The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-28
rHE DAILY DISPATCH
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY q. 1854.
AWFUL MURDER IN MICHIGAN.
Preu the buealc Rspvhlie, July "a

AWFUL MURDER IN MICHIGAN.
From the BuiEalo kspshiie, July "a
; The fsc4s Of a aarucious murder have recently
come - tight IA very peculiar masner. The
mur1er wss commi1ed IN Sc. loseph's county,
Nshigan, md he circumssasces are thus related
by . ff1snd Of the murdered man. II seems that
Mr. Thomas EAstAbrook, Of Reading. w wno
Formerly resided a. Alden, In this county, len
Reading 10 December Last, to 90 to 81 sop.
counsy, Michigan, where he was engaged 20 ma
~ aiSdy who also formerly resided In inis
And where he intended to reside. lie reaGnou .ne
railroad station near White Pigeon sno wis1.z .e1
or twelve miles OF the residence o. hs H.
he nrocured Z person to take him 10 tavern with
n to md half miles OF the end Of bis journey,
wbere his trupks were safely deposited, This was
the Last that was beard 2, LIED. en.. sne sst
THE non. arrival Of Mr.. Y. on the day his nup-
,isls were to be celebrated, caused much disap
uoiutnens and alarm on the part Of the friends Of
his iu,ended bride. His trunks arrived on the day
appointed but nothing was heard Of Mr.. +. save
The declaration Of the person who left them, that
he would be along soon, as he was coming oy ano-
Their conveyance. The day passed, and SUI sno-
Their, and Mr.. E. did not come. The LADY. terIDiy
alarmed wrote TO his brother in Reading, who lei
Immediately TO ascertain why he had not arrived
The brother stopped at the same station on Inc ran
road, and happened 70 employ the same man wno
had carried bis brother to the tavern. Inc Team,
r.
all the circumstances which took place on the way
and 1t the tavern AL seemed to be right thus lar
II was then ascertained that two men bad engaged
to carry him to Mr.. Woods house, and that they
ieft accoFdingly.
Here there seemed to be no further trace TO be
he'd Eas a5root, who had lett his trunks IN charge
of the landlord with money to pay the expense OF
forwarding them. His brother maze every eAel
On TO ASCERTAIN what had become of him, but to 70
purpose Suspicious of foul play generally pre-
saiIea and the sheriff with other officers have been
on the lookout since.
few weeks ago man who had beea about that
M ishborbood for some time was arrested and CON-
mitled to jail for larceny. During his confinement
he apyesred FESTIVE and much disposed 10 converse
with the Sheriff and others. He was INDUCED in
this, and cautiousy Intercepted on some points
connected with the absence and whereabouts Oh
Eastabrook. He made several admisHons ana oe
clarations thai he afterwards attempted TO explain
but only to arouse a stronger Suspicion tnat ne
knew what had become of Mr.. e. After leading
him on in this way for some days, the Sheriff told
his suspicious and what he had aseertained in
the matter The prisoner finally told the Sheriff
that he would reveal the whole story OF the muf-
der that he could not rest until he had done SO.
The ,prisoncr then stated, that two men took
Eastsbruek on the way to Mr.. Woods TO the juno
ton with new road recently cut out for the pur.
pose of hauling lumber. There, as by accident,
they met the prisoner with another span of horses
and wagon, and two others in his company, the
names he gave OF both. Here they enguired OF
the first party where they were going I; on being
told to Woods, the two, in company with the pri.
soner, said they were going the same way, and
wanted them all to get into their wagon and ride
together ON this new road-being more direct
They all got into the wagon and started. After
going some thirty rods, the prisoner driving, they
stopped, and one of the party took club from un'
der bis coat and struck Eastabrook on the head
4. fell back exclsiming " o DEAR | am dead"
Others of the party then stabbed him to the heart
After this they stripped him Of his clothes and
money dividing with all those present, and buried
the body under an old root or stump. He stated
that they got about $500 from him, and that the
boots fitted him, and they were given to him, and
he then had them ON. The coat was given to an
other who had worn It ever since. The sheriff
went with others, to ascertain the truth of the pri
soners story. The body was found deposited just
as he had described. Measures were then taken to
arrested and imprisoned. The others will be, pro
baby in due course OF time The prisoner stated
that he had nothing further to do with the murder
than to hold the horses and take his SHARE that he
accidentally overheard the plans the others wei G
perfecting to perpeuate this murder when they Get
upon him. threatening to kill him if he revealed Q
word or uttered a lisp about it. He was compelled
to do what he did.
ed with the circumstances OF Esstabrooks visit and
knowing that he had purchased place in the
neighborhood, and would have money with him.
they entered into this scheme to murder him and
get possession of what he had with him.
We doubt whether such another foul deed can
be found on record where SO many entered into a
conspiracy for the murder of one man. 1t is a sa-
tsfaction that all of them likely to receive a
just punishment for SO nefarious and cold blooded
a crime. Mr.. Eastabrook was man much respect
ed among those who knew him. He leaves many
friends and some connexions in this country who
viii grve to learn his sad fate.
ELoPRMENf IN HIGH LIFE-We understand
that an affair came off last night in which the LADY
Of one OF most prominent merchants becoming
tired of her liege lord, sought the company of a
favored swain, and together they proceeded to en-
JOY the pleasures of ride down the road. The
happy couple had departed but short time, when
the deserted husband, discovering his loss gathered
together few friends, and ia the language of the
immortal Scott,
There was mounting nong the Graemes of the
Netherby clan,
Fosters, Fenwicks and Musgraves, they rode and
they ran
but with rather better success than in the above
ease, tor after short chase they found the happy
pair snugly situated in summer house nj Col De
dame, several miles below the city and in the full
enjoyment OF an interesting tetea-tete
The party entered boldly. headed by the injured
husband, and in the dim light were not recognized
oy the LADY or her happy companion, until after
formal Introduction; mutual concessions werf
made, which ended In the lady agreeing to return
with her deserted husband to his once happy home
Cincinnati Times, July 1s.
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