The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-13

By perusal OF the accounts Of shocking and bru-
tai murders which have appeared in the papers for
few days past, we are almost led to believe that the
present time Is the advent Of Of horrifying
homicides, the details Of the preparation of some Of
which present the offenders more in the light Of
heartless brutes than human beings. The most
shocking the list Of the recent murders is the one
in Wisconsin, where man named Debar attempted
to put an end to the existence of whole family.
This wretch, for no other reason than he stated,
entertaining bare suspicion that his intended vic
tim, worthy farmer named Muehr, had struck him
at the election polls, knocked him down, intending
the blow should be fatal while Mr.. Muehr was In the
act of giving him drink to quench his thirst. He
then caught his wife, and with knife nearly severed
her head from her body. His blood thirstiness did
not stop there; but encountering young man in the
employ Of Muehr, he soon despatched him with
club. He then went back to the house, set it fire,
and threw the body Of the young into the flames
Debar was caught and tried within four days after
committing the offence. He was found guilty and
remanded to prison to await his sentence but on his
way thither the incensed populace took him from
the custody Of the sheriff and after treating him in
the same brutal manner that he had dealt with his
victims, dragged him to tree and suspended him
by the heels until life was extinct. Wisconsin is be-
coming noted for murders and lynch law executions.
The next most horrifying affair of the kind
is the finding of the body Of young woman in
Gunner's run, Philadelphia, with marks upon her
body, which showed conclusivey that she had been
fouly dealt with. This murder has very much the
appearance of the Green lane affair in the same city,
and is like that, enshrouded in mystery. She was
the wife of German named Michael Albrecht, was
only eighteen years of age, and had been married
but three weeks. Her maiden name was Elizabeth
Sting.
Next comes the affair at Newark, N. j., which
took place on Tuesday last. The keeper of q lager
bier saloon, named Conrad Bauer, was stabbed to
the heart by man named John Mckinney after.
few words Of alteration which in consequence
OF Bauer refusing TO admit number Of riotous
characters into his house. The murderer is still at
large and is said to be in this city. The Mayor Of
Newark has offered reward of two hundred dollars
for bis apprehension.
An aggravated murder occurred near Springfield
Tenn, about two weeks since. A man named Nor
timer A. Martin had separated from his wife, in con
sequence of supposed intimacy between her and
young man named Francis NJ. Walton. The two par.
ties met and Martin desired Walton to keep out of his
way, as he did not like him Martin then left and
walked away, when Walton fired and shot him in
the back. Martin fell, and his adversary imme
diately got upon him and with another pistol des
patched him Immediately. Walton has not been
arrested.
On the Sd inst, at political meeting held in
jamestown, Ohio, two persons, named Benjamin Ad-
kins, ship carpenter, and William Worlan, keeper
of the Mexico House, few miles above Cincinnati,
on the Kentucky side, got into alteration, which
resulted in Worlan's stabbing Adkins in the region
Of the heart, which caused his death mmedatelj !.
In the town Of Whitteford, Monroe county, Mi
chigan, woman was found dead in her own house,
having been killed by blows the back part Of her
head. Suspicion rested upon a man named James
E. Cromwell, her son-n-law and he was accordingly
arrested for the crime. During his examination
there was great excitement among the people, and
the evidence was strong against him, and the
offence brutal that had not the officers of the law
taken most determined and formidable stand, a
Wisconsin lynch law tragedy would most certainly
have been enacted. The prisoner is now in Jail
awaiting his trial.