Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-05


IN REsEsF HoKRistE MuRDrRsTS BUT14
Lo.-Ws published few days ago an item o
. news brought from BufsIo, to the effect thA
twas suspsetsd that Mr.. Fraser and her thre,
children who were burned up in their dwell
ing or Friday night last, wers hrst murder
ed. The Courier Of Tuesday morning con.
tains lengthy report Of the ipvsstigationl
held before a COroner's jury, By which Il
would appear that the suspicion was well
founded. The body Of Mrs. Fraser was found
frightfully blaekened and burned, with a
deep cash as BY some sharp instrument,
across the throat. The night clothing found
on the body, in the region of the neck and
shoulders, vas saturated With blood. Two
children who slept with the mother, one a
boy aged fveyears and the other girl aged
thrse yssrs, were found with their throats
cut. Another boy aged eight years slept BY
hinsslfi in room adjoining the others. His
throat was also cut. There is evidence Of
blow on the skull Of the latter, as from
hammer.
It is not known where the husband and
father, Mr.. Douglas Fraser, is. 1t was re-
ported at first that he had gone to Canada,
but It has been aseertainsd that he was at the
house on the night Ofthe murder. His body
has not been found among the ruins
Whether some murderoUs hand was laid upon
him or whether he himself committed the
horrible deeds, are questions not yet settled.
The missing man is spoken of By those who
knew him, as possessed Of rather marked
reasoning powers, and Of kindly and quiet
disposition but from certain religious tracts
in his possession it is evident that on relig-
iOus subjects he was monomaniae. He was
lawyer and quite well off. It may be that
he performed the murders while in e fit of
insanity. There is intense excitement in
Buffalo upon the subject. The inquest is
not yet concluded.
A CASE OF SUsPIcIoE.-Y Yesterday afternoon
two young men entered the Ofics of the U.
S. Express Company, on Bank street, and re-
quested the clerk to change a slO0 Treasury
note for them, and send $50 to Philadelphia.
The clerk could not change it, and advised
them to get it changed at wiek's banking
house near by. It happened that as they en-
tered the bank for this purpose, Mr.. Jacob
Dutton was receiving the money for $500
check from the bank, which he was counting
at the counter. As the 500 was laid upon
the counter, he discovered that be was 500
short f the amount called for by the check. He
says that he thought he saw s1OO Treasury
note in the package which the teller
handed him, and the latter also thinks there
was one.
Under these cireum stances the two men
we're arrested and searched; but nothing
was found to impIieate them. except the slOO
note, which the Express clerk says they had
presented to him previously. They were,
however, committed to prison for the night,
upon suspicion. The circumstances were
certainly peculiar, and had it not been for the
presentation Of the note at the Express Of
fee, they would doubtless be convicted of
grand larceny, upon the circumstantial evil
dence. As it is, no case appears to be made
out against them.
FRoM MEMBER OF THE " "GoLDER SUR
CLE."-The following was written by an In
diana COpperhead to soldier in the 6sth
Indiana Regiment, urging him to desert:
"ScOtt Co., Ind, february the l, 1858.
,JOhH-i set myself don to let you now that
we are Of we'll at present. You wrote to |
henry that you wanted him to rite to you |
whether you was ften for the negro or note. |
now John i write you sumo of the mister |
father Abraham prOekmasin. father Abra |
ham ses the n!ggers shall be frede. Now |
John yore life is at stake with thousan others |
if you think negro life is better than your one |
stay there and fte for them, and if you don't, |
come home, and will protect you. We have |
got society here to protect you Withe many |
others. they are Democratic as We turn them |
here but they are ole in for fte but the aboli- |
ton. Our party is called the colder surele |
and thare is now no more men 70 go to the |
ware, and no more money more more Of |
nuthing. Now John, John Keepers |
has come home on 8 discharge and he ses |
that the nigro ses don at Memphis that he |
was q cumin north next sumer, and to have 8 |
white woman for a wife.
John want you and Jonathan to come, and |
if you will you will be protected shure and |
surten. The name that open this letter bet |
ter be in bel shore and surten, on les hit is |
the name that hit was sent to. and if
this letter suite you want you to write to me
and if you don't lack this letter you may do
as you Piles bot hit.
write sune say no more but remain yore
sbeent friend one tel deth.
JoHS W. OoRNEULILoUs.
to Mister John Dismors.
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