A Brutal Murder A Native of Jefferson Township and a Former Burgettstown Hotel Keeper Has His Throat Cut from Ear to Ear at Mansfield At Mansfield Sunday Perrine RITCHIE (sic), who used to keep the Johnston House at Burgettstown, was murdered by James MCKEEVER. His throat was cut from ear to ear with a butcher knife. RITCHIE was about 70 years old and the quarrel arose because of supposed intimacy between RITCHIE's wife who is 38 years old, and MCKEEVER. The murderer escaped. Peter Perrine RICHIE (sic) in 1876 was married to Cinda CASSIDY of Jefferson Township. He made his wedding trip to the centennial and afterwards boarded for about a year at the old Fifth Avenue hotel, in Pittsburg. About 1878, he purchased MCNARY's hotel in Burgettstown, which he ran until 1886 when information was made by Mrs. Lyman EDWARDS against Mrs. RICHEY and her husband (EDWARDS), for adultery. This information was afterwards withdrawn and RICHEY leased his hotel and removed to Allegheny City whence he subsequently removed to Mansfield. EDWARDS was found dead in Ohio about two months since with indications of having met his death by violence. RICHEY was born and raised in Jefferson Township, this county. His wife is also a native of that township.