The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-03
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From the Utica Herald Nov. IL
The rumors upon the street which hrst gained cur.
rency about yesterday 70 the effect that murder
had been committed in the town OF saugerneld near the
George " LOOMS had been murdered IN bis own house,
and the life Of his brother Grove assaed In such man
ner that his death 10 not improbable. aN
where the murder was committed, Is substantial ap-
pearng two story structure In the village Of wnterve
some forty years. and Ia upon valuable farm OF from
three 70 four hundred acres The family upon Tuesday
the day Of the murder-conssted Of Mrs LOOMS, her
-four sons-"Wash" Grove, DEMO and Pum-Cornea,
q daughter, and Ave or SIX laborcrs domestics.
We learn the more immediate facts In connection with
The murder 10 be as follows between one and two
o'clock yesterday morning the family were awakened by
hearing men walking through the woodhouse and
kitchen They heard them go TO wash's' sleeping ROOM
floor and one Of them call out, 'aIet vp, Wash, want
To you" Tho then retreated and In a few mo.
mens they heard Wash 60 70 the kitchen in bis stock
go up stairs and call TO Grove whose sleeping
n the second story Grove, get up" He answered
heard and scufne
The daughter Cornelia ther room being down stairs
went 70 the kitchen door aud demanded adittance
from the inside by man with pistol, who threatened
p % she Viii Be abe % sG en
theimeantimc hearing cries from inside the room. Al
this juncture DEMO and Plum ran 70 a neghbor's-Ed
ward Mason residing about half q mile nortb-for
sistance. The struggle going on in the kitchen
soon ceased, and Cornelia ventured 70 return.
She found Grove senseless upon the floor,
with grain bag containing few oas, which had been
saturated with some innammable fluid, and which
on e lying upon his body Several articles Of clothing
Also hanging about the room, saturated In similar
manner and on FIRE Other garments, in like condition.
had thrown into the wood box With the aid Of the
horribly beaten and we believe shot large broken
revolver Afterwards found upon the premises, s sup
posed TO have been the instrument with which the deed
was done.
Grove, upon being removed 10 another room. was
found TO be conscious but new calamity was dis
sc - The as barn e upon
was discovered 10 be on ire The barn, together with
six or seven valuable horses which contained the es
mated value Of OF them being 600 was consumed
Z Upon returning TO the house search was made for
wash He was found lying In a woodshcd, back and
wsss q sns Kitchen N an % state
his countenance, they were unable TO recognise him.
There three fractures OF the SKULL his eyes
were swollen from the blows he had received, and his
entire face terribly laccrated lie remained In an un.
conscious state until about noon yesterday, when no
PRED.
Or. 8. O: wolcott, Of this city who had been sum.
moned by the family, arrived The house few mo.
mcnts after the death Of "wash.n He gave n as HE
opinion that wash" 10 his death by blows from
suns shot, and the fact that such an instrument was
found upon The premises would appear TO be conclusive
p,oC cns DOC Doctor we also
nation Of the brain may set in and death cnsue. TIL
wash Loomis was about forty.three years Of age,
and Grove Is some thirtynve. Both we're small men,
Members Of the family express themselves % conn.
dent OF being able 10 identity some Of the assaants of
whom they think there were nee six and rumor has
singled out this and that ss the nurderers. The
suspicion In many cases Investigation Of the facas lead
US 70 believe, wholly without foundatiou An opn
ion be much correctly formed after the coro
ners inquest and when time and reason shall have had
their effect '+@
II h not our province a this time 10 speak Of the
character which the LOOMS family bore with their neigh
bors, In the county Murder Is seldom justnabis and
disregard OF Just laws There be sxcusc for
this horrible Decd though winked posabv BY popular
sentiment.