New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-10
Double Murder mt Truxton-W oman and Girl
Kflied-Arrest of the Murderer-UnnaturaI
Cruelty of n Father.
From the Syracuse Journal OF the 9th INST


We have been furnished by a gentleman
from the scene of horrible tragedy with the parcu
lars of the murder which took place at Truxton Cort
land County. on Tuesday. Some of the circumstances
look TO us improbable, but Informant assures
they true 10 the letter.
The murderer Is an Irishman, Patrick Donoghue by
name. The victims we're the wife and child OF d inel
Kinney who resides neathe sash factory just south OF
the village of TruXon. daughter OF D)noghues had
been missing for several days. and he pretended 10 be-
neve that Mrs. Kinney had stolen the child On Tues
day afternoon Mrs h. and her daughter passed Dono-
phue in the his residence, and remarked
him that she did not believe that hs you'd his
girl again. Upon this ID. went Into his mouse, aud I'M
medaiey out with shot gun In hs hand aud &C.
panied by bis wife, who had rifle. Hefjo~ed alter
Mrs h, and coming up with her struck her bl)V with
the butt of his gun the back Of the head, which feed
her the ground and she fell he struck her another
blow, which broke her neck Mrs X. daughter ran
with all her speed from the murderer when he smashed
the rife from his wife and the girl dead D. then
loaded bis rife and vent to the sash factory, saying
there were two men there whom he would shoot He
finally went 10 tavern Ia the village, and there
peattd that there persons in sash factory
whom he would kill He was laughed AZ, aud told that
he dared do il He toll the persons present 10 go
down the road, and they would what he dared do.
man then arrived from the scene OF murder, and
after brief struggle, d. secured and conveyed
Il CORTLAND County jail.
Upon the discovery Of the murder of Mrs Kinney
and daughter, suspicion WAS aroused that Donoghue
waa also the murderer of his own daughter. Some Of
the citizens repaired 10 HE residence, where they
found hs boy, and questioned him regarding ths
wherea bouts of his lister. He said he dared not tell
what he knew, for fear his father ~Odld kill him.
They told him that his father was in prison. and
could not injure him, upon which the boy led them
10 a hill and pointed out large stone under which
he said they would fad his sister. They raised the
stone and found the girl. she was not dead, bat
had oeen confined under the stone, with scarcely
room to a muscle nearly two whole days and
nights. She could scarcely stand upon her feet
wen delivered from her place Of coafne cot ard Stat
ed that she had thus been punished account Of
remark she made that displessed her father D. even
after be lodged In jail affected great sorrow At the
loss of his daughter and charged her abduction upon
Mrs Kinney. When his dalshte was brought into his
presence the unnstuTa father gave way To- savage
sior sbd 6emsnoed that his hands be uutied that he
might hill her. Our informant states that D. was man
OF considerable educatOa bu, )f ierrb passions aud
tyrart his family. he also says that all who
acCusiuied with him consider him perfectly sane
though IL is scarcely be credited that Ia bis
ish mind could be capable OF peTpetrang such diisol
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