, 1865-12-03
THE MANHs1H, n. T., TRAGEDY.
Whole Family Hlurdcrcd-MTstcry In
1Ee case.

t83 cNze.
From the Utica u: r, Telegraph. s*h ultl
We hare come info possession Of the par-
ticula1s Of most shocking tragedy, the scen1
Herkimer county, abc1t four miles and half
from the village Of Little Falls. The victims
were Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wai1adt and their
little daughter, about ten yc2rs ofage. They
composed weitto-do family, and were well
/ and tayorahly known throughout the town
Through The courtesy CT Superintendent
Priest We arc enabled to present our readers
with the following particulars:
:. The house in which the murdered family
VA ths R1oPsy Of s Of the
/ and intimate acquaintance nnd.a near neigh
called upon The Walradt family On Saturday
eatS e1enins VIE shs lsPsE ps6 aes then IN Il
the usual spirits ahout 10 O'Clock Sunday
nothing was seen Of the family This,
however, did not give rise to any
suspicion. Those Of the neighboss who
entertained the belief that the faznily wera
making visit Ut tho house Of: some Of
! their friends in Little Falls, mud would TN
douhtealy retErn that Sunday evening:
| On Monday the continued absence of the fam-
ny-as Eupposed-e1cited some wonder on
tile part Of the residents Of that locality. Mr..
Van Fa!kcnburH, the owner Of the house In
which the family lived, remarked upon the
| fact with very much surprise, wondering why
Walradt should Icnve SO abruptly and neglect
some ont door work which he had In con-
temptation.
Tuesday morning canle, but nothing had
! been seen Of the family. The doers had been
tried and,were found securely locked. The
| indications we're that the family was absent,
and the party Of nefghbors who had collected
around the house separated With that con-
| victlon.
Mr.. Van Falkenburg, who was 1aboring In
a field near the house on Tuesday, bad bis
suspicious excited, and In the course Of the
afternoon determined to investigate the mys-
terry. He accordingly procured ladder and
| effected IN entrance through IN upper win
dow. Entering the bedroom Of tho family
| the bed vas found In disoraered condition,
indicating that the family had arisen hastily.
appearances, and The suspicious or Mr.. Van V.
beginning to take some form, he proceeded
down stairs TO the kitchen.
| Hero most appalling and sickening spec
taclc met his Mortified eyes; Upon nc aoor,
IN ts}e one corner ts o. ~ TIC ROOM s aFs. Waaas
though the injuries had been inflicted WITH q
sharp-pointcd stone. Her countenancc. was
terribly contorted, and the indications We're
that she bad died ouly afser severe struggle
| with her assailant.
In another corncr, weltering In blood, lay
the little daughter, with ghastly cut, which
| had been chopped or hacgled, in her throat,
apparently with some dull instrument.
The husband and Esther Was nowherc.to be
seen. Shocked and panied beyond expires
sion. Ar. Van Valkenbu5g .nntolted. the
kitchen door md proceeded to the house Of a
neiShbor, where he related the ho7id paEtic
ulars Of his visit to the house Of the murdered
family. Accompanied By some Of the neigh
bors he returned to the scene Of the tragedy
FOR the purpose Of, making further inyest1gA
l fr1tt III
the whereabouts Of Nj. Nalradt. Tie honse
was. thoroughly searched, tnt the missne
man WIS nowhere to he found. Prosecuting
| their search to 4 woodshc3 E1rret attaehca io
the building, another eaaan n ape'f ne nnse sat
Walrndt was faund lying upon the foor, part
lr.vndc1 q checsu table, With brcech-loAding
EIn BIZ his sl3lc. 4 closer examination re,
ye.lcd the fact that he had recei1ed bullel
wound in the head.
lsrcd bis farnfy and afterwards shot hi1usel
il I'll of insanity +, Immediately received cred
II. but little reflection, and an examination
;af the naturn Of the mans wound, aroused {
}lsuspicion Of foul play on the part u an In
|; xeder OF l.:a home. It Is believed thnt tn
wound is net one that could have been infilct
ed By a gun IN the hands of the murdezcs
Il man. If, according to the 3-st Euppositson
i the man had Killed himself By placing tn
| muzzle OF the gun to his head and discha1gin,
[ II, MS nG1Q GzI&SL n2FE mega QloWo 10 PSeets
!, But instead ef the head. being Hautilaied,
bears brit tho simple mnrks Of the hole mad
.. By the npllet. Another fact would also ind
cate that the dead family had been foull
denlt With ty strange raurdeFeE.. Ascordfn
to our informant, Nr. Walradt was unde1
] stood to hive q cheek IN the house to th
/ amocat Of several hundred dollars only
short tine previous to his death. We as
!. . understand that Mr.. Van VA,kenbu1E ha
given the murdered man check for S400a fe
days before, and TIC fea7 ,hle: crime is th1
renliis attributable to SONG hend IN huma
/ shspa Who desire to. posseas q few hundre
!. dollars, the hard earnings Of a poor man, le
: most without pazn1lel h q qsfet, laws .abidir