Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-09-01
Murders.

IN LoNDoN.-The following are the cir,
cumstances of the murder of three child
4 rem in London already referred to by tele-
graph and in our summary of the foreign
~ news elsewhere:
"On the 9Th respectfully dressed man
4 called at the Star Coffee House and Hotel,
=, in Red Lion street, Holborn, London,
o and inquired if three children could be
accommodated with a bed for few
nights. Being informed that one room
would be unoccupie5, he said that the
children were respectively six, eight and
ten years old, and that the acconmoda-
ton would be sufficient. He called again
E on Monday evening with the children,
and saw them to bed. He told the pro-
prietor of the house that they were about
, to proceed to Australia, and that the ac>
commodation would only be required for
a few days. The next morning the child
rem were down stairs by half-pas six
They were very cheerful, and waited in
the coffee room until the arrival of the
person who bad brought them, which
was before eight o'clock After break
fast he left, but he returned at one o'clock,
when the children dined, and he again
left, saying be would see them in the
evening. About six o'clock he came
again, and the children had tea and bread
and butter. He then said that as they
might be tiresome, he would take them
to bed,sin the first place, however, in
quiring il another room could be provid-
ed. This he was told he could have,
when he went up stairs and put the child.
rem to bed--the two younger in the room
formerly occupied by them, and the ED
est in the other room. He then went out
saying he would shortly be back, and he |
made. his appearance at nine O'Clock.
He asked for candle to see that the
children were all right, and after remain
ing up stairs short time left the house,
saying that he would return in the morn.
ing. He did not, however, make his !
and, as the children were
down stairs early the previous morning,
some doubt existed as to whether they
should be awakened. Half past eight
arrived, when one Of the chambermaids
entered the first room in which the two
younger children were placed 10 bed, and
to her extreme horror, found they were
dead. She Immediately raised an alarm
when the proprietor and others entered
the room in which the eldest child had
been placed, and there found that he was
also dead.
The appearance OF the bodies clearly
showed that they had expired without
much struggling, if any. That is borne
out to great extent from the fact that
the youngest child had firmly clutched in
her hand halfpenny. Medical assis-
lance was at once sent for and the three
children were pronounced to have been
dead some hours, and, in the absence Of,
an examination of the bodies, the prevail
ing opinion of the medical men is that
the death of each was caused by the adj
of prussic acid. Whether
such was the case or not will be fully in.
luired into when the coroner's inquest is
held. OF course, post morton examina-
tons will be made of each body.
The children when brought to the hotel
were not well-dressed, but their manners
were good. They conversed with wait
ing boy, and said during the conversation
he person who brought them there was
not their father. They were taken from
heir father either to go TO school or
abroad. On each occasion when the sus.
pected murderer left, he apologized for
The trouble the children might cause, but =
was assured that they were not at all in
he way, which appeared to satisfy him.
On each occasion he paid what was due.
The eldest child told the waiting boy that 9
heir father believed they were dead, but
rave no reason for such an expression.-
they chatted in a simple, unconnected d
way, until they went to bed"
TERRIBLE MURDER IN Missouri v
The St. Louis Republican contains an g
recount of a horrible murder committed &
n Phelps county, Mo-, on the 18th inst. u
t appears that squad of Miller county
militia, under Col. Babcock, went to the II
esidence of Judge Lewis Wright, in C
Phelps county, aboDt ten miles from RoIla, a
n the 18th and remained there till the L
9Th. On the last named day they ar D
ested Judge Wright and five of his sons. +
ome sort of an investigation was made u
Ito accusations brought against the par L