The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-10-10
From ths philadelphia Herald.
MURDER.

About ten o'clock this morning our
Siisnally qd,et~ city was thrown into q
ate Of confusion by arumor that Mr.
Wood. eoniectiouer in Chestnut street
Z opposite Independence Hall, had delib'
eraIely shot HE daughter. 1t 10 anne.
cessaFy 10 say that the entire popula-
: hon we're smillen with horror at lht
commission Of an offence for which nc
name can De .fmndeia any language
Determined, however, to clear away the
rubbish with which the prejudices ol
the multitude swere fortified, We have
made careful inquiry, aud now submit
the following statement as entitled tC
the credit bf our readers
MIR. Wood, the keeper" Of confac
: tionarv store in Chestnut street, opposite
Independence Hall, had an only dsugh.
ter, just vergipg into womanhood, Few
Of our readers who have ever visited
his elegant and fashionable establish
: ment, could have failed 10 observe the
delicate taste and retiring modesly with
which they were received by this lady.
For longtime past, she had been ad>
dressed bysa young manrby the name o
Peak, a bool~maker, in Sixth ST., neal
Chcsnui. Every effort had been tried
: BY Peak TO-, gain the assent Of her par
= ents TO their unien, bot all proved un-
successful. The great aud overpo er-
ling obie non on behalf of Mr.. Wood,
was the want OF moral character in the
<person who proposed to become the
guardian Of the future happiness ofhis
-oply daughter. Peak from time to time
: persisted in his efforts to. gam admis-
d, eion to the lady, with ike Ill success,
The fathers orders were imperative.
AT length, watching the time when NJ.
food stepped out. he seized the OPP
sPortunity OF entering the store aAd Coz
'.versIug with the lady. Frequent inter-
views Of this nature,ripened their for'-
ness into affection, and about the IF
,%teeHth oflsst month, they we're clandes.
timely married. On Friday night last,
che Quilted her parental roof aud emain,
cd absent all night. On her return in
the morning an explanation took place,
III which she was fo. ced to declare her-
self wife. From thai moment her
father was paniac. He saw tho Gaugh-
Ter whom his affections had so long
sCherlshed, united 10 a common gamb-
sloF. it'was too much for trall nature
The instant the condition of Mr.
Wood was discovered, the house was
%ciosed, and remained so all day, OIL
Friday. Saturday and yesterday, the
doors hung with Grape, denoting some
dreadful calamity. Yesterday morning,
fFesk sent messenger demanding his
wife. ''Fhe deep, dark. and damning lie
Jury had deprived Wood Of his senses /:
the insult restored him 10 partial rea-
tsSn.
kfonra conditioned pheneIie fury he
~: suddenly calm. He desired tie
-; Finger to say to Mr.. Peak ,ha. he
sRassSe nave his wife at ten O'clock, and
.Thacted her TO prepare herself. He
a. fh returned home, eutored the apart
.neaSlpi of his daughter, where he awaited
emouA the approach of ten o'clock, a.,
teres., huur. Immediately after embra-
aare. saer with tears, he placed one of,he
ME, Fel to her head sad blew out her
I The 10 The bsli entered her forehead
.administrshlt eye, aud came out a, the
.srs, .amount y 2. A sound 80 uuuspsI
nominal sum ishnltaniiy, aud a,hopp Il .
-cf the sum 10 sestitf Filter. He r.
.noli.ing viii be loA .slling on ,b o'ns' u"u
sons sdministrst,on bas m ba, " corpse
Hapk;as, or uader the Pressy 5000 o!'
istration but by S,oartDoat eo'a'sog ina
There aiil be other defauitePa 10 90 It,
security will be good for sE' .ne leaFfu
dive amounts. "o S"srin
Reckless, collect0rsat ;Perfheac Of til,
siIae pr oduced some @alatm.; he asnd am
cation vas sthirly Of Fifty dollurs. flsyI
.eo. soon asrthe defaulcaiion was dissey. j
.ered. paid the asaeaa.. He&ae Dem.
toerat. He-was misiedby bis Prsdeces-
ssor.