The New York herald., 1877-10-21
DEATH OF AN ooToGENARIAN.

THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF ''BILL O. JACKS
"REMINISCENCES OF A FAMOUS ENGLISH
MURDER
Nrs. Ann Shaw, an Englishwoman. eighty-tour years
OF age died In city Wednesday last OF cancer
and on Friday afternoon was buried in Greenwood
Cemetery. Just forty-fve years ago tho old lady's
grandfather also eightyfour years OF age, and her
uncle were brutally murdered in English village
the circumstances Of the tragedy being ystorious
considerable excitement IN Lancaster and
throughout tho entire West OF England. The old
man Is was William Bradbury but, in accordance
with local custom, he was generally called "Bl
o. Jacks" For many years previous TO his death
Bradbury had kept tavern called tho "Dog and Par
ridge'' lonely suburb Vt town named Greenfield,
his place bong great resort OF the sporting gentry OF
that part OF the country VINO visited II annually for the
purpose OF shooting grouse. In the summer time,
the vicinity of tue tavern avorite picnICking
ground sometimes many as 8, 600 persons being
endance at the opening of the season. Old Bill 0,
Jacks quite noted character, aud the "Dvg and
Partridge" at the time OF his death was known to
nearly all the sporting men IN the Kingdom. Tho
stood in picturesque but lonely glen, fully
quarter OF mile from any other habitation, and
toward the close OF his lilo the old man lived there
alone, his son, Tom, married man, occasionally re-
naming with him over night
Ono morning early the year 1882 Bill and his
found by their neighDors lying dead IN the inn,
the old man up stairs and Tom on the ground hoor.
The former still brcathed, but unable to speak
word before ho died. Botn OF the murdered men
large and vigorous, and there were ample signs
that they had not yielded up their lives without ter
rble struggle Bill himself had finally been beaten
to death with massive poker The details OF the
tragedy were never learned, and the motives OF the
unknown murdcrcrs still mystery. The
was visited by thousands OF curious sghtsecrs, and
the double funeral the largest known Ia that
part Of the country. white pasteboard card con-
tanning the following lines and three appropriate
verses, which were subsequently engraved 'Bill
o. jacks and Tom o B's gravestone," was gotten up
tor the occasion -
.Hcrc lie inferred the dreadfuly bruised and lace
rated bodies OF William Bradbury aud Thomas his son,
Of GreenLod, who were together savagely murdered
In unusual, horrd manner, Monday nighi,
April 2 1882 William being cighty-iour and Thomas
fvrty-sx years old
The concluding stanZas were follows
such interest did their tragic eEd excite
That they removed from human sight
Thousands thousands came to
The bloody scene of the catastrophe.
One house, business and bed
One most shocking death they had;
One funeral came, one inquest passed,
The "nog and PARTRIDGE Is stili favorte resort OF
tho sporting gentry, the irghtfui tragedy enacted
there having served only TO make II more notorious
popular Than II was in tue early years OF the
tury. Like her grandfather, Mrs Shaw strong
and healthy woman, and when she came to this coun-
try twelve years ago bid tar to live greater
age than that 1t which he died.