, 1865-02-07
A TRIPLE MURDER.
An Ohio Recruiting officer Murders
his WtIe, Father md Mother.
lFrom the Cleveland Leader, Feb. 81

lEr0m Tie EteFelahd AeaQet, REQ. 81
We learned yesterday the particulars Of one
Of the most startling and atrocions murders
which hare ever been put on record, the de-
tails Of which surpass in their accumulated
horrors the triple murder of the Coy family,
q year ago, IN Medina, or that more recent
md perhaps more terrible murder Of the
Rooea family, In peerfcld, IN December last
twenty-five years Of age, of prepossessing
address and appearance, made his appearance
few weeks since at Grafton, Lorain county,
and established there recruiting Office for
, one Of the regiments now being raisod in this
Slate, in which be held recruiting commits
sion. He passed as single man. Soon after
coming to Grafton he formed marriage en-
gagentnt with B. lady living ut Grafton Sta
tion, the daughter Of a grocery keeper there,
who had accumulated some property.
Whether because he was in love with this
girl, or merely because her father had prom
deliberately formed the dfabolical purpose Of
rcturninssto Coldwater, Michigan, where his
wife was living, and killing her, in order to
be free to marry the young lady in Grafton.
On Monday last he left Grafton for his former
home, near Coldwater, Michigan, arriving
received By bis young wife, who Was living
with his father and mother. On Tuesday
morning he hired horse antsleigh and drove
ont Of town, returning In the evening, and
hiring ANOTHER horse and sleigh at another
stable. This was about eleven O'clock at
night. -.
DurIug The absence Of Bivips In the eve
Ming, bis Wife WAS suddenly seized with the
pains Of child birth, and, as his father was
spending the evening at neighbours, the old
lady went out to find him and send him for 4
doctor, leaving the sick woman entirely
; alone. During the absence the husband en-
.e1ed the house, and, unmoyed by the delicate
SSn1aasttlon Of his wife, deliberately killed her
"nus >agaged in cousumnnting the out
fatSa fageous I'll horribly unnatural crime. his
.s;i3a;a a ~ tmSher entered, and the tiendish
shot both bis iatSesr r. and m motSer, " Killing Sil
ootn. &c then hid their bodies In the ecellaf,
SCI tne nouAc on fire, and hurried to the rail-
! Rag station, forgetting his horse and sleigh,
WAlch ne letl standing in front Of the BUM
ing house. Hetook the night train, then due,
| 1rom Cold"ateik arriving IN Gfafton on We'd
Meantime, thesorse. which he had left ct
the scene of the tribe murder. becsme ne
frightened at the bu',iur house, and, break
Ing the hitching-ftFao By which he was
| fastened, run home to hs sfable. When tho
houee was discovered to e in flames, and, the
confagration having 'beta qucnchcd, the
bodies we're found IN the GEAR, the presence
| Of the broken hitching-stra,, tied to 3 post
in front Of the house, At ones Arew suspicion
on Blrins. The Sheriff Of the equity, With a
deputy, Immediately started In uursuit of
| him, and arrested him in Gtaftol1.0n Tues
day. On being arrested he confeascd the
! crime. a number Of peculiar pieces oa sllver
were found on his person, which were koHn
to be the property OF his fnthcr.
| The bearing Of Bivins after his ar1es. ma
.nsreculiar ard extraordinary as the unprece
dented1y horrible decdlW Which he had done. AMI