apparent stolid disposition which the man has exhivited since his incarceration, O'Mara declined to see his rela- tives, an action which did not seem to have much effect upon them. During the night the alarm about the Molly Maguires was the most exciting topic of conversation, and some amusing inci- dents occurred betwéen some of the newspaper correspondents and the patrol appointed to guard the city during the scare. One or two were arrested | by the guard, but showing that they were not Members of the much-dreaded organization, “the Mollies,” they were released. Last evening the | condemned men were visited by Fathers Murphy and Slatterly and appeared in better spirits alter the priests had leit them. They retired to rest about half-past eight o’ciock and slept most of tne time un six o’clock tuis morning. They said they did not want any breakfast, and seemed periectly satistie’ with a few apples, Barly mass was said by the priests, and the sacra- ment for those in extreme danger was admin- istered. About eight o’clock a body of armed men, Some 150 strong, marched to the jail to act as guards until alter tne execution. An hour later Fathers Murphy, Silatterly, Shiclds and Taliy Went to the prison to afford THE LAST CONSOLATIONS of the Church to thuse who were so soon to pass trom time into eternity. At ten o’clock the door was opened for the admssion of those Who had been appointed deputies to the Sheriffand heid his passes. One hundred and twelve tickets had been issued, which included the Sheriil’s jury, em- bracing eight ex-sheritls of the county. At twenty- four minutes past ten o’clock the solemn proces- sion emerged from the prison into the jail yard, the priests chanting the penitential psalm and the Miserere, BEARING OF THB CONDEMNED, | raised in America. recovel enmotentiy, from his excitement and alarm he told substantially the following story :— About an nour before daylight he was awakened by @ man who stood by the side of his bed. Oastor sprang up, but was stopped by the man, who put a pistol to bis head and told him to be still or he would blow his brains out, Another man, with lantern, was go! about the room search! every hole and corner, The old shoemaker at frat thought the men were negroes, Dut aiterward dis. covered that they were white men with blackened cea. The one man rifled the pockets oi his pan- falcons, which contained nearly $500, but bot be. ing able to Ond money that they evinsnh De lieved was secreted about the room, the robvers told the old man that he must tell them where he hid his money or they wouid kill nim. Castor assured them that he had no more money; that bis man asoogs pockets contained all he had in the world, and he begged them to leave him some of that, he was ReeDing it to pay bis tune ral expenses when he died. ‘ne burglari failing to force the old man into revealing th whereabouts of the rest of his probable treasure, and daylight being near, made their victim get out ofbed. They then bound bim to the chair and gagged him, aud took their departure. They nad effected an entrance into the house through a back window. Castor said that he would not be able to recognize the robbers. He could not dis- tingutsh their features, and their voices were strange to him. The general impression is that they are parties living in the neighborhood, as no strangers have been seen about the place. There ig not the slightest suspicion, however, as to who they may be. Castor says that the robbers took every dollar he had’ in the world. The aifair has created a great sensation in this quiet village. METHODIST MIS3I0\S. Appropriations to Foreign Missions $314,853—Condition of Missions im All Parts of the World=—The Micsionary Committee’s Sessions Yesterday. The General Missionary Committee convened again yesterday at ball-past nine A, M. The min- utes were approved. Bisnop Simpson presided, The appropriations were taken up. The musston- aries in Germany and Switzerland asked for $26,000. They give as reasons therefor, beside the necessity, the facts that they have §,921 full mem- bers and 40@on trial. These are ministered unto by sixty-one preachers. They have ratsed 36,000 thalers for church purposes during the year, be- sides $937 in gold for their mission.ry work. Bishop Harris gave a brief sketch of the condition of the missions in those countries both spiritually and financially. He showed that they raised more money per member in those churches than