The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-11-25

Another RrutaI Murder

We are again called upon. as chronicers of
passing events. to narrate the circum stances at
tendant upon another brutal and sickenng
homOcide. Another victim to the whisky-iend
has been added TO the already swelling LIST of
murders in this pious. God fearing city of Pitts
burg. We scarcely have patience for the task
of narrating the usual stereotyped formula,
which commences with whiskey, and euis in
death
On Thursday evening last young man lamed
Benjamin Fox, who formerly lived in afford
shire, England. but has for some time }ast been
resident of this city, started from the house Of
George Rowley, in the Fifth Ward-his board
ing-house-and in company with another person
went to the tavern of ii man named Sm,dley
near the Canal Bridge, where there dance
going on. There were fifteen or twenty men
present, together with several fe males. The
deceased, accompanied by his friend. west up
stairs, for the purpose of enjoying himself by
participating in the festivities which were going
on. The music attracted crowd OF persons to
the house, who were very drunk, and disposed
to be quarrelsome. Three or four of them went
in, and after getting some liquor, went up stairs
to join in the dance. Objections were made to
this by several of the females. and bv ONE Of
the men. A disturbance ensued, which was for
the time terminated by the company calling for
the landlord. In obedience to the SUMMONS, he
came into the room, and was requested to lend
his assistance in ejecting the ntruders He did
so, and after considerable struggling, in which
cvcbauup1 SupcpaIiurip pIlt-
ting the rowdies out of the room, and down the
stairs. He then attempted to get them out of
the bar-roOm, when one of them seized him by
the hair. dragged him out upon the pavement,
and beat him most numerically. \ genera
fight ensued. in which there Il great deal Of
scuffling and loud talking. Attracted by the
noise yourg Fox ran out of the house 20 see
what was the matter, and in less than five min
utes he had received blows and kicks so serious
as to ultimately cause his death. He was taken
to his home, where he fingered for few hours
in great agony, and died Yesterday morning
Coroner Lowry summoned jury which procee-
ded to the house. of George Rowley in the Fifth
Ward for the purpose of holding an inquest up
on the body of the unfortunate Fox. a great
number of Witnesses were examined, whose
testimony we have briefly condensed above
From the evidence of Rowley, the man atwhose
house Fox boarded. we learn that the deceased
was young man of exemplary habits, very in
dustrious, and kind and obiiging in his dspOsi-
tion. He was 'cry young. and had beer in A.
merica but short time. lie employed in
McKelvey's Steel Factory, and notel as n
skillful mechanic. We believe be has ~ con-
nections in this country. The verdict Df the
coroner's Jury was TO the effect that Benjamin
Fox tho dead man, came to his death from the
effects of blows inflicted upon his person by
john Hull Andrew jackson Cupples, and anoth-
er person to the jury unknown. Psior 70 the
fiut!ing of this verdict, the two young men
whose names are mentioned above, were arres-
ted by the city police, and taken before hlayor
Guthrie, where an examination was had. which
resulted in their being finally committed for tri-
nj at the Criminal Court, on a charge of mur
der Pitts6urgh Union.