Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-04-28


rarAssenbly Of Ohio as certified to by the
Secretary Of State. ie ases
ta JOHN G. MCBRIDE, Aaditor.
Fronsrhe Baltimore SUM-
M The Kent County Massacre
Confession Of The Mardsr-- DrHp,mond
tur,ted sSfats,s Eridencs Four Of those
impiicatsd Arrested The Police IN pur-
suH Of the fifth, &c.
ss HAvRE DE GRAcE, April Is.
T6ere has been great excitement here to-.
dap In consequence Of the arrival of an Off
Ger from Giiralestown, w ho immediately
proceeded to arrest man named Nicholas
Murphy, on the charge Of being one of The
mufdsrers Of the Cosden family, at George
town Cross Roads in Kent county
twill be remembered tia a man, named
Thomas Dfummond was arrested in Cecil
co., about the first Of march, on suspicion
Of having bsen connected with the murder,
and lodged in Jail, where he has remained
ever since. The evidence against him was,
that Oh, Wednesday evening, 2eult, the day
Of the massacre he DISAPPEARED from the
neighb orbo.d suddenly. and without assign
lag any cause for his departure, and could
give no satisfactory account Of his move
men:s during the interval. - .z. .t -.
Healleged that be lodged It The house Of
d maa by the name Of Ford who lives in
,h aeigiborhosd Of Black Bud) on the
night Of Tie murder, which declaration
Ford correboratrd. but stated that Drum
mond did moi arrive at his house until a
late hour Of tbe night
One Of the pockets Of his panta 'oons bore
fhs distinct impression Of bloody hand
Murphy. tile man arrested here fo-da y came
70 waid and testified that he and
Drummond were out together on the after
noon. and night Of the murder, hunting
mlskrais.
Drunmoad, Notwithstanding this testi-
moIly was still held for further examination
and has now confessed. declaring that MUIR
phey, Shelton, Ford, Sills aud Taylor, are
the parties Mlio cominitted the bloody out
rage. They have oil been arrested except
Shelton, and tile officers are in pursuit Of
him. This is not the same Shelton, The
miller, who was among the frst. arrest
ed. Fold is tile same man who testified at
this examinations that DiumInend did rot
reach IS house until after midnight IS 90
Isfearn from the officer who arrested
Murphy that Drumlnond declares that he
had no hand 10 the matter himself, and that
the ouiy ol;ject Of the band was plunder-.
that his guilt only consists in a knowledge
of The conspiracy before the deed was cem-
mitted- es.ssf 80 - ~ t5zs.' y 7zss4 >
Webster, tile uncle Of Mrs. Cosden, who
has 50 long rested under lLe suspicion Of
having been the instigator of this dreadful
tragedy, seems 10 be in no manner implica-
ted BY the confession OF Drummond, who
iufimates that if some Of the Cosde en- family
had not escaped and given the alarm, it
was their intention 10 have followed up the
work OF pIunder and blood, and that other
families would have been massacred the
same night s sa5 "a
Murphy, on being arrested, appeared to
be the least concernedsof all the crowd as
sen,bled. Ford and Sills lave been lodged
in jaisat Elkton. 81 gsle as, fsz5. .s.s4z Is.
A4 Yours, 4. X Isiysg,.g W.W.L =.
MuaDEa. One Of the most attrocious mur-
ders wliich3it has been our painful duty to
record, occurred in Butler county on Tues
day night, within FIVE miles of sFreeport,
near Saryer.s mill. i-zst5 zs,f. szs1
Two brothers, twins, named Jas..t and
Wm. DJffey. weie seen together in that Vi
einity, drunk. James stopped at a house a
short distance from there, on Tuesday
night, and before daylight in the morning
rese up and complained Of his brothers
absence. On search being made, lie was
the fFst to find bis brother William dead,
with his bowels cut out - .ssz o
The brother has been arrested, and is
now ID jjaiL- Pitts. Posi- Arrif24. lie@
AfURDER4fN LAWRENCE COUNTY, A
party Of ypangasen and boys in Shenailgo
tosnship.s Lawrence eaaniy, were engaged
10 setenadiag newly ma rfied enuple one
evening last week when a man presented
hiAseif at The door OF the house with pis.