was Their church property 18 valued at 405,910 thalers, on which there is adebt of 207,459 thalers, Each thaier is equivalent to eighty cents im currency, According to the law of Germany this church property must be held by individuals, and Dr. Jacoby, lately de- ceased, held about $100,000 worth of church prop- erty in hisown name, and now the Missionary Society is likely to be involved in legal suits to recover possession of this property. The members in Germany coat an average oi $8a piece. The Missionary Society pays about $62,000 to support | those ministers and missions. Six thousaud dol- lars of this amount goes to pay interest and $5,000 for chapel rents. The great trouble with those inissions ie that they are American churches tn THE GERMAN EMPIRE, AND THE GOVEENMENT feels toward them that they are intruders. The church there should be self-supporting, and should not be American, giving cause of jesiousy to the government. This was Dr. Curry’s represen- tation, but Bisnop Harris read from the schedule of the Mission Conference to show that the sala- ries of the sixty ministers really amount to only $20,000. The committee appropriated $24,400 lor this work, with a suggestion to the German Con- ference that the interests and rents be paid first | and the balance to supplement the contributions of the peopie to BS the salaries of their pastors, The missions in Denmark received an uppropria- tion of $7,000; Norway received $12,000. Sweden has contributed $15,122, or $4 per | O'Mara looked flushed, but walked with firm tread to hts place under the beam. Irvin followed, | but seemed to totter as he neared the place | of execution. His face was also very highly | culored, and no one present will forget the in- tensely concentrated which his countenance bore. ence was sinister and forbidding, but on this oc- casion he presented’an appearance truly horrible. ley and wooded steep. On the 27th of September last year the whole | community was greatly excited by the announce- ment thata horriole murder bad been committed | in the township of New Milford, about eignt miles | jrom the county seat. that aay, while it was yet dark,a man driving along the road which croases the track of the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, was | surprised that his horse should stop and refuse to | pass over the track. Ihe light was too dim for nim to discover the cause of the conduct | in the animal, and, somewhat terrifled, be calied for asmstance. His cries attracted the | | trackmaster to the spot, and then was revealed a Scene which made the very blood of the men cola | with terror. Upon the track, stark in deatn, were the forms of two women, one bent by the weight of increasing years, the other advanced to middle Ife. Upon the latter were seen cight gaping wounds, through which the crimson tide of life had flowed ont; the other showed no externa, marks of violence, At first 1t was supposed that | the victims bad been run over by a passing coal | | train, put the Coroner’s inquest demonstrated that boto had been BRUTALLY MURDERED at and then brought to the spot where the bodies Were discovered. The idea could not be sustained that death had been caused vy accident, and tn- | vestigations were set on foot to find the authors of the terribie crime, The bodies were identified as those of Margaret U’Mara and Mary O'Mara, mother and daughter. Suspicion at once fell upon the son and brother of the murdered individuals, | Daniel O'Mara anc Patrick Irvin, his hired man. The evidence against the accused was purely circumstantial, they protested tneir inno- cence in the most emphatic terms; but the chain | of circumstances was forged link by link and so | encircled the guilty parties that there was no pos- | sible chauce for their escape. The very means taken to avert suspicion from themselves proved to be the strongest testimony against them. In | conveying the bodies to the railroad track, in or- der to have it appear that they had been crushed by the cars, a trail was left , leading directly to the perpetrators of the flendish outrage against God’s image. From the place where the bodies lad been laid to the | house of Daniel O'Mara, about two miles from Montrose depot, on @ back, lone and desolate road, retired from that about fifty rods, and ap- | Proached by a tane, fenced on one side and skirted by woods on the other, were evidenecs as platnly as the Avenging angel could trace