American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-07-28

declares that while desiring Italian inde.
pendence. Spain win still msintsiu her
neutrality, SO long as the Italian Princes
and the Church is maintained.
From the 81. Joseph West ofJuly.l
Terrible Murder in Missouri.-MuTder of
F. M. Wright.
About dusk evening before last two
young men who work for Thomas Hub
bard (residipg about four and half miles
from this city on the Rochester road, J
were sit.ingon the fence near the house
when one remarked that he heard gun
| go of. and very soon afterwards a pair of
horses harnessed to buggy came walk-
ing along slowly-coming West. They
started to catch them and as they neared
III, buggy, in Tie bottom Of it, discovered
what they supposed TO be drunken man
but who on closer inspection proved 10 be
F. N. Wright 10 dying condition. He
was not quite dead though barely gaspipp
as they took him out Of lie buggy to the
house where 10 few minutes more he
brssthed his last. Instantly one Of the
young men mounted horse and came "a
this city for the Coroner, who ascertained
the cause Of bis death to be from pisto
ball penetrating the skull about one inch
above aud Back of the ear and ranging
forward. He also ascertained that about
ralf an hour before, Drs. Knode and Cham.
bers Of St, Joseph had passed the buggy
near Cox's Mill, some three miles farther
on the road, and when they passed it Mr.
Wrigh; and stout negro man were in i
4 Wright sitting on the left side driving
A Young Mr.. Castle and c,hers saw them
about she same time. Al the mill Wrieh
and the negro stopped, and Wright asked
the negro if be would have drink Il water
The negro said emo" very insolentIy aud
seemed to be bad humor.
| The trace Of blood vas discovered fol
one hundred and sixty .yalds from tn.
house, and few yards still further bacl
the sock and one boot were found in th,
!, rood: In the buggy there was a bundle 0
bed clothes belonging to the negio. Up
I on the murdered mans person there wer,
!! no papers 10 show from whom the neRr,
was purchased. but tits known here tha
, Nj. Wright had left this city the dAy1be
, fore, 10 lookat some negroes with vie.
! ofbpying.oo l9i taa s1so ,. aisiI .1orls
!; =! The only paper discovered was q leite
I from A. Bea.tle Gs Co.. of this city, ad
\ dressed 70 o. firm lin. Gentry vile. Nj
W. was I'M the habit ogcarrying pistoii
, his GOAT pocket. land il isprssunie ithas Mhe
! his coat was Of, the nSgto.. while earryin
. it, stole the weapon from his pocket. an
! secreted il about his own person iu orde
I 10 perpetrate his fishdish purpose at NOR
1 favorable time. Upon the body Of tn
! deceased was found the sum Of 81 ,484 s.
but no weapons. and no papers except III
i letter above alluded. TO. From exsmins
! tion il appears tha, Mt. w. was afflicte
with letter on bis foot, and reasouabl
j supposition is that he took bis boot an,
!. sock off to give it some attention., an,
:. while so engaged was shot down by To
!. ASSASSIN at his side. .1t,,
Judge VIM. M. Garter, Of this city tool
chstgs OF the money found upon the bod
4 aid started yesterday morning for ST. Lou
. is after Mr.. Wrighi,s family. which con
sists ofa wife aud several children. A re
/. ward Of $500 has been offered for the ap
lPrehensioG Of the murderer. and we hop
!. soon TO hear OF his arrest. o.ssase DIN,
!. the, entire neighhorhood turhed od
!. searching for him yesterday, and enIm
A ber of yigihnt, and thsrgetic citizens Z
this vicinity lave also engaged in the pur
|. suit
Mr.. Wright was for many years a res
3 dent of St. Joseph. and Oncs held the Of
foeiof City Msrshal. He was we'll, an
widely known in this section Of the cour
d try. and had maay warm friends who wi
\ sincerely mourn his sad fate. His hon
was inst Louis where the crushing tidine
r Of his sudden and terrible death must reac
his family this morning.