New-York tribune., 1867-06-01
RIAfE.
Az ArRoc1ous MURDER AND SUICIDE.


AZ TROCIOUs MURDER AND SUICIDE.
The Aet- albany (lnd Ledger gives the following
particulars Of double murder seldom equaled in arocity,
which occurred in Perry County Ind during the present
week: A man named Francis ]. Smith, who formerly
resided in Floyd County and for short time in New
and his Lite son. Roger the victims OF his fendsh
malice and blood hirstiness The murdered wife first
met oll1l IN ts county IN the latter part OF the year
1864. short courtshp followed when they were mar
ried IN 1864 and immediately removed 10 Perry County
near Ders! where smith owned a farm. For short
time they hyed pleasantly enough together but after the
birth OF the boy Roger which occurred in December 1865
shockngnanner. lie also treated the child with revolt
ing cruely, at one time holding over blazing fire until
u was nGy roasted The dcyiish spirit tIat actuated
smith Il the preparation of these barbarities was
jealousy He frequently denied the paternity Of the
child ana accused his wife OF improper intimacy
with man who resided in the neighbOr
hood Hnaly unable longer to bear the prosecutions
heaped pon her her brutal husband Mrs Smith left
him andwent TO New-York. She afterward returned at
her husnds request and upon ms promise TO 90 better
but she vas cruelty thrust from the house aud during the
remainder OF her life was wandercr through the neigh
6orhood without any other home than what was given
her thrUgh the charities OF the people On wednesday
last Smith met his wife at the house Of neighbor.
cuded seek aid from the township Trustee and smith
told hel he would accompany her 10 that officers resi-
when thy started Smith took he by clrcutous rOut,
ofthe-wy route through the woods and kept her and
the chill with him until near 10 o'clock at night when
he reaoed q dark and secluded rayine Here he bade
the poo, wretched heartbroken wife tt down at the
root ol tree The woman obeyed and the fendsh nus,
band ten told her hat he intended TO XII Dotn her ana
the chd. The night was dark and 1t was raining
@ trSy ne horror and and agcnv Of the 60" mother
there that dark forest, alone with such
desperate As mcnaced her. There was horror IN that
hyond all powers OF description. Smith then pro
ceededdeliberatey to his work Of murder He seized
heavy tone and with single blow crushed In the skull
Of the mother. Not yet satisfied he seized other stones
and hurled them against her head until the vital spark
had e With the same Instruments OF death he beat out
the braIs OF the child. When both dead. he took
the sngs from the murdered wifes shoes tied her feet
togethf then crossed heT hahs over het ana tea
them that position. He next took the chld ana placed
it aon9de the dead body of the mother, and with the
m0the shawl covered up the victims Of his murderous
passioL and departed 10 his brothers residence lew
miles dsant. At the brothers house Smith wrote let
ter nghch he preends 20 detail the circumstances Of
his married life and OF the murder told what he had
done nd what the letter. and then. taking ms
brothc rife he stepped out into the yard placed ,, the
stick aud fell to the ground dead, shot through the
heart
RAIDS on GAMEsTERs.
At 4o'clock p. m. yesterday, Sergeant Schoonmaker
and oGcers Brinckerho and Carman OF the Fifteenth
Precit made descent upon the Of Peter
H. IOmgs, No. COL broadway, and arrested the pro
prietoi William Meagher and Carroll Cunningham. whom
they f0i1d IN the place. The officers seized GOO checks,
deal box. table and other gaming implements.
Al I(occck p the same officers entered the gam
ngsa1On No. sls Broadway alleged to be kept Dy one
John Mccormack aud arrested Henry Moore, VIM. T.
Gage Lewis Powell Isaac Bckford. and Jacob Forsyth
eraoe ns arrest The officers found and seized
gl6 chicks, one lay out, deadlock ana Two tables Inc
taken 10 the station House ana locked up
FOR tr night The gaming implements will be turned
overt the Property Clerk at Police Headquarters to-
day the prisoners will be taken before Justice Dodge
at thsJrnerson Market Police Court
A CASE or INFANTICIDE.
An inquest was yesterday held by Coroner Cover
at therhlryrst Precinct staton.House the body Of
a nal infant. found tree in LOT IN Eightyfourth
ST.. beween broadway aud Eleventhave. A short time
bcfOrdhe discovery OF the body man ana woman were
seen hterne the place. aud IL Is c0nectured that
the bdy must have been left by them. DR. John Beach
ff4fft ~ ha hndX
10 opinion that death had been caused by strangula
ton iarks OF violence being plainly visible on the meek
rndered by the jury.
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
Juge Miller of the Court of Oyer and Terminer,
YESTERDAY sentenced William schnable to imprisonment
in thesiae Prison for e for his murder of Jacob Hem
der committed in The tenement house al NO. 22s
West Thirty eighthst, which the deceased owned and
the oily motive was because Of the interference OF the
deceased 90 stop quarrel between the prisoner and hs
paralour. Margaretta Langha1s' married woman
whoe husband was IN the hospital The wife and son OF
the cceased stabbed at the same time, but their
wOuds did not prove iatal
HEAVY FRAUD UPON THE REVENUE.
Th firm of n. +. Blanchard & CO., extensive
manufacturers OF patent-lcath at No 100 Bruon-st
Newk have been detected II is alleged by the Revenue
otcrs in dcrauding the Government 10 large amount
cmprOmso. however. has been effected py when the
ed parties to restore to the Revenue Department
som $4,000.
PROBABLE HOMICIDE.
Hnry 0'Brien was brought to Newark yesterday
frou Orange and lodged In the County Jail charge
OF srikIng fellow workman IN Thompson Co.'S hat
factry named Frederick Geiser a blow upon the head
Wit plank pin. from the effects Of which ms physicians
thiit hc cannot recover.
Arrest or A SPORTING MAN AND ALLEGED FoRGER.
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PHILADELPHIA May 3l.-LOrenzo b Shepherd of
Brooklyn has been arrested here charged with the for
ger OF check for $4,000 the First National Bank OF
Alhuy and another for Sgi0 When arrested, he had
iu1u check for SIS and draft sjT5,
wh,h he had obtained an advance OF $50 The accused
concsses having lost money by gambling but Is silent
abd the fjrgeries He has been boarding at ono OF the
pri cipal lOtes with cOlOred servant, and recently
gap a supper 10 his friends costing sl75.
THE CASE or JOSEPH W. PRATT.
VHMINGToN. Del, May 3l.-The trial of Joseph
Pratt for the murder of j. Pusey Smith, In this city.
In pr was concluded at New Castle yesterday, with
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