them. | pointing unmistakably to the murderers. The marks of wagon wheels and the footsteps of oxen were clearly stamped no the soft, moist soil, and here and there were seen stains of blood upon the leaves and at various points along the road leading to the scene of the murder. In the house there were stronger marks that the deed had been committed there. The walis were vespaitered with bivod, and every- thing in and about the premises sce:med to say to the suspected parties, “Thou art the guilty ones.” O'Mara and irvin were arrested, tried at the Janu- | ary term of the Court this year and (ound guilty. | THE MOTIVE FOR THE CRimE. On the trial the prosecution sought to show the motive which prompted U’Mara to commit the Greadful act. It seems that on the 234 day of Sev- tember, 1870, Bartholomew O'Mara conveyed to his son Daniel the farm upon which the family | were living, in consideration that Daniel should | Maintain his father, mother and sister during their | natural lives, This ‘contract seems to have | been periectiy satisfactory to all the parties con- cerned upto March, 1875, when Daniela father died. Soon after that Daniel O'Mura marrted a) | girl named Fagan and took her to his house, The women foiks, (aued to agree, the rmony of | | the family was broken up and Danters | life became anything but a comtortable or | happy one, the family quarrels beimg | Of almost datly occurrence and increasing im bite | terness, On or about the Ist of September, 1873, Patrick Irvin appeared upon the ee. He had been living in tue Fagan family and went from them to work for aud live with Daniel | O'Mara, The dificuities seemed to ve increased | iene te bate orks his making overtures of ee tO y O'Mara, Who refused togccept | him Lda a if HE THEORY OF THE MURDER | is that Daniel O'Mara desired to obtain full posses | sion Of the farm and determined to get rid of Nis | mother and sister, Patrick irvin is represented | to be @ man of reckiess |!mpnises, ready to do any- thing for money, and full of low animal canning. | | He was, it seems, no more a favorite with the motn- | | er than with the daughter, and Mrs, O'Mara was , | Beard om one occasion to say to him, “Dan brought | Early on the morning of | minute or so, | negative | moved to tbe spot | air as if shot from a piece of ordnance, | stood | legs O'Mara was clothed in a neat sutt of black, His companion in crime, degradation and death had on a dark, welkworn suit. ‘The preliminaries were soon arranged for the final act of the terrible drama. O’Mara held an earnest conversation with Father Siatterty tor a The Sheriff asked if either desired to say anything, shook hands with where been piaced. A movement of his hand and the ponderous masses came with a duil thud to the ground, and ihe human bodies leaped into he ‘the eugine of death did its duty neatiy, faithfully, and the hand whica had been raised aguinsta mother’s liie and staimed by a@ sister’s biood was stilled forever. O'Mara and bis guilty coadjutor in the presence of ther Maker to answer for the deeds done in the body. Neither of tueir necks were broken oy the terrible jerk by the weights, and they died from strangulation. The knot of O’Mara’s rope eRe to the back of his neck and knocked off his cap His counte- nance exhibited no disiortion, the eyes being ciosed and the leatures ag placid as ifin sleep. A Second or so after he was suspended there was a GRACEPUL WAVE OF IIS HAND, and then both came together, with the fingers clasped, There were a jew serpent-like undula- the men and tions of the body, caused by spasmodic action of | the muscles, and all was still, Irvin seemed to ale harder, There were violent contracuons of the and heavy muscular action of the chest for some seconds after + O'Mara had ceased to move. Dr. Halsey, of the county, felt the pulse of each at the end of five minutes, and tound that that ot O'Mara beat the quickest and that of Irvin the strongest. Aiter hanging sixteen minutes the Doctor pro- nounced them dead, and the bodies were lowered into neat cofins and delivered to the priests, to be by them conveyed to Auburn Centre, im this county, for interment. When the bodies liad been taken toto the prison the gate of the jail yard was opencd, and 1,500 or 2,000 persons were admitted to the scene of execu- tion, Up to this point the execution had been conducted with remarkable precision and de- coram; but it seemed a fearful mockery and a buriesque upon the