The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-06-27
From the Chicago Timcs.l
Hcrrid Murder and Robbery

We are put in possession of the follow,
ing particulars by 4 highly respectable
s%itizen of Roxford, regarding a cold.
blooded and premeditated murder ard
robbery, which occurred near GAINESVILLE
on Saturday last.
A man who has been long residing in
Pennington, Wisconsin, has been occu
pied for a considerable period in rafting
lumber on Rock River its head waters''in
Wiscouein and Rockford. This man,
whose name our informant hal forgo--
ten, aid who is well knowa t. may ci;'-
zens of Rockford, and was highly resp C.
ted by all with whom he had any bus
ness relations, came to that city OIL Fri
day last, and disposed of L raft of luu:-
Der, for which he was paid SIX hundred
dollars. On Saturday re went home
wards in a buggy aud when a little vay
beyond GAINESVILLE overlook u pedcs
TRAN, who asked the luIuber-mau if h.
would give him a scat III the buggy a
short way. The request was complied
wth; the stranger, on taking his Sc t
offered a bottle of whis,y to is obligine
driver, who, VII n engaged III taking Il
portion of it, was trcac ~e:oIsly struck
on the head w.th a hatchct, with the
rufian hid secreted tn6er lis ccot.-
The blow took effect, rendering the uu-
fortunate man insonsib,e, when his body
was dracel out By his murderer and IA
repetition of blows made, 50 that life WAS
soon extinct. The murderer then FRO
ceeded to strip his victim, and actually
dressed himself in the clothes of the
murderered man, got into his buggy,
turned back and remained during the
same night at New Milford, a village
five miles from Rockford, and WHERE he
had been employed oil the farm of a
man named Macopb.
The murderer is named Mayb.rry.
He is a notorious horsc-thief, aud has
been repeatedly in the peritentiary for
various crimes. During his penal SER
vitude at Alton, he had formed and ac-
quaintance with another convict named
Macomb. His term of sentence having
expired on Christmas last, he was, upon
the recommendation of Maconib, cmploy-
ed on his fathers farm near New Mil
ford, and it was to this place that lie
returned with the spoils of his murder
ed victim an Saturday evening.
On his arrival, his changed appear
ance created some surprise. Being
drunk and %garrulous: in answer to Ma
combs enquiries, he informed him in full
of all the foregoing particulars, with the
addition, that he was now we'll fitted up
with a "gool raise" and was bound for
the South, where he would make 4 bet
ter haul. The old man, Macomb, hor-
rified at the recital of the Iuffian's deeds,
seemed t, acquiesce in his proposed
plans, and t. e latter, deeming himself
in safe quarters, was induced to go to
bed. Tue Sheriff of Wiunebago and his
posse were sent for III hot hast, and they
succeeded in securing the murderer Ill
bed. He was removed to Rockford, and
at present is lying heavily iroued ii the
Jail of that city. % his person, Les.dcS
the clothes of his victim, five luAdrcd
and fifty eight dollars was found, and
which has been Identified as tho proper
ty of the murdered man. lie acknowl-
edged the truth OF the foregoing partic-
ulars to the authorities of Rockford, de-
the place where the murder was
and where he had secreted
the body. Officers left yesterday to
visit the spot and recover the body.
Mayberry is au American, aud has
been connected with the Mormon trsub-
les at Nauvoo; is about thirty years of
age, and is described as a daring and
democratic iran