Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-20
THE EVENING STAR.
The Clear Spring Tragedy COME ssisn Of
one of the Murderers-He duplicates
Several Others-A w oma among III en-

The Clear Spring Tragedy Confession Of
enc of the Marderers-He duplicates
several Others-A Woman among them.
From the New Albany Ind.) Ledger, Feb
Our readers will remember the account we
published some three or four weeks ago OF the
horrible, rayishing murder and robbery Of q
WIDOW lady named Maria Gutter, near Clear
Spring, jackson county, and the arrest, on
suspicion OF implication in the crire, of one
John Brooks, Of Washington county. This
town
The examination came of; Brooks made
confession Of the crime, and named his accom-
Plces, two in number. One of them. Jackson
Easton. who is q Justice Of the Peace, has been
arrested, and on Monday last had prehmi-
nary examination. Brooks was taken from
the Brownstown Jail to Clear Spring to testify
aeainst Easton. Brooks, the Seymour Times
saye, under the impression that a confession
on his part would result In his acQuittal,
owned up, and gave Easton and one John
Tally, q brother in law of Easton, as his ac-
completes in the m urder and robbery. Easton
and h himself now in the Brownstown JAIL
The story OF Brooks rs that the robbery was
concocted at the house of Easton, near that of
the murdered woman. That Easton showed
them the way, but ddH't 60 with them; and
that on parting with them, charged them not to
hurt the woman, and only to get the money.
Tally said they wouldn't answer for that
when Easton repeated his caution for them not
TO hur. her. He says that on coming to the
house, one OF them pushed, and the other
kicked the door till Ii fell, when they entered
and found the woman had risen from the bed,
and was sitting on the side Of it. He immedi-
ateiy threw blanket or coverlet over her
head. But what Immediately followed he
VOL I tell, but IL is evident they subjected her
10 me erosssst outrages upon her person. They
were there half an hour. He held The blanket
forcibly over her mouth and nose till he found
her breath had about ceased, when he let 20 his
hold. In the meantime, Tally had taken the
money from her waist aRd swOre they m uSt
XII her. Brooks says he then left the house.
while Tally seized the victim by the throat.
After awhile he came out, but though he n al
his suspicious, Brooks wasn't sure thar Tally
had finally killed the woman. They then went
10 me house of Esquire Easton. when Tally
handed over 500 as The proceeds of the ROBBERY,
which was divided equally amongst them
EastOn receiving $50.
Tally Is still at large. It NAV be remarked
that although Tally and Brooks undou otediy
committed the M rder, there is 4 strong prOba-
bihty that EastOn is innocent His former
character is said TO be good. He has property,
and it Is incredible thai he could enlist in
robbery OF near Beighbor for So paltry a sum,
when detection was probable n result W.
learn that he says Tally brought Brooks to his
house and introduced him as John Combs and
thar be supposed Brooks TO be an honest man
that be knew nothing of their designs, but
Is censurable for suffering so bad character
as Tally about him; but adds that Tslly. being
his orOtner-In-law, he couldn't find il in his
heart TO order him away. Later informa.
ton. however. il to the effect that the testImo.
ny of Brooks Will be confirmed, prov ing the
guilt not only of Easton, but also Of his wife,
who is very i'll.
QUEER NALENTINE-The Taunton Ga
Zette says that on Friday nigh. an infant was
found In the rear of a dwelling -housa i'm that