, 1864-05-13

-. Shocking IL urt1er tn New EoTk,.
a terrible murder .wae committed u .eAr-
.,'ollon, Cett:1apgus countJ, r. ~. Eoek
aeo on Friday last, the particulars OF -Eh1eth
s:1c give in the Olean advertiser OF Thursday,
+. S folloEs: -.
On Thursday night the murderer, Il. Bon;
rt,man, as be etates himself to . coroners
jury. told his wife he intended to ELL her and
his only child, boy about four years ola. ana
himself. She remonstrated with him. as Ae
States, telling lim it would not be f1ght1 ana.
would feel better. He went to bed and arose
about o'clock in tho morning; ,soon after;
bis wife being sslcep, he seized hls axe aad
literally chopped her hesd to pteces! He
struck Aer two blows with the blado Of, tno
| axt, and one with the hcad. either OF Whlah
would have proved fatal Her head was near.
| II severed from her body with ono blow OF
the axe, and the chin and breast were cutbJ
| another blow. The blow from the head Of the
axe WAS given in the temple, crushing the
| skull. The demon then cttackcd h1s Sleep
ing boy, In the same bed, and In the same
| cruel manner put him to deata. AT least TWO
blows were given the little fellow, either e OF
wounds on the boy was upon the neck, sey-
ering the blood yessels-the other was upon
the left shouldet-both blows with the bl 4de
ofthe axe! The family living In the other
part Of the house, hearing the struggle gave
the alarm, and soon Dr. James Nichols, fofd
Ee9P7R8E So;p 1Ssa spo IL oo1
being fastened, Dr.. Nichols spoke to bonney-
man two or three times without receiving ~
answer. Finally he opened the door and
came out, aud those Who had gathered
vent in.
Hers a"scrne which becga1s description
presented ITSELF The bedroom whore the
! rfo fyra 1ny vrroa IL ar16 4
procured. Both wife and child were dead
and weltering in their gore-.tae bodies ret
| warm. No pen can describe thu bloody
scene. The Imagination may do it, best, IT
cannot picturs this dtghtful murder. We
shall not attempt 1t. Bonneyman has been
to The murder complained Of q pain In bis
head. He had been in the army having been
drsfted last fall Ho WAS discharged some
TIVE months since for disability. It is said
he ras sonaned in tho lunatic asylum ct
Alexandra, Va-, for time before bis dis-
but since his arrival home had appeared r.:
tional. He imagined bis wife and child would
become beECare. He had had good deal OF
bad fortune l1tterly, and could not be en-
coursged, and desired to die and hare his
wife and child die, that they might IL be
buried together. lie did attempt to kill him
self after Tie murder Of bis wife and child.
He cut himself with this blade Of the axe
Eeven timer about the head and once In the
body, bnt none Of the wounds arc dangerous.
He is represented IS being avery industrious
man. Of good Aabits, and very fond Of his
wife and child. Ho says he had no Ill to-
| wards his victims, but desired their death fol-
their own good. He mtde full ackhoW-
lcdgment Of the ho1id deed to Dr.. Nichols,
and also before the coroner's jury, ayowlng
that he wanted to die, and meant to kill him
aelf Al soon ~ he had made Wny with his
wife and child. He had purchased small
piece of land Of Dr.. Nichols, n,ade some i'm
nrovcments, and had Kept his pay ments mp.
The murdered victims were brought to ALE.
gany and buried last Sunday. The murder
"a woman was daughter Of Mr.. Brans, Of
| A1legapy. Bonneyman has been committed
| to ja!l to await the action Of the Grand jury.