New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-22

Shocking Tragcdy---A Woman and II
Children Murdered,


Correspondence Of the Chicago Press
ATLANTA III, Oct Is, $780,. G.as ;,as been been thrown %
into an extraordinary ss.se mnrer ~ ths III ,ss
receipt of the intelligence Gao NJ T,rsnaarf Az
and two little daueas seven and nine wars The
latter agea as ssry can be ascertained, are
| as follow lives about six miles from Deayan.
MI county, on the Delavan prairie, fifteen
"a NJ 81 of this place. On yesterday morning
1s his hired man started for the timber, about
II miles Distant to work, and did not return until
after dark last night. On entering the house. he
discovered no light. and went in to see what the
matter was, when he was stricken with horror by
stumbling over the lifeless body Of his wife. He
at once called for his hired man, and light was
soon struck, and still more horrible and heart
rending picture presented itself. Near its mother
lay his youngest child dead and just outside of
the door lay his eldest child, not dead, but speech
less and dying.
The alarm was at once given, and several Of the
neighbors were soon upon the spot. On exauiina-
ton it was found that the fendish crime had been
committed with the back part of an ak, with re-
peated blows. Nine wounds were found upon Mrs.
o., seven of which were considered sufficient to
produce death, if dealt sngy. The youngest child
was much mangled about the head; the eldest
seemed to have made its escape from the house
and was caught in the yard and stricken down with
| o club.
On further examination it was discovered that
| all the drawers and places where valuahles were
likely to be kept had been opened, and from $50 to
| $40 and q Colts revolver taken. A considerable
amount of money was in the house, belonging to
an estate Of which Mr.. H. was administrator, but
/ was not found by the scoundrel.
/ This morning an effort was made by the citizens
to find some clue to the author Of the outrage and
all the neighbors were called before a Coroneris
jury-by this way, if possible, to discover the mur
i derer. In sending after witnesses, a young mar
was sent for who lived near by, and who had only
i been in the neighborhood few weeks. On the
road to the place where the investigation was
4 going on, dog belonging to the man in question
got into fight with another, and he jumped out
4 Of the wagon to separate them. After he had
separated the dogs he broke for cornfield neal
by, at the top Of his speed He was followed i'm
rnedately, but up to this writing has not been ar
rested After he had gone about two miles he left
his boots, in order to enable him to faster and
on his boots were found marks of blood, which
Il fastens upon him belief of his guilt.
The citizens Of the southeastern portion of Taze
well and the northwestern portion Of this (Logan)
county, are out en- masse in search of the murderer
and it is confidently believed that he will be ar
rested His name have not been able to learn
He is described as being Q young man, about is Of
10 years old; wears light-colored, soft hat, with
a broad rim tied up on the top with ribbon had
on, when last seen, striped cotton pants and dark
eolored coat and has been tracked since his escape
4 by his bare feet. When last seen, he was travel
ing toward the East. Such an outrage has MOI
been perpetrated in the West for many years.