Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-08
The Lynching and Murder Affair I'm
Oneida COunty--Fun Particulars.

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The rumors upon the street which first
gained currency about noon yesterday, to
the effect that a murder had been commit
ted in the town of S%augenfeld, near the
village of Waterville were not without
foundation. George w. LOOMS had been
murdered in his own house, and the life of
his brother Grove assailed in such Il man
ner that his death is not improbable.
The old homestead of the LOOMS, the
house where the murder was committed, is
a substantial appearing tw0-story struct-
ure, in the village of Waterville. The
house is one in which the family had resid-
ed for about forty years, and is upon a
valuable farm of from three to four hun
derd acres. The family upon Tuesday
the day of the murder-cOnsisted of Mrs.
LOOMS, her four 5ons-"Wash," Grove,
DEMO and Plum-Cornelia, a daughter,
and five or six laborers or dOmestics.
We learn the immediate facts in con-
nection with the murder, as follows Be-
tween one and two o'clock yesterday
morning the family were awakened by
hearing men walking through the wood
house, and kitchen. They heard them go
to "Wash's' sleeping room, situated upon
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and one of them call out, Get up Wash,
Iwant to see you" The men then retreat
ed, and in a few moments they heard
"Wash' go to the kitchen in his stocking
feet. In a few moments the family heard
the men go up stairs and call to Grove
Whose sleeping room was in the second
story, "Grove, get up" He answered
that he would, and in a short time did so,
and went down to the kitchen. ImmedI-
ately a cry of murder was heard, and a
%scufle.
The daughter, Cornelia, (her room being
down stairs; now went to the kitchen ana
demanded admittance, at the same time
endeavoring to open it. She was mel
from the inside by a man with a plstoi,
who threatened to shoot her if she did not
go away. This man, she is positive, she
will be able to identify. She retreated,
in the meantime hearing cries from inside
the room. At this j%uncture DEMO and
Plum ran to n Deighbor's, Edward Mason,
residing about half Il mile NOrth-fOr as
sistance. The struggle going on in the
kitnhnn sAan aOasaA and CornOlia Won
tured to return. She found Grove sense
less upon the floor, with u grain bag coil
tanning a few oats, which had been satu-
rated with some inhammable fluid, and
which was on fire, lying upon his body.
Several articles ofc lothiEg, also, hanging
about the room, were saturated in a sim
liar manner and on fire. Other garments,
in like condition, had been thrown into
the wood box. With the aid of the fam
lily the flames were soon extinguished.
Grove was horribly beaten, and, we be-
lieve, shot. "A large broken revolver, af-
forwards found upon the premises, is sup
posed to have been the instrument with
which the deed was done.
Grove, upon being removed to another
room, was found to beconscious, but a new
calamity was now discovered. The large
barn opposite the house (built upOn the
site of the one destroyed a year since by
incendiarism,) was discovered to be on
fire. The barn, together with six or seven
valuable horses which it contained, the
estimated value of some of them being
$4,000, was consumed.
Upon returning to the house search was
made for "Wash." He was found lying
in a wood-shed, back and west of the
kitchen, in an unconscious state, covered
with blood, and so badly beaten and dis
figured that, by his countenance, they
were unable to recognize him. There
were two or three fractures of the skull,
his eyes were swollen by the blows he had
received, and his entire face terribly lac
Grated. He remained in an unconscious
state until about 400 yesterday, when he
expired.
DR.. S. G.. Wolcott, of this city, who had
been summoned by the family, arrived at
the house a few moments after the death
of Wash" He gave it as his opinion
that " Wash " came to his death by blows
from a slung shot, and the fact that such
instrument was found upon the prem
would appear to be conclusive proof.
The doctor, we understand, also announces
case very critical indeed. He
that Inflammation of the brain may
set in and death ensue.
"Wash" LOOMS was about forty-three
years of age, and Grove is some thirty
five. Both were small men, but strong
and athletic.
Members of the family express them
selves as confident of being able to identify
of the asssailants, of whom they
think there are five or six, and rumor has
singled out this and that one as the muir
derers. The suspicious in many cases, in
vestigation of the facts lead us to believe,
ire wholly without foundation. An opin-
can be much more correctly formed
the coroner's inquest, and when
line and reason shall have had their
1t is not our province at this time to
peak of the character which the Loomis
amily bore with their neighbors, or in the
Murder is seldom justitiable, and
of just laws, never. There can
,e no excuse for this horrible deed, though
at possibly bv popular sentiment.