The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-03
MURDERS.

An atfOcl0uS niufGcf has Deen commit
ted at Boston. 1t appears that some few
months since Elisabeth A.ED1vis, mar
ried Mr.. Jas. d. j.. Van Wagner in oppo-
sition to the wishes Of her brother, who
has been absent i'll California and return
ed home last Spring. Since his return
I lie, together with his three children, Che
being wdower,) has lived with Mr Van
/ Wagner and his wife, both of whom bea.
I the reputation of being very respectable
peo pie. Davis has frequently been known
to beat and abuse his sister. Mrs. Van
Wagner, in most outrageous manner,
for the reason, as is supposed that she
married against his wishes.
Oh Sunday last the family dinel to-
&c ther as usual. and after dinner Davis
left th5 house. About 4 o'clock in the
afternoon Davis returned to the house
and enouired oc one Of his children where
his sister was. The child replied that
she was up stairs, Immediately upon
which Davis went up stairs. He very
soon returned and went to the sink where
he washed his hands ani then went out
into the street. lie had been gone but
few minutes when one Of his own chill
dren, who had been up stairs. came rua-
ring down iu.o the sitting-roon excIaim.-
ing 'Aunty's dcad-Aunty's dead!' Tie
screams Of the children were heard b.
Mr.. Barker. a neigtbor, who Immediate
ty entered the house, and on going ur
Stairs found Mrs. Van Wagner lying dead
upon he floor, with her throat cut in a
most shocking manner, the wiuiripe be
ing entircly severed. 4 razor covered
with blood, was found ner her, and drop,
of blood We're found OIL tha stairs as well
as spots Of blood on tie ceiling at the
stairway. apparently made by bloody fin
gers. Dr. S. G. Aver was called, but life
was extinct.
Corone: Pratt was soon at the honSc.
and shortly after his arrival Davis came
in, AMI upon learning the above circum-
stances. officer Tarleton took him into
custody upon suspicion Of his being the !
perpetrator of the foul deed, and commit !
ted him to the lookup. II. was subse
queniIy searched, and spots of blood be-
ing found upon the wristbands of his
shirt. that article was taken from him and !
retained in the possession of the officer
E@ceased was , years of age. ami of ve-
ry prepossessius appearance.
\ dreadful series Of a0frays occurred on !
ruesiay cf last week, near 81, Louis 4 /
man named Scheildel had SO abused his /
wif- that size took refuge al the house of /
Mt. Cook, a neishbor. Ilis enraged her
husband so that he took gun and wen: !
and SHOT Cook, as he was at work in Tie
field, wounding him in the breast. bat
not severely. Cook then took out war
rant for Scheiidefs arrest; but upon The
officers approach TO the house, Seheidel
fired and killed hiul Four officers then
went with arms, and laid siege to the
house; Scheildel escaped by back door;
he WAS pursued. and after receiving three
wounds. surrenderel-the officers threat
ming 10 shoot him dead If he did not.
y mortal combat TOOK place on the S;h
uit. near Trenton, Tenn, between two
brothers. named Hopper. The dispute
was occasioned By the division of some
properly left them by an elder brother,
at which the youngesi was greatly enra-
sed, threatning to kill or burn up those
Of his brothers who had taken this step.
A day or two previous to The 18Th u.t.,
\. c. Hopper learned that his younger
brother was in ambush iii the WOO Is, d.
bout his plantation, armed for the pur-
pose of assassinating him. lie procured
one or two of his nei9hborS, armed him
self, and with one of his sons. proceeded
TO ascertain the whereabouts OF his broth
er, and drive him from his lurking place
The company finally discovered him by
the popping of a cap, snusly camped in
the woods, with implements of death.
0 le or two horses, &c. Immediately af-
ter popping the cap, he seized his rifle
and fred upon A. c. Hopper, the con
tents taking effect. A. c. Hopper recov-
ering somewhat from the effects of the
shot, fired on his brother. Having dou-
Bile barrellel shot gun, he discharged the
contents of both barrels. which took NOR
tai effect. Both, mortally wounded now
closed in on each other. A. c. Hopper
breaking his gun over the head oil the 9th
with knives, sc. The youg-
er brother expired instantly. A. c. Hop
per only lived few hours after he was
taken 10 his residence.
A HOOSlRR CONVERSATION.
''Hullo, stranger you appear TO be trav-
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