New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-16
AWFUL DISCOVERY!
A WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.

From The W0bdsh Cdseffs-Erfya.
Yesterday evening, about dark, report reached
town that whole family were discovered buried un-
Ger the floor of the cabin which had been occupied
by the Hubbuds, who are Low 10 jail charged with
the murder OF Boyles. The awfal spread rap
IDLY over town, ana 10 half an hour or less the Cor
oDer with Jury, and some thirty or forty citizs ems
had started for the place We Immediately set ABOUT
fnoing the truth vi the story and indebted to Mr.
james vi son for what follows Yesterday Tuesday
morning Mr.. Wilson and NJ. |. Thomas, Constable,
provided with warrant, started down the csnsl
to suest the wife Of Hubbard, late developments
rendering it highly probable that she accom-
pice in the murder Of Boyes. They proceeded TO
Mr.. GARDENERS work, FIVE miles west Of te~n whsre
they found the woman aud arrested her. Mr.. Love
lend suggested to Mr.. Wilson that suspicious we're
entertained that the Hubbsrds had murdered whole
family lat fall. As soon Mr. Wilson heard this,
b., in company with Mr.. Loyesnd went to the house
OF Mr.. Fisher, where they sscertsined 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 Hubba.ds. This Frsnch family consisted
II seven persops-the father mother, and Eve chill
dren. They were very poor family, that had been
living in the neighbOrhood ak or sevea years, aud
were well known by al the neghbors. During
a small patch Of corn and some garden stuh-ths
whole Of WITCH together with the furniture, was not
worth over fifty dollars Some time October, Mr.
Lewis near eghDor, went ~ the csbln OF French
10 pulchase bis corn. de was me, AZ the fence 10
front OF the cabin by the Hubbards, and told
that the night before, Mr. French brother had come
along with a wagon, and had taken Dir. frenehs
whole femily twsy with him, ard had started for Hi
nOis and that they had purchSed al their things In
GLIDING the COTE garden, and furniture day or
two aifsrwaro. Mr StesrIes tRher went over 70 ia
cure if The Trenches needed sny assistance aud Wa
net in the seme way by the Hubbards, and was told
the same story. No suspicious were entertained st
tie tin that foul play had been used, and nothing
occurred until after the body Of BOyles had been
found aid the Hubbards were arrested. IL then be.
gan TO De thought these monsters had murdered tns
whole family. On bearing thee statements, Dir.
Wilson determined 10 90 and search the premises.
BE then went down to Gardiner cork and procg,ed
a shovel and pick and tIied 10 ge' some one 70 90
with hin. No one, however, believed the story, and
20 one volunteered 10 20. While they wer. tax
ing, Mr.. Thomas came up, aud he and Mr.. " llsOn
roc. eoed 10 Hubbsrds snd found the door locked.
HEY drew TIE staple with the pick and entered tue
Loufe They found the floor rsEed and some dit re-
II owed. Mr.. Miles Morgan constable, had been there
q short time previODs searching and ha1 Uncovered
piece OF skull bone and had gone away. They then
IN ceeded T. dig sssy the dirt and soon discovered
The BODY Of en- infaLt very much decayed Tney in
ne siely le sad came up b town and got the Cor
oner VITO sDmr oaed 5 jury, consisting Of sts.rnes
~. Der ard DR. J. " Jellson who q, once proceeded
10 fbs pace which they re. ched about lock lss
evening. In the prfseDce Of q large Company they
rrocesdsd to examine the place where the infant had
beer discovered and horrible 10 relate found seven
bodies oolsistfg Of the entire French family Their
.kulls were al bfk.n n snd the l-gs Of the old
French and bi. wife were broken tsat they could
he doubled up sIo forced into the hole. which Sss
three or four fee; deep They were lid in hap,
TIE father and mother a. the bO'ts1 and the children
on top. The babe vas about ff cen mouths ole and
ne olce. child about fifteen years old. Taers ssre
oecsyec, but the parents were sfI sound, and we're
esil! recos Dized by o6s who lad kDoEn them.
There Is not the least doubt tbs, the Hubbard.
srt guilty Of this sboes.ls and dsuning murder. IL
sln.ost too horrible for belief batf arc a above
stated, sIc the oonclusion i irresistible The Hub
bsrds are an ia jail Mrs Hubbard vii ee examined
today. Ttse seems 70 bsTe been 70 Other monvs
than he obtaining xhat fer worldly goods this poor
family Pos,e.sed, which were no; worth over Try
toslsrs.