Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-18
From The Indiana State Sentinel, Ami la.
THE MOST HcRRIsJR MuRpHK ON RE-
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From The Indiana State Sentinel, April l2.
THE MOST HcRRIsLs MuRpEK on RE-
Yesterday evening, about dark, re-
port reached town that whole family
were discovered buried under the floor
of the cabin which had been occupied by
the Hubbards, who are now in jail
charged with the murder of Boyles. The
awful news spread rapidly over town,
and In half an hour or less, the Coroner,
with jury and thirty or forty citizens,
had started for the place. We immedi-
ately set about finding the truth of the
story, and are indebted to Mr.. James
Wilson for what follows. Yesterday
| tuesday, morning, Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
4. Thomas, constable, provided with
warrant, started down the canal to ar
rest the wife of Hubbard, whom late de-
yelopments rendered it highly probable
that she was an aceomplice in the mur-
der of Boyles. They proceeded to Mr..
Gardiner s works, five miles west of the
town, where they found the woman and
arrested her. Mr.. Loveland suggested
to MIR. Wilson thot suspicious were en-
tertained that the Hubbards had muir
dered whole family last fall.
As soon as Mr.. Wilson heard this. he.
In company with Mr.. Loveland, went to
the house of Mr. Fisher, where they as
certained that some time in September
last, this Hubbard family went to board
| with family by the name of French,
who then lived in a cabin since occupied
| by the Hubbards. This French family
consisted of seven persons, the father,
mother and five children. They were a
very poor family that ha been living in
| the neighborhood six or seven years, and
were well known by the neighbors. Dur
ing last summer, the old man French had
raised small patch of corn, and some
garden stuff, the whole of which, toee-
ther with the furniture was not worth
over fifty dollars. Mr.. Lewis, a near
neighbor, went to the cabin of French to
purchase his corn. He was met at the
fence IN front of the cabin by the Hub
bards, and was told that the night beforel
Mr.. French's brother had come along
witha wagon, and had taken Mr.. French
whole family away with him, and had
started for Illinois, and that -hey had
purchased all their things, including the
corn, garden and furniture. A day or
two afterwards, Mr.. Stearnes Fisher went
over to enquire if the Frenchs needed
any assistance, and was met in the same
way by the Hubbards, and was told the
same story.
No suspicious were entertained at the
time that foul play had been used, and
nothing occurred until after the body of
Boyles had been found and the Hub.
bards were arrested. Il then began to
be thought these monsters had murdered
the whole family On hearing these
statements Mr.. Wilson determined to 90
and search the pI emises. He then went
down to GardDer's work and procured a
shovel and lex and tried to get. some
one to 60 with him. No one, however,
believed the story, and so no one yolun-
teered to go. While they were talking
Mr.. Thomas came up, and he and Mr..
Wilson proceeded to Hubbard's and
found the door locked. They drew the
staple with the pick and entered the
house. They found the floor raised and
some dirt removed. Mr.. Miles Morgan,
constable, had been there a short time
previous searching, and had discovered o
piece Of skull bone and had gone away.
They then proceeded to dig away the
dirt and soon discovered the body of an
infant, very much decsyed. They i'm
mediately left and came up to town and
got the coroner, who summoned Jury,
consisting of Stearnes Fisher, j. Lewis,
d. Brooks, F. Lovelsnd, NJ. W. Stober,
and DR.. j. w. Jellison, who at once pro-
ceeded to the place, which they reached
about seven clock last evening.
In the presence of large company,
they proceeded to examine the place
where the infant had been discovered,
and horrible to relate, found seven
bodies, consisting of the entire Frsnck
family. Their skulls were all broken in,
and the legs of the old man French and
his wife were broken, so that they could
be doubled up and forced into the hole,
which was three or four feet deep! They
were laid In heap, the father and
mother at the bottom, and the children
on top. The babe was about fifteen =
months old, and the oldest child about
fifteen years old. There were three girls
and two boys. The children were much
decayed, but the parents were still sound
and were easily recognized by those who
had known them.
There is rot the least doubt but what
the Hubbards are guilty of this whole
sale and damning murder. 1t is almost
too horrible for belief, but facts are as
above stated, and the conclusion is ire
sistible. The Hubbards are all in jail.
Mrs. Hubbard will be examined to-day.
There seems to have been no other mo-
tive than the obtaining what few world
ly goods this poor family possessed
which were not worth over fifty dollars.
MINT SAUoE.-Many of our country
friends do not know what luxury they