Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-04-21
tFrom the Wabash 0szette--Extrs.
AWFUL DISCOVERY.
A WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.


WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.
Yesterday evening, about dark, report
reached town that a whole family we're dis
covered buried under the floor of the CABIN
which had been occupied by the Hubbards,
who are now in jail charged with the muruer
of Boyles. The awful news spread rapidly
over town, and in half an hour or less. the
Coroner, with a jury, and some thirty or forty
citizens started for the place. We immedl-
utely set about finding the truth OF the story,
and are indebted to Mr. James Wilson for
what follows :--SY Yesterday Tuesday morn
ing, Mr.. Wilson and NJ. l. Thomas, Consta-
BILE, provided with warrant, started down
the canal to arrest the wife of Hubbard, late
developments rendering it highly probable that
she was 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 sug-
gested to Mr.. Wilson that suspicious were en-
tertained that the Hubbards had murdered q
whole family last fall. As soon as Mr.. Will
son heard this, he, in company with MIR. Love-
land, went to the house of Mr.. Fisher, where
they ascertained that some time in September
last this Hubbard 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 per-
sons--the father, mother, and five children.
They were very poor family, that had been
living in the neighborhood six or seven years.
and were well known by all the neighbors.
During last summer, the old man French
lrad raised o small patch of corn and some
garden stuff-the whole Of which, together
with the furniture, was not worth over fifty
dollars. Some time in October, Mr. Lewis,
a near neighbor, went to the cabin Of French
TO purchase bis corn. He was met at the
fence in front of the cabin by the Hubbard.s
and was told that. the night before, Mr..
French's brother had come along with q
wagon, and had taken Mr.. Frenchs whole
family along with him, and had started for
Illinois and that they had purchased all their
things, including the corn, garden and furni-
ture- A day or two afterward, Mr.. Stearnes
Fisher went over to inquire if the French's
needed any assistance, and was met in the
same way by the Hubbards, and was told the
same story.
No suspicion was entertained at the time
that foul play had been used, and nothing oc-
Cured until after the body of Boyles had been
found and the Hubbards were arrested. 1t
than began to be thought these monsters had
murdered lAe whole family. Onhearing these
statements, Mr. Wilson determined to 90 and
search the premises. He then went down to
GARDENERS works and procured shovel and
pick, and tried to get some one TO 60 with
him. No one however, believed the story,
and so no one volunteered togo. While they
were talking, Mr. Thomas came up, and he
and Mr. Wilson proceeded to Hubbard's, and
found the door locked. They drew the sta
pie with the pick. and entered the house.
They found the floor raised and some dirt re.
moved. Mr.. Miles Morgan, constable, had
been there previous, searching, and had dis
covered a piece Of skull bone, and had gone
away They then proceeded to dig away the
dirt and discovered the body of an infant
very much decayed. They Immediately left
and came up to town and got the Coroner
who summoned jury, consisting of Stearne'
Fisher. ]. Lewis, D. Brooks, F. Loveland
NJ. w. Stober, DR.. j. w. Jellison, who a
one proceeded to the place. which they reach
ed about 7 o'clock last evening In tn,
presence Of a large company, they proceeded
to examine the place where the infant ha,
been, discovered and, horrible to relate
found seven bodies, consisting Of the cntir
French family
Their skulls were all broken in, and tn
legs of the old man French aud his wife wer
broken, so that they could be doubled up an,
forced into the hole, which was three or .fou
feet deep. They were laid in heap. tn
father and mother at the bottom, and tn
children on top. The babe was about fiftee
months DID, and the oldest child about fiftee
years old. There were three girls and tw
boys. The children were much decayed, bu
the parents were still sound, and were easi
recognized by those who had known them.
There is not the least doubt that the Hub
bardS are guilty of this wholesale and damn
ing murder. 1t is almost too HORRIBLE 70
belief, but facts are as above stated and tb
conclusion is irresistible. Mrs. Hubbard vii
be examined to-day. There seems to hav
been no other motive than the obtaining wha
few worldly goods this poor family possessed
which were not worth over fifty dollars.