The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-08
Shocking Murder in jersey,

Probably the most shock ing AMI unnatural
MURDER that W. have ever been called upon
:, record. o.r.rrrd on Friday evening last,
in Washington township, Bergen Co. N..J.-
The scene o, the bloody affair lies about lG
or !, mile. back OF lIobokrn, and i, about )
u1r,Ij>tant from IIlrkrn>ack \ man named
Wm ka,ing came 10 this county 4 few wears
A. and took ~ his residence with Timothy
IBrien. a distant relative. and shortly after
his arrival he placed about Sljo in the hands
..u liri,u 10 dcro>itr in the Seaman'S Saw
Bank Of hi, citv. in O'l;ricn'S name, for
e.. .r.it OF two children Of the latter \
weeks ago il appears that Hating, who is
a.at 81 Years 1t age. made application to his
:arni OBnrn to allow him to marry his
.l Inter- only about II years Of age, which
rirr>, was OF course denied Some angry
words then cn>urdand the money in question
- krn OF, when O'Brien SAID he would
@rtw tie money aud return it to the donor
.Hr after, howcvcr,>oon afterwards express
r! mm>ot contcntcd with the result of his
-a7''10I request, and appeared to be per-
r''y satisfied. Matters went on as well as
''.r", and on Thursday last, Mrs O'Bricn
am" 10 New York city. on a visit to some
.1"nd> IN lwrntv-ninth street. where she re-
named until saturday morning On Friday
Nr Br"n went to the farm of Mr. j. Smith.
about mile distant from his own home to do
''mr work, and left his profrssed friend Kat
~ at his residence. with the children. the
little -iri referred to. and a boy 9 years of
aye, IN charge. The nrighbors on Friday
"i-ht thought strange that O'Brien's house
was al! darkness No hght whatever was
m''''r' ana TINS was an unusual occurrence.
IA'y knocked at tho door and windows re-
l'Ne'I but no one answered and all seemed
>"I within OBren who had not then re-
,irh"1' was Immediately sent for, and when
.' arrived. he at once entered and a horrible
',-M was presented to his gaze. His little
.9l-h'er lay corpse on the floor. surround
~ pool OF her own blood Her head had
'''n severed; all that then connected it with
.' 'o1y was small piece of the back part
' NE neck. The boy was searched for and
'''l not be found in the house but was short
afterwards discovered. in some shrubbcrv
ny me sd" ola hill about 400 wards from the
''". HIS head had been entirely severed
81 apparently the same instrument
'.'' IN mHrdcrng the girl. and his BODY ex-
>N or seven extensive wounds inflict-
=. 'Ar >amc weapon. The body of the
90 was asa mutiatcd, and a post mortem
N''''" '.'n revealed the fact that her per
-,.. J'I ''ri violated immediately before the
n' was rommlttcd. Coroner Garrett S.
~ . 1 "i the above place. held an inquest
and '.' .''Ge> OF the unfortunate little children.
V, Vet vas rendered, That thew came
.r., .'n I'a'h by blows inflicted BY an instru-
,or ~. -. .'1 hands OF William Hating" The
-, .'"',F OF this awful crime escaped and
.,soI ' II 'a.@', but justice will probably over
.." Il : Supposed that he came to
.. ,.',.. ,'''t II he la, the police. who have
''',r description ofhim. will very like
r. .''u IN capturing him.-1N. y. Courier
~" Telegraph says that Hating has been
..''.l lie was found in the woods not a
I. '0''' '''c scene OF the tragedy.
''''''>'s the crime.
y G,', y % corrrcr.-G George c. Shat
-. Z" I">'"n has recently made a
-,. ,, :. o. seren mon<and doUars to Dart
,..-' N',.r@e for the erection of an Obscr-
...., . ',I me purchase OF Astronomical and
'.,.. '' instruments; also a donation
.,.. +,''1 "o''nrs for the purchase Of
,-J =, lie library. Prof Young will pro-
10 Europe in the Spring. to purcb,se
Instruments for the Ohscryatorv and
49,. '.- fAe Il'rary The Observatory viii
...ol .- as soon as practicable. on the ole.
F-..., t :, '''"een Dartmouth Hall and n.
,... 80. College. About 5000 ,'' m "mn inc
40 .aTgLc'c thr PIea proposed for the the
..,,,, NE LIqr"R BIIL-Thc St
'1> Messenger, whose editor wss n ="
~,..... ,'s legislature, makes the following
ll,n., wy Re 'a'i'c 70 The vote Of parties in tho
''' On the Liquor Bill. VIC
y :. mr. !. :, . called party vote and M ,,,
/ IN, 4