The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-02-21
a Nan Pounded TO Death by RurliapS.

One OF the most shocking crimes of which
we have lately had any account, was CON-
nitted in Tho town of Frankfort Herkimer
county, yesterday afternoon, shortly before
6 cluck. The victim was Mr.. John Camp.
bell, man about IS years of age, who own
ed iarm IN the locality known as Frankfort
Hiil-a respected citizen and exemplary
man. The guilt OF the crime rests upon
one or more OF parry of five 'ronghs,' we'll
known in Utica and Frankfort, VIII ere they
have resided. Their names are VIM. Dull
/ ch er, Charles Vance, Harlow or sHiIe' Da-
| Wis, Irwin Vance and Asa Fuller, brotheI-
| in. Ia W Of Harlow Davis. s.Thecircumstances
are as follows; In the midst of drunken
carousai, one OF the Vance boys proposed 10
lion party tha, took place al Cedar Lake, in
| Herkimer county, last night.
The proposition found favor, and Asa Full
er Volunteered 10 procure a rig !of that pur-
pose. Fuller accordingly went to Ketch
! ANS livery stable on John street, where he
succeeded in hiring horse, and the parry
| startled for Cedar Lake. Reaching the resi-
dence of Mr.. Campbell, about four miles
from this city, about half past five o'clock,
the party stopped and demanded liquor OF
Mr. c. Mr.. Campbell had secured his
house for the purpose of attending the do
nation al Cedar Lake, and had taken his
place in his own conveyance with his wife
and little daughter for that purpose when
the party drove up.
In reply to their demand for liquor, Mr..
Cammbell replied thar he had no such ar
licIe. The roughs in their drunken obstin a.
cy, insisting that he had liquor, and threat
ened him with personal violence unless
their demands were complied with MIR
Campbell and his family left their sleigh
and went into The house, hoping the fellows
would drive of. II seems, however, iha,
they had 40 such intention. They left their
cutter in The greatest passion and, by the
aid OF some sled stakes, broke through one
of the windows on lhe ground floor.
Here they were stoutly opposed in their
attempt at entrance by Mr.. Campbell, who
resisted them win consciousness of right
that only a man in his situation can feel
The encounter, as represented by Mrs. C.
was terrible. AS might be expected, he!
husband was overpowered, being driven out
oil The house into the road, where his head
and face were literally pounded 10 jelly by
The sled stakes in the hands OF bis numer-
Gus assaiIauts.
While The night was in progress, Mrs. c.
had des patched her little Gaug hter only four
years OF az e TO the house of John B. iGgham,
their nearest nei9hbor, for assistance. As
soon as the party discovered Mr.. c. was uG-
able 20 render any further resistance, hey
drove on, ridculiug The grief Of the terror
stricken wife, and refusing TO assist her in
her attempt 10 convey the insensibe body
OF her husband into the house. Sitting ia
The snow, supporting his head upon her lap,
Mrs Campbell waited Until Mr.. lngham
could arrive.
Her situation as described by Mr.. |. was
piti:ul in the extreme. Both bodies were
covered with congesled blco d-Ihe faithful
wie, nearly dead with cold, supporting the
head and kissing the zundisiinsuishable fes-
lures OF her dying husband. With the as.
sislance of hired man named White, Mr..
]. carried the body into the house and sp-
piled The usual resioralives. Medical as
sistance was, however, useless, and the
murdered man breaihed his last in less than
ten minutes after he was taken into The
house.
Our police worked through the night, and
by fSe O'Clock this morning, the murderefs
occupied quarters in the police station
Utica IN Y J Head, FEB. sh.