Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1851-05-17
MOrribIe Murder.

The Philadelphia papers have full
details ofthe awful tragedy commit.
ted IN marlborough, on Friday NIGHT
last, and which is only equalled by
the murder of the Cosden family in
kentcounty, Maryland. The North
American says: II
lhe spectacle WAS awful TO be.
hold. a female, PROSTATE upon her
back, at full length, in pool of CON
gealed blood; the whole front of her
skullstove in, and her brains oozing
IN masses from the trightfu wound.
a man extended also at full lenrth.
on the damp earth; his face buried in
the mud, and the posterior part ofhls
head beaten to atoms, win a com.
pIele destruction Of The BRAN,
ihe house was entered, and here
was disclosed the most touc hing SIGHT
oi ALI In the corner Of room, as
though 1t had crawled there and ex-
pred, lay crouched upon its face, a
dead infant. AS one Of the police
men turned If over, he wept. The
side, front and back Of its Uranium
had been fractured; and its connlen-
ance distorted and dis6gured by the
shocking injuries it had received,
there was still such lifc,Iike exprl S.
SION ofNSnocence IN its look, at il
was difficult for the spectator TO real
ne the idea that he was really a
corpse. Indeed, the murdered bapy
appeared as if only sleeping.
A glance around the rooms show
ed that a desperate villain had heeo
at work. The room into Which The
front door opened ! ore evidences of
powerful struggle. A table, upon
which a meal had been evidently
spread and partaken of stood by a
partition wall. Its furniture and the
remains of the meal were in confu-
sion, Plates, cups, saucers and dish
es were. broken, and some Of the
fragments scattered about the floor
Upon the cleanly scrubbed boards
were Splotches Of blood and bits of
hair. On the wall, close to The jamb
oithe door, was1a' large mark of
blood. Every apartment, both up
and down stairs, had ifId / been esJifif invaded
by the unhallowed footsteps of the
murderer, and there was not solita-
~ depository Of valaables that had
escaped his rifling hand; for robbery,
and not tbloodshed alone, must have
entered INTO the motives that proalp.
ted the diabolicalinVasion ofthis hap.
py household. 80 gl4aa qro1
This alarming and heart rendine
affair IS wrapped in no little mystery
The facts and circumstances, as far
as disclosed, seem to be these: The
family consisted Of Valentine Bartle
aged 40, his wife, Caroline, aged sc
both natives Of Germany; and their
four children, born in tins country
The husband, wife and infant were
killed; the other three were spared
The mother was e1ciente. c9t
dhe inpelling motive of the triple
murder was, revenge One of Its
IobJecis, beyond question, was piiiiage
The precise manner ofrits Comnlis.
sion can only be iconjecturedy The
general impression is that the ASSAULT
upon Bartlc and his s}wiGe was made
simultaneously. The first blow aim.
ed anthem were warded off This
iislndlcatedby5 5blowsupontheir hands,
They must have succeeded in oes.
Gaping from aheJhonse. Mrs. BartIe
WIS struck down at the door. Her
husband fled and was pursued.
1.-The front portion Of the yard en-.
closure IS formed by a stone embarik-
ment wall. Bartle, ills believed, at.
tempted tojump Overt this wall into
the lawn below, but being prevented
,by the projecting branches. Of an az.
pie tree, had to refrace, h;,s Steps, and
1un'out of theyafd through an outtet
lssloser 10 the house! Df His course was
traced by spots of bloods Tie mir.
derer was at his heels, and as he re-
treated, cutat him with the axe at
eNerg step,4ib heGfelled him and in
Aigted the, fatal blows, gsHowribeir
iniant was kilsedawhetherin its moth
er's arms, while defending ii, or sefz-
ed by its legs and lis head dashed
sg5;ifiss shEse HooT or well, IS 3 Inyste-
i,ls .sfssg Ts. hles9ta byIthe
9 aspieiol has alishled fipcn 4 man
patnsd Robert, " I'D iotn6rly work
ed with Bartle, as being concerned II