Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-08-18

Terrible Tragedy.
We have been furnished by a oentle-
man from the scene of the horrible traae-
DIV with the particulars of the murder
which took place at Truxton, CORTLAND
county, on Tuesday. Some of the cir.
cumstances look to us improbable, but
our informant assures us they are true TO
the letter. The murderer is an Irish.
man. Patrick Donoghue by name The
victims were the wife and child of Dam
iel Kinney, who resides near the sash
factory, Just south Of the village of Trux.
ton. a daughter of Donoghue's had
been missing for several days. and he
pretended to believe that Mrs. Kinney
had stolen the child On Tuesday az
ternoon, Mrs. X. and her daughter pas
sed Donoohue in the street, near his ro.
sidencc, and remarked 70 him chat shc
did not believe he would ever see his girl
again. Upon this, ID. went into his
hoose, and Immediately came out with
shot gun in his hand, and accompanied
by his wife who had a rifle. He follow
ed after Mrs. X, and coming up with
her, struck her u blow with the butt II
his gun on the back of the head. which
felled her TO the ground, and as she fell,
he struck her another blow, which broke
her neck. Mrs. KS daughter ran With
all her speed from the murderer, when
he snatched the rifle from his wife, and
shot the girl dead, ID. then reloaded
his ride, and went to the sash factory,
SAYING that there were two men there
whom he would shoot. He finally went
10 a tavern in the village, and there re
peated that there We're two persons in tho
sash factory whom he would kills He
was laughed at, and told that he dared
not do il. He told the persons present TO
90 down the road, and they would see
what he dared do, A man then arrAcd
from the scene OF murder, and after a
brief struggle, d. WAS secured, and con.
Yeycd to the Cortland county Jail, Upon
the discovery of the murder OF Mrs. Kin
ney and daughter, suspicion was aroused
that Donoghue was also the murderer of
his own daughter. Some of the citizens
repaired to his residence, where they
found his boy. and questioned him 70.
garding the whereabouts OF his sister,
lie said he dared not tell what he knew.
for fear his father woull kill him. They
told him that his father was in prison, and
could not iniure him; upon which tho
boy led them TO hill, and pointed out a
large stone, under which he said they
would find his sister, They raised the
stone and found the girl. She was not
dead, but had been confined under tho
stone, with scarcely ronm to move q mus.
Gle nearly two whole days and nights
She could scarcely stand upon her feet,
when delivered from her place of confnc.
ment, and stated that she had been thus
punished ON account OF remark she had
made that displeascd her father. Do.
noghuc, even after he was lodged In Jail,
affected great sorrow NJ the loss OF his
daughter, and charged her abduction up.
Mrs. Kinney, When his daughter was
brought into his presence, the unnatural
father gave way to a savage passion, and
demanded that his hands be uuticl that
he might kill her. Our informant states
that Donoglue was amRn of considerable
education, but Of terrible passions. AMI u
tyrant in his family. HIS also says that
all who are acquainted with him consider
him rs perfectly sane, though it Is scarce.
ly to be credited that man in his mind
could be capable of ,perpetrating such
diabOlicOl deeds Syracuse JoarYlat, Oh
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