Squatter sovereign., 1857-01-13
Love, Csrrsship, and xura.

ne Aurora Beacon brings Us III. c
leading TO the dreadful homicide .,M
mouiq. WsrrOn county, Ill.,, which
briefly announced by telegraph . fsxs.
ago.
William Crozier, very re,,.,
young man of Monmouth. of good .b.'
acter, became aaachsd TO a daueb,.,. :,
Mr. William Fleming. of that place w.
attachment WAS fully and warlulv r,o;,.
Gated. The young man, though O;A.,r
an uns1ceptiona6le persen. was SEQ,
that circumstance operated to cr..
fierce hostility towards the .na,rb =.
part Of Fleming and his two scns IT,.
took every opportunity of Insulting H.
and 'auntirg him With his poyers
To s;ifle. If possible. tae love of i
young lady. her father determined ,s ...1
her awEy to Pennsylvania. 50 that b, ;,
sence and distance he nigL. ss,rapg. l..
acknowledged affection for the vovn,
man.
In accordance with this resOluaon ,h.
was sent. but on taking the cars, she x..
heard to express her deterrninahOa -,
to marry MIR. Crezier. in spit. OF u.
nnkind efarts Of her friends 10 preTen, il
After the young lady had been gus
some time. thore were some moveinens
on the part sf Crozier, which led Flen.
ing to suspect tha, he intended to folio.
her to the scctusion ,hey had prn,iJcd fs,
her. This led 10 the horrible tragedy.
On Thursday morning. December l4ts,
Mr.. William Fleming. with his two ,ons
John and Henry, snl a lawyer. who va.
employed 10y them for the occasion, PIE.
ceeded to the Baldwin House, in Mon.
mouth. where ysung Crozior boardsd, and
between the hours Of eight and nirs
the forenoon. requested an interview vii
him u: his rosIn.
He went with Them. as requested, .k
when they had all entered the room, Ii.
elder Flswing locked the door.
There they remained, our infcrn,n
says, from about 9 o'clock, A. NJ. ,s . o.
clock. P. NJ, locked in.
Daring The time they were thus licked
! in, every effort was made by the Elem.
ings, beth father and sons, and By tie
lawyer, to induce Crozier to sign such q
writing rs they should dictate, renounsing
the young lady in question forever.
This he resulutely refused to do. in sris
of threats and persuasioas which vel.
freely used.
A sort of compromise writing was fn,-
II agreed upon and signed, which wa
satisfactory to the father, but not 10 tie
sons. They declared they would have re-.
venge by lashing him with whip th.y
had brought for the purpose. which tAsy 1t
once proceeded to execute.
After they had struck six or serrn blow,
Crozier determined to Iesis, with all hs
might. a desperate scufile ensued One
Of The Flsmings drew pistol. and fired 4,
Crozisr with the i,,toIt to KILL Just ss he
fred, however, the lawyer struck the hand
which held the pistol up, and the charge
lodged in the ceIlins instead OF the young
mans head. CIozisr then assailed lb.
assassin with a jack-knife. stabbed hia
and Instantly killed him. Then, turning
, upon the other brother. he stabbed him.
Meantime the report Of the pistol alarm
ed the house. and the brother ol Crcr s'
Leing there. rushed 10 his rescue. Find
ing the door locked on the inside. he buIs
it open and with one blew knocked d0up
the elder Fleming, who opposed his pas
sage.
ks soon as the door was burst open, IAs
brother who was last wounded passsa ini0
; the bsr-roou. fell there and expired.
The blow which fcliud the elder Flea
: ing. peeled the skin from his forehead saI
left him for while senseiess.
Thus, in attempting by force to conPs
young Crozisr te sccede to their tyrsnnI
cal dictntion. two brothers were slain b
the person essdIied, and tie third peTses
was roughly handed.
When the deed ~as done. Crozier rOr
unfairly surrendered himself 10 the pDIs'
auihori;ies for examination, and MIS-. ".
understand, acquitted Oh TIE ground Of !
iustifablc homicide.
Whom it was suspected that Crszisr WI
abou! TO follow Miss Fleming TO Psnns5i
vnnia, third brother was dispatched, pos
haste. to bring her home. and when the f.
tai tragedy occurred. they had net Tsi':n'
cd.
! What horror must all her heart. When
she arrives and learns the mischief rhIen
the obstinate readiness of her relatives hi'
produced. Ne pen. probably, cas aniiei'
pate OF portray it. We therefore shall 20
attempt the task.
Truly, in view of these facts, may Vt
say. that" truth ID sometimes stranger thar