The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-07-09

4 We find The follow ng account Of hor
rid murder in the -Narih WeSfern Of Jun'
25, which was committed near West Uni
/ u, Williams county. The mnrderers, we
are informed, are in the Lucas county jail
for safe keeping until they have their
,rial:-Defance Democrat.
HoRRIBLEMUR
A scepe Of The most heart thrilling in
,erest has been transpiring in our county.
for a few days past. Nellher time nor room
will permit lengthy detail Of the facis,
bot we will Try to give The substance a.
briefly as possible.
sunday morning last, a Child Of
scamp, Of Jefferson township, scarcel,
five years of age, was seen going away
IRON tie house with a young man by the
name of Daniel Heckerlhorn, about eigh.
teen Years ol1.--A lille brother Of the
child came back and said hi, brother,
calling him by name, had gone TO the big
woods with uncle Dan n.'-AfterSome time
he parents feeling somewhat uneasy
about him, began TO lpok for him. Night
came on and--he was not found The
neiai,bors gathered in to assist in tie
search. They con,inued the ssssSlla- unlM Y.
some time in the day, Wednesday wi,hoal
avail, when ITeckerthorn, who had been
arrested on Tuesday, on suspicion, con
ossed that he had poisoned the child and
hid the body! lie went with a company,
and after some time found the spot. The
body had been thrust head foremost into
hole which had been cut into the side Of
a hollow tree. some rotten wood thrown
in upon it, and some green twlgs OF spice
bush upon the rotion wood, y coroner ;
inoues, was called, at which lleckertInorn
confessed IN substance as folows:--
That last week forlune-telIer by the
name OF Andrew Tller, hred him, an4
MAS to give him Gfy cents per day, and
pay his expenses, to accompany him IN
his travels, aud to begin, he must poison
his child, and hide the body. the Sunday
following which was last SUNDAY. That
hen, they woulj leave the County Tor
sometime and wait until tie excl ement
l,ad led away, come back. and Scamp
would give hIm something handsome to
ind his lost child by his magic art. Ty
er gave him some poison in a stick OF can
j., aud Oh Saturday he induced the little
fellow to 60 TO the woods withhiIn, he gave
lim The candy, in few minutes the child's
ace began to grow black, and in fifteen
minutes after he had given him Tie candy
,e was dead.
The physicians who were called to make
/ pcStm0rtem examination, STATED that the
stomach showed signs of poison, and The
mouth more, the tongue was swollen so
HAT ii rrotruded from the mouth; bu,
stated that the child cenld sot hase schse
10 lis death in such a short time as Heck
arlhorn had stated that it died, from the
fleets of the poison. They discovered
title back and below TIE right ear,
racture in the skull, two aud fourth
inches in length and three eighths of an
nch in breadth. The bluod was settled
lpon The brain underneath the fractnred
part, and the neck dislacated. SO that ii
Y as very evident ii had received a severe
,low on the back part Of tie head with a
,lub. Tie jury brought in their verdict.
hat the child had come to its death by
lie vlolent hands of horn, and rs
er. IIcckertherp Tyler and one lev
1avis were arrested, axamiued before a
nagis rate, and committed TO Jail to await
heir almost certaih doom
The public had gathered by Wcdn esda,
o the number of FIVE or six hundred. and
lie degree Of excitement existing during
he inquest and examination was most in,
ense. 1t was with extreme dt(licul,,
hat The crowd could he restrained from
aying violent hands on the old fortune
eiler.' and tearing him in pieces Heck
r'horn also stated that Tyler said he had
isposed Of several children 10 the same
Fay,