The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1852-03-04
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GREENUPsBURGn. KY, Feb. &c. 1852
Editors Tribune and Clipper: On Thurs
day night. 24th inst, a most atrociout
murder was committed about five miles
from this place, on the persons of Jus
ius Brewe and wife. Mr.. Brewer, be
lieve, was originally from New Yolk or
Vermont, but for several years a resident
of Ohio, in Scioto and Lawrence coun.
ties. For some time past there had been
quarrel between John Collins and his
friends, aud Brewer. Some lawsuits be
tween them were not settled, which is
no doubt the cause of tho murder.
The mnrderers are all in jail--Johr
Collins, who inSligated the act; his son
in law, Reuben Clarke; and his brother
John Clarke; his brother in.law. VIM
Hold; and Turner Clark, who lived will
Collins, though not related TO the others
They have all confessed. except Johr
Collins; and he owns that he was present
when they BACKED themselves "a: the Su
gar Camp--that he took their hats to 4
safe place until their relurn-and thai
they returned to his house The same
night, aud told him they had killed Brew
or and his wife--lhat he ColIins) sol wa
ter for them To wash, and that he wa.
afraid To give the alarm, as he might be
suspected--he thought they were only
going to steal Brewers chickens when
they were blacking themselves. The
boys say they we're persuaded by Col
lins--he offered one horse, another 6
yoke of oxen; TO his son in law he said
that Brewers law suits would break hin
up it he was not killed. VIM. Hood
and John Clarke are eighteen years old
Tuner Clark nineteen; Collins is over
middle age, probably fifty; his son.in law
Reuben Clarke, twenty seven,
Brewer aud Collins belonged to the
same Church, and both To the same Di
vision of the Sous Of Temperance; and
some of the others belonged to tho same
church. There was no whiskey used il
the transaction. and none Of them pre-
tend to be crazy. ,,
Hood made disturbance among III,
chickens to bring their victims out. The,
came out together to The chicken house
Turner first struck Mrs. Brew er to lht
ground, and then struck Mr.. Brewer an,
hit him several times, He never seemet
to have moved at ell. aud was cold in tn,
morning. Poor Mrs. Brewer was foun,
next morning still alive. She had lail
all night until s o'clock in The morning
with nothing on but her night clolhes.- :.
They had been in bed, aud run out with
out dressing, except his boots aud he
shoes. Her skull is badly fractured ant
the physicians say she cannot live, tho
they have operated on the skull. The,
leave FIVE children, the Oldest ten years
the youngest still at the breast, ,nearlyaw,
years old. "a.
February 27.-Mrs. Brewer died las
night. She has relatives some wher
about Gallipolis or the adjoining counties
it might reach them by giving notice o
the murder in your paper
no IdC'o uUONC utO ouuotuUtiuIiy CWiCCt
| will mentinn that they used clubs Gu
at tho Sugar Camp Of Collins, and smal
scratches on the end of the club left nea
the murdered man, correspond will
marks about the Camp, We then go
Collin's axe, and by cutting stick The
two lines corresponded exactly. How
small All oversight will lead to detection
One oP THE JURY OF INQUEsT.
4 luz SIcRET SPY system IN PARs,--
/ In the very pnrlor of our American Con
sui in Paris, Mr.. Goodrich, there il a an,
who is not yet known, but who will n,
doubt soon be pointed out, for ,I,ey ar,
on his track. 'a.'
MATERIAL AID.-AThe total amount a
Material Aid received in this city, b
Gov Kossuth, will amount to nearly Sl4
900. Of this. $4,000 lie voluntary contrl
buttons, and $4,000 resulting from III
sale of bonds, - Cincinnati alias.