, 1859-03-19

From iAe f'.nnd 1saptds [silch} Eagle, March 15l
We have been informed Of d terrible tragedy
which was enacted in the town Of Enstcy, Ne
waygo County, Ill Friday night last, in which a
blood. and the life ii his father attempted; fol
lowed by the suicide Of the perpetrators Of the
horrib}e deed. The particulars, which seem al
most too tiiabolical for belief, are us related by
our Informant, substantially as follows:
In the early rart of the week, Mr. White
who lives near the south linc Of Newavgo TO-,
in thu town Of Eilsleyt on the Muskcgon road
was visited ty two men named Jacob Durp and
Enos Merritt, who stated that they wished to
borrow soElc money Mr. White informed them
that lie had no money, either to lend Or hire,
and they departed. On Friday, as he and his
Merritt caine up to them and wished the young
nlan to 20 with him to marsh ahont thrcc-
quarters Of mile from the house, and help him
fetch in a deer, which he pretended to have shot.
White consented, and as soon a. the sweep was
raised, Merritt and young White started, bis
long utter, the elder White was startled by the
crack ot u ritllc uui u ball whizxed past his
heads just grazing hts temple. and Judging III the
corner Of the house. The old man run into the
housc and loaded his rife. and upon coming out
saw Merritt step out from behind tree abont
ten rods distant and rase his rifle, aiming it d.
rectly Il, him. lie cried ''murder! amt again
rc,rcated into tile house, from which he kept
cautious look out crying * murder!' ut tile top
Of his voice, until Merritt fled
White then became alarmed for the safety Of
lis son, and raying his neighbors. 4 search was
commenced and continued through the night
without SUCCESS. In tile morning they sent into
the tuwn Of Solon for more help. Before it ar
rived, however, towards noon on Saturday, Dopp
| and Merritt were both found in au old house
/ which had been vacated i few days bet0rc-tllc
former dead, shot BY his own hand; the latter
4,,1tt ~, t,nT tu1n rfrt
Merrill, betorc his death, however, they learned
enough to enablc them to find the body Of young
| White, and to gather further particulars.
The young mans body was found behind an
| old log near tl,e marsh spoken Of. lie had been
shot from behind, the allcntering hls back and
appears was committed By Dopp, NJ when Mcr-
RITZ and Young White had proceeded y short
| distance into the woods they were met by him,
when Merritt turned back, leaving him 10 con-
duct the young man to tue pretended deer.
Dopp, i seems, utter shooting the Young man,
oif, where the famiy noticed that he appeared
| very restless and uneasy. After dark, Merritt
| alsU came in, mud the two went outside and con-
yersed in IN under tone some time Upon com.
| ing in, Dopp complained that he was sick, and
Merritt directed their clothes prepared for IN
for ihc night. Dopp laid but u few minutes be-
fore he GOT up, saying that he was in too much
distress TO lie abed, and walked the floor till
morning, when they took their clothes and left
They went only about seventy rods to the old
house before spoken Of, where Dopp hid down
blew his brains out. Merritt wrote upon a piece
Of paper the words, " farewell to this world,
you will find US here" and left it npon q shelf:
He then took dose Of strychnine, and Was still
alire when found, as before stated--thongh hs
survived but short time.
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