Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-08-12
MURDER PANIC.

perfect murder panic in the United States.
Scarcely paper comes to hand that has not
some record of crime, causing the heart to
sicken at the depravity of human nature. MO-
rality is at low cbb in our country, and stiii
on the decline, and unless some summary MODE
of Furnishing offenders is adopted. murders and
outrages will not soon diminish. Villains DIS
regard the penalties of the law because there
are so many ways of escaping, and sad as may
be the thought, yet it is true in some cases the
judicial officers are to blame. If whipping
posts and gallows should be erected at our
cross roads for meeting ont due punishment to
offenders, we should not be surprised. for We
have little doubt that some rigid means viii
have to be resorted to in order to suppress the
taking of life and stop the scoundrelism that
is running riot in our land, at present.
We are averse to. publishing details of muir
ders, but we herewith make mention of such
cases as We happea to recollect, for the pur-
pose of showing the frightful number that have
been committed within a very few days.
On the 2lst ult., James P. Donnelly cut the
throat of Albert F. Moses, whilst in bed, at the
Sea View House, in Naversink, New Jersey,
without known provocation. Moses lived long
enough to give the in ormation relative to the
perpetrator of the horrible deed.
On the 4th, Theo. l.. Thompkns was brutal
ly beaten to death by German in a house of
prostitution in New York.
The Tribune of Tuesday gives an account of
the arrest OF Mr.. James Sheppard in New
York suspected of killing his wife and burn
ing the honse to secure the insurance and
hide the deed.
The same paper contains on account of the
stabbing of John Rourke by his brother. in a
dispute about some money. The wound, it
feared, would prove fatal.
In Clarkson, New York, on the 9Th, Mrs.
Marshall, who has been deranged for some
time, attempted TO murder her three children
by pouring hot water into their ears. One
will die, and the woman committed suicide by
hanging.
The W lest Chester, Pa, papers give accounts
OF atragedy in which constable of that place,
was severely injured, and prisoner killed
C. NJ. Layman assistant constable to Mr.. VIM.
Lynch went to arrest a man named WIn. .Baugil,
in West Pikeland. Baugh inflicted very Sc
we're wound with an axe on Layman when they
arrested him. Mr.. Lynch placed his assistant
in a wagon, and together with the prisoner
Baugh started for West Chester. Layman
presently told Mr.. Lynch that he felt weak and
faint and that he must take care of himself.
Hereupon Baugh attempted to wrest the pistol
from Mr.. Lynch, and finally in self defence
ha latf fha fba hoVI
striking near the eye, and in about an hour af-
ter Baugh died.
On Friday last week, man named Conrad
Tihlman was killed in Pittsburg, by another
man named Tom Sheridan. The deceased was
in the saw mill of Heath & Lucas, where he
was engaged, when Tom Sheridan entered with
several others. After some time dispnte a.
rose. when Sheridan picked up club and
struck Tihlman over the head and killed him.
In New York on Wednesday morning Mr..
Alexander Boyd, keeper of a grocery store,
- West Eighteenth street, was awakened by a
gang of burglars breaking into his store on the
ground floor, aud went down to seize them
One of the villains, however, drew a revolver,
and shot the unfortunate mar, ,inflicting wounds
which will probably terminate fatally.
On the 1st, man named Wright was mur-
dered in New Orleans by a fellow named Black
wood. Much excitement prevailed, and it is
announced that a Vigilance Committee will
be organized.
On the 1st, there were several cases of shoot
ing in Baltimore-one of which was that of a
German passing quietly down Bond street,
when he met two men in buggy who deliber-
ately fired upon him.
Besides these, there are any number of
knock-downs aud stabbing cases, showing the
most frightful disposition to murder. 1t is re-
ally sickening to contemplate such state of
affairs.