occasion to see the gipbet put in operation to gratify the morbid curiosity of @ gaping crowd, ‘hat appeared to be the only mistake made by Sheriff Heim in the management Ot his disagreeable duty, The doomed men died un- reconciled to eacn otler, Under the noose they Secnearet no word, and did not even recognize each other in the slightest manner, This deport- ORE & alose from the fact that Irvin stead which he died. MUBDER ON A CANAL BOAT. A Quarrel Between Two Captains Re- sults Fatally to One of Them—Killed with Stones. EASTON, Pa., Nov, 11, 1874. Aman named Schoonmaker, cuptain of a canal boat on the Morris and Essex Canal, was killed near the bridge in the Greenville line by the cap- tain of anotier boat. The two boats met at the bridge. Scloonmaker had the right to pass, under the regulations of the company. ‘rhe captain of the other, boat refused to give up the way, and a quarrel ensued, during which Schoonmaker was struck by two large stones thrown by nis oppo- nent. One of the stones struck him fu the side, breaking three of his ribs, Tne other nit*him on the back of his head, as he was retreating into his | cabin, crusting his skull. Schoonmasxer died iu a short ume from the effect of his injuries, The murderer fed, and up to this time no trace of him has been found. Officers are in pursuit of bim, and tl is doubtful if he can-escape, An Olid Man’s Hoaraiy as fians—The Gagged, Victim Lett Bouna aad MONRODTON, Pa., Nov. 11, 1874. For many years there has liv: eccentric old man named Isaac Castor. He1s a shoemaker and lives ajone in a little house in an outof the way spot. He is over sixty years old, , and for years has hoarded his earnings, using only enough money to procure the bare necessitics of life. His income has never been largo, but its accumulation for over a quarter of a century amounted toa snug little competency, He always carried several hundred dollars in his pantaioon pockets, which fact was gencraily known, and it has been the standing wonder here for years that he had never beeu robbed; so the occurrences of last Sunday night did not take the village by sur- prise when they became known, On Monday morning last it was noticed that the | old shoemaker’s shop was not opened as usuai, | and that there was no stir about the house. This was soremarkable an occurrence that two or | turce citizens went to his louse and broke open the door, They found Castor bound tightly in a chair, so that he could not use his hands or feet, and a handkerchtef tied tightly over his mouth, Be was hastily released, and as soon aa he could look of horror aod agony | Naturally his pres- | and -being answered in the | the weights had | Coroner | declared his innocence of the crime for | of Years | Stolen—Dastardly Conduct of the Rut | 1 in this piace an | member for church purposes. This was deemed a large sum for men whose average daily income is but forty cents; they have 292 Suauay schools and 2,600 teachers and scholars, and there isa large increase inthe membership. The committee | appropriated $32,000 to the missions In Sweden, with a proviso that $7,000 of {0 stall go to the building of a church in Stockholm, under the at- | rection of the Superintendent of tue mission and | the Bishop in charge. lt was further agreed to authorize the brethren in Stockholm, who have urchased a very eligible building site, to raise 7,000 more on bond and mortgage, the Board of Managers becoming responsible for the interest thereon for ten years. ‘he India Conference asked tor $91,000, including $10,000 for a sciooi in Cawnpore. The Missionary Commitree appro- priated merely $62,01, of which $27,016 is tor sal- aries of preachers ‘and $36,000 to carry ou work now in hand for 1875. The idea of this decrease of | $25,000 is to encourage or compel she native churches to become self-supporting. Bishop Harris gave many INTERESTING FACTS AND ILLCSTRATIONS, ana he was invited to address the Missionary Committee at length at some iuture time. For the independent work now in progress under tue Rev. William Taylor, 1n Bombay and Caicatta, $1,000 were appropriated to send forward additional missionaries shouid they be needed during the coming year. Bishop Harris was again invited to give such tacts as he had in hig possession con- | cerning tats work. It is a' work chiefly carried on among the Eurasians, as the Bishop intimated in his address. At the aiternoon session Dr. Foss, from the committee appointed