New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-01
CANADA.
THE GRAND RIVER COUNrRY-MURDER
OF NELLES.
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THE GRAND RIVER COUNrRY-MuRDER
OF NELLES.
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CAYuGA, Haldimsnd County,
Monday, Sept %, 1857.
TNis village (couuty town)is beautifully situated
O rising ground, upon the Grand River, a large
st5eam flowing into Lake Erie, and acting as the
FEEDER of the wellsnd Canal Fifteen m,les oelow,
a vsst ex peDse dam was built scros. the river,
.esrly twepty.eieht years since, by Judge Wilke-
son Of Buffalo, thus converting the bed of the
stream and many meadows adjacent into narrow,
pavisable lake, fifteen Diies in length. above which
DE river s made navigaole for light steamers and
sA1bcats, by the aid OF locks nesr its rapids, some
thrty nes TO Brantford, situated in lovely valley,
end the place where the annuL provincial agncunu-
sal fair Of Canada West is to be held commencing
tO-moYTOw.
Along The nortberly bank of the Grand River, or
near It, ,s the Buffalo and Goderch Railway, which
viii soon be open to Lake Huron; vast quantities OF
gypsum are dug nesr the river banks; tne soil IN
most PARTS Of Haldimand County is stiff clay, pro-
aucina excellent crops of wheat but requiring heavy
teams for blowing, &c. The farmers are bringing
their wheat to the river from all directions as ad-
yised BY THE TRIBUNE in recent number. There
h an extensive lumber trade with Buffalo and your
ing. Six miles wide Of country along this river was
bestowed ON Joseph Brant and the Six-Nations To-
dans for their services in the war of your lndepe1d-
sace. find about 100 of them remaining Nj this
county, unct nyerted and not made more sober or
neral by Christian example.
Lat. pted an hour at NeIles's Corner, near Lake
Rre, yesterday, where Nelles murdered and
son Of the Reeve showed me the room where Neles
sat writing when the robbers demanded his money.
The rest Of his family had just retired to rest. Town
send forced his way D tired TO put Nelles down on
tie Hcor, and then shot him through the left side
three balls. He vomted several quarts Of blood,
the robbers meanwhile robbing the ,uSe, and keep
ing the wife and family prisoners Nelles lived over
two hours. The family moved him iotO the next
room Ind thence to the churchyard. The Neles fam
Iy firmly believe that the prisoner is the murderer
Eeles was an agile, spare active man, but The ply
sician, his aeiehbOr, who was with him at his de-
cease tells me he could not speak coherently so as
70 describe what had happened 70 him.
The Jury on Townsend. alias Mchenry, were
seven for conviction and ise tor scqulf'al. Inc
prisoner was then remanded til the cpriug asslzes,
but will, think, be tried in Weland Couo,y (near
Suspension Brdge), next week, under the name he
assumes, for more recent murder.
now remember Townsen1's father; he resided
20 years since at Port Dalnousie. To-day spent
some time in the house of Townsend's mother and
sisters. They live comfortably on their own iarm
of 60 acres, at Cayuga Station. Wherever 20
the sane decided opposition exists among the people
as TO bis identity; but still incline to the opinion,
that the prisoner is the murderer of kelles, though
here differing from many very shrewd, intelligent
Sesidems.
Last week an Indian was tried here for numbering
a white person. To-day one Carroll is Iria! for
the murder Of his wife. The judge is addressed as
"my lord, your lordsbip." Next Wednesday he
"Opens the Assize Court a, SlmcOe, higher up Lake
Erie.