The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-05
ATROCIOUS, MURDER.

ATROCIOUs, MURDER
The Providence. R. /. Journal of Monday an
nounces the wilful murder of Amasa Sprague,,
Esq, of Cranson, senior partner in the extensive
manufacturing house of A. g. w. Sprague, at his
farm on Sunday afternoon:
He left his house about three O'Clock, to go to
portion of his farm lying in Johnstpn, fQr the
purpose of looking to The proper shelter 81 his
cattle; and at about FIVE O'clock he was found
FRUSTRATED on the earth dead, Upon examination,
ball Was found to have eptered the front and
passed out efathe back Of his head A pistol was
found some distance from the body, and under
such circumstances as to lead to the belief that
4 hasty attempt was made to conceal it. II was
reported that he had received another wound in
the body; but when our informant left the coro-
ners verdict had not been rendered, and we can
NOT, therefore, state it as a fact
The Providence Chronicle of Monday evening
has the following PARTICULARS
An inquest was held on the body in Johnston
after which it was taken up and brought TO- the
residence Of the deceased and the whole neigh
borhood was, of course, thrown into the most in
tense excitement. Another coroner's Jury was
summoned as soon as possible, and physicians
sent for. s Fs...,,s ,s1ty5 e,s ,sst 'fsigg go
On examination Of the body and place, itwould
seem that Mr.. Sprague was first shot in the right
arm, just near theiiwrist and the blood found
sprinkled in azigzag course onthe ground, showed
that ne had run a short distance after receiving
this wound. lfiA 9AH @l2tt2 sME t@'9F
He was then probably overtaken BY his assas-
SIN or assassns, and the murder completed with
an axe or some other sharp instrument. III No
other bullet wound was found upon his person.
with the exception Of the one first alluded to, in
his wrist Ills had was shockingly mangled, the
brain being barred in one or two places Itwould
SEEM we are told, as If the murderer or murder
ers had stood over him after lie was dead, and
pounded his head. The body Of Mr.. Sprague
must have been discovered not more than fifteen
or twenty minutes after the murderer or murder
ers left him. s.segs ,sI.s.ai s9lI.s3tl \ (
The verdict Of the jury was, that the deceased
had come to his death by wounds inflicted upon
him by some person or persons to the Jury I'M
Asnumber of our citizens went out to the spot
OF the murder-yesterday afternoon. 1t would be
impossible to describe the sense of horror which
so fearful an announcement produced in the com
nunty The last day of the year 1913, STAMPED
upon The memory in such bloody characters, will
not soon be forgotten aiai4 rs srablos b9fqaa
Mr., Spragueawas the senior partner in the
house Of Messrs. "A. g. w. Sprague, a large man
ufacturlng firm. The other partner is the Hon.
william Vfa oprague, one Of our Senators ID Con-
gress. Pre- ef739 ets3@s9a i9s rs5lF@ sFs2
Nomoney was taken, hence the object Of the
assassination was not plumber The body was
found by workman OF Mr.. Sprague, who was
on his way to the barn where the former left his
house, to go. ~ ts Ngfry8. ii am t4Es3 a83IffS
The sheriff passed last night at Mr. Sprague's,
but no arrests have as yet been made. The per.
petrator or perpetrators of this act cannot escape
they Imnstsbe detected sooner or later. s,io nj
Arcward of one thousand dollars has been Of
Tered by the friends of the deceased for the de.
lection of the murderer. II ssg ~ ss,tyt4s4 4stgxS
-rIsss II u 4 $3.50 IT T W
ELEVEN MEN KILLED.-4-Th Rochester Demo-
crat Of Saturday last says that rumor is il, in
town that arrow occurred on the line of the w ell
land canal, on Tuesday last, between the Orange
men and Catholics, which. resulted in the death
OF eleven OF the rioters. The militia were called
out, and order restored with difficulty.
The steamer Hibernia sailed from Boston on
Monday afternoon. She carried out $4,000 let
tiers, and an immense number of newspapers.
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SEALING WAX, which burns without lpbt
~ Just received at GILMAN'S
acc Drug Store.
DERMUED MATCHES, made without sulphur.
L and produce no unpleasant smell while burning,
for sale by the groce or single box Also, the same
article putup in tin safes for family use, Just received
at GILMAN'S
dee1 ls..,, Drug Store
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