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1 r -Murder by SeecfiNloniiiii in WirtCounty.We ycfilfr.Lty heard the [mrttcnluro ««f ucolil blooded murder which vrn» perpetrated about eight miles from Hip town of KMzahcth. in Wirl courtly, u few days be-lore the expedition from this city reached that place. A young mnn named Ddw-In ml, n strong Cnton mnn, hud given in-formntiou which led to the arrest of one Deter.’, a vtrong Secessionist. For this.Howland's life wu- threatened and hetrssin-tsged to keep out of the way of the moreviolent rebels fur several ditysj hut on theday of UU death, lie happened to meet the wife of lie vers who prevailed upon him to accompany her home. Dnwhind and the, woman accordingly proceeded un the way towards the hottsc i»i the letter's husband, but stopped at a house occupied hv mi ii#cd couple who are mutual friends ofboth. Dowhtud not thinking it safe to go any far,her, remained at this house, and the woman went un home, where it ;ip-p ^irs, rhe gave inform ilinn of Rowland1* n heieal-uu ts, a large party o. r»-e‘.:i'«? rascals auou . iiiie hack in search of hi it.— Duwluud determined to niftke n stand in the honse. and refused to admit the crowd. They liiidly l oved open the d »or. when Dow land tired hi-* pistol and retreated up stairs, fine o! the crowd ill tempted :o follow him, when he shot hi o hi the j vr. which mused it rlt; treat. The rebel-1 then set fire to the house, and Dntvhnd trot wishing to *ev the aged ovenpant3 ui the lionse perish in i'iu f!'fin .c, agreed dial if his enemies would fxliiigiibli the llatu.-- he would give liiiibelf up, Thi-' was tin a G, j and when Do win ml made Im.jJ appear-itier i Ire was roughly Seized, and tarried avv-nV a short di-lance from the house, lied up to a tree and shut. Major Kreps who aecsuin pnnicd Col, fti«huiondt on llie reepfil ex-pcdlliuO from this city, informs us that he visited the place whore D i■.viand teas shot and liiw the ground all besmeared will* his blood. (Jar hoys found a p;r-ce of hi.* skull and discovered other eviilviiets id abrutal and must fiendish murder. They killed the brave fellow as thi*v would have killed n dug. and paid no more attention to bis body after wards.
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Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Wed, Oct 30, 1861
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