The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-22


am, dcpr rirt /, our ye,l' ohligcd and hum
hlr servant, PETER GRlENE,
THE MASSACRE AT KENT 90. MD.
The Kent Md, News Of Saturday, gives
the following particulars Of the terrible trag-
edy which occurred Ia That codnly on The
9th nit. uml Of which several versions have
been already publishod
On Thursday night last. the 25th inst, tho
family Of Mr. Wui, Goshen, consisting chiefly
of himself his wifp; Mics CQsdcn, his sister,
on a visit, aged II ycnrs; Miss Webster, lys
wiG's sister; two small children, Zone an Ia
hnt, the other iw yonr old and capable
Of talking y q white lad; q coDorcd hoy aud
q negro woman, a Kitchen servant, were liy-
ing IN peace aud quiet unsuspcciing harm
from any one. The white family wcrc NJ tea,
between six and seven u'clork. MIR Cosdrn
having finished, turned his rhnir 10 the fire,
when lac was deliberately shot down 10y somr
one from the yard through the window, an
ounce ball having penetrated his body The
wrvtchcs, three IN number. Immediately bVat
down the panels Of the dopr with the butts
Of their guns nnd entered the room, when
they shot Nlr- Ccglru, bat she made an effort
and run iuto the yard, and was ihund dead,
! hariHga hall thrnugh or near the heart, hnl
+ two -iahs upon her pcunn. They then shot
! dc1d Miss Cosdcn, ON whose person there are
also two stnhs, One Of the icuds went up
stairs aud found Miss Webster, a sister Of
Mn Cn.dpn, in bed whore she had been con-
/ fined los sickDcss,for two weeks, shc implot.
cd him To spare her lifc-told him II money
VIZ hi- ol,i,,.t al sh, haa was ia her trunk,
"a take il hut spare her life but the monster
DELIBERATELY rni-rd hi- f'ne a,.d i.'s.-eRted IL
"hen she raised her feeble arm To proiset her
I person from the mcrcilcss savagv the ball
/ iu is course tore or the greater portion Of
her arm, exposing tho large arteries, nnd
/ forcing itself through hcr body; four sugs
were also found h her tct, viii h wis scl on
! fire by the discharge of the gun, or by this
drmuu.
Another Of thcsc villains repaired 10 the
kitchen. and shot down the negro woman,
! the hall passing through her body The white
/ aud colorcd lads made their escape, and rau
J To the GrorgcioMnI- -RnaIs. a -ais,a4.e.--.
I Two and a halt miles, aud gave tie alarm,
when the citizens Immediately repaired To
/ the place, aud secured the noighborhoo1, hut
could got no clue to the murdcrcrr. Mrs
\ Cusdpn and Miss Cosdcn were Killed. Mr.
/ Cosdcn lived thl near ten o'clock, between
two aud three hour, lie talked ffc,,iS - the
ucighbors--did not know either Of the mon
sicrs-to him they were strangers lie stat
ed that lac did not know that hc had nm enc.
| my in the world, aud that lac had no feelings
/ 0r cUnity 10 a human cbriHg aud cudtd not
divine the motive 10 the decd.
Miss Webster, who il is feared Is shot
through the lungs, and supposed mortally did
! not know the man who shot her-shc tlcscrib-
! ,.,ll.lss. -a---lsapiass- laek-srAiskaEA- LIE
clothes aud money remained untouched, and
! plumber docs not seem TO hc the motive 10 tho
decd. On Friday the jury of Inquest met.
! That whole section Of the county is OF course
| deeply excited, and turned out In largo mum.
bcrs TO examine the scene and lend their aid,
| if possibly TO detect the fclons, Tho scene is
represented as agoniging to those who wit
messed IT, Father mother, sister, wcltcring
in blood, lay side by sido--while the little
tender child would call mother and father in
vain. The Acry stones wonld seem 10 cry
for vengeance upon the atrocious murdcprs
who had less feeling than the wild savage,
and less of human sympathy than the tiger.
! Later accounts than the above state tho
death OF Miss Webster and the servant wo-
man.
There have hecn four persons arrested on
the charge OF being concerned in these muir
ders. The FIRST was William w. Webster, an
uncle OF Mrs Cosdon, who proved an albi.7-
/ Tho second is James Roberts, n clock mcndcr.
Miss Webster seeing him before her death,
stated that he shot her. Roberts however
I
! time Of the murder Having been at Cosdcns
he knew of Miss Wcbster's being MP stairs,
and this is ono of the reasons Of suspicion a
gainst him. The, third arrest is William Shell
ton q mill hand in the neighborhood. lilo
has had in secret possession, a variety Of wca-
pons. Other circumstances excite suspicion
I HgsinFt him. The fSutth arrest is of a man
ON whose clothes were discovered the marks
of blood he also had knife aud dirk with
bloody handles lie was found near tho
scene of the tragedy ina woods engaged in
making shelter for the night, r..
TuE FuGITIvE SLAVE CASE DEcIDrD.-
tD1srurnANcE.--Phii Philadelphia, March s.
About midnight last night, Judge Kane re-
handed the Fugitive slaves Ellen and her
son, TO their master, aud gave him a certificate
/ To take thctn away. They lcft for Baltimore
this morning. On the decision Of Judge Kane
being known outside, a large crowd IF blacks
became excited, and considerable disturbance
cnsued, which was quclled by the arrest of
OF the most prominent riotcrsh the Aiarsha's
officers. Tire riotcrs W rr wrru ytrrcstcri we've
all Sound 20 he armed. Thcy were commit
ted to prison this morning. Sixty officers
nrrcureaiea- ibe' fugitives-in the cars as far
as Gray,'s Ferry, TO prevent any attempt to-
rescue them. ~.
4 E9N Tho st. Louis Union, the lcading
Benton paper in Missouri, states That Mr.
f7vrrt0rT rrfu5c5 10 60 candilatp for the Prcs-