Bones of Murder Victim Found Beneath Trap Door

In February of 1913, William Longbotham of Chester County was baffled when he discovered a secret trap door in the floor of a century-old building he had recently purchased. And so he did what most of us would do in that situation-- he had himself a peek. And what he discovered beneath the trap door was evidence of a crime long forgotten. The following article comes from the Feb. 22, 1913 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer.