Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-06-18
NUDRER MOST FOUL AND HORRIBLE

CIAMBERsBURG JUNE II, 1910
ono OF tho most shocking murders-Or rather mas.
sacre OF an almost entire iamily-lhat ever Gust a stain
upon civilization, was perpcfraIed IN Cromwell town
ship Huntington county, on Saturday, the 25ih uL
The pr'tnHeHt particulars, as gathered from an indivi.
dual present Of the examination, arc these. William
Brown Is the father Of the murdered family. which.
consisted OF ile parents and six children; the eldest
daughter wa married 10 RubcH McConahy. who lived
on his iailieT-in!a A : premises rs a tenant. Brown II
seems, Il a rough man, addicted TO intcmperance. and
when IN Tins condition, was in the habit Of threatening
TO XII some Of h's family. though mover known 10 have
attempted any thing OF the knd. lie was IN Inc
habit Of working In the neichborhood nj cspentering.
whilst McConqhy conducted the farming operations
On Saturday morning, The old man and his eldest
son, aged about 81, left home for their place Of en-.
Ploymenii shurnytniter which McCOnahy proposed 10
the next eldest SON and a younger one 10 Ego a huntug "
at The same time directing the daughter md another
oiihe boys TODD some work in d corn-hoiI. McConaby'.
wife having a day previous been conveyed a. "a friend,
house at some distance BY her husband. Aher the
above disposition had been gone into. Inc whole f,miIy
was dispersed, except Mrs. Brown who remained Il,
the house McConshy and the two boys, on the buuti,g
had not proceeded much beyond half n
mlle from the house, when the REPORTS Of gups 90.
heard and. when the bodies Of the two bows v,r4
found, % appeared hat The oldest. a .t,y,
boy, had not been MORALLY wounded by the sbo.
that be had made desperate battle. Until overcome bv
,,s mcrciicss assailaut. Who finally cut his throat
'" lis scene was CuuCiing, the smaller boy ran
sonc Isiance. but was pusued. shot. uad beaten 10
and other rbb5.b "N"
shoI"y ane.h.s, the girl and her brother. engaged
w me 'O'H-''iu' vere attacked The eirl was shot. but
t'ere Wa ample al painful evidence 10 show Ina,
''' NIAl N"u"u Va" q fatal. and fhat she re.,sfcJ
iIe murderer with extra lip,ry r,v,, 80 -"
only when b1h her arms a. ~" eensed
c2f from ear a. onr' The b0yt..
case. appeared 10 have been FIRST /" 'e "'nef
and stabbed and uui. life was et..' - :" pe'le%
were hen covered up. The next obict. y ',Dle
aeamlie Nus he mother OF those numbered .-''
She was found in the house, and was desp1tchLytei
% cnftmou butcher Knife, with which her keat "''
nearly -ycred from her tdy. h9lgh sat UHR'
mani'e iaiu-s Of having resisted her DESTROYER 30 NJ
c"'n' o. ne Sho was bur "a Ih her brJ q
,"I 'e '.''I c~.rtuliy wipcjoT the d,or The m,r
''',f men siar,ncd himself in tho barn. with tn
'''''d Hlos aia point commanding q view Of ma
o''f at iLe dwelling house. and awaited TIE approach,
o. We nor' victims Che first was ne eldest sSn. WIN II
wlen ulHIhlc threshold ofths door. received n fatal
a1'i aud isi dcld on he sy1t Neat slne t.o A.
I'ef "hr upon putting ne hand ta do d1r. Sound n
hs'cHcd. upIn which De- made s1ne cspresnn Of d..
"i-i1'i'o1 Iut lf I've 3Wc m9mcuf heard De- fcaar