The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-14

Exccutsoa Of Joan Hubbard GDr the HurAer
q the s'rcseA SANITY Z. Iaeasn..
the whoiessie murder Of the French family.
victed and sentenced to be hung to day.
about 70 Day the penalty L one Of the most revolving IN
modern annals We give portion Of the evidence which
brought out the trial to show tbs hearsss bru
tally Of this man who b about TO render account Of
deeds to his Maker
About the LIST Of May last the bodies q Asrca Fsnch
Acor Of cabin in Wabash unity, Ind In whioh said
Trenches had formerly resided, but which, during the
winter and part q the fall previous TO said ara of May
had been occupied by the aforesaid Hubbsrds and
aged 10 At the time Of the discovery Of the bodies
Of the French fsmiiy John Hubbard AID his son were
murder OF reward Boyle whose body had been found
IN the canal last spring drawing the water of Of the
level adjoining Hubbards residence.
On the discovery Of the bodies Of the French family
Mr. Hubbard also arrested and lodged In jail
picion q having murdered the French family at once
On the sece nd day Of the term aforesaid the Grand
Jury Of the county returned bill charging tue sad
French They were afterwards brought into court and
selecting to be tried separately John Hubbard Was ar
r',EsS. g .. .,,..s
feet inches In height, and weishs leo pounds.
Neck short and thick head ordinary size with receding
forehead complexion bsL eyes hazel and hais slightly
Iislmsn though nelieve he claims that the blood
ofCsledonm minges In his veins with that q Ers and
that be born the nigh seas Ordinarily ne would
pass without exciting remark.
james wso sworn--Some time during fore part of
sping think In the month Of April went there for the
purp0e Of ming the premises Of the French family
took pix and shovel With me; found door locked Mason
Thomas and Stearns Fisher were with me- and Wilson
Smith met just there and went with believe n.
Thomas myself drew the staple Of the door with the
pick and went into the house found three four panks
the Of H BEING sG rseeny moved TOOK s pick
and raised several boards and laid them asdc took
the shovel and commenced removing the gravel chip.
and rubbish under the floor the first thing discovered
the hand and Of child; then pushed the pick
down by the side, and pulled up with it the head
and shoulders of the child corpse some present
remarked that was enough; took ) stick aud pushed
the clothes of, that could see the body asked
shovel and Mr. Fisher took 1t and shoyelled dirt
over the child think and we went out shut the door,
and to Wabash; got the Coroner; had warrant
ISSUED for Core ner's jury the jury summoned AID
turned to the cabin about DUSK or little after;
found the cabin floor, and everything rs we
was floor taken up and tbs rubbish in
the house cleaned up by carrying things out DOORS
and png others TO side in the ROOM then CON-
menced moving gravel and stuff before stated; come
to the first child and took It mp found its skull mashed
in; think the inside OF the head had ala OUT ku
empty and badly broken; think 1t child about
three four years old put II plank and carried II
out to the Coroper's jury II WAS considerably decom
posed-he skin slipping of the face II two or three
more decomposed than any Of the rest excepting the
babe continued throwing out abe gravel till we came TO
tho head turned it opened and the rotten contents
rsn out; took it out plank to the jury; another
broken also and me inside out the former he'd
DONE Of these three ct dren the head Of Che first lay
South the heads Of the next two both lay one way
between thel. legs, is head to their feet; next
feet Fourth os '1 was nei Sen alsn
out he had the clothes he generally wore his skull,
looked at the old folks left the room feeling sick, and
of them I'LL they brought out; believe
the bodee there taken out those OF French and his
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the old readily than the others she net
SO much decsyed, looked more natural, and had lame
crippled; am just as well convinced II was them as
would be TO Mr. Wheeer) Il It was you saw ing out
with your clothes Mrs. French had but her chem
ise be had on pants, or drawers shirt, and, think,
socks, and comfort; not certain however, believe one
Il not both, Frcnch's legs broken think Of
Mrs. Frenchs legs also broken side Of her skull
broken in her neck had every appearance Of being
broken; Mr. Fenchs skull had the appearance OF having
been orosen WIN an axe or some piece Of IRON alter
asked Hubbard what had become Of my old friend
French and his family he replied that they had lett;
asked when and how they went; replied his reach's)
brother had come from Cincinnati for them, and
on was covered said It was. Asked what time he eft;
said late in the evening. Asked II he (Hubbard)
there when French left; said he was, and them all
90 CT together. Asked ii he had heard anything
Of them since they had Left said he had not Asked what
they bad done with their proIery said he had bought
present when Frenchs left said they then said
to Hubbard care you certain they to Nilcss He
replied that they started in that direction that
where they said they going. Hubbard told
Fench's brother had come for him, and, understood
him, going to locate him somewhere; that he
xious 70 get away and had left in the evening" after
leaving the jail went to Mr.. Squires, the Coroner told
him the facts had discovered and returned again to
the Jail and tod Hubbard had found French and his
whole family buried under the floor of the cabin where
they had been living Ie said he did not know thing
about it, that if they there person else must
have put them there when he not at home said,
moments
moved to Nj Michigan" He replied, he did not;
and that if swore TO thot would swear TO DID,
or cafnd, lie. ! then left HIM; this the
evening the bodies taken from the pit in the cabin