The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-04-25
tFsop The Wabash dds Ezpssss . AprSi II.
4 Whole Family Murdered.


Yesterday evening, about dark. . report
reached town that q whole family was dis
buried under Che foor OF the cabin
which hsd been occupied BY the Hubbards.
who are now ID jail charged with the mur-
der VI BOyles. The aNful news spread rap
idly over town, and IN half an hour. or less.
the Coroner, with q jury and thirty or for
" citizens. had started for the place. We
Immediately set about finding the truth Of
the story, and are indebted 10 Mr.. James
Wilson for what follows:
Yesterday Tuesday, morning Mr.. vii.
son and N. I. Thomas, constable provided
with a warrant, started down the canal to
arrest the wife Of Hubbard. when late de-
~selopments rendered it highly probable that
she was an accomplice in the murder Of
Boyles. They proceeded to Mr.. GARDENERS
works, Eve miles vest oftown, where they
found the woman and arrested her. Mr..
Loveland suggested to Mr.. Wilson that sus-
picions we're entertained that the Hubbards
had murdered a whole family last fall.
As soon as Mr.. Wilson heard this, he,
in company with Mr.. Loyelsnd, went Il the
house Of Mr.. Fisher, VII re they acertain-
ed that some time in September last this
Hubbard family e to board with a fami-
ly by the name Of French, who then lived
in the cabin since occupied by the Hubbards
This French family consisted of seven pei.
sons, the father. mother, aud FIVE children.
They we're a worry poor family. and had
been living in the n~eigkborhood six or sew
en- years, and were well known by the
~neghbors. During last summed 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 $50. Some time in October,
Mr.. Lewis, a near neighhor, vent to the cab
in Of French to purchase his corn. He
by the Hubbards, and was told that the
night before Mr.. French's brother had come
along with a wagon, and had taken Mr..
French's whole family away with him, aud
had started for Illinois, and that they had
purchased all their things, including the
corn. garden and furniture. A day or two
a~fterward, Mr.. S earnes Fisher went over
to inquire il the Trenches needed any assis
lance, and was met in the same way by the
Hubbards, and was told the same story.
No suspicious were entertained at tht
time that foul play had been used, ans
nothing occurred until after the body 0
Boyles hid been found and the Hubbard
were arrested. 1t then began to be though
these monsters had murdered the who'll
family. On hearing these statements, Mr.
+ Wilson determined 10 go and search the
premises. He then went down to Gardin
, er's works and procured a shovel and pick
and tried TO get ONE one to go with him
q No one, however, believed the story, ant
> so no one volunteered to go. While the,
/ was talking, Mr.. Thomas came up, and h
q and Mr.. Wilson proceeded to Hubbard
t and found the door locked. They drew til
staple with the pick. and entered the house
They found the floor raised, and some di
A removed. Mr.. Miles Morgan, constabl,
had been there a short time previous, searcl
: ing, and had discovered a piece Of skull
bone and had gone away. They then PR
d ceeded to dig away the dirt. and soon di
covevered the body Of an infant, very niue
decayed. They Immediately left and can
to town and got the Coroner, who summon
" ed Jury, consisting of Stearnes Fishe
y. Lewis, D. Brooks, F. Loveland, Ii. v
. SloLer and Dir. J. w. Jellisou, who pr
: ceeded to the place. at once, which The
d reached about seven O'Clock last evening.
b In the presence Of a large company, the
ii proceed TO examine the pace where the il
l. FAINT had been discovered, and, horrible /
relate, found seven bodies, consisting Of til
: entire French family! Their skulls wei
~ all broken in, and the legs of the old ma
le French and his wife were broken, So til
S, tbpJ SOutu DS 0OupieN up Huu lOTC6u III
the hole, which was three or four feet dee
They were laid in a heap, the father al
y mother at the bottom and the children {
DC top. The babe was aboutf fifteen months o.
he There we're three girls and two boys. III
children were much deeayed, but the pa
|. cnts we're still sound. and were easily I,
= cognised by those who had known them.
There is not the least doubt but the HUI
ar bards are guilty Of this wholesale and dam
. ing murder. It is almost too horrible f
!. belief, but facts are as above stated, and Il
conclusion is irresistible. The Habbarr
are all In Jail. Mrs. Hubbard will be 4
n amined 10 day. There seems to have bee
ID no other motive than the obtaining what IL
worldly goods this poor family possessei
X which was not worth over fifty dollars:
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The P~HlLADELFErA ii. E. CoErERES
Z AND THE SLAVERY QuEsrtos.-On tie DIN
10 day Of the late session Of the Philadelph