New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-03

KINs, TIE ALLEGED MURDERER OF ONE OF THEM.
From Our Special Correspondent
UTICA, June /, 1867.
On Monday next Deputy-Sherif j. X. Tilkins OF
Waterye is to be put upon trial for his e for the muir
der of George Washington W. Looms one of notorious
family of thieves and receivers Of stolen property whose
depredatons not only visited upon the farmers Of
ms ami Sf thgEei SH or
agents, Perpetraed crimes IN DlOad DAY Hght IheE
would unhitch yoke OF oxen from pl0wdye them on,
and then outswear their victims In the courts They
slipped easily through the meshes Of the law. No indct
against them could be preserved long enough 10 lie
presented in Court The County Clerks ONCE IN Madison
County near the border Of which County they resided
and where many of their operations took place. which
years ago, mystOrously damaged to an
extent that left trace Of these documents
appearance and behavior went, were by no means
calmly uncouth The male members OF the family
William, George Washington jr Grove, Wheeler, Plumb
and Denio) were invariably gentemanly in deport
proved themselves kind and consideIate neighbors
George Washington, Jr especially the murdered man.
such a Ked company. The OF their father
George Washington LOOMS, who married a Miss Rhoda
ready named there the daughter COrnea The father
Scfer was none OF the best About 1910, he
was arrested with four others (his brother vii,
Prentss upon tie charge of passing counterfeit money
Reynolds Howard and PTentss went TO States prison for
their crimes The two LOOMS brothers, equally guilty
indicted the reason, as given at that time
being that grand iuryman was bribed by the worthy
ooupe 10 use his influence and vote for them i'm the Jury
room, which Arrangement successfully carried out
The sons pave Well perhetuated inc reputation be,
Homestead mentioned above, on the 3lst day OF Oc-
tober, 1855. Early on the morning Of that day
George Washington LOOMS murdered at his
own house, his brother Grove attacked and nearly
killed. their house m0bbcd, and their barn burned.
Grove who subsequently recovered was horribly beaten
Wash was found In woodshed, back and west OF the
kitchen, IN an unconscious state covered with blood and
badly beaten and dsigured that his recognition
There
skull hls eyes were swollen from the blows he had re-
ceived aud his entire face terribly lacerated. He
manned in unconscious state for few hours and then
died Coroners Inquest IN the case returned the fol
lowing verdict "That according TO the testimony given,
George Washington ". Looms to his death at the
hands OF three or more persons and that one OF these
the verdict is Constable or Deputy Sheriff Between
him and the L0Omises there appears to have been
deadly enmity Tkns, at term OF Court At Utica,
held to heavy BAIL individuals signing his bond
1t Is said that the number OF baors thus largo be-
no one two even three dare incur the
enmity Of the loomlses We may state just here part
that on the 10th OF June 1906 this kns upon going TO
the LOOmis house with other officials, bearing warrants
for the arrest OF parties whom they believed 10 be
oeted there was nred upon nom party IN the garrett OF
the LOOms house, and severely wounded Aud
kns mob I'VE do not say thes incensed neghbor
all may Judge for themselyes surrounded the LOOMS
ngs 70 the groundi strung Plumb Loomis up TO tree
three successive times until no made confessions served
aud gave tho remainder Of the party thirty days in which
10 clear the locality, which they didn't do. such is
country, and which have given 1t enviablo name.
The last scene, Il is to DO hoped, is now about
take place. On Monday next, at the Court House in
the village OF Rome the trial OF TkiBs will undoubtedly
be moved. The DistrctAt0ney il Is understood will
assisted in the prosecution IN addition other
sel, by Acknowledgement MaTndae of Rochester The
defense viii be mainly conducted by the Hon Roscoe
COning OF Utica. United States Senator The greatest
imaginable interest is manifested In the trial hereabOus
IL Is certain that the sympathy Of the people is for
Tilns. They evidently do not consider the killing OF
Wash LOOMS public calamity. The trial Will be ably
contested from the array OF legal talent engaged
might well infer II Will go upon the record TOO ~
OF the most Important or criminal TRIALS In our history
HEAVY BURGLARY IN PHILADELPHIA.
Nearly three. weeks since the store Of Frederick X.
warmeth & Co., dealers in furs at No Az Archst,
Philadelphia, was entered by burglars and robbed Of
furs valued az $4,000 Circulars were distributed by the
bui. describing the stolen property, and Offering
reward Tor It's recovery On the cath MT young man.
giving The name OF James Tumble entered the fur store
Df Messts BigeOw d Coz In FultOllst, SrOOklyn, and
Jered FOR sale % valuable skins lac seemed 10 he
nacquaintcd with the value or the furs the suspicious
Jf the finn excited and they asked references
before purchasing The persons mentioned ~ Tfinble
ia not suit and Tumble finally agreed 10 Ic,Vve the
is Tor the time beng and accompany some on Of the
,yn 10 his employers place Of business on the f0 wing
Monday This he failed 70 do and information on the
mar was then given TO lie Brooklyn detectives. lie
eeyes Frost and COrwn 70 this city and consulted
Win Detective Farley, who at once from the description
u Tnmbe, recognized him as a wellknown thief
strangely enough he had given his right name, The