Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-24

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Musdse. and Suicide.
Liberty, johnson Co, July ~, 1857.
n. Enroe You Nave undoubtedly
hserd rumox Of a terrible outssge. com.
mifsSd an Friday evening last. Living. -
A - the $500 Ct slsaGhter, asd bslng
e.ausieaed vith ~ siesuhs1saees and TIE
rarties. have thosght u ~ p give you
: 49, aketch Of the same. About mile
north az me there IL Tor wal family living
nv the name Of Hurt: consisting Of Hart, his
wife. his vifes mother, and four children.
Fridsy morning Hurt went 70 the city for
the purpose Of ascertaininG Ne truth Of the
report in circulation, which vss. that his
wife had succeeded in obtaining bin Of d.
vorce He came home little before sum
Get. vent 70 the well, got drink Of water,
then picked up an axe and drove his wife
out II the house Oysrtaking her In the
yard, he struck hsr viii. the axe in the back
Of the head She fell 70 the ground, and
he hacked her up in the most shameful man.
ner; cut her right arm nearly off, and sunk
the bit of the aye several times in her back
and sides. He then left her for dead, and
took after his mother -in-lsw. who was run
ming through the field 10 one Of the neigh
bor's. she had got so far of that he left her
and went In the house, took some fire, went
NJ stairs and vet the beds on fire. In half
an hour the house. and everything in it,
WAS In ruins. Two Of his sons-young
msn---were present at the time, but dare
not make the least resistance.
While the house was burning, Hurt was
seen going through the field toward q thick
et About DARK cone thirty Of the neigh
bors colleeted around the burning ruins--
Mira Hort - lopnd in potstoe patch,
sensaless she was carried to . neighbor
house, end Il Mas arranged TO meet 1t day
light the next morning, TO huntfor Hurt
The search was short He went about 20
rods in the thickst, and stabbed himself
twice with pocket knife. Tie was heard
mourning and crying all night by some OF
the neighbarA He had lost his knife In the
grass, and had nd other weapon with which
| TO finish the work Of destruction. One man
was dispatched 10 the City for doctor
lie had q double barrel shot gun, with him
and in leaving for the city, he left the gun
standing under the shed. Hurt left the
thicket In the night, came TO the house. or
where II stood, pulled of his right boot,
fastened it 10 pole with his handkerchief,
and got water from the well 10 drink. As
soon rs II was light he saw the gun, and
placing the muzxle 10 his left ear, he dis
charged the piece, as is supposed with his
toes lie was found lying upon his back
with his left arm around the gun.
Hurt was drinking, shiftlcss, and evil
IDENTIFY desperate man. His wife was q
ha rd.working industrious woman. The
family were left without shelter, or change
Of clothes. Mrs Hurt had lived in con
slant fear of her life for the last four years,
and suffered thousand deaths
ern part Of Ohio. Some fifteen years ago,
Hurt killed neighbor Of his, in drunken
| fray, and fled to Canada She remained in
Ohio until about four years ago. when she
received letter from Hurt from Michigan,
stating that he had landed there and want
ed her to sell out and Join him. Hurt was
in debt for grog and board bill, when she
found him. She paid it, for she had about
81 800 with her. She bought place here;
aud not seeing any reformation In the man,
she secured the title in her own name
They lived together o. man and wife but a
short time. He came nigh killing her some
two years ago She swcre her life on him,
and applied for bill Of divorce. He has
been living in the family eversince, a terror
TO them. She employed Clark d Bro. tc
get q divorce. At her request. wrot'
them once or twice in her behalf Know
ing her, as did, (she having worked fol
us several times, when compelled to flee he
own home) informed them Of her troubles
and they secured the divorce, and her righ
TO the little property she possessed. Bu
she is not here TO thank them for it; for
have just learned that che died last night
Hurt was buried yesterday, and she will be
this evening
Thus ends the tragic scene.
| w.B. FORD
Tx FoURrn At Kossum-We learn that
The citizens Of Kossuth, in connection with
the students at Yellow Springs College, had
great time on Saturday Two thousand
people were present. Speeches were made,
music arose." and a magnificent dinner
was served. and in short the people enjoy
ed splendid celebration.
J.srxR Co.-The Express Of July 10th
says:
The crops were never more promising
The wheat crop will be three times large
than ever before in the country The corr
Is ginning TO show symptoms OF larg
yield Oat crops will be good.
The citizens Of Indianola, Warren Co.
held IN anti crcus meeting. and passed res
olutions against the exhibition OF the "els
rhan" at that place on account Of its i'm
moral tendency The editor Of the Indian
ola Visitor has also been brought to accoun
for publishing circus advertisement
still Another Man Hung in Cedar Co.
We learn from Mr. Bills. Of the Enquirer
who arrived from Upton this morning, tina
1t WAS rumored there that another hors
thief has been hung in Cedar County. Ia
Mecanicsburgh,) by mob, yesterday. Hi
name was Keith The mob was after anoth
er man named Cole Where is Coy. Grimes
I-Msseofine Journal
IMAM Killed in Well.
We learn that Mr.. Joseph Bowers, Of Cas-
Township, lost his life, on the sth inst.
while excavating a we'll The well had heel
sunk some twenty feet, and Mr.. Bowers de
scended into the well 70 Asce, tain the pros
pect Of water. when, owing to the sandy ma
J ture Of the soil. and the insufiiciency of tn
| curhinU tho hauL al in killing him al