Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-23
A Terrible Tragedy.

Inc Malone (Franklin county, Palladium.
e'l'dlhS an account OF murder and suicide
Committed in the town of Dickinson. Franklin
c 'unty, New York, on Friday evening, the 9TH
Inst. % WV 0'n
The particulars of the affair. rs oatbered IN
the vicinity, and which were mainly susta;naa
't the cOroners inquest, are as follows: some
week past MI. Meacham became iealous of
ms wife. and 1t seems had too good reason 70
"eheNe 60 They quarreled and separated
ABOUT three weeks previous to this sad occnr
!ence. Mrs: Meacham returned, with two or
three of their five children to the bonss Of he,
parents. Meacham brOOded over this state of
'l'hgs, anu ut diverse times threatened IN .boot
tue guilty vile and her paramount Mrs Meacb
am became alarmed at the earnestness of tbeSo
threats ana some two or three weeks since
Iaue complaint TO a Justice, and Meecbam
towards his wife " P''00
'h the dsy OF the murder Meecbam heard
inst RS wife had committed a second o., 10
'hu'H with yet another person. which 90
g TfSperated him that he proceeded 81 one 80
<fake his threatened revenue 0e ~
The house of Thos Cook tho fs,bosm
pl 'echam, and where she was at the t;ma =
me twenty OF thirty rods off the tnrnn;Le' &c
z lonely hollow and i nearly a mile d;stsnt
rom any other habitatiOn ON the avan;nr IS
the murder, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Meecbam. and
w niue children. one aged years and the
ner ~ months old. were at home Mr.. Cook
end son. lad ii or IL wears of 400 uere VI
neighbours by the name of Dustin Who Isans
- 'aVern IN the vicinity. Between the hours
and Meecham entered the house of Mr.
<xo"k Mrs Cook said to him good even;ng
enTy He made no reply, but immediately
eked where is Melissa -
Mrs. Cook told him she was On tho h,a
= ag the children to sleep. Mrs Cook saws ba
0as pale. and had n desperate sppearapcs and
member n his threats she became e,caa5-
ngiy alarmed, and has bnt an indist;nct 49,
etion Of what trapspired. excent tba, 81. -.
IN move towsrds the bed-that she heard ,ba
sehsrge Of hre-srms-that she saw him drao
towards the door and heard the LITTLE how
~ "Hrandma, Henry has killed Melisss. he
- cut her neck just Is be does deer
eecham went TO table at the end of the
room and commenced relOading his pistol
Ars Cook said to him, Are you going 10 Kill
De Henry He replied, No; YOU have
iwayS been good mother TO me, and good to
M children and snail not harm you
q She, however, made her escape from the
house, and ran Immediately toward the nears.,
@neighbOr's to give the alarm A. she was
passing from the door yard she heard the renor,
OF the pistol again. She. however proceeded
sud had passed about two thirds Of the way
when meeting her son she sent him back to
alarm the neighbors Mr.. Dustin and other.
repaired Immediately 20 the spot Upon enter.
.sinS the house they found both husband and
wife upon the floor, dead and weltering in
fheir gore The infant had crawled to the side
1pf Its mother, and was endeavoring to draw
1roE her exposed breast the remaining drop:
nutriment that nature had elaborated fol
D. sustenance.
- party Of gentlemen have started from
-XP"uehce, h L., on an expedition 20 Arizona.