Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-13

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L PHrLADELPHIA April liza terrible
crime in the lower section OF the city
was discovered this afternoon. a lam
ily of seven persona had been murdered
-Christopher Deering, his wife, niece
and four children, on Mr. Deering-s
farm. at Paint House, and one James
Lane. It is supposed that the murders
were committed last Friday .bg q Ger
man Iaborer On the farm. The. crime
was discovered this afternoon, by finding
the bodies Of Deering and bis wife, IN
the barn. One of the children was
baby ten months cold Money seems seem
to have been the sole object. Inc
horses and cattle were in a famlshlpg
condition. sm4h
LATER.
PHTLADELPHIA; April 12-Full re.
ports Of the Deering family murder shows
it to have been one Of the most horrible
butcheries of the age. The, RERss re-
porters say that the body of the mother
and those OF four of her children were
found in one corner of the barn near Q
small clubhouse, which communicated
together By hole, through which the
remains Of the murdered victims were
brought to view. sgr-
1t seems as though the bodies were
thrown into one heap, pell mel, and
then covered over with dirt and hay,
The unfortunate victims were most ter
ribly maDgled about their heads A new
sharp and bloody axe was found in the
rear of the dwelling, which had been
used to do the bloody work.
ALI the victims seemed to have been
struck on the left side of the forehead,
Just above the eye, with the Naxe, and
then with the blade of the mhrderous
weapon the demon fin shed his horrible
work by cutting the throats of all. One
of the little boys was 30 horribly cut that
bis head dropped off when his body was
lifted up. The otheFsboy, when discoVs
cred, had his Eeft arm partly raised, as
if to ward off The blow that sent him into
eternity.
The mother was defending her baby
from the attack of the demon, when she
was mercilessly struck down. The babe
had received an awful blow on the breast,
near the shoulder, almost severing one
of its arms, and also another sharp cut
on the side of the head. Probably one
of the most correct theories is, that all
this desperate work was done on Satur-
day morning, during the absence of
Mr. Deering. His body and that Of
Miss Heating, his cousin, were found
alongside the barn, not far distant from
the spot where the others were found.
The bodies of Mr.. DeeFinR and Miss
~v.&k kov
with one of his feet sticking out. A lit
tie boy aged IA years, who lived with
the family, and worked upon the farm,
is also missing 1t ia believed he is
murdered and his body thrown into
deep well, or one of the many bitches
that abound in that. section of the conn
try. ssas8
The we'll on the premises was search
ed last night, but no bottom could be
reached. The bitches in the vicinity
were also searched, but without finding
the body of thes missing boy. The
search is being renewed this morning
with vigor.
The Ledger says the more this mur-
der is examined into, the more astound>
ing it appears. The mother and her
four children were butchered after being
enticed from home, and without leaving
any marks of the helIish deed behind,
and then, upon the arrival of the hus-
band and niece, to have them dealt with !
in the same manner, aud still no spot of
blood be found in the house or yard, is
indeed surprising. The only rational
theory we have heard, is, that on the ar
rival Of Mr. Deering and niece, be dis
covered that bis family were not in the
house, and started after them, and after
leaving the house, was met By the mur-
derer and slain. The niece then,
it is thought, followed her uncle
and was murdered in the game
manner, unfortunately, it is sup
posed. The name 81 the supposed mnr
derer is not known by any of the neigh
bors-nor can any description Of him
be given. 1T is only known at present
that he was German laborer.
The excitemeutain regard to this
horrible murder in the lower section Of
the city, is Intense.