Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-03-15

On Monday night last most a,rocious muir
der was pcrpetr tied in the little town ofNew-
market, New Jersey, about three miles west
ward Of Plainfeld, on the line of the Contra
Railroad, the victim bepg the wife Of Dr.
Lester Wallace Coricll, resident of the for,
mer place. 1t appears that about twelve
O'Clock on the night in question gentleman
by the name of Corel distant relation Of
the doctor, was awakened by loni rapping
at his door and on raising the window 10 as
certain the cau.o, he hchcld the doctor SER
want girl standing at the door sith the doc,
tors child, boy TWO years old, in her arms
clamoring for aimittance. lie asked Lea
what Sc wanted and she replied that there
was trouble at lie physician house. He tod
her Is iun across the way TO tie minister ;,
the Rev. William c. Lit;le's while he 90,
ready to come down The gil did rs sh. was
told, and in y few moments the clergyman
and friend proceeded 10 tho doctor $
followed by the girl, who while the gentleman
who Iad been first awekcne5 went OUT into the
street and rang a large bell va sigualof gen
sral alarm, In short time The whole village
was aroused Meanwhile The minister and
his companions had proceeded 10 the doctor 5
house, where they found everything in total
darkness. Til. door was shut but unlocked.
Entering on his hands and knees, and feeling
his way carefully as be went, Mr.. Lille sue
eeedea in crawling across tile SIZING room
door and rcacai ing the door Of bedroom al
nj t,,I In oi M,
it dense volume Of smoke bur5t ioJih, a.most
sufocating those who were in lie outer room.
and hickering flames burning dimly undel
the black cloud of smoke that lnng about the
place were seen to be creeping along Tie bed
posts ana the floor strcwn with beiclothss =
Amid the whole, with the hahilimcais torn t.
shreis and bcsmeared with blood lay tic
body OF Mrs. Co,icN
With the assistance OF the neigi bors Nj,
Little had the body carried out and the fam
in the room extinguishei. So soon us a light
had been procured, md tie smoke disretled,
Ascene presented itself TO the eyes Of Tie hor-
ror stricken spectators that made the b.col
frssIe in The veins Of tie most sturdy. On
every side were evidences Of fearful stru--
gle. The bed with the posts h,Atkenel and
chsrred; the hcdo.olhes, which had been
dragged 10 the floor in the sknlle and lay
kuldled here and there in ragged heaps
stained with Blood and gore; matted feathers
torn from the pillows; lie kerosene lamp
broken into fragments under the half Goa
sumed crib il which tie liue child had thai
nigh, been put i. sleep by lis mother, tosc;h-
o. with the broken chair, with the splntcrs
snearsd with coag1atea blcol all these
signs hs;okened a strife that mast lave been
one in which the victim con'end.ti FOR life rs
fercely as did The musdeicss 10 10 her
Asndish work conl ,s;ely Bit the aaidest
sigh, OF all the one h., hlrrowed lie hearts
OF all those WHO crowded around the corpse
and gases. with pallil check and trembling
lip, upon the up,urned mangled face OF the
dead, was the body or the unfortunate Wet N.
There va. not an inch or flesh from lie fore
head 70 the i. saet that was not covered with
hidsous gashcs. III. jugular vein wa. torn
out not cut, an! the deep imprint Of four
teeth was visible in the lert cheek Twenty
Snree BtACS n al lad the lnuFuefess ulhut,
any one of which would h,ve in all proba
h;liiy tesn he cause OF The death Of tie VIC
tim.
SO soon az the excitement oocas;oned BY the
terrible occurrence h.l somewhat sabsided
the servant girl, B4i6get Durgan, was qaes
tioaed rs to what sAa knew OF tile mAtter.--
She said that about hait.past eight o clock
tia. evening, two men called 4. the house and
asked % see D.. Coric.l Bat were ted that he
had gone on; 70 visit q patient. A. Ealf-pas
ton o'clock they cal ed again, while she WAS
in the kitchen and her mistress lying on the
lounge in the sitting room Shortly after tley
had entered she h ard Mrs. oriel! scream,
and Gall out to her 70 take the child away and
call out for the doctor Without stopping TO
sse what was the nlsttcr she avs she ran out
And ala ~ IT.. nei.hbor,. and CT rsturi ing
with them QUAIL IL: balt5oA ga ire and il r
mistress dead
These Facts wero Immediately ,e'egraphel
70 thls city All detectives ut on the loo!:oat
for the muriercrs, while detectives Wilson,
Morris and other o.hcsrs ca the Jersey sid
we're seut to he place OF n, tragedy TO see
what they cou DO towards ferfetiny out the
wherea boats Of the perpetrators Of the blood,
deed. Daring the day jury was empannelcd
by Squire B4ara, AM tbs res us, which Al,
given below, to the amdzea.ent o9 but Few Q
the towns people, showed tey)nd al shadow
Of doubt that not only w.s lie murder no
con,ni,tei hv two n Al hut M insg nrrso,,