New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-03
THE McKIBBIN AND CRAIG AFFAIR.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

CHAMBERsBURG October 90 1857.
Our usually quiet village was aroused on Tuesday
last by the report that the Hon. Joseph c. McKbbn
H. C.. elect from California, and Robert p. McKibbin,
"a younger brother and law student Of this place. had
attacked their brother.in.law, Mr.. Isaac Craig OF
Pittsburgh with revolvers with the evident detexmi
nation to take his life at al hazard. The facts Of the
case aye substantially as follows:
Some years ago Mr. Isaac Craig of Pittsburgh, Of
Neville b. Craig, and editor Of The Pittsburgh Gazette
married daughter Of Chambers McKibbin, esq the
proprietor OF the Exchange Hotel of that place. Both
families occupied prominent social positions and
wealthy and highly respected. Chambers McKibbin,
efq subsequently removed to Philadelphia, where he
s' resides of the propretors of the Merchants
Hotel, and Naval Officer under Mr.. Buchanan. Two
years ego be purchased beautiful farm little dis
tsrce from our town, where he spends portion of his
tine, ard where pant Of bis family remain all the time.
OLe Of Mr. McKibbins daughters, Mary, is both
deaf ard dtmb. Every effort that wealth and kind
parental could give iavished to atone for the
lcss Of The faculties denied her by nature. She was
educated thoroughly and her naturally sprightly,
cheerful AID oectionate disposition made her the loved
ore OF the family. AS might be expected, she had
little on 20 intercourse with any one outside Of her
own fen ly circle ard she had reached perhaps twenty
SUMMERS suleless, as innocent, and as confdng as
child. About three years ago she went TO Pittsburgh
20 vis her ster the wife Of Mr.. Isaac Craig. and re-
NAMED some weeks her guest. During that visit it is
aid q d. and the allegation is supported by the affidavit
e the victim herself (sbe even passed the cross.
exanipaton Of David Paul Brown, that her own
brother-in-l law, Mr.. Isaac Craig seductd her. She
re ulped home to Philadelphia and for months seemed
TO be entirely ignorant that any wrong had been done
b. r. but in cue time she gave unmisakabe indications
that che would coon become mother, ard not until
then did her family suspect anything of the kind nor
did she seem even when the truth had forced itself
upon her heart broken friends to realize that she had
suffered any wrong. Not until she undentood that
- H. Axvarh ay afata orh
brothers and sster did che appreciate the vlsny of
her seducer. When questioned in relation to the
author Of her misfortune, she promptly charged II
upon Der brother inlaw, Dir. Craig, and followed it
with an affidavit detailing the circumstances attending
her seduction. Mr.. McKibbn and his family, not
doubtirg the guilt Of Mr. Craig proceeded to prosecute
him, ard took Mrs. Craig and her children Tour In
number home again. She has remained with he,
children separated from her husband ever spce, ana
has resided in the family mansion near this place ior
two Year, past with her blghted sister as her COM
parton. Tie suit il stil pending in the Allegheny
Court, haviI gone over from term to term unu now.
Soon after the seduction Of Mary Jane Mckiobin one
of her brothers fred once or twice at Craig IN Pltt
bueh but without effect. Since then violence has
beer attempted upon Mr.. Craig until Tuesday last,
though do not know that any OF the young Mchib'
bins have net him in the mean time.
some time last Summer, two of Mrs. Crag's children
(tbe oldes boy and gull were playing IN one OF the
rooms of the house, where loaded gun was st.nding
and the boy by accident fred the gun and lodged
the contents ID tuo pfbh VI oic cAoeSf' N
course killed instantly. She was beautiful and intel
ligent girl Of ten Summer and II was terrible DO"
TO the already worse than widowed mother Mr..
Craig was advised Of the death OF his child and came
on 10 Chambersburg with his father to take the boty
10 Pitt.burgh for ibterment He asked, through his
father for permission to his wife and children, but
he wa forbidden BY Mr. Mckibbn and bis sons TO come
TO the house at the peril his life though they allowed
hi. three remaining children TO be taken u neigh
bor house to spend hour with him. II was truly
a sad time for bis youngest two had never heard his
nan sipce they were old enough TO know what It IS
20 love ard be loved and they parted with him with
ont knowing that they had been with their father.
Az Great fess were entertained that the sons OF Mr.
Kibbin would take Mr. CIsigs life, should they inset
Al the depot where the body Of the child was put upon
The cars. Mr.. Craig took pnvao conveyance to
SHINE n,burph the evening before and there took the
ss and met his father who had the body in charge.
The little boy who had accidentally killed bis sister
% Knitted 10 accompany hs grandfather and father
18th The body Of bis sister TO Pittsburgh, under the
solemn promise of the grandfather that be should not
he detained beyond q given time. According to
nromise the boy brought back TO this plaes by
bs father on Tuesday last TIE boy went out 70 MS
mother and the other children were sent INTO mr.
Crsjge hotel and permists to stay with bin unl ne
,bould leave in the return train for Harrisburg In
The me- an time, the Hon. Jos MeKibbn, from Cahor'
MA who bsppeped TO be a visit to bis sisters Dere,
and Robt r. McKibbin esq, ysuDg man OF 70 years
Who resides AZ the menkon near the town, ana Is
s,uoert at law learned Ct Mr. Crsigs ARRIVAL IN town
They resolved that the wrongs OF their oighteo sis
tsrs olld he avenged and armed themselves vito
revolver eseh. They were, however, dis'usaed Hom