The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-27

shooting murders IN Madlsen County, N. r.
foUR CHILDREN KILLED BY rH1IB MoTHEa-AE OLD
NAN or Elanfx sRUrALLY MURDERED.
Avsmaa famed Loe Ward, living near Lakeport, Ma
iyur ehidrss BY cutting their sroass Nth an AKA She
throat. Came- neglect and bru Ally Of her husband.
We get same further particulars Of the horrible affair
from ths Syracuse ssandard, which states that the
Ioor, fiaLtic wonan's husband IS disspated man,
aud she had probably BECOME discouraged at her prospect
In life and intended 10 destroy Der children and herself
Her hus ,and vas absent on Sunday morning. ishing
through the the lake. and the mother procured
axe and deliberately proceeced 10 murder her children
shs scmmsnced the slaughter BY killing her Youngest
child, about two months cid. the infant lay son
the bd ana tbs blow OF the axe nearly severed the
head Of the ehild from its body. she tssn attastsd
house. and despatched them WI h blows sout the aect
and head with the axe. boy and girl who were
chiidr en- and ran to what the mat
ter. when The mother met them, and with blow of
the axe esei the daughter Who erawed few fees
the moiber followed, With the axe uplftsd, but Was
unable to 0vertaks him. She then returned TO the house
Was prevented BY Mr. Dixon a neighbor who heard she
alarm and into the house In time to seize the
And prevent the frenzed from dsstr herself
The children ali nier eight years Of age, and the
sight Of the murdered innocents, with their gaping
wounds stretched In various parts Of the and the
un'ortuDats mother lying the bed with her throa
cut is desc BY those who Witnessed it have bssn
trEy horri'yiDg.
lhe wounds on her throat although quite serious are
not dangerous BUT the woman expressed desire 70
1--we she acknowledges her gait and Expresses regret
that she bad nat succeeded 10 destroying all nsr chcrtn
and herself.
She had not been arrested at hast ACCOUNTS but there
Was no danger of her ate mptiuR to get away.
One OF the most shocking murders says the CazenovA
RTAbcdn, We have any account Of was committed last
Friday the 2lst INST. about three and half miles from
Nelson on the read ieaoi2g to Worthwhile Mr. John
iuck, eighty years old, killed 10 his barn in broad
Daylight by blows with axe. and left lying ON the
barn noor, with the door partly open. BE received .
blow left side OF his head and the part OF
bis skull almost entirely crushed. Dutchman
named wilhau Sider has bsen arrested for the muer
and under examination Monday before Justice
Kern, in Morrisviie.
In order obtain the particulars OF the tragedy we
messenger the place who has furnished With
several circumstances connected with tbs caee Mr..
Bucks house formerly tavern, and ne has lived in
that place upwards o. sixty years He has and
sughters all Of VIII married and he has lived
alone in his house for tine About the first of last
January, Slider, .th his wife ana child came to i've
with hum. they to stay until the ls OF April,
but left about Our or five weeks Anc shortly after
Slider left, Mr. Buck missed about $50 In money. Since
that time Slider his house frequently, and
has been employed workman. On one evening ne
returned the house twice after he left and this cir
cumstance being rather sngu ar caused hr. Back 70
mention it to others.