The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-21
A HORRIBLE TRIPLE MURDER.
The Murder I'm an Indiana Cabin-A
Woman and Two Children Killed to
Srsyp


Conceal Crime.
The Cincinnati Gazette OF Thursday has full de-
tails Of the fearful and bloody tragedy at Law
renceburg, Ind, ON Monday, by which a woman
and her children were sacrificed owing TO tho
RIGHTEOUSNESS of a fend or aends, who have not
as yet been identified.
The woman Mrs. William T. Bradley, lived In Q
cabin with her children about two miles from tho
town. and had been alone with them since Feb
ruary, when her husband went to an adjacent
county to work. There Is no house
near except that occupied BY neighbour
800 yards distant. The last OF the family alive
was on Monday evening. but the facts show that
the murderer entered the house during the night,
and, after outraging the mother killed her with an
axe, and then, to prevent two little girls, Eliza
Jane aged eleven, and Rosanna, aged nine years.
from betraying him, they were also despatched.
The report says
The same instrument was used on oil. The
mother seemed to have struggled against her fate
with her babe in her arms. little girl seven
its head bears marks OF mis- violence. or Of wounds
received otherwise In the struggle. On the Left
side @ Is gas n az an on
and its lace and eyes are bruised, until Last night
ITS features were scarcely diseernaole . LIS eyes
hurt IS James, . little boy nearly four years old.
who must have hidden under the beds or other
wise have escaped the axe OF the murderer.
The murders seem to have been committed early
on Monday night. The victims were all clothed
when found, showing that it was not alter they
had gone to bed. It does not seem possible that It
could nave been done on Tuesday morning, be-
| cause Mr.. Strahley's man was ploughing corn In
the field very near the house all day:
He observed the BOY James often during the day.
He followed HIM GOOD deal in the field, and was
crying and crying mamma, y bat the man did not
think unusual. The boy Is not as bright chill
dren usually at his age, and cannot say
anything beyond AVE-, very few simple words "a.
horrible fact which was concealed within
his desoased home. Later Ia the DAY Mary
neighoor, saw James down ct the creek ana, thing
ing That ne was IN danger, sne took him up TO the
slightly ajar. He Went in, but came. out again at
once and acted so strangely that Mary went with
how had preceded her little ana When she mad
effected an entrance she saw him sitting In =
on M, ae e wt no ana aos
OF appreciation of the situation. The little girl
was horror stricken Her playmate . Eliza Jane
Bradley, mutilated in frightful manner, lay with
her head on the hearth, near the table, and tne
other girl, Ros0nna, was dead on the bed behind
the door. WHAT sight for such child
she ran At once s 70 the hired man pioughing IN
to the scene OF blood, and at once gave the ALARM
AS soon the word reached Lawrenceburg, .
dreds had visited the fatal locality.
Coroner Skinner was immediately notified, and
| had the bodies removed to Lawrenceburg, where
| they were taken IN charge by the undertaken.
THE BABE
ptitully on the bare blood despatched noor, lying
! about two feet from It's mother. Ii the murder
and day in that CONDITION without 1000 or care
Its plight was pitiu, and the sight OF Its wounds
70 AWAKEN the hr e feelings al II %
harm. II was at once removed to the house OF two
maiden ladies named Gage, who generously under.
! was sleeping or unconscious, It's mutiiated face
swollen and blackened rom the injuries It had
/ received in the awful struggle between it's mother
and her murderer. 1t Is hardly possible that te
| can live.
| Coroner Skinner held an inquest yesterday. A
| posi- norton examination was madaby Drs. Catch
and Miller. and their report Is as fohows'-
LAwRENcKBunc. June IL, 1874.
Posr Mosrxx 0. MARY Z. BKApLRy.-Risor morris well
81 both Gs
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pubs and part Of vulvs The vagina was found
rupture the len wan wei the opening into tho
oheei and murder was cemmtsed g tie crime
ELIZA JAM BsanS1y-Frontai aad lett sue q head
susicient prodnce death No attempts .. violence
peaed blows q which are sufficient to cause death
I 2 2 S sATCH M y &.
| THE BLOODY AXE
Yesterday on the margin OF Tanners Creek.
Marshal Trrlht found the instrument With which
| longing to Bradley's house. Is was covered with
blood in Which could be seen bits OF the hair Of the
1 victims. At the same place were seen tracks OF
! the man who bore the axe. He had removed his
boots TO wade the creek. Accurate measurements
were talten OF the tracks, aud thus clew to the
murderer may be found. TINS was at the corner Of
the netI next the woods, and Indicated that the
man csiIne and went in the same way.
Self preservation, as wen as the planest demands
OF JUS ce require that the 3erpetrator Of this three
Told crime should be sought after by all availahle
meaas and that, in the language OF the kind lady
| who mas charge OF that motheress babe, mo stone
shoald be left unturned to bring the criminal ia
jus'nce and TO yindcate the good name VI the
community
THE STATEN ISLAND MAILS