, 1874-05-01
A New Brunswick Woman Hires Her
Paramour to Kill Her
Husband.
a Murderer, to Be Hanged To-
Day, Kills His Keeper.
Other Criminal Items.

tho State, vas brought to light this morning in
1ts horrible md blood-ourdling details. 1t is
very doubtful IL d moro cold-boodod and COW
ardly murder OF five innocent porsons Inns oyer
boon committed, aB has boen tho caae in this
county heretofore. Tho dastardly villain has
made Ills escape after committing tho foarful
deed,
MONEY WAS THE OBJECT
OF tho tragedy, and whisky tho damning devil
which gaye tho strength. Ono would hardly
think lhat human dopravity could fall 80 low as
10 commit such fearful decd as your cpK-
respondent ia compelled to record,
This morning q man canlo to Coroner NO.
Calilna Office and atatod that hts prosence was
roquirol In A1ifllin Township. Thia is Hix miIos
up the Monongallola river, on the Pittsburgh.
Virginia. l. Charleston Railroad, noar tho CITY
limo. Tho messenger stated TINT
EIGHT PERSONS HAD BEEN MURDERED,
mud thoir boulos burned. Tho Coroner ut once
repaired to tho econe Of tue tragedy, aud yonr
correspondent shortly after followed. On reach-
Ing the Bcono. there wcro found tho re1nains Of a
burned dwelling louae, the brick walls atll1
standing.
John 1Iamuott WAS a we1l-to.do farmer, owning
seYonty"tvo acros OF land neNr tho VlIngo OF
Homestead. His land WIS valuable and It was
believed that lie Ind
ACCUMULATED GREAT DEAL or MONEY
which he Ind Invested in various bonds and
securities, and 1t was believed that he kept these
in tho house in somo secret place. His family
consisted Of Mrs.. Hamnett, Ida and Emma,
agod respectively and G years, mud q boY
named Robert Smith, aged u. Lie
HAD RECENTLY ENGAGED swEDE,
named Ernest Love, as farln-hand. Tlo Swcda
addicted to drink. On Wednesday night tic
family had boon visiting AIr. Samuel Woat's,
about milo and 1alf away. During tho time
that alr; llnmnet vas away tue children wero
loft at homo, and Love wont to the village,
1Mn1DED VERY FREELY
OF tanglo-foot. About II O'Clock tho family
returned, mud Love also cnmo shortly aftor auj
tllat il tic lust aeon Of him. 1lore Gun bo no
time placcd aa to when tho tragedy was commit
tod. About ) o'clock Frank Acltcrman, man
living near by, wna awakened by tho glare OF
y lurld light, which flashed iu through tho vim
dow pnnCB. He looked out and saw 10 ono near,
but
SAW THE nAnxErT DWELLING IN FLAMES.
lie quickly woko companion named Charle8
Schultz, and tho two repaired at ,ouco to tho
sceno. Gu arriving there tho men Hero fairly
t1nlnderstruck. Tho roof Of the house Ind
and sickoning smell Of bodies greotod them.
For timo they were fixed, as it were, to the
spot with horror mud amRzoment, being power
less to give assistance. Thoy, however, soon
after alarmed the nojghhors, md thon the news
spread tint
DEATH.
Had that been all, tho tragedy would not have
boon so appalling. As soon aH tho fire had died
yata out tho Goghbora prepared for ta
covered VAS that Of Mr. John Ha1nnett. t was
cllarrcd and almost unrocognizable mass. Por-
tons of his clothing still claAg to l,is body,
showing that ho had net gone to bed whom tic
murder WaH committed.
. Ills SKULL WAS CRUSHED.
ns II with an axe. and his thr0at cut. Tha next
discovered wore tho romans Of tho apprentice
boy: Robert Smith. They presented tho thor
ouGhly-slentliBh brutlshnoHs Of The murderer and
TIE TERn1nLE STRUGGLE THAT THE CHILD MADE
fir dcar life. His feet weto burned OIL, hje
shoulder was diHlocated, and ono hand was cut
aud bruised. His aknll was cioven with hatcbot.
and then mashod to . pulp apparently with d
heavy hammer, whilc his throat waa gaahed in
was next found. The little innocent WIS but
years old, thoro only remnincd but skull burned
almost to nlkali, and tho remnants Of tho
ribA and ~, backbone. Ihe gaping skull. however,
top waB crushed in, but what other injuroa
woro Inflicted upon llcr can never ba
told, aayo by tho ono who hold the terrible decd
Ill tho Hecrot consciousness Of Ills own heart.
Mrs. IAMEErrs BODY
was tile last found. Portions of hor clothing
and hoopHkrt still clung to hor, and sho, too,
presented MI appearance Of gllastly horror. Hoi
throat had been cut, and her skull waa crushed.
THE body OF EMMA
could not be found. It il believed her remning
wore entirely consumed in the tlnmos. There ia
ou!Y ono motive that can bo assigned for tho
bntcllory. which is robbery. As 1 hayo stated
above, tho man Ernst Love is missing, and sus-
pieion points strongly to him, but w,othor ho
did commit tho der remn1nB to bo developed.
The country in tho pcighborllood and for miles
about Is fearfu]1y excited, md in this city tho
tragedy han caused q profound sensation. It is
crime 30 horrible and no unparalleled that tho
very thought OF it sends cold nhuddcr through
onos systenl. Tho inquest was adjourned iii
tomorrow, in order that the post-u,ortem exam
lnatiou may bo made. Our detectives are Oh
deayoring to work up tho case and polhnpa tloy
1nay provo auccessful in ferroting ont tho guilty
party OF Fartiea.
Confession OF n New nr1ns.
WICK 1ll1rlcrcr.
BATHURST, n. p, April 9o.-Galllen, who mur-
dored raulin IN Caroguot, has made confession.
Eto Hays ho was inctod to tho act ny paulin'a
site' wlo 'mpoItYnod l!im to ktll hor l;,sbana
'oro tho murder hho sllarponod a knife
md gave It to lin, telling him to DO on thelool-
'ut for hor husband when he vent to tho woods
md seoretod the knife on bis person. Whon he
not 1aulln In tue woods the ,,oxt day lie said,
Pua'in, am going to kill YOU" Ills victim.
u bonded knees. inplorou him for time to con-
oas 's,. hls h!lls & to hs picat, when ho would bo
l's country. While paulln wah in this surpliant
ttltudo tho prisoner atrucs him on tic head
slth Htlok, stunning him, and finished his
'sooay aey WORK With gu Ak: paulu's daughter
eai'led 'a.,a g. et tie inquest that lsof mother
lnsGalu whb asleep iu tho nDxt room, md there
sould bu good chance to kill Him, bit that sl,e
wAkoncd ant warned hor father. and prevented