The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-06-22
From the London Daily News, May 24.l
THE UXBRIDGE TRAGEDY.
The Murder OF a Family Of Seven
Persons.


The Murder OF Family OF Seven
Persons.
One of the most extraordinary tragedies
which has taken place for many years was
discovered last evening at the village of
Denham, about two miles from Uxbridge.
1t seems that family named Marshall re-
sided at cottage in that village, the hus-
band carrying on business as an engineer.
Besides Marshall, there lived in the cot
tage his wife and three children, whose
ages ran between three and nine years,
snd also the mother and sister of Marshall.
This day Tuesday, had been fixed for the
marriage of the sister, and it is to the fact
of her wedding dress being brought home
that the discovery of the murder is to be
attributed Nothing had been seen of the
murdered persons since Saturday but upon
young girl going to the cottage yester-
day with the garment referred to, and
gaining no reply, the neighbors had their
suspicious aroused, and an entry was soon
effected into the house. A scene of the
most horrible description then presented
itself On the ground floor the bodies of
Mrs. Marshall and her sister in law were
! found quite dead-the former lying on her
back, and the latter, who had her night
dress on, and was evidently preparing for
bed, was placed across her. Both had
their heads fearfully mutilated, and the
absence of blood about the place was re-
marked by those who witnessed the dread
ful discovery. At the right hand, on en-
ba nd 1aa
three children belonging to Marshall We're
also found with their heads frightfully bat
tered, and also quite dead. The mother
of Marshall was likewise found, having
been brutally murdered in the same way,
and on entering the shop where Marshall
| had been at work, wearing a smock frock,
| his body was found It was covered with
sacks, and was apparent that he had had
desperate struggle. His hands were
scratched in several places, and there We're
marks as if he had been dragged about the
ground. His head had also been beaten
in the same manner as those of the other
victims. There was another child belong
ing to Marshall little boy aged sixteen
months-who had been sent to his grand
mothers to "b9 out of the way" during
the wedding of Narshall's sister, and but
for that circumstance, would undoubtedly
| nave SuHeTeu Jue same ldJe. ne ulSulCdl
gentlemen called in were Drs. Ferris and
Eacnamara, and it is their opinion that the
awful deed had been perpetrated as long
since as Saturday night or Sunday morn
ing. The county constabulary have been
unable up to the present time to obtain
any clue as to the murderer or the cause
of the dreadful crime. A forge hammer
and an ordinary axe with which the mur-
ders are supposed to have been committed
have been discovered with traces of
blood upon them. Whatever the motive
| by which the murderer or murderers-for
it seems difficult to imagine the fearful
work can have been done by one person
robbery does not seem to have been the
object, for nothing appears to have been
| disturbed, the rings and several articles of
jewelry worn by the unfortunate persons
not having been removed.
The excitement in the village is intense.
Marshall and his wife and sister, were, it
is said, much respected by their neighbors.