Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-06-30
MIDNIGHT ATTEMPT TO MlRDER !
WHOLE FAMILY IN INDIANA. -
Torpcdoes and Benzine Thrown into, the
WindoWs of the House.

| WihuoWs oI the. House. >, 49,
Lawrence county, Indiana, was, on Sat
urday night, the elscene of a most diabolical
outrage, committed by some parties as yet
unknown, in which an attempt was made
to murder whole family and, burn the
building in which the assassins hoped to
cOntlne their victims
A dispatch to the New Albany LEDGER
OF yesterday says: Sunday morning, be.
| tween one and two O'clock, the house of
| the Moody family, two miles north of this
| place, and near the dividing line between
Orange and Lawrence counties, consisting
| of four old bachelor brothers, Mrs.dTolli-
| yer, widowed sister Of the Moodys,r and
! hired man named Lee, was entered aud
a most desperate attempt made to murder
the entire family aid burn the house iiiifi
/ The party of assassins commenced the
attack by throwing three jugsaof benzine
into the rooms occupied by the family; to-
gether with several very large combustible
torped ,es loaded with huckshot, nails,
screws and ntiler missiles of like character.
These were thrown Through the. windows
into the house, setting fire to the beds and
other articles offurniture When the tor
pedoes exploded they threw their contents
in every direction in the rooms.1 The ex-.
piosions aroused the sleeping family, when
the assaulting party commenced an ino;s-
CIlluitIdtC I1lltIS Will tIlclT T6VOlVeTS INK,
the windows and doors. Flnl bs2bni
"As matter of course, the sudden alarm
in being thus awakened from their sleep
created confusion and CONSERVATION in the
household. Mr.. Thomas Moody made a
rush for the door, attempted to escape,
when he received a ball from one OF. the
revolvers in the hip, the ball passing up
ward and entirely through the body, COM
ing out at the upper portion of the breast.
Another ball passed through the thigh of
Mr.. Dee, who was also endeavoring to flee
from the assassins, causing a very severe
and painful wound, but not necessarily fa-
tai. He will probably recover. Mrs. Toll
liver was most terribly burned by the
benzine and torpedoes. There is no pos
sible chance, it is believed, for the recovery
of Mr.. Moody. as the wound is a most
fearful one, and from which he is suffering
terribly. S #N J'H4 ,r -
Finding the family fully aroused, the
assassins effected their escape, and those Of
themselves to work to extinguish the
flames, which, after considerable difficulty,
was accomplished. One of the Moodys,
during the attack. made his escape and
gave the alarm in the neighbOrhood and
number of citizens turned out and at once
repaired to the scene, Td5i1 '.,.s.,..,,,..r !.
No clew as yet has been obtained to |
the perpetrators of this diabolical outrage, |
nor has any cause been assigned for the |
attack. It is evident that the assassins !
were determined upon the death of the |
crime should be wiped out by burning the
bodies of the dead. Great Indignation is |
manifested at this exhibition of mob spirit; !
many of the best citizens are not unwilling |
that summary punishment should be dealt |
to the perpetrators. 1t is hoped that they |
may be ferreted out andssuch punishment |
as the law contemplates be visited upon |
them. and that the good people may not |
add to the wrongs of society by taking the |
law into their own hands," .sifrt.,,N 81.
LATER. v,f4,..r al, 5 |
A dispatch dated at O'clock Yesterday |
afternoon says: Thomas Moody is still |
alive, but all hopes of his recovery have 1
been abandoned. Since the dispatch of |
yesterday another wound has been discov-,
cred in Mr.. Lees back, which renders his
recovery extremely doubtful. ''7i''iss
Detectives having the subject in charge |
are busily engaged in working up the affair,
with fair prospects of the detection. and
arrest of the guilty parties. II is UNDER
stood that Mr.. MOody's statement of the |
affair has been reduced to writing, under
the belief that he can not survive, and that
ne recognized several of the men Of the
assailants.
''The greatest excitement prevails, and
q determination expressed that such deed
Of violence shall not go UNPUBLISHED. Ten
dollars have been raised to
prosecute the guilty parties, anda greater
sum than this, if necessary, could be col +
lected for this purpose.
)" The entire community Is terribly ex-
cited and almost wild to get the assassins
In their possession. 1t is believed that the
counsel of tie more prudent will prevail,
but this is not certain, as threats of lynch
ing are repeated on almost every hand"
The London Bonapartist journal Sstuo-
tion has the goodness, to address the fol-
lowing warning to Germany: gcai1St|
"The column of the Place Vendome no
longer exists 1t shall be restored, that is
all for we will re-erect it in one day and
replace on its summit the true Napoleon
!. And let Germany not rejoice too much
at what has happened; for, in order to
mise the column again, we, shall need thej
bronze OF an enemy, and even in thepangs
Of death we cling to the hope of lretaking,l
il from those who have taken il from us. ~ !,