Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-01-26
Prom nc Oncida Uh,g Of Dee. 20.
SINGULAR AND AWFUL TRAGEDY,,!

The annnls OF Oneida county do not con-
tain the record OF n crime so mysterious in
lis causc,so brutal and revolving in the man
Dor Of ITS preparation, rs that which We are
about 10 narratc. On Sunday morning last.
girl, living in a family by the name of
farnswofth, IN Paris IN this county, IN the
capacity OF a servant, we understand, rose
about o'clock, and was about getting out
oil bed, when she noticed quantity Of blood
on the floor. On looking again, she saw
the man with whom she lived. lying there
apparently perfectly dead, with his throat
cut from ear 10 ear. Beside him and near
hun lay his wife, her throat cut and mangled
by an axe, and her whole face cruelty and
brutally bruised. Being terrified beyond
expression, she ran without dressing into /.
room some distance off in the same house.
10 alarm young man by the name of Bah
cock, who slept there. On going 10 his bed
side, TO her dismay and horror, she found
him perfectly lifeless, his head beaten into
pieces, and the blood and brains scattered
on the ceiling and walls. She then ran ou,
of the house TO that ola ncighbor, a short
distance, and reused him by her ou,crics.-
lie got up and after hearing her statement,
went over and found every thing as she had
informed him. Mr. Fansworth was living on
his back,wth his head turned near the floor
and eyes not entirely closed. His razor was
laid on the edge of chest which he had
apparently opened deliberately TO get at his
case of razors, and it was turned back with
IT'S edge exposed rs if he had that moment
laid 1t down His wife was lying near. and
IN the condition we have before mentioned.
She was Iust expiring and family breathing,
but senseless. Babcock, I'm the other room.
was entirely dead. We should mention
that Mrs. Farnsworth appeared to have
been dressing when she was struck las she had
on some parts of her dress.
The explanations as far as we have been n
BILE TO obtain it from an intelligent man, who
saw the persons lying dead, as we have des-
crlbed them, is this. Farnsworth was an
Englshman, about 30 years of age, who
had about three months since married a
young woman in the neighborhood who sus-
tanned good character, and hired q house
OF Babcock, who boarded with him. Bah
cock was about D % years of age, and is
n native of this county. Farns~orth, with
out question, committed the murders from
jealousy, for which there was, AS we are cred
IDLY informed, no foundation The murder
must have been perpetrated about o'clock
The girl before mentioned slept in the
same room with Farnsworth and his wife,
but states that she heard no noise, nor did
she wake up until after her usual time
Farnsworth and his wife were never noticed
to be at variance, nor did he ever complain
of her. he is said to have been of an irri-
table humor, and of an unhappy and jeal-
Gus temperament. The parties were togeth-
er on Saturday evening as usual and sever
al persons who were visiting stated that they
observed nothing singular in Farnsworth or
the other parties.
The Coroner was Immediately called ind
an investigation held, but we have not been
able as yet to learn tho verdict.