The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-18
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Man, Wife, and ave ChildreE.
Tia Alost Hor5h Murder On RscmdH
lFrOn ne Indianapolis sa.s seGtisi, Aprillslhl
Yesterday evening, about dark, report
reached town that WHOLE FAMILY
were discovered buried under the foor Of the
cabin which had heea occupied BY the Hub
bards, who are now in Jail charged with the
murder Of Boyles. The twfal news spread
rapidly over town, and in half an hour or
less, the Coroner, with q jury apd thirty ci-
tieens, had started for the place. We im-I
mediateiy set ahout finding the truth Of the
story, and are indebted to Mr., James Wil-
son for what follows. Yesterday TUESDAY
morning, Mr.. Wilson and NJ. l, Thomas,
constable, provided with warrants started
down the canal to arrest the wife of Hub
bard, whom late Developments rendered It
probable that she was an accomplice in the
murder Of Boyles. They proceeded to Mr..
Gardiner's works FIVE miles west Of town,
where they found the woman and arrested
her. Mr.. Loyeiand suggested to Mr.. Vii.
son that suspicious were entertained that the
lfIubbard's had murdered whole family last
fall.
| AS soon as Mr. Wilson heard this, he, in
company with Mr.. Loyeldnd, went to the
house of Mr.. Fisher, where they ascertain-
ed that some time in September last this,
Hubbard fumily went to board with fami-
ly by the name Of French, who then lived
in the cabin since occupied by the Hub
bard's This French family consisted Of
SEVEN persons, the father. mother and five
children. They were poor family that had
been living In the neighborhood six or sew
en- years, and were well known by the
neighbors. During last summer, the old
man French h4dsraised small patch Of eorn
and some garden stuff, the whole of which,
together with the furniture, was not worth
4 over fifty dollars. Sometime in October,
Mr.. Lewis, a near neighbor, went to the
cabin of French to purchase his corn. He
was met at the fence in frcnt of the cabin
by the Hubbards, and was told that the night
before, Mr.. French's brother had come along
with wagon, and had taken Mr.. French's
whole family away with him, and had start.
ed for Illinois, and that they had pnrchased
all their things, including the corn, garden
aud furniture. "A day or two afterwards
Mr.. yStearnes Fisher went over to enquire 1
the French needed any assistance, and wai
met in this way by the Hubbards, and wa.
, told the same story.
. No suspicious Vere entertained at the tim,
: that foul play had been used,. and nothing
occurred until after the body of Boyles hat
been found and the Hubbards were arrested
l1t'theh began to be thought these monsters
= had murdered the whole family. On hear
q ing these statements, Mr.. Wilson determfn
q ed to 60 and search the premises. Hethel
went down to Gardner's work and procured
shovel and pick and tried to get some on,
v to go with him. No one, however, believ
ed the story, and SO no one volunteered t
20. While they were talking Mr.. Thoma
= came up, and he and Mr.. Wilson proceed
ed to Hubbard's and found the door locked
Y They drew the staple with the pick, an
4 entered the house. They found the 400
raised, and some dirt removed.
u They then proceeded to dig away thu
o dirt and soon discovered the body of an in
s. fant, very much decayed They immediate
ly left and cameup to town and got the Cor
oner, who summoned Jury.
In the presence of large company, the.
proceeded to examine the place where tn
q infant had been discovered, and horrible t
= relate, found seven bodies, consisting of tn
: ENTIRE FRENCH FAMILY! Thei
y skulls were gil broken in, and the legs {
:, the old man French and his wife were brt
ken, SO that they could be doubled up an
}. forced into the hole, which was three c
r four feet deep! They were LAID IN HEAl
r. THE FATHER AND MOTHER at the BOTTOM an
: the children on top. The babe was abor
y fifteen months old, and the oldest chi
Is about fifteen years old. There were thre
& girls and two boys. The children were muc
n decayed, but the parents were still..sound al
n were easily recognized by those who b;
known them.
" There is not the least doubt but what Il
Hubbard's are guilty of this WHOLESALE al
DAMNING MURDER. 1t is almost too horrib
for belief but facts are as above stated, al
D. the conclusion is Irresistible. The Hu
,e bard,s are all in Jail. Mrs. Hubbard will
y, examined to-day. There seems to have be'
y no other motive than the obtaining VIII
'e few worldly goods this poor family possesse
b, which were not worth over FIFTY DOLLAR
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