Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-10-15
Horrible Murder in Ware Co.
GeOrgia.

We have received through gentleman
of this city the following account of one of
the most horrible butcheries we have heard
Of since the days of Adam Horn. The
information is from one "whose response
bility cannot be questioned" The account
comes in a private letter, and is said to
have occurred on the 18th ult.
1t appears that man named Adams
was married short time since to a Miss
Jenkins, who had previously been engaged
to another man by the name of Harley
Harley, on the morning of the wedding
day, had threatened Miss jenkins with re-
venge if she persisted in marrying his RI
val, but she laughed to scorn his threats,
and as was appointed, bound in wedlock to
Adams. On the 18th September, Harley
came to Adams while the latter was alb
sent with his wife, and finding it only oc-
cupied by an old negro woman, knocked
her down with an axe, fracturing her skull,
and then proceeded TO demolish all the fur
niture and disfigure the premises, knock
ing down partitions and breaking the plas-
ter off the walls. Adams and his wife re-
turned late at night, and their feelings on
perceiving the work that had ben wrought
may better be imagined than described
Medical assistance was obtained for the old
woman, and her few broken, wandering
words, ending, as is said, almost in shrek
of the name of Harley, indicated to Ad-
ans the probable prepetrator of the out
rage. Accordingly the next morning he
armed himself with rifle and knife, and
went in search of Harley. He had not far
to 60, for about 100 yards from the house,
on the road which passed through a strip
of woods, he met Harley, apparently pro-
ceeding to complete his destruction. A
farmers boy, who happened to be short
distance behind, was the sole witness of
the dreadful scene that ensued and which
froze his blood with terror. A short bnt
violent conversation commenced between
the two, when Adams discharged his rifle,
only wounding Harley in the arm. Har-
ley, large athletic man, then closed with
him, and desperate conflict followed
Adams at last received fatal blow from
the antagonists knife, and Harley, though
almost to peices, raised the body, if posi-
Bile more bloody than his own, with the
knife still sticking upright in his breast,
and carried it into the presence of Mrs.
Adams. The boy followed mechanically
to see the denoument, too frightened to
summon assistance, too weak to give it him
self. Mrs. Adams received the murderer
with a shrek, and fell fainting upon the
corpse. Harley, week and exhausted, had
still strength enough to draw the bloody
knife, and cutting her features until not
liDeament was recognizable, plunged it in
to his own heart and fell back, his hand
still grasping the long hair of bis victim.
The affrighted witness at last sufficient
ly recovered himself to run for aid; when
it came both men were dead, and Mrs. Ad-
ans insensible, having almost bled to death.
A great excitement prevailed. She was
carefully removed and attended, but can
not recover. Adams had been decently
inferred; but when l left, proposals had
been made for mailing Harley's body to
tree. Adams was universally respected,
being the editor of the Ware Co., Sentinel,
the only paper in that section. 1t has now
collapsed. Baltimore Patriot, 3D.