, 1869-02-17
HORRIBLE MURDER,
Il BOY Rnanshs red . Death aud EHta
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From tie hr 1.anl. Kepl Dl'cau. Feb. 1b.
Persons arrived frs !. Edward,villc, H., |
bring reports Ut bal b1rnns murder COM |
mi,icd uear lhat town u few days ago. I:is, |
Of conrsc, tnp,ts'bic at present to get the !
exact facts In the ease, but the outlines. rs |
VIC understand them. are briefly the-e: T
owner Of a iarn In the neighborhood Of the |
county stat had lu bis employ hired man to
assist him In the usual work abont the
place. This man performed his duties
satisfactorily, ard bad gained the conf
dence of hts up1oyer go completely that, on
the day al 1ht murder. when the proprietor
and Lis wife went to town, the premises were
left in hls chargc, anu aiso young snn Of the
Ind taken tancy to bis fato RS servant, AMI
was accustomed 10 f,llow him about from one
Fpot to nunther, and ua itested his affection
IN various simple wlcning ways. But the
plan for p'pnder. and Was only walt
log a favorable oppartunity to put 1t
into execution. The abseuce ot the In mates
Of the house at the time mentoned gave him
this opportunity, md, unwilling 10 have the
prepared IT, kill him outright, he hit upon q
device which resulted even worse. He took
The child, tied him land hnd foot, BAN
daCcd bis mouth, laid him In corn.
CRIB and piled two sacks Of wheat
ape' se awelue u all It. se aoles so0esd sed
| 1hc poor victim literally s1notbe1cd 10 death,
| Whether the murderer really intended 10
destroy life Is tain; POSSIBLY be may
nntil be ha. done bis ! ih1eying aud WIS BE-
| yond the reach ofpursuit; but in eli Der vle*
Of the matter the deed is must y .rftate
enc, ard has created tho greatest excitement
among the comnunlty. :.
| Parttcs nre ont searching Tue surrounding
country, and If the villain Is caught he is
| likely 10 SWING from the nearest tree.
Ncd;snn Connty sec,ns tn have hcen the
theatre Of an UNUSUAL amount Of wicEesucss
ui,te1 for capital cgirnes art a ~ c,ntiu:d In
the hi oi Edws,dsv,1,e and last week
V1unp women WIS ayrestrd there IN
enarre e. chI!d.murdsr. rhe rocily we
t'nr n c3{imax 3H W to ihe b,oody Catalogue. aud no
nrcnmtnt ourhf IN he necessary 10 convince
| softshe.rted anfl soft .hrade5 nh,,anthrnpists
tbat The rood old custnm o, h,pFinr must
be kept up tor wear Or two longer a least.
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Ii ever man reuched to:al i. pr1ritr, Mel.
yIn Mitchell. nt Sutton. n, IT., is thIt man.
Ahont t.En wneta orn opou,ziny crics for
a-ed hy+r;saiv ai Fl. house. to dntf Mr..
! Hitcho11 aimn., hn,ncd to death. Her clnfhrs
wern nrarir consumed. her 1ower iir1hs.
much 0, her body md onc arm horribly sateu
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