New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-21
MURDERS.
A FAMILY OF FIESDs.


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In Monroe County, virgtia on the Green5rier H,yer
and about fourteen miles below neYis6urg lives man
named joseph Graham lie has three or four grown up
sons IN ing beneath his roof and until the sth g one
unmarried daughter Miss Jane Graham ageu aoou' ~
This daughter had an Nightmare daughter BY man VINO
certIv died in Missouri leaving the Of 80 900 to this
child, who is married TO a ny Miner OF Nicnoe
County Quaire of the most violent are epre
senied 10 have been in this family reCeu'
ousre had taken place and one of the brothers soagnt 10
nure the character Of his sister by leaving
and defamatory letters upon the hishwsy' anu a'1
,ing 10 Mr. Miller of Nicheas giving the mother OF his
wife character as black hell and rotten as carron,
and asserting that her daughter Mrs Miller was 40 better
Without any knowledge OF this, Miss Jane uren.m
s,r aeks ago went to Nicholas County TO visit her
found that she and her husband had separated
49, living ar,r and learned that the cause wa. the
letter witch Muller naa received c MIS- ora
ham fn Of the violence and determination when charac
teTizd her Immediately retm3ed home violent quar-
rel nsued between her and the brotner VINO "ro'e ne e
ter into which the old man and weman were y
siding with Il son-the upsho Of which was the iorcioe
eiecment of Miss Graham from the nouse. sue wen ~
the bonse of brother n.law-One Mr.. Nolan VINO lives
niobt Of the 9th Of July Nolan and wife went to VISIT
neighbor leaving Miss Graham to take care OF tne Gnu
dren. After they were gone about clock ana as me
children of Nolan sayone two of whom ore competent
w;tnessosl-Mss Graham dressed herself and went out
She took bonnet belonging to her niece ana PAIR oi
stockings belonging either to her niece or to ner sister
Remember ths Nolan and wife soon returned and were
surprised find Miss Graham gone AT ttie pasI ~
O'Clock they aroused by the cry oil hre caused y
the burning of the barn of hr. Joseph Graham FROM
her well known vndctive temper II was AT once sus-
ped that she burnt the barn. and hence her absence was
not noted as anything remarkable after such an act
The G. ahams made no effort to learn anything OF the
absent member of their family-neyer even suggested
pursuit or revenge for the injury done them ,
Their conduct in this respect added strength to the ru
NOR that was beginning 20 ma as ne
This rumor grew strong that on Friday las 4th INST
party negbbor gathered together for the ot
sea,chipp for the body the absent woman Ihey went
~ Of
the BODY the premises; his answer was TO look III
the ashes of the barn her bones ain there tney are
i'm he'll rhe party went forward on their search
few rods below the ruins Of the barn they found Indications
of scufle-then of a running fght-then, again, OF
more scufe in which person appeared 10 haye
been thrown down. The ground was imprinted thlckiy
with footmarks OF human beings aud OF Dog From th
place thew detected srch signs indicated the drawing OF
a human body along the ground towards creek; ms
rs N ey followed 10 the creek where lost but on
the other side they rediscoyered H. here DARK STAINS
which appeared 10 be Of blood covered over wh fresh
ashes were occasionally detected This trail was followed
with o!erabe until they reached the bank OF another
creek or brOokle beyond. Here there were such ap-
pearances induced the searching party to thln5 the
body before dragged had been rested moment ana the
shoudered. The print Of person knees and the toes OF
two booted Get plainly imprinted IN the so
earth exactly "a they would have been had person got
down upon his knees From this point blood was OCCASION
ally detected the leaves two or three feet from the
Misunderstanding fresh conviction to the suspicious OF the
party that the body had been shouldered Ashes were
still occasionally seen TO be scattered along the path But
about half dozen rods from the place where the BODY was
supposed TO have been shouldered all traces OF the ra
were lost One Of the party looking IN the direction OF the
sun saw an unusual number of blue or carbon flies lying
about lie took it indication and by using switch
succeeded in establishing lire of buzzng lilies toward
blown down tree below, the bank of the creek Inc
instinct of flies superior 10 that of man. and enabled
them to detect signs that might have otherwise escaped
them Coming the tree, they found footsteps leading
into the water and by going into the water ana following
down so get view into the thick top OF the tree and
surrounding hedge, they discovered the dead body OF Miss
Jane Graham.
