The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-12
Cola. Blooiei Murder.

The Chrsieriown. Md. News Of Saiur.
day has the following authentic parlicu.
lars nl The horrible three fold murder re.
rrn,ly perpeulled in that vicinity. The
wrelehes wh. committed this fearful
crime cannon possibly escape discovery:
0n Thnr-diy night lasi. the 9Th 10.
slant. The family IL Mr.. William Cosdrn.
consisting chiefly Of him-rlf. his wife.
Miss C.alen. his sister. on a visit. aged
about IL years; Miss Webster, his wiie's
sister; two small children. tone m infant.
tie other few years old and rapahle
Of talking q white lad colorcd boz;
and negro woman, kitchen servant.
were living in peace and quiet. unsuspec.
ling harm from any nne. The white
family were al tea, between six and seven
o'.lock. Mr.. Cos,lcn having finished.
turned hi. chair To the fire. when lie ".
deliberately shot down by some me fr,qa
the yari. through the window. an ounee
ball having penetrated his b"dy-lhe
wrrirhes, three in number, Immediately
bea, down the panels of The daor with fe
butts 0f their guns and entered the room,
WHEN they shot Mrs. Costlen, hui she
made an Effort aud ran into The ward aud
was found dead. having ball through or
near The hrari. and Two slahs upon hrr
person. They then shot dead Miss Cos.
den. on whose person were also iva siahs.
0ne of these iicG,ls wen, up stairs and
found Miss Webster. sister Of Mrs. Cos.
den. in he'd. where she had hren confined
by sickness Tor two weeks--shr implored
him Ia spare her llle-iol,l him IL money
was hls obi. CT all she had 10 her trunk.
to take %. but spare her lifr--lhe monslrE
deliberately raised his gun and presented
il. when she raised her fiehle arm 10 pro.
lrcl her person from the mcrrilrss savage,
The hall. 10 us course, tore nlT The greater
portion Of her arm. exposing The larger
arteries. and forcing itself through her ho-
dy; four slugs we've also found IN her
bed, which was sci ON Gre By the d.
charge of the gun. or by this demm'.
Another Of the villains repaired To tho
kitchen and shot down the negro woman.
the ball passing through her body. The
white aud co!orcd lads made their escape
10 Georgetown X Roads. \ d.s,anre Of two
and a half miles, and give The alarm. when
the tillzrns Immediately repaired 10 The
place. and secured the neiehhorhood. bu!
could get no clue 10 the mur,lerers. Mrs.
Cas,len aud Miss Cosdrn were killed.
Mr.. Cos,len lived until near Ten n'clork,
between two aud three honrs. He talked
freely 10 his nrighburs mol know
either Of the mOnslers--io him they were
strangers. lie stated iha, he did mol
know that he had an enemy in The world.
AMI illa, b. had no feelings Of enml'y"
a human being. and could not divine tue
motive ia the deed.
Miss Wrh>l Z. who. il is feared, is shot
through The Lungs and supposed mortality
did mol knnw the man whn shot her-shc
described HIM as having black whiskers'
Her el"hes and money remained un'o.'rh'
ed. and plumber does moi see III 10 have
been the mai,ve for the deed.
The servant woman vel lingcrs-it y
feared mnrlally wounded-and she an,
Miss W. AMI The lads think they womb
knnw these mnrlerrrs. il they could So
hem. Suspicion has fallen upon no GNU
IN our county.
The Bal,lmorc Clipper says:
We hear,l report. yesterday ."a'
three men had been arrested IN hca'
county on snsnicion Of being The mnr.e''
ers. We trust they may be identIheu'
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