, 1875-08-12
A MAN KILLS HIS WIFE AND CHILD.
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f.AtErnH, n. G., Aag. GAS the readers Of
tue Herald ontsido Of North CasotinA may not
be familiar With tho details Of tho horrible crime
OF Scott partu tho following Bkotch Of the hor-
rid tioed Ia presented:
Scott Parttn. young 1nau himself. resided
with his young sifo aud child 10 months old at
tie house Of bis iathor, II miles southeast Of
this city, near The scoue Of tho Austin murder.
On the l2th Of February lsst, on ptetence Of
visiting Its brother in q naighboEing county, he
left Ills fathers house with l4is wito aud child.
After IN absence Of several daYe Fa1tin returned
to hts llome without nialwite aud Child mud report
el e had left tbeu With some friends near Golda-
boro, IN Wayne County. III thus State. 6oon af-
terr ard. Pas.in remaining for d while At ho.ue
and teen beginuinY TO wauder from piaco 70
place in an llueaHy atate III mind. aud Lis plsa
and child BILL remaining absent suspicion began
tu attach 10 their disappearance. INJURY ua.
'nao Mt tue place whore lo had reported them
70 TO left nild as other pinces, but no trhcs OF
t.lcm could be found. Search WAS low made
fur rar1iu himself. but 10 had disappeared.
And uow TINT foul play had been committed TO-
ca1le settled consia!on aud tue search for tho
theit dead bJti.es. From tho date OF tho dir
appearance Of the wifo aud child thteo to fou.
uontha elapsed. Finally, within ooout miles
Of lartin's homo, tho boncs COW and otlles
auicksald III q denao undosgroatl,, Rnd. ho7i-
bla to relate, q bng wns oAuneff cobsati-
inE p.rte only of tho manyled remains Of tito
uilst.ug wilo aud child nnloug tho moet consricu-
ols OF which waa ono outi,e breast Of tho moth
CT and uno ear Of the Guild Thp remnlnB NeYe
found (boncs and flesh) to have bocn horribly
maugod. md gabse4Heut dtsroyc1ies Disclosed
log TN which tho inutllatton had been ot1oesod
With an ~. and spot OIL Which eli attempt bad
been made to burn the bodies pitcenlea!. Tho
discoveries loft 40 room 70 doubt tho idoDtitf of
the n,apEled bodies, and the flight and wolf
known conduct Of Scott Partn left no doubt OF
bis boiLg tho tientish perpetrator. Tho delib-
era.o aud cold.blooded caracter Of this crime
may bo gathered from tho foregoing cirrun-
etHucee. particularly ~ no cauyo whatever for II
can 10 assigned by the friends and neighhors Of
tho murderer aud tliB victims. II may Ia stated
alHo that Pntiu'B purpose evidently was to
cover tho cr!no BY burning tho re-
mains but. finding this too slow, and
fearing TINT buzzArds or other birds or beasts
OF piey would iniicate By their presence tho
location Of tho .nang!ed REMAINS. he concluded
to bury what ho ind not consumed by fire, and
salectcd fos tho burial place tho welt-kpuwn l,n.
raesabio m1ro Or qNici.sand. In which. and at
considerable dopth. the remainB wore found.
To explain tho congregation Of bnzzards, etc..
nt tLtB place, parttn took tho precautlon OF
driving into it aud drowning Of sadocating
nejghhor's cow.
Al the last torn Of our superior Court PArtin
WAS Indicted and a truo bill found and he Is now
fugitive. With rewnrd by the Governor oa lts
hand. strong folco Of armed mon are now in
pursuit. Of him. aud hls c7oture Ia daily expected.