M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-04-27
A WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED.
A Man. wife, and Five Children

A Man.. wife, and Five Children
From the Wabash (Ind.) Express Of April H.
Yesterday evening, about dark, re
port reached town that a tohoIe family
was discovered buried under the floor o.
the cabin which had been occupied oy
the Hubbards, who are now in Jail, ,charg'
ed with the murder Of Boyles. The
awful news spread rapidly over towns
aud in half an hour, or less, the Coro
ner, with a jury aud thirty or forty cltl'
zens, had started for the place. we
Immediately set about finding the truth
Of the story, and are indebted 10 MI
James Wilson for what follows:
Yesterday TUESDAY morning, Mi
Wilson and M. |. Thomas, constable
provided with a warrant, started down
the canal TO arrest the wife of Hubbard I,
whom late developments rendered ii
highly probable that she was an accom-
,,lice IN the murder of Boyes. They
proceeded to Mr.. Gardeners works. five
miles west of iowa, where they found
the woman and arrested her. Mr Love
land suggested to Mr.. Wilson that sus
picions were entertaihed that the Hub
bards had murdered whole family las!
fall.
As soon as Mr.. Wilson heard :his, he,
in company with Mr.. Lovelanj, went
10 the house Of Mr.. Fisher, where they
asce rtained that some time in Septemb bel
last this Hubbard family went 10 board
with family by the name oil French
who then lived in the cabin since occu'
pied by the Hubbards. This French
ia amily consisted of Sepen persons the
father, mother, and five children. They
were a very poor family, and had been
living in the neighborhoOd elk or seven
years. and were we'll known by Inc
neigbburs. During last summer the o'd
man French had raised a small patch oil
corn and some garden stuff, the whole oil
which, gether with the furniture was
not worth over $50. Some time in or"
tober, Mr.. Lewis, a near neighbor, went
TO the Cabin of French TO purchase his
corn. He was met at the fence in ironl
Of the cabin BY the Hubbafds, and was
told that the night before Mr., French
brother had come along with wagon
aud had taken Mr., French's whole lam
lily away with him, and had started io'
Illinois, and that they had purchased al
their things, including the curn, garden
u1d furniture. A day or two alterward'
Mr., Slearnes Fisher went over to inquire
il the Trenches needed aay assistance
and was met in the same way By the
Hubbard's and was told the same story
No suspicious were entertained at The
time that foul pla y had been used, an(
nothing accrued until after the boly Of
BOyies had been found and the Hubbards
were arrested. 1t then began to bt
thought these monsters had murdered d The
whole family. On hearing these state
ments, Mr.. Wilson determined TO 90 an,
search the premises. He then went
down TO GARDENERS works and procured
a shovel and pick, and tried to gel
some one to go with him. No Que, ,hoE
ever, believed the story, and SO NO one
volunteered to 20. While they wert
talking, Mr. Thompson came up, and ht
and MIR. Wilson proceeded TO Hubbard S
and found the ooor locked. They drew
the staple with the pick,and entered the
house. They found the floor raised ,anC
some dirt removed. Mr.. Miles Morgan
constable had been there a short time
previous, searching, and had discovered
a 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 decayed. They
Immediately left and came up to towr
and got he Coroner, who summoned q
ury, consisting of StOarnes Fisher, J
Lewis. d. Books, F. Loveland, Nj. w
Stober and DR. J. w. JelIison, who pro
ceeded 10 the place, al once, which the,
reached ABOUT seven O'clock last evening
In the presence OF large company
they proceeded TO examine the pac
where the in!aEt had been discovered
aud, horrible 10 relate, found 8cuen bod
les, consisting Of the entire French fam
lily! Their skulls were ali broken in
and the legs oi the old man French anC
his wife were broken, SO that they cou
be doubled up aud forced into the hole
which was three or four feet deep
They we're laid in heap the father an
mother at the bottom. and the chiLdrsi
on top. The babe was about fftee
months old, and the oldest child abou
fifteen years old. There were three girl
and two boys. The children were muc
desayed, but the parents were still
sound, and were easily recognized b
those who had known them.
There is not the least doubt but tha
the Hubbards are guilty Of this whole
sale and damning murder. 1t is almos
too horrible Tor belief, but facts are q
above stated, and the conclusion is ire
sist:ble. The Hubbards are all in jail
Mrs. Hubbard will be examined to-day
There seems 10 have been no other mo
tive than the obtaining what few world
~ goods this poor family possessed
which were not worth over fifty dollars
The following queries have been pro
pounded TO to US:
Can man be a Mason, and X. N
and be consistent
:, Can a man be an Odd Fellow ard
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