New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-06
Dreadful Murder.

The Philadelphia Inquirer of Monday gives the
particulars OF horrible murder, which took place
in Roxborough, on the ridge road, near the nipe'
mile stone, on Friday night or Saturday morning.
The facts, as cleaned before the Coroner sinquest,
are as follows
Valentine Butle German. aged about IS years, WHO
had for some time been employed hOser Al the hote
of MIR. James Ash, F1hh and CAlowhil SIS p1renssed
snSs family Of several children removed thereon They
industrious and 10 supposed nso tmSsaou h11o
money. 10 The lSier psr OF August iut MI nSIue Gun
ployed foreigner Italian, 10 sssitI hn In ihrasning
grain he engaged by the month and AIS pay vas 70
have been paid al the eod Of each mon'h ne remsineo
until about 1hee weeks since when he wanted 10 leave
and demanded dis wages Toe result was thai az AIef
cation followed sunday ls.t and he le and thai was
leaving one Of The ueghbors heard Mr.. Bsue ssy that
Mr.. Bs51s' = ,Sas dsncsIs woman about 50 years OF
see and who lks time OF her desIh, was sTosstt hsd
Spressed her regret to Mr. and Mrs Mitchell neighbour
ths. ber husband bsd moi raid the man. fearing that be
would return and eAer do them hsrn or burn tner psce
She has been very u2esiy svN snee hom me iscI maj
Robert ihe first nGrle OF he supposed muroefer-Wn
mofose vinoiclve fellow, OF The LsngfeH order Alas
how terrible have The teNs OF the poor woman been
realized ,, u.
Robert IN the nsighoofhood OF the house OF MI
Bsre The murder mSs have been perpeHsied ether 90
Prdsy night or al estly hour Saturday morning
The odssi boy LILLE fellow four years OF age was seen
by Mira Mitchell about clock approaching The residence
OF her husband, whtn abe Inquired he mother Of me
child tNrs BsIuel kck. The child, pointing TO his
house said bis mother dead. The alarm was inmedi
aev given and tho inhabitants haste ned TO the place Two
olhes children both gls aged seven years AID the
oeg years had sped sss axe OF the m1rdeer-out
not 90 With The father, mo her aud infant
Mr. BSiue found sooU, tEy wards from MS dwelling,
in The meadow eless corpse his brains weT beaten
oAI ard bic bscS and shoulders hAced 10 81 Awd manner
He evidently lad been The tgS SSSAlec. and must have
been retrealng when The blows were given
MIS- Battle was found lying Al lie back dSoE step, viii
her brains also bes.eo out
The infant about gwelvs months Cd WA YBg 10 one
corney OF The roon aud muIi eEye be-, killed By TWO
hov. sdcisd 90 he forehead troE. AID back IL had
Sons he eoDsr Sna when discovered WA ying
pnop s face wilh Iva esg drawn up la eoontenAnee WA
thst OF meal 10 eTesng character. From Appearances
~ Mae iunocenI noIs have been IN is mothers ~ M,
rom The fact IhAs Of Der singers were eroken-
,so'e vas set the room, a. NE family bad oeeo a.
AZ ,upper gbe previous evening kho tnsSe Esse eN1eoi
snresrApce, OF a. attack then having been maze
Fyery lace nca3ng AZ the drawers were rA- sacxeo.
and overriding Of The eSsI value carried S"sI eaes
M .sirs where the three children wete teeplos naa
hssn Torced open With axe SDd r1ed OF is eooiens
rsairsuumeuts Of death were Al axe and large euo
covered With blood ara the club were oand apoa
he pTetn,es new butcher knife. wrspped n hsarss
hxnskerchlsk wks fcucd n TIE nescow he1 ms oesa
hcsv Of Mt Bsrle This insruuert nAa nos oseo usso
Thelrie bad 10 doubt been prepared 20 co ins "aoe
sac buicheTy 49,. -,,-s.-sv h.6 a.,
beer Srresied