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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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In Baltimore, George Mellinger was brutally murdered en route to a friend's country home, suffering severe head and neck wounds, loss of an eye, and robbery of $25 and an umbrella. Mr. Lightner offers $50 reward for information on the perpetrators.
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BALTIMORE, August 26.
The particulars of the horrid murder an account of which we published in the Gazette of Saturday, so far as we have been able to ascertain, are as follow—The young man murdered, supposed a Frenchman, is a Mr. George Mellinger, of this city, about 25 years of age, who was on his way to the house of a friend in the country, when he was attacked and received several wounds on his head, his neck cut round to the bone, and one of his eyes forced from its socket; 25 dollars were taken out of his pocket, and a changeable color, middle sized umbrella taken away; several buttons were torn from his waistcoat, all which are evident marks of the greatest violence.
Mr. Lightner, living in Old-Town, will give 50 dollars for any information that may lead to a discovery of the perpetrators of this inhuman act, and no doubt society in general will exert themselves to bring these villains to condign punishment.
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Baltimore
Event Date
Prior To August 26
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george mellinger murdered with head wounds, neck cut to the bone, one eye forced from socket; $25 and umbrella stolen; $50 reward offered for information leading to perpetrators
Event Details
George Mellinger, about 25 years old from Baltimore, was attacked on his way to a friend's house in the country, receiving severe wounds; money and umbrella taken; Mr. Lightner offers reward for discovery of perpetrators