The body was extricated from the bushes after much
difficulty. II considerably putrecent The dress she
had been taken OIL an lay beside her. having the
appearance of having been washed and thrown up with
tie body without being wrung Some signs OF blood were
still detected upon IT, and it was much torn as by dog
Her shoes also taken of and thrown mp after the
body, also the bonnet before spoken Of The stock
Dgs before mentioned were upon her feet Ihere were
signs of violence about the neck as though the BODY had
been dragged by rope rope about eght feet long
aiterward found tie place OF conceament Some
signs of her having been worried by dog also upon
her person but the blood is supposed to have come from
her mouth.
The fmiIy of Grohsms showed no signs of favor az
fiction for the murdered, and looked with an eye that
BODIED good upon the searchers, whom they deemed
meddling with matter that was none OF their bust
"ness.
An inquest was held upon the body last Monday, 18th
inst The evidence then given in the part OF the search
ing parry in accordance with the recital One
witness spoke of being the ground early next morning.
and saw large negro, who belongs to the family coming
from the dire con where the body was found with bucket
On bis arm; made him return to search for tracks Of the
incendary; where some one supposed to be the
had scattered ashes out saw nOtning
then Of the body. After hearing all the evidence the
jury TO the conclusion that Miss Jane Graham fired
the barn that in doing she reused the fierce dog be-
long TO the family that the dog followed her, and that
some Of the family pursued in the direction that
some them up With her where the first indications
OF scue occurred that she then escaped but was over
taken where the indications of second scue found
and there murdered. The jury we understand were
unanimously of conviction that this was the manner of
her death yet will be believed in the land OF chvary
and in the nineteenth cenury they brought in verdict
on paper that abe to her death By some unkn0C
meansl One of the jurymen. whom friend Of ours
versed with said they dared do nothing more-the Ora
hams such desperate set that the whole neighbour
hood feared them.
On the morning after the murder one of the Grahams
and the negro before spoken Of early began to build
hay stack the house, and all the hustle Inquiry and
confusion about the premises did not moment delay their
work until dOBe. The circumstance has given rise
TO suspicion that there is something connected Herewith
and determination has been expressed to have the hay
removed II anything more of this affair ranspres
readers shall hear the particulars.
HORRIBLE MURDER AND RoBBERY.-A most foul and
brutal murder was committed on Wednesday night. on
Riverst Cleveland. On Thursday morning officer War
found at the corner Of Lighthouse and River
sts lying at the foot OF lamp post, In state OF IN:
s,nsbliiy HIS head and face awfully cut, bruised
and mangled. Policemen tell us they never saw human
head and face terribly abused. The was carried
TO the city prison, and sent for Immediately
Everything that medical skill could afford was done.
During the Of the forenoon he recovered his
senses, although much weakened by the loss OF blood
and gave the following narrative; he gave az hs name
Samuel Miller Of Addison, Oakland County, Mich. Has
wife and six children residing in Michigan; three
tracts of land in that State into this city on the
Tuesday night about II or - o'clock runner got
him TO stop at a hell hole called tavern on Ryer-st.i
be could not remember its name. He hungry, and
called for something ea-pig feet among other dishes
large number Of fellows about Lhe dea drinking
gambling and dancing One Of them, big, bury VII
lain, socosted him while at supper and grossly nsued
him Seeing be among cutthroats he arose and left
the house He was followed by the big villain and four
or five others struck over the head, knocked down.
and Knocked senseless his head and face beaten and