The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-13
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
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Horrible Murder Of a CABIN yslsrso us dtair.-Boys
Arrested on SusDscl0a fuothsT Prize flgil


Horrible Murder Of q ChRd Myasrso us dBap.-Boys
arrested o. Suspicion. Anostu Prise flgai.
The most horrible murder record has been committed
in oui city, causing intense excitement IL appears
that on Thursday afternoon Interesting OF Mr. Jacob
c. Rump Gone Of our city butcher only i've years Of ago.
started Tor school, from which Time up to yesterday amer
all search for him proved unavaiing During the al
sernoon Mr. Bankard passed an old unoccuped slaughter
house Hampstead Ill., the suburbs OF the city, and OBJ
serving the door opcn ookedn, when he discovered the
nansed body OF the missing youth with bloody sticks and
stones lying around him. indicating that the bloody deed
had been finished theeahough the drops Of blood in the
vicinity showed tst the body had been brought there, and
thrown into The slaughtethouse through window
The child was discovered lying his face with
partly usder his head il placed in position by him
sell before lie was perfectly extinct Ga his head was
found deep cut the left eye, which had the appear
ance OF being done with sharp instrument. and back Of
each temple ghaslly wounds The other portions Of
his head and face We're bruised and mashed almost
Jelly by beating Across his back bfuise and
the little fellows hands and black with
evidently received in the futile efforts 10 end OFF the blows
aimee ~ his head.
Two boys-Wilam Irons. aged nineteen years. and
Francis Hopkins aged sixteen been arrested
suspicion of the murder Two witnesses testified having
seen young Irons, with two other boys, The commons.
acting very strangely, as If frightened. black woman
made statement TO the jury that al O'Clock on Thursday
evening she Nv small boys attack and knock down
boy about the size OF the deceased and that after
wards other larger boys carrying the oil that
had been knocked down that she called her mothers at
tention to H. but che thought they only playing The
boys arrested committed for farther exanaaon and
warrants out for others
A named Francis Schneider arrested last night
about ii o'clock, the suspicion being concerned in
the horrd deed Schneider had been in the employ OF
Rump, but was discharged few days since, and
heard TO utter threats against Mr. r. When arrested his
shirtbosom was s,sined with blood, bur- considering his
trade, (bucherng this be serions testimony An
examination Of Schneider TO have taken place this
morning, but it deferred until Mr. May, deputy
ney general, could be present. Anxious crowds have
thronged the police station during the day. learn that
the murderer had been discovered.
nm interesting statement from B. IL. Latrobc, esq,
yesterday made TO the Gig council relative the progress
OF the work the Baltimore and Ohio railroad les,aes
that the will certainly Wheeling in the fall OF
1852 spring 1853 formal opening Of forrysx add
tona miles of the road beyond Cumberland will take place
on the Ath of July.
Iumor prevails that of the city wachmen is
gage in prize fight for wager OF S25 (Sun-
Gay In the immediate vicinity of the city If true eff
fective should be taken prevent any
such aisgraceul exhibition.