The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-18
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CaLuAnIAsA, Decefnher 13. One OF The
hicst inhuiaat and brutal murders ever per.
petiuted In this part or the State was com.
n IN Yesterday morning ct 2 o'clock about
Lhfee miles southeast of this place. Erben
W rorser, the perpetratGr Of this horrible
deed, and hts family, consisting of wife and
TWO little daughters, aged one and three
years, resided In the same house with bis
iather.in.law, Mr.. Henry +. Flickinger. AT
tue time the murder was committed Mrs.
Porter and her three brothers, Jacob, John,
ana solomon, and her sister Lydin, were In
the house, and all, except Mrs. Porter, were
engaged In cracking walnuts. Erben Por-
Ter, after going up stairs and putting on
three shirts, came down with a Ratchet, and
seated himself with the other members of
the family, and commenced cracking and
eating the nuts, showing nothing unusual
in his manner
After brief interval Mrs. Porter went up
stairs to attend to some work. Porter quietly
arose and walked into IN adjoining room,
where his oldest child was alone. After
closing the door he struck the child three
blows with the edge of the sharp Ratchet, cut
ting a terrible cash at each stroke on the ton
OF the head, either of which would have pro-
duced almost instant death. He then opencd
the door leading into the room in which the
other members of the family were seated.
aud seized his Youngest child, dragged it
into the room, and struck it two blows on
the top of the head, burying the Ratchet deep
into the brain at each stroke. He then walked
into an adjoining room and threw the Ratchet,
all covered with blood and brains, into a
wood-box, put on his hat, and started out of
the house, passing, as he did 80, his wife,
who, on hearing the first child utter pitt
full cry as he struck it the first blow, had
come down stairs to see what was wrong.
On seeing her husband throw down the
Ratchet she asked him what he had done.
His answer was TINT he had done what he
ought to have done before, and he could not
help it. She hurried to the room where the
deed had been committed, and seeing her
children lying in their own blood, ran out to
the road and gave the alarm to the neigh
borS, several of whom lived near, and were
on hand in few minutes.
Porter, after leaving the house, made his
way at rapid rate direct to this place, and
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place by one OF his neighbors. Dispatches
were sent in every direction, and large
number of persons started in pursuit of him.
Immediately on the receipt of the dispatch
at Lcctonia it was placed in Marshal Rollins
hands, who, in about twenty minutes, saw
Porter crossing the railroad track, and start
ed after him. On approaching him Porter
turned round and gave himself up, admitting
that he had committed the deed, and asking
the officer to protect him from those who
were in pursuit Of him.
The Marshal brought the prisoner to this
place on the 9:55 p. NJ. train, and he was i'm
mediately arraisned before Josiah Rohr-
baugh, Esq. for hearing, when he pleaded
not guilty to the charge Of wilful murder.
After hearing the testimony in the case the
Justice committed him for trial at the next
term of the Court Of Common Pleas, and
sent him, under strong escort, to New Lis
bon.