SMELT ZEN, Granville L,
From VALLEY RiCORDDER, Middletown, MD, 1/22/1864;
smeltzer's age about 20, Lived with Edward Walker at
Unionville, Victim was widow of David Nusbaum; two of
her sons returned home from school to @dind mother and
brother snotdéead, (Boy Pound In yard, (hey ran. to
neighbors and a se#rch revealed the mother's body in the
house; she hadrecently received money for her wheat crop
and robbery wags motive. smeltzer was suspected because
he had more money than usual, $150 was found in his
stockins as well as some papers of Mrs. Nusbaum; tracks
in snow were found to match his boots which had been
mended in a certain way and he had been seen to load
one barrel of his gun with slugs and the other with shot
the previous day and each victim had been shot with
these materials repectively. same paper, 6-22-1864 says
full confession is published in pamphlet form. Issue
Concerning execution is lost.
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July 22, 1864
SWELTZER, Granville L.
From VALLEY RiCORDBER, Middletown, MD, 1/22/1864;
smeltzer's age about 20, Lived with Edward Walker at
Unionville, Victim was widow of David Nusbaum; two of
her sons returned home from school to @ind mother and
brother shot dead. Boy found in yard. They ran to
neighbors and a search revealed the mother's body in the
house; she hadrecently received money for her wheat crop
and robbery was motive. smeltzer was suspected because
he had more money than usual, $150 was found in his
stockins as well as some papers of Mrs. Nusbaum; tracks
in snow were found to match his boots which had been
mended in a certain way and he had been seen to load
one barrel of his gun with slugs and the other with shot
the previous day and each victim had been shot with
these materials repectively. same paper, 6-22-1864 says a
full confession is published in pamphlet form. Issue
concerning execution is lost.
July 22, 1864
SELTZER, Granville L.
From VALLEY RiCORDDER, Middletown, MD, 1/22/1864;
Jmeltzer's age about 20, Lived with Edward Walker at
Unionville. Victim was widow of David Nusbaum; two of
her sons returned home from school to @ind mother and
brother shot dead, Boy found in yard, They ran to
neighbors and a search revealed the mother's
house; she hadrecently received money for
and robbery was motive, 3meltzer waa suspected because
he had more money than usual, §150 was found in his
stockins a3 well es some papers of Mrs. Nusbaum; tracks
in snow were found to match his boots which had
mended in a certain way and he had been seen to load
one barrel of his gun With slugs and the other with shot
the previous day and each victim had been shot with
these materials repectively. Same paper, 6-22-1864 s¢
full confession is published in pamphlet form. Issue
concerning execution is lost.
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