The New York herald., 1870-12-02
THE poTOsr (no.) HORROR.
Additional sad fnii pssai,s-Fivs Fers<ns
pru,ally MAsAersf-zAs Bodies nHtiisnd
and Burned 70 Arhss-Ne Motive Ayps-
rsnt--csptrre Of the Fisrdn-Rx.
animation and Tcrtir1ony.



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vn Soaan, .a 49, ~. eon'rnuanI ~as slscke1
vryons cree - Y, NJ W. ~s'o ,sssii.t sns' mAs -
W., ~ ~ k'.ta htg VIE tonNe And
I'LL ~ ,n, '~.N.e. - WA Us - ~ sister hsfy
49, e'sa, ~. ~ ~ raa ~eta anas
.a s.uns s .', W S ~ 49, Sasts, hac @nd hsAf
no' IN "a =. - ~ =, ~nn sAen psu'es taFnrA 70 shape.
xos .. - ,.,, ~ '' y. an@ nSsrn ~ tNnN~ N~Af11em
81 the ba.anrs. ~. iaiAte ras tvry Al an1 ia-
noccl,' e'a1'', who hha ertn ief many years cn-
sMas.. M ~ ',..,A h ~ f@'a ~ seAi ttiia 81 tts
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s.a ,', ~ ~ ~ 80 @Nii' ~ Nhe "s" n"t
HH,sr 80 @s.'n a y hst caa*@ ~ sn'irts
ch,,a one ar ~" ,,r1,'.s 1ea - ~ nstn ~ eas
@ @ma,s on'ssssfns. we n.scr nss aiso beca "a Ia
As. ,,s y, 's's s,s. s' ~ 49, a-ass.ns - 400
Mol.nsy. are.n,. aasei a. .,ss s,'s,.s. s"" -
.'s ~ nsss's ~. ahsea ~ - ~ es1ee.s ~
raara r ~ 'o @ sr's ~ soan ~ a'sss" ~ns rssr'
Sws,ed ihen,,h',n NJ " sh "a 49,, ~ stas ~.
M a"n'su ..ss ~ ~ ~ ~ nh.a 's si~hApse
ruins wners thc sanin 81 the ticnms haa si@sA aaa
he ~ 4 Isa,sl s, hsss s's ,,s.s.s s..',
so i4so'' ~ wa M @hu "aeeas uAMe1eA arrows ~ me
nisaoly o. any S,saiaea e4.isti. inss. sfailsns
~ , ''u ~ ~ ~ nv NV ssnssns yse'.na ieaanis
ocr ,o ~ y, w rs Eshash mas.
sa''., ~ soanplNe ~ ~ zu"iAd ~ tAe thtrs a. -
.oa ' "o' - uts1 @'.'t NktAtA
- :, a. oy W ~, se,ia 'i~fae =. s..ea
90 Osonheaoel hiaAiAg afcs's IN ene nely n1ssA Aost
s,I,a Isa' ' -, so'..o Wv. !" ". bsFfaAtot ~ We
Win en,ira su@rrsu Tas mst fss,,,, eSSaes ,s,'
was Leon Jolr, Dor of as0at fQuf.eea Years
o. age. On be,ns a.ressei ne ia.o. iaea tue shsna
s'c i"u' vsnr. mcnivcIs o. h~ tsnsf os isss aiAr-
sn 1ay hiSnt me iv,h Ins.'' y, ia1 nnaf ey ~ to
had come 20 town that aleh procured lug. %
Mis-. mmisseJ, anu ol ,noI iesain has siostea ~ La-
3r9 H. 0nn oaiS. % M ".ra VA ~ y. ass sso.sn
~. ~. M anc oVeasion ana haa nstsa wy ene 'Ahahf
10 stated !hai during iic cosnniss on q ~ cf.lac
re Mas ~. pe,n.a - n ~ 'ns sann ~ W..
yvno ~ IN, .ne1a poouy "oA Wy 'wo .sna. sea hfs ~
hn,," ~ =, s'o ~ eao a1 'os 'ao n.nos nAt', .he
tweya Ole oes IN s,inr,ay n,s', os'.ss, sooa.
br ascera,nsa and ,ss nps',sr,.,s a. - ~ ~
, ana 'no nssi ie'rssnea - We
,n ayec, ,,v " nv, ,n a "a, - Nv, vn m.'n.
