The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-11-28
From the Cbillicoihe Advertiser.
HoRRIBLE MURDER ANDRoBBERY

HORRIBLE MURDER ANDR ROBBERY
We have received The following communicdon, fiona
enasesidng in Bournevile 10 this county, relative %
the atrocOus murder which was committed on Tues
day nghllasi onthe person of Mr.. FRHDkRlcK Ed
WARDS ofhat place. It is by for the most horrible and
cold booded act thathas etet occurred in this country
Mr.. Edwards, the deceased, was native of Ireland
and settled in his city upwards Of twenty years since
where he has uniformly commanded universal res
pect and was engaged in aeiYe mefeahlile business
here before removing his concern to BourneYiHe We
have never before witnessed such general gloom,
spread through the community as that which followed
this painful event. The remains Of the deceased were
brought 10 this city on Thursday, followed by a large
concourse Of citizens, and iherred in the Presbyterian
buVng ground by the side Of his two deceased brother
Mr. Edwards slept in room back Of and adjoining
he store room OF his relative, Mr.. D. SmytB Of this
place, (Boumeyille, )-and some time alter midnight
an entrance into the store room was effected by fore
ing open the front window shutters and window, from
whence the assassin passd into The room where MIR.
Edwards slept who could not have awoke until the en-
trance into his bed rson when probably svrhgiDg up,
he encountered his murderer and received bis fatal
wounds. E. st.. d. ..-s.r s.....i.. 4 + ....s
He was STABBED in the upper part of the left breast
Twice; once in his ef side; once in The abdomen and
eleven times in the back and was also badly cutin the
forehead. There were evidences OF seattle having
occurred between him and his assaant-ihe fingers Of
his left hand being badly cut which must have been
done by grasping the knife, which was drawn through
his hand and the bloo& iOuud on the floor Of bis bed
room was under window at the opposite side OF the
room, through which he was probably atem ptiug to-
10 make his escape, when he received the wounds in
his back. He was also bruised in several places -
He was found on the morning, lying at the front door
of the store ROOM The door had been unbarred, un-
locked. and opened. probably by himself in a subse-
quent aliempio escape from the house. perhaps 70 call
or help but becoming exhausted from loss of bio cd,
fell backward and breathed his last without attracting
any attention until he was discovered in the morning
The door posi- was bloody il he had grasped ii pre-
viousy tc falling to support himself. His feet were
in the doorway, which was opeh and his body exten-
ded backward in the room. -,
No clue has asyet been given 10 the perpetrator o.
his nefarous outrage upor the life Of an unofending
citizen.
AZ Inc clnZens VI Cnlneothe calIeq PUBIC meet
ing al which Hon. VIM. Allen and Tb omas Ewing
presided and passed number of res outions for the
purpose ofaking measures to arrest The perpetrators
0ne is as follows:
RsOepa Thatit is due to public justice, to the honor
If the county, and to the safety of the citizens, that the
uhor OF this horrible crime snoud oe brought within
he reach Of the law and therefore, respectfully re-
Iuest the Commissioners of the Couatyto offer re-
vard Of $1,000 fcr the apprehension Of the criminal