Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-17
Attempt Ofa Maniac TO Murder Fntn-
ily--A Story OF Horror.
F,o,, u, clerelans plaindeale,. d,ras.


nishes the following details:
Itseems that Mr.. HORACE /. ENsrGN, of
Rootstown, had risen on the morning of the
22d, and without dressing was in the act of
putting a stick of wood in the kitchen stove
when be was felled by blow on his head
Mr.. L. was standing at the time near door
that oraned into the wood- shed. The door
was ajar, and the blow was gwen from some
one III the shed.
The correspondent says Mr.. ENsrGN saw no
one, but placing his hands on each side of his
head, he fastened through into his dining
room where his wife was, and exclaimed I" I
am killed; some one has split my head open
with an axe" He then ran out to the door
and cried murder. His wife seeing him bleed
ing, and cash on his head just above and al
so back of the temple, shouted for help
Meantime the children We're awakened, and
came running IN. The eldest, son Of six-
teen, eli coming down stairs, opened the door
to the wood-shed thinking his father was in
there. On opening the door, the FIRST thing
that he saw was man with an axe, looking
like demon at him. lie said, "CALED,
what do you want of me:" CALEB sprang
back and shut the door. By this timo fsncigh
Dor came across the street and went to she
wood house, when the maniac addressed him
by name, "DoNALD DEMING." "That is
my name, he replied, and continued, "JoHS
CHITTENDEN, what are you doing with that
axe p {" I thirst for blood, and blood | will
have" said he. Mr.. DnMIHG tried to cool
him down, and after few minutes succeed
ed in getting the axe. However, before he
could get it away, CEITTENDEN, who is
powerful man, sprang for the axe, and DEM
ING being much the weaker, CnITrENDHN
had been sent for beI, ovon in no.. nndrass
After LOSING his hold mon the ave DpwIyc
rctreated to tbe d;n;nG.roo,n wbcre H6roco
satblccd;ng and bis f,,,iI = nro,nd hin, frirbt-
ened very muchx BEM1Ne held the door from
the dining room and honed tn len, linn from
that but With tho axe be sbivorod tbe door
at once when Mr. DrMTxc exclaimed ,.Rnn
for vonr lives Nv This time another pci-b-
bor cot there and on soe;no yrhst wac oo;ng
on ran for home to oct his riae tbinki9g If
hest TO shoot tbe msdmon Unon tbe Word
heinz oiyen to RIM they ali left as tbev tho,qht.
and Dpv1Nc sbnf tbe o,fer door Int Tr;cIN.
n, their eldest DAUGHTER f15 vears old \
STONED to save LITTLE brother-2 i . Years Old,
who had been awakened bv the breaking il,
Of the door. and had iun1ed from bis he'd ON
to tbe Aoor and stood ecreom;ng from FIGHT
She canpht him in bpr arms AMI reached tbc
onter door i,,sf; ti,oa 10 ero+ or 4 COWS winch
In coy n
wretch lean through the door thronob where
tbn unnor narel had hoe, byol,cn ShocalIod
to have. them onen tbc door Int Inv tb;e tirne
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