Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-04-17
EBBESBURG, Pa. WEDNESDAY, iPRIL II, 1861.

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found Sergeant MGrath and siz mounted no.
licemen, waiting for him With his saddle hor-
ses. TIE chief constable seemed more sur
pTised thaa myself. If there really had been
a murder, ; large force sho'd have been called
cut If tie death arose from accident. sure
/ ly no policemen were aeguisite. The Major,
! however, made no remark, and wa tro;ted
across the country followed at distance by
/ the ccns.Sb'ss and carriage. I adhered to
| ny old ;ale' of asking no questions.
( Presently NC came In sight of the oii farm
/ house where the murder had been committed.
! 1t was surrounded 6y, at least, 5000 per-
/ sons, many of whom seemed strangely excl
| ted | could not but feel sensation of ter
ror as [ looked upon this laBless body. 1
| believe my cOuntenance must have betokened
my alarm, for my relative gave me reassu-
| ring smile. He then direc.ed his SUP TO ioin
! the policemen. with direetiens to bring them
round to tie rear Of the building. and jump
/ ing OF bis horse, motionea ne TO do the same
/ [ confess | did 50 with reluctance, and when
/ | handed the bride to the boy, who had IN
/ de:tgken Is bold the animal, I must needs ad-
/ NIT L would have willingly dissuaded Vokes
! from entering the crowd, who, as he approach
/ cd, gave three groanS for him-a welcome
they poured forth with all the venom of their
/
dread his power. The Major took off his
hat with smile, and laughingiy thanked
them, then plunged into the mids; Of them
Vokcs had only a riding whip with him, and
this instrument he did not hesitate to use,
when any one attempted to bar his passage,
OF press too closely on him. Unless I am
| e.cegiouslY mistaken, l read murder and
/ vengeance in the eyes Of many. But 4 Sc
cret and uUc0HguoTabie dread OF the chief
magistrate, VINO boldly looked them in the
/ face, seemed 10 restrain them.
( At length We entered the cottage. IN which
/ 4 couple Ct magistrates aud several police
/ ,nau ls:tesci These fa8ctiUuarics assured
Foses thai, after most heightened and nj
mute inquiry they could obtain 10 clue TO the
/ ps9p-tg gslers cf the bocTi- deed.
Ihe Major next inlarracasli tue family
I more Intelligent circle l never saw in mv
lie They gave der evidence clearly, < one
ci the p8c: girls burst into Gears as ste told
her story. Sae il vas who had last seen the
rC1r fellows, now lying dead 10 the a5jpinu >
barn. Vj.kes, after hearing their account,
told them be should d5u5liegslT require their
testimony a. tho approaching assizes 10 lin
/ erick; to thia the whole family consisting OF
. the father, mother, 2 son ana too daughters,
/ readily 2ssslted-
.
. men, and when . brother magistrate foiaisj
oCt to him the probability Of is having been
a severe accident, the chief magistrate seem
Cd 20 assent.
now hoped I'll was over. but nay relative
again turned iato the house. After oxamin-
lug again and again the rooms up stairs. he
. returned to the spacious kitchen. Here about
a dozen persons Eere assembled. The room
Itself bore a lork IF comfort. There =as 4
. good clccE. The crocktTy and saucepans
we're clCga, aai ranged along the wall 4
roese s.. ha5cliug her eggs beside the FIRE
place. : large house dog, apparently well
fed. sleDs be'o.e the hearth. Il vas one Of
The cleanest Irish kitchens ever vas in.
Vokcs suddenly called TO policemen
.Pun the. goose Out Of her nest That's
right. Take cut the eggs. All. What is
tie nest made OF"
Some linen, Major replied the cOa..a-
bic.
.Les Us see It, Maloney,' and the next mo-
mens the man held mp large linen sheet
saturated with blood. IJ vas ROW dry, aud
there was no mistaLing it.
Seize the whole family Handcuf, them,
and OF with them to Limerick. You may
take my ca1fiage if you Ike it. M'Grath,
lump up stairs, All IL the lI.tlc room OF the
ri ht vou Will fad TWO hockey sticks. Take
ca1e how you handle them. foV there Is blood
auI clo.tcl brains thai must net be Rubbed
of of them a.; and now, Mr.. 2lartin l think we
have you" said be. turning TO the IA rmer.-
Nc words off with him-
Bat, Major interrupted one OF The lccsl
magistrates. 'Ma.tin Is a tenant OF ra;ne, and
{ b.galy respectable man. Besides be Is
a murderer
! TIL l,ii him
Faith. my dear friend. you can't; and.
what's more, you shau't. lfIm wrong, II
take the blame. E.ad, Harry, ! have them,
said be turning TO me Wen be of before
the people, outside are aware OF it., and oC
ge went. Tns people. however, seeing U:
! without ecort or prisoners, believed tha
( EsEas's mission had failed. and welcomed u
cleerfnlly as VIC passed through them. \,
.i.ne. however was to be- lost, ard even be:or
re we're well ous OF sight Of them their fran
tic cries showed that they had learned on
acts.
On the subsequent trial ,one OF the sister
having turned appEoysr Cor IS we call 1t
Eiug's evidence } declared that she had nC
only seen. but assisted in the murder. Drug
eel heavily with wlisEey. the unsuspectiD
men had fallen fast asleep when the son an
; tg.o daughters stole IN with hocky sticks CPro
. iucel in court and battered cut their brains
Fnev then tied the.. bodies in a large sheet
q and rhe father and son carried them to a spS
- a. least . mile down tue river, where the
threw them in 1 faint picture Of this gIr
4 v1o nov without shrinking described the q
{ sassinaLion. and by her proved evidence gay
her whole family 10 the scaHgli, have els
3 where sketchea before.
T. About six weeks after the above scene
d The farm house, vas ordered out with trOO
IS as an execution party "a military duty only,
believe, exercised iu Lreland;) l could get