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. I 1411 1. J nl WUTand tin* m misters will remain.nrinIUFrom thfi Cincinnati (Jar-Plti'.Tiik MmnKft of Yoim; Easton j.\ ti* (*ovis«Tt»v.—Samuel Easton, a young 1 inlad twelve years of age, *-..n of Mr. 8.Karton, i merchant of tills city, doing hu-! tlisincss .,IJ Mailt Stnv -t, Mween Fourth ittid Fifth, hill who resides in C'nviiifriiin, w:ismurdered on Friday oven in*', between 5and «; o'cliK kt in the Mods of ihut city,lie was returning at the time, with other wchildren, from th«4 district sclnH.it in the fourth ward, wheiv he was a pupil. As the children wore jalavitig-along tin- street, young Easton smd to a German lad, whowas amusing himself by hopping in front I*of Henry Port man's grocery, *-Do that « again. that's funny.'' ‘ - What's that v-u ? say? demanded I'oilman. ‘*1 wasn't dtalking to you, replied Easton, ( | was 'Jtalking to the boy.” IWtmau then call- ,, od him a fool. The lad replied that he a wasn't any more a fool than ho was. Up- »t on this J%»rtman attempted t.- aich him. J The school children all ran. pursued1 by Port man, but young Easton being ‘be- \hind and in danger *.f being caught, turn-1 r *■ I ft ud struck at Portia an with tin* “shin- ^ ny sink with which h*■ had been play-; Jtug. A moment ttft«T. Port mat i taught *him, and throwing I tint on the ground with groat violence, stamped him in a brutal and horrible manner, ih? was taken home mid medical aid immediately called, but ho died between JO and 11o’clock that evening. A post mortem examination was made by U n-tors Wise, Thomas, bulimy, and Major. Theyhmnd tli* skull tw’ken, and took three
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Danville Kentucky Tribune
Danville, Kentucky, US
Fri, Oct 13, 1854
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