Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-01-21
sEBENSBURG, JANUARY 81, 1857.

very quick of his sensitive soul, would put up
in silence, with the graceless insults. and not
taunt back again, restrained by the deep af-
fection for the daughter To stihe, if posi-
BILE, the love of the young lady, her father de-
termined to send her away to Pennsylvania,
that by absence and distance, he might
estrange her acknowledged affection for the
young man. In accordance with this resolu-
ton she was sent, but on taking the cars, she
was heard to express her intention yet to mar
ry Mr.. Crozier, in spite of the unkind efforts
of her friends to prevent it. After the young
lady had been gone some time, there were
some movements on the part of Crozier, which
led the Femings to suspect that he intended
to follow her to the seclusion they had provi-
ded for her. This led to the horrible TRACE
dy.
On Thursday morning, Dec 11th, Mr..
William Fleming, with his two sons Henry
and John, and a lawyer, who employed
by them for the occasion, proceeded to the
Baldwin House, in Monmouth, where young
Crozier boarded, and between the hours OF
eight and nine in the forenoon. requested an
interview with him at his room. He went
with them as requested. and when he had en-
tered the room. the elder Fleming locked the
door There they remained, our informant
said, from about o'clock, A NJ, to ., p.
NJ, locked in During the time they were
thus locked in, every effort was made by the
Flemings both father and sons and by the
lawyer to induce Crozier to sign such a wri-
ting as they should dictate. renouncing the
young lady in question forever. This he res
olutely refused TO do in spite of threats and
persuasions, which were freely used. A sort
of compromise writing was finally agreed up
on and signed, which was satisfactory to the
father but not to the sons. They declared
they would have revenge by lashing him with
whip they had brought for the purpose,
which they accordingly proceeded to execute
After they had struch six or seven blows
Crozer determined to resist with all his might
A desperate scuffie ensued One of the Flem-
ings drew pistol and fired at Crozier with
intent to kill Just as he fired, however, the
lawyer struck the hand which held the pistol
up, and the charge lodged in the ceiling in
stead of the head of the young man Crozier
then assailed the assassion with jack knife,
stabbed him and instantly killed him. Mean
time the report of the pistol alarmed the house.
apd the brother of Crozier being there rushed
to his rescue. Finding the door locked on
the inside, he bursted it open, and with one
blow knocked down the elder Fleming who
opposed his passage As soon as the door
was burstcd open the brother who was last
wounded, passed down into the tarroom, fell
and expired The blow which felled the ell
der Fleming left him for a time senseless.
Thus in attempting by force to compel
young Crozier to accede to their tyrapnical
demands two brothers were slain py the PER
son assailed, and the third party was roughly
handled
When the deed was done Crozier, volunta
rily, surrendered himself to the proper officers
for examination, and was, we understand,
acquitted on the ground Of justifable homi-
eide in self defence.
When it was suspected that Crozier was
going to follow Miss Fleming to Pennsylva-
MIA, another brother was dispatched post haste,
to bring her home, and when the fatal TRACE
dy occurred they had not returned.