The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-04-12
VOLUME XII, NO. IS.
a Man Murders his Daughter and
Another Girl and then Commits
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Another Girl and then Commits
Suicide.
One bf the most frightfui and inhuman
transactions which it has been our lot 10
record, was enacted last week in the
village Of Ithaca, Gratiot county, about
twenty miles north of this place. The re-
suit OF the horrible ansaction-which
was the murder OF three persons, a man
aged about forty-6ve and two girls OF
about seventeen years-was discovered
90 Friday of last week, in consequence Of
which that village was thrown into the
highest state Of excitement. The circum-
stances attending this heart-rending tran
saction, as we have learned them from
persons who reside in that immediate
vicinity, are as follows: The murdered
man, whose name was Thaddeus Green.
moved into that vicinity about FIVE years
ago, where he resided some time, and then
removed to Ohio. Subsequently, how
ever, he retuned, and has since been
keeping house at that place with his
dRugter, his wife during this time, for
reasons which we failed to learn, having
left him. On Sunday. the 9Th inst, tie
daughter OF Mr. Taylor, who resided
about FIVE miles distant, went to Green's
house to spend a day or two with the
daughter, but, not returning as she had
intended, the family very ratually became
somewhat uneasy about her, when Mr..
Taylor started off to learn the cause OF
her delay. Upon arriving at Green's
house, he knocked at the door, but no re-.
sponse was made. He then attempted to
open it, but found it fastened, and, upon
looking iuto the window, he discovered d
pair of boots standing at the side of bed
as well as other things which excited bis
suspicion that all was not right.
Upon inquiring Of the neighbors he
learned that nothing had been seen OF the
family since the previous Sunday, and a,
everything had remained quiet about the
house, it was supposed they were absent
This aroused his suspicious still more, and
he. in company with two or three others,
Immediately proceeded to the house, and
broke in the door. Upon entering the
room, such a sight there presented itself
TO their view as would make ones blood
run cold to look upon. There upon the
bed lay the lifeless forms oftwo girls ,mur-
dered by blows upon the head from a
hatchet which was found near by. And
on further search being made, ano hei
equally horrid sigh; arrested their at.
tention. There upon another bed lay life
less the body of the man, with his throat
cut from ear 10 ear, evidently by his own
hand, as the knife with which the act had
been committed was sticking in the foo,
at the opposite side Of the room ,as though
it had been thrown from the bedside.
Considering the circumstances con.
nected with the affair, as they have
reached us, there can be but one opinion
as to who perpetrated the foul deed, and
this, we learn, is the only one which OBJ.
tains any credence in that vicinity. 1t is
that the man Green first murdered the
Two girls, and then, preferirg death to the
penalty Of the law. pu: tho knife to biz
own throat, thus ending miserable exis
ence. Aud this belief is strengthened by
the fact that the house was securel,
fastened from the inside, and noth;nl
could be found indicating that any persol
or persons had ief, the house after the &C
was committed. But as to wha: should
bring about such action on The part o
Green is still more in the DARK, and cir
cumstances would seem to warrant the
belief tina, the whole matter will ever re-
main so. Although there are many con
lectures and suppositions as to the cause
that there is just foundation for any o
them we are not aware. Our informan
states that Green was man of Limited
circumstances, and posed of rather
shittless disposition, but that otherwise h,
bore an ordinarily good character.-S
JohHs Mich. Republican, 92d.