The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-01-27
The Crime Without a Parallel!
Murder Of "A Father and Mother by
a Drunken SON.
From the Utica Herald, January i3 !

That our readers may be fully posted in all
the particulars Of the recent parricide at Pool
vile, Madison county, one one OF the editors o.
the Herald yesterday visited the murder iol
the purpose OF giving an authentic account o
! the affair, -.
THE CoMsToCK FAMILY.
Jared Comstock and Clarissa Comstock, the
two victims, were among the oldest inhabitants
of Hamilton. For nearly half century they
have lived in Madison county, aud although in
moderate circumstances, were much respected
! They have four children, two sons and two
daughters. The oldest Of the children is Will
| liam, by whose hand they received their death
wound, Their second son is married and lives
near the homestead, and one of thei, daughters
is married to gentleman in East Hamilton, anC
is a lady Of marked respect and esteem. The
old people had attained the age of nearly three
score years and ten, and were living in littlC
cottage with theiI Oldest son.
Their house is about two and half m ies
south of Poolville, and fifty rods east of Thomp.
sons MILL 1t is a story and a half build ing
boarded up with rough boards. Here Mr.. Com
stock and his wife have lived for the past fou
years. There is but one room on the ground
floor, and here the horrid deed was committed
The room is about sixteen by twenty feet, and
is not plastered. The walls are pasted with
Baptist Registers and New York Ledgers.--
There were five chairs,a stand containing crock
cry, an old fashioned clock, and other household
utensils in the room. ... ..
.-..- APPEARANCE OF THE ROOM
The first person who discovered the awful
crime was a neighbor who looked throug the
window of the house and saw the bodies o
Mr. and Mrs. ComStock lying upon the iool
and the parricIdo sitting quietly between
them. The old gentleman lay upon his back
On his left breast was wound over six inches
in length; his heart had been torn from his body
Mrs. Comstock lay short distance from the
body of her husband, on her right side, with a
hosrid wound over twelve inches in length or
her left breast, from which the parrcde had
torn out her heart also; her clothes were much
torn indicating a'scufiie. The broken skillet
the knife with which the hearts were cut out
and the bloody axe, were all remaining in the
room. In the stove were the two paternal hearts
partially roasted, and portions Of each gnawed
off which had evidently been eaten by the mur-
derer
The wounds upon both the deceased were o
the most terrible description. The heads o.
both were crushed and mutilatcd. Near the
left kidney Of Mrs, Comstocll was another ter
rible cash, as if inflicted by an axe, The floor
was covered with blood, Before the person at
the wiudow left the spot, the son William left
the chair and laid down upon the lounge at the
opposite side Of the room. An alarm was i'm
medately given, and the neighbors gathered in
force and secured his arrest. The gen emar
who first went TO the house was attracted there
by remark that the parricide had made to his
brother that there were ''lots Of fresh meat in
the house" aud other eXprGSsions which excl
ted suspicion, The discovery was made about
ten o'clock ON Sunday evening The awful Coed
was committed about eight O'Clock on Sabbath
evening. s--.r