Body-Snatchers in Broomall!
It’s October once again, so let us echo ill-fated King Richard and “talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs…” The grave being discussed was sadly graced with no epitaph and worms were never able to begin their work on the mortal remains consigned to the earth. In December 1859...
“Fowl” Play: An Altercation Over Chickens Turns Deadly
In September 1868 a fight about trespassing chickens left a Marple man dead. This incident would likely have faded into the mists of time were it for not for its inclusion by Henry Graham Ashmead in his 1884 History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania......
Burglars and Bullets: The 1887 Post Office Break-In
A country store. A cracked safe. Evidence dumped in farm fields. Gunshots and a grievously wounded man. Over the course of a Saturday night in July 1887 the peace in Marple and Haverford townships was shattered by related crimes that to this day have not totally been solved....