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I -Murder tjy Rtoc«Nionli(i In WirtCounty.We ywu-rtliiy liunrtl ilic [mrttcnlun «»f u.colil blooded murderwhirl* warn perpetrated nbmit eight miles from the town of HEfeit belli, in Wirl county,;* few days before the expedition from this city reachedthat 11luce. A young man named Dowr-Inud, it strong Cuiou man, hud given Inform nti an which led to the arrest of oneDeters, u strong Hecessiouiuf. For this. Howland's life wur ihreatciiwi and Iiemiin* »gc*d to keep out of the vrny of the moreviolent r*brfe fur several day?; bat on the Juy of ULs death, ho happened In meet th e wife of D event who prevailed upon him to iiecoinpunr her home. Howland and the woman accordingly proceeded on the way towards the house «»i the hitter's hush and, j bill stopped nt a house occupied by an I aged couple who sire ninfunl friends of , both. Dow hind not thinking it safe to go nay fun her, remained ul tD»- Ionise, and 1 the woman went on home, where it ftp-pnrs. fhe gave inform ilion of Howland'su hereabouts, :»nd a large party o.■ ii • • ua * 8$5f Sfl *\ riiscnl’ Auuu . tuie hack in search ot hi n.—Dowlaml determined to make u stand in the house, am! refused to admit tin crowd. They finally forced open the door, when Dow land tired hi* pistol mid retreated up stairs. 0«r of the crowd nuemptrd tofollow' him, wlieu l*c shot to n hi the j w, which caused u r* treat. The rebel* torn set fire 10 t lie* house, and I lowland not wishing to the aged occupants ul the 1 house perish in iV- f! 'nnK, a^rce 1 'h:ti ifhis enemies would extinguish the fimu-** he WOU 1C* give hi Ul self up. Thi* UfilS dullO, and when Dowkiml made liisj appear,* uv«* lie wus roughly Seised, and carried aw«y n short distance hum the house, lied up to ft tree and shut. Major Kreps who fltConipunied Col, Richmond, on tin* recent ex-pctilliuti from |his city, informs us that he visited the place where Daivkind ivtu shot and inw the ground all besmeared with his blood. Uur Imya found n p:r*rc* of lii.*1 skull fiud dittovereU other evhJeuets a brutal and must licudUli murder, They killed the brave fellow as they would have killed a dog. and paid no more attention ’ to his Lody after wards.
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Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, West Virginia, US
Wed, Oct 30, 1861
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