The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-01-20
From the Oneida Ukip.

Singular and aHfa Tragedy. The annals q
Oneida county do not contain the records of a erin.
so mysterious in its cause, brutal and revolving
IN the manner of It's perpeiration as that which w
are about to narrate. On Sunday morning last,
girl, living in family by the name of Farnsworth =
in Paris, in this county, in the capacity of servan
we understand, abent o'clock, and was abou
getting out of bed, when she noticed quantity OF
blood upon the floor. On looking again, she saw
the man with whom she lived, lying perfectly dead,
with his throat cut from ear TO Beside hinre
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 withoue
dressing into room some distance off in the sames
house, TO alarm young man by the Of Bab-a
cock, who slept there. On going to his bed, she.
found him perfectly lifeless, his head beaten intoe
pieces and the blood and brains scattered on thei
ceiling and walls. She then ont of the house,
to that of neighbor, and reused him by her out
cries. He got up and after hearing her statement,
went over and found every thing she had inform
ed him. Mr.. Farnsworth was lying on his back,
with his head turned the floor, and eyes not
entirely closed. His laid the edge of
a chest, which he had apparently opened deliber-
atey to get at his case of razors and it turned
back with its edge exposed, as if he had that
men laid it down.
His wife was lying near, and in the condition we
have before mentioned. She was just expiring, and
family breathing, but seaseless. Babcock in the
other room was entirely dead We should mention
that Mrs. Farnsworth appeared to have been dres-
sing when she struck, she had on same parts
of her dress
The explanation far have been able 10
obtain it, is this. Farnsworth was an Emglishman,
about 80 years old, who had about three months
since married young woman in the neighborhood,
who sustained good character, and hired a house
of Babcock, who boarded with him. Babcock was
about % years of age, and native of this country.
Farnsworh without question committed the murders
from jealousy, for which there was we are credi-
bly, informed, no foundation. The murder must
have been perpetrated abOnt o'clock. The girl
slept in the same room with Farnsworth and his
wife, but states that she heard noise, did she
wake up until after her usual time. Farnswortl,
and his wife never known to De at variance,
nor did he ever complain ofhe The parties
together Saturday evening, as usual, and several
persons who were visiting stated that they observed
nothing singular in Farnsworth the other parties.
4 Voman sentenced to be hung.-Mrs Rebecca
Peake, of Randolph, W.T. indicted for the murder OF
Ephraim Peake by mixing arsenic with his food,
was tried at Chelsea, week before last. The jury
returned verdict ofGUILTY. The criminal was
sentenced to be executed at Chelsea, February Goth,
between 10 O'Clock NJ. and 2 o'clock, p. nj. There
was doubt of the administering the poison TO
three of the criminals fami y-one died, and at least
one other has been rendered helpless for life. No
The woman is between so and 60 years of age, is
represented to he ignorant and almost frendless !;
upon the trial size manifested little feeling, it is said
little even when witness, one of her own.house-
hold, TOO, was brought into court upon bed, rem
dered so perfectly helpless by the poison she had
taken that she could not raise her hand when the
Witnesses oath administered to her but when
the sentence delivered by the Chief Justice, she
wept like child and left the house imprecaiing
vengeance upon those who had testified against her..
Norfolk Adcertiser.
Liability of Towns,-A Mr.. Coe has lately OBJ
tanned verdict of S455, against the town of Litch-
field for damages sustained in consequence ola de-
fective bridge. His person seriously injured
by having one leg fractured, from which he has not
recovered. Towns too negligent in attending to
defective bridges and it is to be hoped that this will
be timely warning to them.-Harttord Rerier.
CONSTITUTIONAL MEETING.
At adjourned meeting of the friends of the
Constitutional cause, held at the State House in
Providence, Saturday evening, January 9th, 1886
the following Resolutions were unanimously ado,;-
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