Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-10-10

tul &uu gutt4ul etfS, Ju4t OlooAlHB INTO Wos
manhood. Among her many adntrers was
q young man IN Sixth street ofthe name Of
Peak, who succeeded in securing her aiIec-
lions. About two weeks since, we UNDER
stand, they were privately married, aud on
Thursday evening the young woman left the
establishment of her father, and joined her
husband. On SATURDAY. she returned, and
all the. circumstances were made known to
the former. He Instantly closed his shop,
much to the surprise Of the public, more than
particular attraction being now in the ladies'
departments striking likeness of Queen
Victoria by q young artist Of this city, hay
ing been placed there for exhibition. u,
The demeanor ofthe father to the daugh-
ter was nlorose and unreconciling, although
he had previously invited her home but she
had stroye by every means to avert his "
feeling, which, so far as it was likely to end
cealed.s This morning, however, about 10
o'clock, as the daughter was sitting In tlseF
room with. her father, and we believe with
some other members Of the family, he walk
ed deliberately up to her. and drawing pis-
toll from his bosom, placed it against her fore
head, and shot her entirely through the brain.
The ball. welearn, passed through the skull,
and fell in another part Of the room.
The murderous weapon was at once
thrown from the ar.isofthe desperate man,
in the presence Of his dying child, and him
self secured. The Sheriff of the city was
sitting in his Office, and was Immediately
aware that something unusual had occurred
He crossed the street immediately; and as
cending to the apartments where the deed
was done, found the murderer standing, pale
and terribly agitated, with bis back to the
fire place. and his daughter lying PROSTATE
and bleeding on the floor, with her head near
his feet.
One child, promising lad, was claspipg
his knee, and ayerring with fearful eyes and
did NOT, father could not do ii &" while ofi,er
members of the family were sobbing ard
shrieking over the dying sister and child.
On the entrance of the sheriff. Wood lifted
his arm as if ID the act of firing d pistol, and
exclaimed -sI am the mani shot her
shot her!' 80 q
While writing this article, We learn that
the father, after such an act, is sound asleep,
with q guard of officers over him. An inn
mense crowd gathered around the place, vet
none were admitted but certain members of
The medical faculty, and the coroner's jury
of inquest. who VIII delay their verdict until
o'clock this evening. The girl was linger-
ing in great agony towards the close Of lie
forenoon, but not the slightest hopes Of her
recovery were entertained.
Mr.. Wood was On EagIishman, a fruit.sel.
Ter for many years in the Chesnur st. Thea
tire, and the keeper Of little shop in the Ar
cade, which his daughter and himself atten-
ded. He has several other children, who
with their mother, are thrown into inconcciv-
able distress by. this dread act of murder
and ofblood. [She died In the EVENING"
fstJ.t Ia AS
IA Case Of kidnapping We learn from the
Worcester Palladium. that a colored boy
named Francis, was lately kidnapped in that
place, and sold as slave in Virginin. The
kidnappers were q DR.. Shearer, of Palmer,
and person whom. he represented as his
brother. They hired Francis as servant,
but it was soon ascertained that he had been
carried Off and it was believed that he WINS
sold into slavery. On the G3d iHsfs the Post
master Of Worcester received a letter from
the Mayor Of Fredericksburg, Va stating
that Shearer had sold . colored boy there,
but, having excited suspicion, he Ind been
arrested, and had confessed that he took the
boy from Worcester. The kidnapper is
now in prison at Fredericksburg, and meas.
Iires were taken by The Mayor to restore
Francis to l,is parents. Two gentlemen Of
Worcester, have gone on 10 bring him home.
Itaffords us sincere pleasure to state. Gays
the N. Y. Commercial, that the colored boy
whose abduction from Worcester, Massachu-
sets, was mentioned ia our columns yester-
day, has been found in Gainesville. Virgin
ia. He, had been sold by Shearer to Mr..
Wilkinson, of that place, who was arrested
and conveyed, with the boy, to Fredericks-
burg. The boy swas called franklin by
Shearer. but il turns out that he Is the Sid
ney O. Francis who was missed from Wor-
cester. Shearer was remanded on Monday,
afterthe examination of Wilkinson. Before
this time, probably. the messenger despatch
ed from Worcester has arrived at Freder-
cksburg, and Obtained possession ofthe boy
Tor restOfation,to his father.-N. " Express.
sMeIancholy Funeral PROCESSION. Four men,
tailoFs byarade. lately died in New Orleans
within q few hours Of each other. They
were all buried at the same time. The fi-
neral is said to have been most striking and
solemn. Four hearses conveyed their, bod
les to their graves, attended by the friends Of
the deceased, and the military band Of the
company to which one or more of them be-
longed. q They had all worked in the same
shop Nesoark Daily Advertiser. III
4s5s: From the Cascnouia Monitor. II 1855
Case Of Lescis Wslber.--NEw TRiAA DENIED
E--MuRpER CONFESSED AT the Circuit Court
held ia this county last week, n motion was
made for new trial in tho case Of kesbis
Wilber, who was convicted in March last 81
the murder of Robert Barber. The motion
was deliberately argued by j. IA. Spencer,
Esq. for the prisoner, on the ground, rs we
understand, that the Jury, on the evening 81
tha FIRST day the trial, after retiring to their
room. were furnished with spirits, Of which