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A Double Murder--no Clue

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
March
Year
1872
Copyright
Public Domain
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SOHUYLKHX Haven, Pa., Feb. 20. Last night a farmer named Daniel Kramer, resiiüng about nine miles west o. Auburn, Soliuylkill County, was brutally murdered and his wifo loft for duart. Mr. Kramer'e son, on entering his father'a house tliis moi-niug, l'ouiid his mother oii hetbedwith her skull frightfully fraotured and still living, but unable to The father was found about one hundred yards f rom tlie houso with hisbrain beat ifii out and frozen to the ground. No traoe of the inurdererí has been discovered. The mnrderers robbed the houso. ilrs. Kramer oasnot recover. rw'r.s. Ejramer basremained mif:onscious during Die day, and no hopei are enterlained of hor rocovery. Th'e house was raneaoked froni top to bottom, and it is estimated that from $00 to f1,000 m gold and silver and considerable paper moiiey Wiis taken. The vio.tims wuro eaoh bel fitty and sixty years of age. Kramer was a highlyrespeotable farmer. No elue to the murdorors has yet been obtained. Pj'lLADi3i,vniA, Feb.27. - JosephBrown and baaa HumateU, both young men, were arrosted to-day on auspicion of murderingDaniel Kramer. Both werebrought here tliis ovi'ning. Brown made a. partial confessinn and aoknowledged haring i''compajiied Huruuiell to the door of Kra■ i , house, but allegea that Huminull !tt.i;d the morder. Both were comi for another hearinx Fiiday next. Ifi-.s. Kramer is insensible to-day, aud tliero is no hopo of her recovery.

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Old News
Michigan Argus