thereon, brought in a “min- | ute” on the deaths of Bishop Morris aod Dr. Eddy, Which was ordered to be entered on the journal and to be published in the church papers. ‘The missionary appropriations were tuen saken up and after a good deal of discussion Bulgaria re- ceived $5,000 for the continuance of its present work and $3,000 tor reinforcements. For the Italian work, upon the recommendation of the secretaries and the representations of Bishop Harris, the committee appropriated $13,000. The missions in | Mexico received an appropriation of $9,960 for | preachers’ salaries, and $7, for support of the | work. To tis was added, alter a representation | ofits needs by Bishop Simpson, the sum of $1,500 for reiniorcements. Toe appropriation to Africa | Was reduced $500, which amount hau been added to Mexico, The total amount thus appro- | priated ior foreigan missions 18 $303,853 20. At this point Bishop Harris was requested to ad- dress the committee on the missions in China and ' elsewhere, as he had seen them during lus recent , visits to those places. | ‘The missions in Arizona and New Mexico, being administered as foreign missions, received $3,000 for the former and $8,000 tor the latter, DOMESTIC MISSIONS TO FOREIGN POYULATIONS. The missions to foreign populatious in the | United States, ministerea to through the several annual conferences, were then called, and $150 | were appropriated to the Welsh Mission in North- | ern New York Conference. It was tien deemed important to appoint a committee to confer with the bishops in regard to this work, and to report atafuture meeting what reduction could saiely be mude, Alter discussions and motions, without | @ny practical result, the hour of adjourament ar- rived and the matter was laid over. ‘The appropriations in tabulated form are:— $9,000 India beyond. Bulgaria, aly... | | Total for foreign Missions... Missions im Arizona... . Missious in New Mexico. Welsh Mission in Northern New Yo oeeye S508 THE NEW JERSEY EPISCOPACY. Grand total appropriated so far. | The Convention in Newark Yosterday— It Organizes as the Northern Diocese of Now Jersey—PRishop Odenheimer— | The New Diocese Ballots for a Bishop, In Grace church, Newark, one of the most richly decorated church edifices im New Jersey, was held yesterday the first Convention of the newly set of Protestant Episcopal diocese under the recent act of division. The attendance of delegates aud congregation was very large. In spite of bis infirmities Bishop Odenheimer, the beloved tiead of the New Jersey Wyiscopalians, presided, Alter morning prayer came a very excellent sermon by Rev. Mr. Farrington. Atter the sermon holy communion was’ administered by the Bishop. Then the Convention organized for business, with the Bishop presiding aud Mr. Far- rington as secretary. Some preuminary routine work being disposed of, . | BISHOP ODENKEIMER'S ADDRESS | Was read by himself as follows :—~ To 1 Cueuey ann Larry ov tne New Diocese, Com- RISING THe COUNTIES OF WAaKnen, Pa p, LACDBON, BERGEN AND is Tuk TOWNSULY OF SUMMIT, ASSEMBLED IN I'nimanY Con- | NEION 5 Buxtunen, BeLoven in tue Lorp—With loving carn- eastness} greet you to-day with my offcial benedi tion, and assure you of my ‘personal saustaction 1n as- suming for the frst time the canonical and episcopal Churge of this new diovess, sot apart by the harmonious Action of both the diocesdu and general conventions ; ofthe Charch. The Divine Head of the Church has | blessed the laborious work ot the fixgt bladed. (ue DE | | | | an ample and their noble day Pe am greny i have been elected to be na upper seven counties to- ee oi himenie, To-day, out loplecepatel of te second on ave resuited in the succes of wi fiftee! af lovi nd muhip of fh fn ‘session. at, Burlington, ec ccavention far, the _clectign lof, 8 Biaiop 2 Ween counties, wud ina. brief eplscop addons ial and personal blessing we be- ‘our new’ diagesan relations to-ay in this’ prim: sen rention. and although we meet personally 6s Is, coworkers for long and His Church neverthetess, a jonteal enactnents, we stand before the w diocese. I adopt as my own the admite ‘of the Rev. Dr. | arrington, our secretary) Shar at Soi that tie te sand pray God tha! of the brotherhood mayabound more and inore. Tshait Not detain you a the important duties of your orgs zation, but pledging you and all my persona! and om. ¢ rgies, and rélying on your own pe sonal gng official co-operation in our great work for