Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-19
AWFUL DISCOVERY!
WHOLE FAMILY MURDEREDl
A Man. Wife, and five Children.
THE MOST HORRIBLE MURDER ON
RECORDS!

Yesterday evening, about dark, a report
reached town that WHOLE FAMILY were
discovered buried under the floor of the cabin
which had been occupied by the Hubbards,
who are now in Jail charged with the murder
of Boyles. The awful news spread rapidly
over town, and in half an hour or less, the
Coroner with jury and thirty or forty citi-
zens, had started for the place. We imme-
diately set about finding the truth of the
story, and are indebted to Mr.. James Wilson
for what follows. Yesterday (Tuesday) morn
ing Mr.. Wilson and M. |. Thomas, constable,
provided with a warrant started down the
canal to arrest the wife of Hubbard, whom
late developments rendered it highly proba-
BILE that she was an accomplice in the murder
of Boyles. They proceeded to Mr.. GARDENERS
works, five miles west of town, where they
found the woman and arrested her. Mr..
LOveland suggested to Mr.. Wilson that gus
piciOnS were entertained that the Hubbard's
had murdered whole family last fall.
As soon as Mr.. Wilson heard this, he, in
company with Mr.. Loveland, went to the
house of Mr.. Fisher, where they ascertained
that some time in September last, this Hub
bard family went to board with family by
the name of French, who then lived in the
cabin since occupied by the Hubbards. This
French family consisted of SEVEN persons,
the father, mother and five children. They
were very poor family that had been living
in the neighborhood six or seven wears, and
were well known by the neighbors During
last summer, the old man French had raised a
small patch of corn and some garden stuff, the
whole of which, together with the furniture,
was not worth over fifty dollars Sometime
in October Mr. Lewis near neighbor, went
to the cabin of French to purchase his corn.
He was met at the fence in front of the cabin
by the Hubbards, and was told that the night
before, Mr. French's brother had come along
with wagon, and had taken Mr.. Frenchs
whole family away with him, and had started
for Illinois, and that they had purchased all
their things, including the corn, garden and
furniture A day or two afterwards, Mr..
Stearnes Fisher went over to enquire if the
Frenchs needed any assistance, and was met
in the same way by the Hubbards, and was
told the same story.
No suspicious were entertained at the time
that foul play had been used, and nothing
occurred until after the body Of Boyles had
been found and the Hubbard's were arrested.
1t then began to be thought these monsters
had murdered the whole family. On hearing
these statements Mr. Wilson determined to
90 and search the premises. He then went
down to Gardners work and procured a
shovel and pick and tried to get some one to
90 with him. No one however believed the
story, and so no one volunteered to 60 While
they were talking Mr.. Thomas came up and
he and Mr. Wilson proceeded 10 Hubbard's
and found the door locked. They drew the
staple with the pick, and entered the house
/ They found the floor raised, and some dirt re-
moved. Mr. Miles Morgan, constable, had
been there short time previous searching
and had discovered piece of skull bone
and had gone away. They then proceeded
to dig away the dirt and soon discovered the
body of an infant, very much decayed. They
Immediately left and came up to town and
got the Coroner, who summoned jury, con-
sisting of Stearnes Fisher j. Lewis, d
Brooks, F. Loveland, NJ. w. Stober and DIR
j. w. Jellison, who at once proceeded to ths
/ place which the reached abont seven O'Clock
last evening. ta 80, ~
In the presence of large company, they
proceeded to examine the place where the
infant had been discovered, and horrible tc
relate, found seven bodies, consisting of the
ENTIRE FRENCH FAMILY Their skull,
soeye all broken in and the legs of the old ma,
French and has rife t0ere broken, so that heS
could be doubled tp and forced into the hole
sOhich sOas three or four feet despi They were
LAID IN A HEAP, the FATHER AND MOTHER al
the BOTTOM and the children on top. The
babe was about fifteen months old, and the
Oldest child about fifteen years old. There
were three girls and two boys. The children
were much decayed, but the parents were
still sound, and were easily recognized by
those who had know them.
There is not the least doubt but what the
HuJ6ards are guilty of this WHOLESALE AMI
DAMNING MURDER. Ii is almost too horribl,
for belief, but facts are as above stated, and
the conclusion is irresistible. The Hubbard,
are all in jail Mrs Hubbard will be exam
ined to-day. There seems to have been nc
other motive than the obtaining what few
worldly goods this poor family possessed
which were not worth over FIFTY DOLLARS