New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-03

bed Win tbeir nsh0s AifnOsb sSsoIou run shoh
bodies; tho murder was done with "a ar when the
victims were Dlesp the brother lay on the floor
with his head split open 10 two places. John the
murderer IL secured and IL about IL years old his
father and mother were about -, the brother was
| II John was bad boy he had been stealing HE
| father endeavored TO correct him the day before
Revenge for that, or money from under his fathers
pillow, IL supposed to have prompted hin. Ills
has made confession, but 1t will not be made
public until the coroner's inquest to morrow. The
murder occurred at North St. Ring, Cayuga Co,
w. Y, 8 miles west o. Oswrgo.
F,om TIE o.peoo Palrdium.
A moot bruta and dieb lica murder was perpetra-
ted on Wednesday light, IN tho town Of Sterling,
Csyugs County, the victims Of which ~ere aMr F,tz-
gerald bis vile, and one 81 the family, living
the county line and shout eight miles from thi,
city. The first intelligence OF the terrible affair
brought to thir city by Mr.. MeEchron who came di-
ret, from the scene aud comllunc ated The cream
stances TO Meters. Msnb Il Webb, attorneys ia tai,
city, TO whom we are indebted for the relation OF the
following particulars The family of FITZGERALD con-
sisted Of himself wife and three sons the eldest about
90 years OF sve the second about eighteen years, and
the youI gtst who wss OF the y;tims about IL
yesft oo. The father mother. and youngest
pied one apartment, aud the two elder SOUS occupied
ARCHER sleeping together.
Af.r Midnight, the eldest son WAS awakened by
noise hch seemed ~ bin to proceed from the room
in Which bis parents we're seeping, sud missing his
brother from his side he got up to what the
natter and e o,e eded to his parents room; he
tered ue room he met bis brother john partly dress
ed al in bis bare feet. coming from the room, who
when be him said, There is negro in the house
xxi ling the folks. Upon being told and he ,rny
groaIs from the room he proceeded 10 dress hi nset
ano started for the nei hbors to give the alarm As
lie went to leave the house be found all the outside
doors regularly fastened and the idea suggested itself
to him that there som.tbiIg wrong 10 bis broth
or statement and that he the botherl knew more OF
the matter than he had 10 j. He, however, rallied tue
nel bbors and returned 10 the house.
On the Deigbbors arriving at the house With him. he
stated in to their inquiries whai he h'd beea old
by bis brother 10 regard to the murder the
ces attending his getting up and meeuog his brother
returning from the room III which bis parents lay the
finding the door fsstene the inside, Sc The brO Ter
stated that he had tesrd the nois al up ana found
a person IN the house, killing his parents; that he
alarmed his brother and went rom the house part of the
way 10 the egbbos, and returned and IN return pg
met q negro coming ON the house. THIS Was the
sum and substance of the two brothers st.tements.
Tie NEG hbor osd beng aroused, u large Gro I'd had
collected al the house before daylight, which hal In
creafed up the time The infor LEFT, 10 about the
number Of one hundred and fifty. Mr.. McEcheon
came this city Ia procure coroner and % take all
vice OF co1Dsel TO institute inquiries into the matter
He asc.rrailed here that coro, er for this Couaty
would have jurisdi to0 ia the matter, AMI M'rsrs
Ma,b W ebb t.ler ephed for him 20 tue coroner at
Auburn In relating The circum- tat ces tn these gen
ten en-, Mr.. McEebron was Ia stare OF great nerv-
Gus excitement, and manif sted great deal OF emo
ton He said that when he en'ered tae house and
the room, moot horrible sight met lis eyes there
lay in their bed ibe father aud mother, weiterng IN
biooo then heads faces literally chopped to pieces
The weapon used was Bn axe. lhelr appearance
presented most horrible sight.
The little boy wos found his hands and knees
on the floor, yet livi <, with the blood flowing pro-
fu,eIy f,om a wound which he had received IN the
H.. it.a
suoke wildly and ncohern'ly, calling for water aud
begging to be removed from the place. He had been
MORALLY wounded ana died in short tme The
broii er was sitting at the foot Of the bed OF hls muir
d.red parents wringn. his hands and manifesng
or. at agony of giief In reply to repeated questions
put 70 him by the neigbbors who had then arrived IN
consit rabe numbers he gave introductory evas1ve,
ard unsatisfactory answers, AID his statement sub
santialy was before mentioned. The elder brother
in bis statement rept ated what his brother had told
him, and that he went 10 alarm the nehs hDors ana
positively declared that JOhn did not accJ mpany him,
but that left him in the house aud other per-
con about The house or com0g from IT, 10 all ies-
tons put 10 him he gave dire answers and mani
sted fraDkness i'll his statements quite different from
that his brother.
Naturally enough from the crcuu stances attending
tbs frs inyestg ion, strong suspicious are entertained
OF tie guilt of u e brother John-there are cream
stan sonbected with tie relations existing
b, ts him and his father, which will go far to esla-
lsh tuch superstition, which It may not be well to
merton until after the proper invesfie alton has been
mare The whole affair il one of those occurrences of
deepdyed lnhuman brutality which occasionally stul.
tfy the TOsa sensbltes and illustrate tie depths OF
human de ~. vi'y.
gvento' N Il correspondent
he has kindly furnished US WITH ths toll
lo which establishes the suit OF tbs son tsyoGd
doubt
orc If the mos, hor IDLE tragedies that ever
perre.retc,l was committed Wednesday nj ut last
IN The town of Sterling, County OF Csyuga, about
ea hi miles from This cry. The family Of Mr.. titz'
geIa1, consisting Of himfeli, wife ana hlee sous, re-
tired TO rect aLoLt 10 clock. The second son. whose
name il John, aged about twenty years, was bur
short time shce hailed from Jail III Auburn by HIS
father v here he was confined for stealing horse.
By lis waywaIdness AID criminal conduct he had
brought upon hipself tho censule Of parents aad
tro'iers which, list adj OF reclining him, embit-
tered his feelings 10 such dere That ms REVENGE
could only be prati.d by then desih. The family ali
slept OIL the same floor. Inc Ga her, mother, AID
younger sop aged 10 years cccupied Que apartment,
and John and his brother Patrick another. John re-
fused 10 sleep with h's brother aud accordingly lay
down or the foor after removing hs boots aud
stockings.
be thought proceeding from iho room OF ms 1Meats
lie -Irsug upon the floor, aud eppNsching the door
leaomg 10 ih,r ROOM ul-t NJ OIohsf Jobl, VINO Ia
ioIIntd him that negro had murdered then parents
bId brother PGuCk Hnf1ediGtely ALARMED ths ne'So-
lo-s Who very soon in great numbers locked 10 MS
tsrsiplce. Wien they entered the room oae OF the
II or arrGr ~, tsclts presented t1at eSe ever
bebed Ia he center of the floor lay the youngest
acn wel;crilg 10 bis own blood, pathetc,liy calling
~ OF his mother, and nnpiorink the b4hoder' 10 r..
move him from the scene TIE instrument used 70
commit ia. de cd was an ax. He had received two
qash,s asout four inches in length, on the slde OF
his face AID head severing TIE temporal artery' lie
did IL abou three hours from tee loss OF blood. Ia
the further OF the room, ON a bed lay no
aged parents, with itr iaces bnd htchs hoiI'ug III"
u'nied. ..
The old gentleman appears fst TO have been dis