Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-04
New England Dispatches.
Beaten to DeaIh-Details of 81 Terrible
Tragedy in GOnHectIcmt.

MASSACHUSETTS,.
SPRINGFIE'D, Jan S.-Edward Wooslc, a
young colOred man, formerly of Canaan, CT,
was found dead in the street, at Stockbridge,
yesterday morning. Circumstances Indicate
that he was beaten to death by some lrishmen,
with whom he had an alteration the night be-
fore No arrests.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, Jan. 3.-rhe triple murder, at
Windsor Locks, tuesday, briefly reported py
telegraph last night, proves TO have been a most
horrible one. The victims were Timothy Bill
ings and his wife, keepers of Il notorious brOthel,
about two miles from the village, and Julia
Hayes alias Cow Y, young inmate of the
house. he house has had Il bad reputation for
years. An inmate Of it committed suicide few
months AFRO, and Il man who visited there was
few months ago found dead from the effects of
drugs. Billings aud his wife were arrested, but
nothing could be proved against them.
Two pack pe1alers first discovered that there
had been tragedy there yesterday, and told a
workman in the fields, who went TO the house at
four p. NJ, saw the bodies, and was so confused
or terrOI-strcken that he did not inform the au-
thOrties in the village till evening" On visit
ng the house, the bodies OF Billings and the two
women were found in different rooms, with
ghasty wounds from the butl of gun. An at
tempt had been made TO fire the house. The
peddlers say they saw two men gong from the
house, across the fields, as they approached.
The pedders were arrested, but not held A
young man named George Granger, of Suffield,
has been ar estcd, on suspicion He was absent
from home for a couple OF days preceding the
murder, and is known TO have visited the house.
This morning he borrowed a suit of clothes Of
another person and left his home. He was one
of party of three men who were carried
to the house Monday and were left there. S,v-
eral Others have been arrested on suspicion, but
discharged.
Edward LOOMS and Charles Day, of Windsor
Locks, the latter butcher, are also under arrest
The country is being secured 70 find those who
went to the house with Granger. Three hum
dred dollars reward for the arrest of the MUIR
dercs is offered by the town authorities. The
men seen going from the house are described as
wearing Rubber boots, one having a butchers
blouse, the other lght overcoat.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
PORTSMOUTH,, Jan. AT the democratic
convention at Epping to-day, DR., Josiah c..
Eastman of Hampstead was nominated for
councillor from tue first district and Hon. Frank
Jones OF Portsmouth, and Gen. Michael /. Don
oboe of Manchester, were elected delegates to
the national democratic convention.
CONCORD, Jan. 3.-Ihe republican state com
mittee met Immediately after the adjournment
of the convention, and organized temporarily
with the choice of the old officers, andatheu adj
journed, 10 meet on Friday, the 18th, TO organ.
ize permanently
MANCHESTER, Jan. 8.-Several hundred cti.
zens, including the republican club, marched TO
residence of Hon. Il. A Straw this evening, TO
congratulate him on his nomination for govern
or Several gentlemen made speeches, which
were responded to by Mr.. Straw