DR aDUnowanR - tnc tcs'imeny eAeaied ih support 81
'heso sss', saa'. ssa en'eas ea -. ,ux . u,,..
o., ',renUo en VI hopn ssu % - "nal " your lamc
ana where 40 you live. ard what do you know aseat
,ne me. aeasn o. these neepief A. NY name - Len
about the middle OF the night IN saturday. Charles
Jolly snot DaVy La9o sD~'id Lagi q iour iaaes wiis
q. Did hc kin HIM? A. Yes.
. Y. Mhat kinu OF a pissoi was itf A. Arevoivcr
1hal swoo.' M'D. iour lou, tme.
Killed the two children with an axe, aud ais kiied
the I'VE women WITH an axe.
U. How did he XII thcms A. lie chopped them IN
tne heaa Win IN axe.
. q. Where were you at the time OF the killing of
q tne hou near the chimney; ana saw them
tnrougIl tne cracks; the CRACKS the sIzc
VI my nana; could put my hand through the
crack Was hoidlng Jug Of whislef outside oI
Sne mouse.
" Wnat did Armstrong and Jolly do after tins
muruerf A. 1hey set lrc to the house; Armstrong
aid me killing with the axe he found the axe out.
slde Ia 'front.' OF the door, The witness here denti-
ueu INC aAcl
" "nas aia tney 90 after they set the house on
nre' =: IneS went down 70 John Joiy's.
y. D.u John Johv know enything about itY A. Ma;
LUG not .ihA tldt Joiin Joiiy knew anything about
~, mcns 70 Jchn Jonys after the killing; came
xIom Leiosl ABOUT Tue middle OF the night; we get
th ,e y whskoy a. elu stand AFTER wc got
sue Hnlbkey Charcs Jolly, John Armstrong aud IA y.
sen came cut JOhn Armstrong broke the door open:
smoy meie aii asieep; Jon Armstrong chopped tnem
rs, ras. ao AM .naiey doiiy sol Davy LaEo; after
a ~ snos MN 9onh armstrong chopped Dayy's
aas neau on anu aIer hc chopped Davys mead. on lie
,. nas" S tne Two women ana then the two chidren.
na. ne ,, "4e siiey Woid not iet ne 20 into tho
iseH n,s ~. cVuu scc ,nem through the cracks
ons najs mia ,an, % are ruy % saysi LIN about
sSt nayx + q 20 so,~ Saa.scy Jony toIu me nc
said he si,at tne ,yo,ran Aes ~n@ Aou swo "o'aeh
W.rson Mrclo,n na,,,, d,,,v .,ro~r ,on.-..s
aaiia9 a,, .'r,.a "' u uag & Nv IN, vn ueposc.n ana
sosmrlay ni,h. 49, 49, r".a 'n ~" ~
I 9auu.u@b b s, ~ ,o, Vas 81 no, nsfe; ve WIN JOHN
sha1 i,haIIsv s,,nt navv " so"r 80, ncaIa
Nsrv rhrana, tha haad ana r,In.1 na ~. snon smo.
snayJ 80 80 wa was orona h, h,, nur, 'ne ~ ~ LOUISA @
xasi. he Enonxed her I'm the n.aa Wiz @ ~ % ~, ,
fheI SHOT her; then John Armstrong killed boih he
uonn0 ones with an .ye (yharley JniIy c,ms ana ala
fta hr. rs,.t - lam n,ly,a. ho AZ ~, % n % - @o
nis pleinaass az 'ona Soi' . no oiA not suJ "hefo
ne Was going.