The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-17
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One Of the most cold tlooded,
hear,less murders which we hase ev.
er been called upon to record occur
red nt Woodstock, Mich, g mileo
from Hudson, ON the night -of1Mon
day the 9Th inst, and it equals the
darkest and most revolving deed In
the annals of.crime. The PARTICULARS
of the affair are quite lengthy, ana wo
con6ue oursclYesto'a 4 brief statement
as related bv the perpetrntor to q
passenger on the train which brought
him to this city yesterday, The name
OF tie murderer Is David 4. Bivins.
H. was formerly IN the army, but bo-
toning weary ot the service desert.
ed, and instead Of cunning to his
fathers, where his wife resided, took
up his abode at c. 1i'on; in this Strte.
Since his return he became cnamor.
ell of young lady at Grafton, and
knowing that he could not marry her
while his wife lived. he resolved upon
numbering the latter, and TO secure
his fathers property, determined to
destroy the entire household 10
states that three times ne visited his
fathers residence for the purpose Of
carrying out his murderous 'intcn-
tions, but on each occasion his heart
failed him. .i1.a
On Monday last he went thero
again, and, as the sequel shows, con-
isummated the hclish deed. lie pass.
ed through this city in the afternoon
Of that day, and arriving Mt Hudson.
hired horse and buggy to 90 to
Woodstock. Arriving at his Gathers,
he tied his horse under q shed, enter
cd the dwelling, and drawing revolv-
er presented it at his father; the cap
snapped he cooked the pistol again,
and taking aim, shot the old gentle
man through the head. lie then shot
his mother, who was sitting In q chair.
BY this time his wife had stepped up
to him and plead that he would not
kill her, and he says she caught holl
of the weapon Determin Il on &c.
complshihg his purpose, he endcav-
ored to wrench the weapon from her
grasp, but she sueceedrd in getting
it away from him. A scuile cHsued,
which ended in his recovering tho
weapon aud shooting her through tho
heart. He then set fire to the prem.
ises, got into the buggy and started
on his return to Grafton. On leaving
the place, he neglected to take robe
and n strap which accompanied tho
horse and buggy, and these articles
led to his detection. .,aG
Yesterday morning, q couple OF
officers of Lenawce county, having
satisfied themselves that Bivins was
the criminal, went to Grafton, and
finding the young man. informed him
that his parents aud wife had beei
murdered. Biyins ID reported 10
\ have exclaimed: "My God! who
killed them '--fcigning snrpriso.-
The officer replied, You did, and
at once took him into custody, aud
on the arrival Of the afternoon trair,
the prisoner, heavily ironed, and tho
officers returned to this city and
thence 10 Hudson. er Ola
Bivins subsequently confessed tue
deed TO the officers, and narrated tho
particulars of the triple murder, tn
those wishing to Listen, with pcrfcc.
sang .froia--apparently not tue least
affected lo Eu lHl
We learn that tho elder Bigins was
81 years OF age, the mother 81, and
the wife 90. The latter expected to
give birth to child in short time.
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