The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-10

From the ,layssille (&y.) Eagle, 2Jth Nay
Oui readers Will reinelD Der the h0rrid murders
con mited in be latter end ofFebruary last Oh the
persons Of Justice Brewer and his wife, in Gfecnup
county. These deeds were pcrpetrated by n baud of
desIeradoes, four III number, three OF thom named
Clarke. and ore named Hood. Going into the
poultry house they set the hens to quarrelling. by
which trick Mr. aud Mrs Brewer were enticed out
Of the house. Mrs. i went ont first in her light
gown, to protect her chickens f,om the fings, she
doubtless thought, Of wild beasts of prey, little
dreaming that tbsy we've prowling in human form,
ard that herself and husband were the objects of
their bloody hunt Mr. b followed Immediately,
ard both were set upon and beaten to death with
heavy clubshe being killed outright, aud she left
for dead, though she fingered inseusbe and speech
less TIL next morning. Their poor children, five in
number, the eldest but eleven years old, unconsci-
Gus Of the horid tragedy by which they were
plunged into the miseres and sorrows Of orhannsc,
slept undsturbed till morning, when, missing their
parents, they wandered to the houses of their neigh
bors in search of them. This awakened suspicion
and alarm, and the people OF the country round
about were reused. The first party arriving at the
house found the PROSTATE bodies where the assail-
ants left them; the husband dead and Stiff the wife
only exhibiting signs OF life by an Involuntary con-
traction Of her lower limbs. At II o'clock that
morning her suderings ended with her life.
Anecedent circumstances furnished ground o.
suspicion that joan Collins, near neIghbor of
Brewer was the instgator, If not the actor OF tho
tragedy. chnin Of circumstances slight indeed in
their origin, but corroboratcd and strengthened I'M
til they amounted to proofs, clear aud conclusive,
fixed the eye and the hand Of justice on Collins and
his accomplices
TO make brief story of the evidence, Collins.
purely out Of malice. had induced the three Clarkes
ard Hood. by threats and brides, to undertake the
murder. One of the Clarkcs was son law Of
Collins. Two of the CaIkes were brothers, the
third cousin, and Hood we believe relative. Ono
Of the Clarkes and Hood are lads about seventeen
years Of age. These four the parties actually
engaged in the murders, the malignant but co ward
ly Collins, the planner of the wicked conspiracy,
purposoly remaining ut home because he forsaw he
would be charged with The murder. part Of the
scheme. designed to provide for Collins security,
was that the young shou leave their hats with
Collins which would make IL necessary tor them to
return to bis house. and by this they would be able
to testify that Collins was at home on the night of
the murder The plot did not probably contem-
plate that suspicion would light on the young mon.
Collins ana his four accompiiccs were indicted,
and he and Turner Clarke, the one who welded the
numerous club, were tried before the Greondp Cir
cult Court last week. These two were convicted Of
murder and sentenced to be hung on the 18th of
june noNt. There was not time to try the other
three before The term Of he court expired and thew
win remain in JAIL ironed and guarded, till the next
term.
The circumstances establishing the conspiracy
between Collins aud the toar young men were 50
convincing, that We understand each Of them lex.
cept Cons) separately made iull confessions even
before the trial.
narrative in the evidence of this case would
furnish chapter OF circumstan ia evidence per-
haps marvellous, but Mt the same time clear and
conclusive. MS ever was detailed. The very plot Of
the conspirators, designed to hide their crime,
served to deyclopc their guilt.