, 1872-11-24
DOUBLE MURDER IN ONTARIO.
A Farmers Wife and Son IerutaIsv
Slain by a Dissatisfied Laborcr.

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Peterborough (Sor. ~ Correspondence Of the Hamilton
! {Canada) Spectator.
One OF the most atrocious and ap.
| Parently unpsoyoked murders which HIS
fyas taken Place in n the county Of
! 6toney Lake. The scene OF tho murder beine
new locality and comparatively isolated, thus
s0rced comnao ea 3e hat for the ndoro,
tho unfortunate victims being able to Five
| the alarm It appears that Payne has had in
his employ during tho last six months man
| named William Brenton, who, although giving
frequent exhibitions Of 3 morose and vindictiye
that he could be guilty Of the horrible deed now
laid to his charge. On Thursday Payne left
home early in the morning to assist at thrash
ing bee at q neighbors, leaving Brenton en-
gagged in the erection Of . root-houso, together
with his wife, child, and the boy Doughty: who
vas on q visit at Payne's: Just after dinner
Breuton came to whore Pa7no was with the
thrashng mill, and told him he wanted
him to come home aud settle up with
him, as l. vas going to Leave. Payne
short-handed to work the mill as it was, and
that ho must wait until night. Finding that he
could not get Payne to so then, he left, and, as
it has since turned out, made tracks for Peter
borough By circultous route through the Town
ship Of Douro. Fortunately Tor Payne, the
thrashing mill broke down not long after Bren-
ton left and as it was necessary to 20 to War
saw to get it repaired, tile men engaged departed
for their homes. In going home, Payne wns ao-
eso boo TO s % own e hone by tWe
just short distance from tho house, and were
not out Of sight Of each other when they we're
attracted by the shouts OF Payne. Who
had discovered hiH wife lying murdered a
was at once given and q crowd wes speedily
gathered. Both the doors Of tho house vera
shut, with the little child and dog inside. and
On search being instituted for the boy he was
found inside the root-house with his throat cut
from ear to ear, willie the handle of the pick
axe which Rrenton had in use at the root
house, was found near the boy. The iron part
Of it was found beside Mrs. Payne, covered With
blood. l. rifle and the ammunition belonging to
it which we're in she house iu tile morning we're
also missing, and there is little doubt but that
had Payne accompanied Brenton, as he desired,
he also would have shared the samo fate as his
wife. Suspicion falling on Brenton, pursuit was
at once given IN every direction. The party who
proceeded to Lakefe1d, On their arrival there,
at once telesraphed to Peterborough
johnson not only took immediate measures for
his capture but number Of private citizens
turned out and paraded the streets with the
VIEW, view, possible, Of preventing his escape. The
ing, man answering the description Which had
been sent in from Lakefeld gas discovered on
the principal street with a small bundle under
bis arm. The parties who observed him entered
INTO conversations, and enticed him into az
loon to have 3 drink. when, by Questioning,
they, became convinced that they had rot tie
right man, he having acknowledged fhat ia
came from Pagne'a that morning. The poles
magistrate Was ct once communicated with,
who instructed constable to lodge lin
in the lookup for the night. Scarcely
had this been accomplished v7hen his pprsuers.
including those who had tracked him the whole |
way, arrived in town, and it vas well for Breuton
that he Was in aafe keeping, as otherwise the
probabilities arc that he would have been tried.
condemned, and executed on the spot. Thoe |
woman murdered was about 80, and lie Young J
lad about 1a: The unfortunate woman was en,
eeinte. a Jury was Immediately impanened, |
q unanimous verdict to the following effect vas
rendered: "That the deceased, Jane Payne. |
came to her death by blows upon tho head viii
a pick-axe, and by having her throat cut across.
and that the jnry are unanimous in the opinion
The murderer is now lodged in the Peterborough
jail.