The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-01

OF blood arched upon the door eadlnR 10 tue entry
| aud this door IL some nine feet away from the
| lounge Upon the door leading from the back room
! to TIE kitchen is a smear OF blood as though Q
| bloody cap had pressed against II.
DIR. Shapeigh the COroner's physician, having ar
| rived, proceeded TO make an examination OF the
three bodies with the following result
Tue following wounds were found upon the
| mother:-A confused wound on the back OF the
mead, left side, over the left ear, made with the
| poe OF the axe. A confused wound, one anu u haf
| incnes long over The right ear. confused wound
Que ana quarter inches long, on the back OF
downwards. gaping wound four inches
long, cutting through the jawbone IN the
ally rom the lett side OF the mouth downward nnder
the ear cutting the root OF the tongue ana extend
ing INTO the spina counn. beneath llis ana Tor Tor
and half inches deep, dividing the wlndppe and
gulIet There were also two or three wounds IN the
neck, cutting through the Dress but OF slight cnar
The body of the little girl was then examined:
The night cap was removed from Its little head.
horrible hole was In the right side Of the forehead.
Dr. Shapleigh inserted his finger IN the hole ana
went as far back as the length Of the finger. me
hole one and half inches long over the right
eye, the bones Of the skull being driven into the
brain. The other side OF the head is mashed to
each eye.
DR.. snapleigh took his needle and attempted to
done, as the bones moved about beneath the scalp
and prevented the orillce rom beng closed.
The child was Iald upon It's mother and the body
q perfect gore OF blood. In the right temple
there was the mark OF an axe, the bone
was at the back and top OF the head two
and a half inches long. theibone being fractured be-
meath, the axe having glance d downward. On the
lett side OF the head and over the ear there was ano
Their wound one and a half inches long. On the
back OF the head below this the bones were oil
this and on the right Side OF the neck there was
frightful wound, the axe having penetrated through
ther examination it was seen that two gashes had
been made In this place. each three inches long,
After TINS examination by the coroner's surgeon
the bodies OF the unfortunate victims were washed,
placed 10 temporary pine cofins and removed to the
establishment OF Cyrus Horne, the undertaken, on
klevcath street. ABOVE Arch, where, In the mean.
time, the body Of tn murderer husband and father
THE APPEARANCE OF THE BODIES.
large crowd had assembled yesterday towards
anxious to gain abundance to have view Of the
corpses Of this most unfortunate family, but they
were all refused on the plea that the bodies had
tour collins containing them had been taken TO the
workshop Of Mr., Horne on Hunter street. BE:
MIS-. Horne, the sight presented to our eyes
was heartrending In the extreme. There was the
in death betokenng features Of more than ordinary
Intelligence. His features were not changed, his
complexion natural ana healthy. quietly composed
as In sleep, and looking at him for few moments
II seemed that he in an instant to open his eyes
and speak. His broad forehead and thick, bushy
black hair indicated strong mental power, While
the deep burrows on his temples and around hi,
eyes showed the impress OF melancholy. In the
next coffin by mis- side lay his murdered wife, pale
as wax, the deep, red bloody scar on her chm and
neck contrasting awfully with the wilderness of her
face Her features were regular, and when BEAM
Ing with the radiance Of happy life must have betn
even handsome. On the lett side OF the fathers
coffin was that containing the corpse Of his son
Lee, eight years old, as waxen In countenance
as mis- mother and fearful to behold
with his shattered head; and by the side
of her mother lay the little three year old angel.
meIts and slightly held together by the tender
thread or the surgeon. She had most beautiful
face and the transparent whlcness Of her skin gave
her the appearance more OF q supernatural being.
for item In which they viii be taken to tneir last
resting place.
OTHER PARTICULARS.
Coroner Daniels empaneled jury yesterday
the bodies giving the required permission for their
removal aud adJOurning the inquest till next Friday
Captain Selah Lee, the father, MI. ). X. CamptOn
and MIR. Bushnell, the uncle OF the murdered
AFTERNOON aud made arrangements to transfer the
bodies OF the murderer aod his family to Madison,
Codn., where they Will be interreI The following
copy OF the letter sent by Blackstone to his WiIe's
stone, OF Branford, Conn.,, Just alter numbering her
ana his chldren:-
send you what am have killed. my three angela They
are three angels still. JAMES.
Tie letters, were written upon the back Of blank
express receipts.
A few friends ana acquaintances OF the family
have last look at the unhappy departed, and the
midnight train carried them away to their former
h0me'
Since the arrival OF the friend, of the murdered
woman In Philadelphia 1t has been ascertained tnat
insanity was hereditarysin the family Of James L
and hence the terrible tragedy IL
ascribel IA resulting from the derau cement OF his
mind produced by Tears OF pecuniaty loss.