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Terrible Tragedy-A SonBuinmols His Father in ft Horrible Manner, and then Applies the Tlt; rch to His Buildings, after-which he Cuts hiaown Throat irom Bax to.Uar rWe lay before our readers to-day a case, the history of which presents the sadest slate of things that it has been our lot to chronicle in ninny weeks;In the town of New Hudson, in the vicinity of what ia known us Swift Hill, near this village, resides Mr, Truman Swift, with whom lived his son Orville and Iris son's wife. For some months past bad feelings have existed between the father and his son and his wife, by reasou of a dispute between them.as. to who Was the real owner of the premises on which they resided. It appears from the statement of the father that when the deed of the laud was taken, by the order of t he father the deed was taken iu the son’s name with the expectation and understanding that the son would deed it to the-father at any timeaid. The condition of the man; is quite critical, and as to whether he will recover from the effects of the cut, is a matter of uncertainty. His wind-pipe was almost entirely severed, and the wound presented a most ghastly appearance, lie is perfectly rational, and converses quite natural, and seems to have a great deal of strength, lie states that the first he knew anything of himself was on Wednesday morning, when he found himself in the condition lie• • rwas. He says that he tried to find the in-» •elrumept with which he committed \ke deed, but could not tell what the instrument was. He stated that he walked four miles on Wednesday, and tried to find something with, which.to complete-the-job-]lie before failed to accomplish, and begged of Mr. Pike to furnish him with something with which he might destroy himself. Hemade other statements, but there were some.little diecrepencies in them bo that it may be improper to publish them at this tline.1/1KeepDruFAJPAwhen requested so to do. Everything went on smoothly until last winter, when the sun for the first time claimed to own the premises, and all the stock and personal property thereon, which of course was disputed by the father. And so matters have continued until last Saturday, the father intending all the while to commence an action in the Supreme Court to setSuN oticf. —Tlie annunI ineelfn^ ofthe Cuba Village Cemetery Association will be held in the Town Hall, Sept. 7th next, at 1 P. M. There are three Trustees to be elected, also to take into consideration thepropriety of enlarging the cemctefy grounds/ ■and transact such other business as may ap-.pertain to the same. Bv Ordkr.—It is to be hoped that our cemeteryOfal., .. „ i grounds willbe enlarge. As it is now the: aside the conveyance to the son, and t?e-1 ® b: , . is.-if t..,» \... lots are all taken up, and there are very ma*: cure the title to himself, but has neglected 1 f: 4l . ny families who have no place in which to; to commence the proceedings until now. / . *~ c i fnf,,nr “bury their dead out o sight. NumbersOn Saturday, the lulh mst., the hither j * ° •! wns about bitching his horse to his buggy, j «“‘d readi' hesc Iot9 80 800,1 nsjto go away on business, *1.0 the |m | there are any for sab.______j took iioid of the buggy and told the father j Got its Nose Stretched.*—We I that he could not use it. The father re- • l£afn from our friend It., a brakesman on* i; monstrated quietly and calmly, and under-It he Erie Railway, .that the Democratic took to use the buggy, when the son struck I parly, of WoHsvilie, met with a little nd-the father, knocked him down, and kicked .‘venture on a train one day last week. The* ! * .and choked and pounded him when lie ! “Part)’” was lallring with n brawny Kndi-ONPUFro*LECwas down, and at the same time swore liewould kill him which he might have done*• .had nut a neighbor named Dean come toills rescue. The father was badly pounded. *and mutilated.The next Monday morning- the father , came to this village am} applied to J. C.Spencer. Esq.. fur-proper papers to bring I the sou to a j list punishment. Mr. Spen-; cer issued a supreme writ tor the son, and ; also obtained a warrent from W. F. BeI cal, when tlie “ Party” told the Radical plumply, plainly and unequivocally that heDo vou mean 'what von say?”.quietly asked the gentleman. “ Yes I do,1 mul can buck it,” was the reply. The. Radical s arm suddenly elongated in the diree-•' 4 -lion uf tlie “ Parly,” and the Rad s digits fMtickiv contracted on the “Party’s” pro-* «r Ihoris which protruded convenient, then tin.* Radical's arm as suddenly conttnoted, and - well, the “ Party's” nose lookedWMo.Youtran*MqUalA 1UP1!hi! ViDaliIn o'fi onj mcnt. Esq., for assault and battery. The . very red immediately!I papers were placed in the hands of officer ,. feeoi.itan, who in due time brought I he son :, ■ into Cmirt. iisip Ih-ment held iiim to bail in the sum of for his appearance to; Court. Bail being procured the son was i , released, when a second process in the nature of a peace warrant was issued by Esq.. : Jb ineut. and served on the son, who being _ brought before the t hurt, was held, to bail I in the sum of *1,000, and he was allowed until 6 o'clock Tuesday morning to get Ids y bail and was permitted to go at large for that purpose., * ' , . , , i:es, iiign rncMs, and Commanders of En- ArcWhen i uesdav morning came the lather, * , ... canunumts wid please report ut the Com-touml his bariia and everything stowed in ... . . . . ir. , .. _ .. . . nniiee s room in the Mountain House, on p-Llthem including .Otons ot hay, mashes;.... , , , t..i . ,, . | tneir arrival, and receive a programme.