the spread ol the Kingdom and Gospel o: the living God, I invoke God's Holy Spirit to be our constant guide and eomfor- Affectionately, your bishop, H, ODENHEIMER, Newanx, Nov. 12, A. D. 1874, The right reverend gentleman next announced the worklig force of the diocese to be 1 bishop, 67 prosur tere. 4 deacons; total, 62 cler; ‘y; parishes, 64; total number of lay readers, 28, pon motion, Mr. Henry Hayes was unanimously chosen ‘treas- urer of the new diocese. Tnen canie the NAMB OF THE DIOCESE, After a sharp discussion, covering several nours and lasting over the dinner recess, the proposi+ tion to call the diocese the “Diocese of Newark” was rejected and it was given the name of the “Diocese of Northern New Jersey." The standing committee was appointed as folk yO ears in a rable discout Tse ommend to you the institution: lows :- Clergy—J. A. Williams, R. N. Merritt, G.z, Gra Bb. Boggs.” Lalty—Daniet Dodd, Alfred’ Mills? 28. Henry Meigs, Jonathan Edgar. Six months leave of absence was granted to the Bishop, who will go to Europe tor his nealtn, and the Convention adjourned sine die. The New Diocese. \ The Southern Diocese of New Jersey assemvied in convention at Burlington yesterday for the election of @ bishop and for the transaction of otner business. At nine o'clock the proceedings were opened with the usual morning service and communion, at the conclusion of which the Rey. Dr. Stubbs, of New Brunswick, delivered an impressive sermon, Rev. A. B, Baker, of Princeton, Secrétary of the old diocese, called the convention to or- der, Dr. Garrison, of Camden, then elected Chairman, Dr. Baker retary and Rev. Nathaniel Petit, of Bordentown, Assistants Secretary, and Dr. J, Howard Pugh ‘Treasurer. About 65 parishes were represented, and the number of clerical dele- gates entitled to vote is 55 and that of jay delegates about 165, ‘ Ab aulecitonaie letter of farewell was read from Bishop Odenheimer, ,which deeply affected all present. A resolution was adopted fixing the Bishop's salary at $4,000, Before ihe batioting for the election of a Bishop commenced the most prominent candidates spoke! of in that connection were Dr. Henry Potter, of Grace church, New York; Dr. Paddock, oi St, Peter's, Brooklyn, and Dr. Beach, of St. Peter's, New York, while aiso tne friends of tue Rev. Messrs. Abel crombie, Jersey City; Edward A. Boggs, Newar! Hodges, Baltimore; Lewis, Wasningion; Garrison, Camden and Hoffman, 01 Philadelphia, seemed to be not a tew. Theifirst ballot resulted—For Dr. DeKoven, Racin: Colleze, Wisconsin, ten cierical and six lay vote: Dr. Hollman, Vhiladelpmia, eighteen ‘clerical and nine lay votes; Dr. Garrison, Camden, six clerical, nine lay; Di. ©. H. Hall, Brooklyn, 6 clerical, 9 ay. other votcs scattering for Rev. Messrs. Hills, Potter, H. C. Potter, Paddock, Boggs, Stubbs, and Abercrombie. Total number cast—clerical, 54; lay, 51; necessary to choice, former 28, latter 26, Aiter the first ballot a recess Was tuken. CHARITY. Sec- The Annual Meeting of the “Female Assistance Society” Yesterday—The Society’s Work. One of the very best charitable associations in the city is the “New York Female Assistance So ciety.” It was founded as long ago as 1813 and | was incorporated in 1840, Its special object is to visit any sick poor that may apply for reltel and to relieve the wants of the sick poor that are brought its notice. One of the articles of the constitution provides that assistance must be given in ‘necessary articies,’? and never in money, excepting when relief cannot be otherwise effected, Visitors for wards are ap- pointed every year. Yesterday the society held {ts annual meeting in the lecture room of the church corner of Twenty-ninth street and Fifth avenue. The pastor and the Rev. Dr. Tyng, Jr, delivered short addresses on the subject of charity. The annual report showed that tne balance on hand ‘October 1, 1873, was $4,795 63; donations and subscriptions, $1,373; irom the Comptroller, $2,000; interest on certain bonds, $420; interest on @ note, $204 54. Total, 35,793 07. Leaving a balance on October 1, 1874, of $1,944 46. The New York Dorcas Society, which is an anx- iliary to the Assistance Society, was also well represented on the occasion. Its annual report was given, showing a balance of $2,147 73. ‘The two societies are determined, as usual, dur ing the coming winter to make exira exeruons to reach the poor and the needy. The Rev. Dr. Tyng, Jr., during his remarks said