, 1874-02-19

Ruedos, Ca {Ftb 14 Dispatch to the Atlanta Herald.
john ". Woods. . farmer living about milo
and quarter from this place, On Friday night,
administered poison to his three children. aEEed
eratoly stlot himAe!f. .......-
Mr Woods and lis vito had boen mnrried
about t1tteen years., during which ttn,o they had
not lived very happily together. ao was 10 tho
tho influence of liquor, would bout aud abuse
her terribly, sometimes pulling lor from one
room 70 another by tho hair Of shor head. They
separated several times. but for tho past year
Saturday Woods came homo drunk, aud CON-
menced threatening and abusing hor. Uo finally
nude q rush at her and sought to seize her, 1t il
thought. with the intention Of killing her;
sho dubbed him. and fed to noighbof's, and
did not return till THIS morning. when II ths hor-
riblo newB roached her. Woods went to Madison.
Monday last, procured morphine, aud returned
homo intending to accomplish his dark decd
Tuesday night. a friend whom ho Ind not aoen
dead, callel upon him Tuesday, which delayed
tho execution Of his fell purpose. About 10
O'Clock FRIDAY night he sent a nogro girl to this
place to procure moro morphine, which slo sue
coct1od in gottiug from DR.: Montgomery. md re-
morning she found tho doors barred in such
manner that Bho could not opon thon,. Going to
window. and looking in, she discovered Woods
| lying upon tho carpet With pillow under his
immediately raaed tho alarm, and soon the doors
! wero forced opon by some uolgfbors and q
sight met their gazo which might veil nppal tho
| stoutost heart.
still oozing from his breast, quite dead. In tho
samo room, lying upon bed, with his head rost-
| ing upon the pillow, looking ~ though In d
| peaceful Hlumber, was his youngest son, George.
also dead IN ~ adjoining room. n tho same M 4,
bed, woro Ills eldest son and daughter, both
| u1aar5rp thu H1nnt1 Df H1Gth.
THO Coroner held an inquest over tho bodies
this afternoon, at O'Clock, when tue following
| verdict was rendered:
'sWe, tho Jury, find that tho 1oceasod, Charioa
Wood aud tho othor children. camo to theil
death by morphine, administered by tho father. "
| fThe aauno verdict ~as rendered upon oil the
cbildron.] ."We, tho jury, find. upon exanina.
tion Of tho Wounds taat to i doeoasod yola
his own hand"
an English Derringor, aud was found or feet
from. where 10 was lying, . -,
morphine 10 his children waa found upon tht
bureau In tho room In wl,ioh lie was lying, with
some milk und morphine III the bottom. On tht
9th INIT. he wrote a lottor to hts mother in ro
| preferred doAth to q continuance Of lila presen
fifo Of misory and asked hor not to grioyo whet
| ho was GONG. lie aa!l lo could not boAr &c
leave hia ehiiirou bohind aud would take then
|
body, and those Of h.B children 6honld bc burle<
In tic ramo grayo, md TINT OF hin youngest .ao
to DO buried in tito same collin With him. I'll
murdered children wero bright ind Intelligent
aud beloved by tho whole community.
!. Wood WIS, WHOM sober, quiet aud good
natnrcd nAn, but WLon under tho influence G
drink wuB dangerous. Ho married daUGhte
! OF John burden, highly respectable eltize
who resides about Bix mics from this plaoo.
Arrest and Coufe3sion OF tho 1k0sla1a
.Rlurtiersr F2oNtttt.
ArculsoN, Kal.., Feb. 18.--J. W. McNutk or
OF tho part!oa Implicated III tho murder Of ma
named seeyor ut Wichita, Kan., O short tin
, ago, was arrested Tuesday morning. talion
tho csimo. Tho object OF tho Inu
: der WAS to rcceiyc $4,000 insurance on N
0 Nuts life, aud have tho body Of tho murdere
+ man identified Us that OF afcNutt.. Tho murder
confoesos TINT la aud Que Winne lie a
i compiice, eaticad Seoyer from Kans
b City, drugged him With loudanuR, 1oul
J cords tightly around his body, saturated !
clothing With kerosene, and then tlrod The bual
q lug, burning the unfortunate 1nan ~ oEls
o The populaca of Wichita are much excited, 81
l. there IL dangor OF summary vengeance bell
visited upon the murderor.
10 Alleged C0Mntcrfcttors Arfesteds
10 Special D.spatah to The Chtcado 1Fto4sH.
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