, 1865-08-07

TIE quiet village Of Oakland, Manchester,
about nine Ea11es east Of this city, WRs arous-
ed this morning By the news Of the most
fearful crime ever perpetrAted in this Vicinity.
At the early hour Of O'Clock, or little
eooEcr, Mrs. Benjamin ssarkweather, sister
aged 40, and her daughter, Harriet Ella,
aged "a years, were both foull5 murdered
while sleeping together In their houss.
They we're killed with an Ak, but they
vera also stabbed in various places wfth 8
butehe1-kniIe.
We saw the bodies after they had bees
eight. The mothers face was cut IN two
with . powerful blow from the AZ. which
divided the nose, crosswfae, and cut open
the1 face entirely across. crashing through
the bones Of the upper jaw and cheeks. Oyer
the right eye Was another cash from the az,
sinking Though the skull aud into the brain;
side and back Of the head, and also great
gash near the right temple. Besides these
wounds there VEL others made By . butcher
knife-one through the lower part Of the
chin, the blade penetrating deep into the
th1oat; one deep into the right breast, and
another deep one In the left breast.
ELS, the daughter, presented still more
gone. The az had cut 4 terrible cash across
the brow, eye and cheek, evidently at one
blow, letting ous aA Of the eye, breaking Ii
the skull; and c1eayiag down to the check
bone. Above the right eye, near the top Of
the forehead, was another fearful gash from
the 81, sinking 1t into the brain and she
was stabbed through the bosom with the
butcheI-kn
The first information Of the murders was
given by the SOD, Albert Starkwezther, at 4,
O'Clock. He came to MI. Horace Whites.
nelghbor, 1atttng,. or rather falling heavily
against the back door, and arousing the IL.
mates With this call:
"Get up!-get up!-Come over to our
house! don't know bnt our folka are ali
killed, aud the house ia on flre!"
Mr. White ran over, followed BY Albert.
and found his (Albert's} room fall Of smoke
and the bed on fire. He took the bed ont
and pnt 1t out Of the window. Then he went
nearly laffocated. Albert did not follow
him, but. .pa:ed huzriedly up and down he
1ower rooms, sobblng and cfJfng.
> On getting into the chamber, Mr.. White
found the bed all in a blaze, and the bed
1pon covered with blood. He lifted up Ella
and found her still a1lve, though bathed IN
blood and presenting shocking sight, AZ
foor. Mr.-White took It, and lifting the
/; window, placed the ax under 1t to let ont
the en- oke, while be next rot Mrs. Stark-
weather otf tie burning bed, and fludfnc her
dead, PLACID her On the floor while he rolled
up the bed and threw It out Of the window,
I1is bands we're blistered and bis clothing
rendered very bloo.ly.
: The dying Ella he carried IN his arms to a
back widow in the adjoining 70 I'M, IN order
to give her fresh air and then sent the hired
man iwho, With others, hsd ar7ived) at once
fer doctor. B1t the poor gifl died in a faw
minutes. Her blood COVERED the Windows
ELL, On which she rested, aud the floor mar
by. Alr. White at once instituted a sea-ch
for tracks about the house, but vas uuable
to discover any distinct marks OF teet except
In the garden. !"
Albeit sta1kweatbes, "a 5earsof age, slept
on The lower floor in the northeast 70 om,
His mother and Ella slept in the
northwest room .s2ta snoTe. :,,.H He says
awakened him, and rushing out Of his room
lie waa knocked down, near the foot Of the
Btaire, by man Or men coming down that
be recovered, and had acutae IL the dark,