that he believed there was a8 much necessity jor | visits to the houses of the rich as to the houses olfthe oor, There were mau; id from view broken brown stone houses that eurts apd souls thirsting | for human sympathy, and, as the visitors of the society were expected to give religious counsel to those wuom they called upon, they couid find field) in the so-cailed higher circles of society. The pastor said that one thing was essential to make charitable giving real charity, reai heartielt sympatay, and this, he said, should be manilested by ail who took part in the good work the society had tor ite Special object. It did fe fe that we shouid pretend to be sympathetic. Affected sympathy could not be disguised, it was so transparent, and itaiways gave puin to the sufferer instead o1 cone solation, He believed in the efficacy of suffering as strongly as he believed in the sweet ness of Christian sympathy; for it was through suffering that we became strong. The most unsympathetic, hard-hearted peopie m the world were the young who had never met with any sorrow, who had bot known what it was to want for anything, who had never been crossed in awish. Once the unsympathetic nature had been staggered by some great sorrow. had been made to {cel the keen edge of @ great yriet tt was | no longer unsympathetic in the midst of others?’ sorrows. Itgemerged full of sweet love and tenderness ®r those who were in need of sym- pathy, and le who was really in sympathy with the miseries of iis fellow men was always open- handed. He gave what he could, and gave cheer- fally, and was blessed in the giving; and he whe Was thus biessea, Who received good in hinisell in working to do good for others, certainly did good to others. There was a large attendance of the lady mem- bers of the congregation during the proceedings. It was reported that the donations had already | begun to pour in rapidly. “a WOMAN IN THE CASE.” Jealousy and the Knife in Newark. Charles Masson is @ Newark gardener. He is years of age, and has a wife considerably his junior. Charles is @ Frenchman. in his employ was one Frederick Dyck, a young man. Of Fred- erick Charles became jealous, and on Monday last, as it ig stated, the two were in the garden house, when Masson gave Dyck no- tice to quit work and leave his premises. This Dyck was unwilling to do, and offered to work all winter only for his board, being seconded {tn his offer by the wife of Masson. The latter refused to listen to any such Ba osition, and ordered Dyck om the premises. Dyck refused. Masson then at- tempted to pat him off, wien, it is alleged, Dyck snatched up a knife and made avicious lunge at the body of Masson, che iatier saving himself by striking the arm of the assailant aside, the knile tulling to the ground, SON alleges that Dyck threatened is life in words as well as in the act attempted. Yesterday Frederick was arrested and heid to vail in $1,000 to appear betore the next Grand Jury, Anton Helilg, an eye-witness o: the occurrence, corroborated Masson’s story. A FORGOTTEN GRAVOYALD, What Some Workmen Discovered While Excavating in Westchester County. While some workmen were engaged excavating on a new thoroughfare known as McLean avenue, in the extreme easterly portion of the city of Youkers, Westchester county, yesterday, they un- earthed the remains of several human bodies For @ time tt was thought by the borritied laoorers and others who gathered around to view the ghastly relics that a dreadfui a. em brac- ing dark and bioody deeds, had presented itself beiore them; but these gloomy apprehen si0n8 were subsequently allayed when upon in quiry it was ascertained that the piace irom whence the skeietons had been dug was lormerly @ private graveyard for the family of an ol citizen named Henry Trenchard. It is over hal; acentary, however, since the last corpse wi interred there, and for many years past all traces of itsever having been used for sepuichral pur- poses have been obhterated and the land devoted annually to agricultural purposes, Hav ing been informed of the discovery, Mr. Trenchard, who only lacks some two or three years of being # centennarian, made his taag 4 to the spot, and, have ing satisfied himself as to the identity of the bones, requested that they be immediately rein- terred in another and more secure place, which was accordingly done during the afternoon. Thé affair created quite a sensation uw tue neighbor bond where iy occurred