—1 jki!What the leehmrs of that poor old man 1 . ° j „, . ... . . . .t Hie procession will then format I p. m., ...were lt;» hen hr iMiUekl at least live thousand | ,lml ,.n.Ullvu ,ln, n.(,H(.sU.ll l() u,4le iu | l'._,dollars ot ii s hard earnings laid waste, no i it. Rooms will be provided flt;»r the safe \(Dmm Masonic Pu -nic.—The fid*Crnnd Annual Pie-nie of the Freemasons of Western New York, will come off at Portage Falls, on Thursday, Sept, lO^lSfiS.Two addresses will he made by eminent Masons, whose names will be announced ! at an early dav, and Uiere will be excellent Music in attendance, both during the exercises and dancing. Come bv Lodges,* v• V— ’ ] J Icome by Chapters, come by Commandaries, come in pairs or sing!)', but come and bring pieniy of refreshments. Masters of Lodges, High Priests, and Commanders of Encampments will please report at the Committee's room in the Mountain House, on their arrival, and receive a programme.—«;•lt; . Mu I try.one can tell. The origin of this fire U doubt- ! keeping of baggage. The usual reduction 1 h{riaIcl srarc Iv Kv no one ns «U1 apf)«u- from gVnrt; iM ** r.a'1' ®,ul j -v*, , , . : pariUK are requested to nlt;»l;tv tneir htdtinn ! V-htacts gathei ed b) a piejiminaiy examina-* tr-eni.j oft iu* probable number who will lion hud ledore Nq. Lenient in the after-j wfs!i tlt;i go by ihe 1 rains. All Lodges,Chapman of Wednesday, for Ihe purpose of ob- 1 ters and lt;‘oimnaiulcries arc eordijtlhlit Viintaihiiig a wairaut against Cr\ ille few ift, the(gyn, lur:\fA rndqKi-maAvas issued. ;uukseveral, wit-vised. By (^rder ot ihe Committee of Ar-fungemcids. John Ransom,W.us.mv, Aug. 7th. Ciuiirman.PS11ift)V.ncSSSp^suiim.oned to give evidence in theGkn. r.vrmcK H. .Tones.—Governor11matU-E^d among them was the wife of, Fenton has appointed General Patrick II.the Min. buWfcfctities among other things,- ^ ' « that they retired on Monday night aboutV. If Igull.\veiSforOflilt*:CT1-l-LSr•sv•/Jones, tonnerly of Eilieotviile, Cattaraugus county, ilt;f fill the vacancy occasioned by, 10 uV ock; that in abinrt ttitu and a half-J Hie detttb Atf the lute thm. HMpure; Weliours after that she heard her husband go- learn that Gen. Joiicb accepts with the nil-.lug cut the front (loor without ids hoots on; derstanding that the pVofits of the office that in about an hour alter she was awak- 1 Mmll go for tiie benefit of the bereaved fa-cncd by the lire in the barns ; she iinmedi-1 mily. T|ii.s yasrequested by many leading alcly went to work packing up her and her members of our party, among others by husband's articles, which she carried to the ; Horace Greeley, Gen. Sheriden and Gen. rear of the house far enough to save them j Sherman, and was also asked for by our from the lire, as she expected the house candidate for President and our candidate would bum too ; that! she did not carry : k,r Governor.out a sinele anii-le belonging to the father; ; The appointment is an excellent one,both uu.l thal^i lli.il went down (o Jlr, Pike,, - *” f{* ^i,:W “nd wi'h «fVd 10 llf, t ’ j ol the appointee. Gen. Jones, who threea di»nuioe ot about halt a tiule, and did j }iglt; was elected by the people of thestate as Clerk ot tSie Court of Appeals, has a distinguished military record and has alsoVr-reieQinot, during all this time, give the alarm of fire nor call her husband, or search for him at all ; and that she look the trouble to tie her.ami her husbaud's things up in a bundle and ean v them out. This is the sub-mtstance of the wile s evidence, and can any one doubt irom this statement who theattaiucd an enviable place as a lawyer in the inetropolis He was the friend of Gen.UivmuItulo •lt;SutordnCo 1 SOHnlpine, and no appointment could bemore grateful to those who lament bis untimely death.Ocu Yiu.auk.—An attache of thernriy h miur-il tliU Idul i1«i;.l ?, nuflult) Esplt.^ wu„ hng latMv been Crar•d [Tat* lauMm..d l.a» not been secu or heard lt;»qvclli , tlirougll llle Southern Tier, thus ,st sin.* the wife heard him leave Hie house Ug om. cul islwithout his boots. She says that all heSotofVC )1-ee*sWill t ti-Cuba is another very sprightly little vil-wore away was his pants and shirt. She ! }n t|lt. soutiiem tier. The Cuba la-also states that she found lie had taken his \irioi is strongly linc*.turelt;l with Radicalism,razor with him. It was at first ru- ™ web sustained. You will rememberre lh*»ittf;lioelcmorcd that lie had been destroyed by the flames, which would seem almost certainHie “oldest man” in this section of country, Mr. Abner Ilmitly, of Cuba. On the 4th of the present month he entered the secondireoriginated from his torch, but there is noth- j year ofltis second century. The occasioniug upon which to predicate such a theory. u.ab duly obseiveel bv the citizens by a pic-® . . . . . Xf.. me, winch Mr. Huutly attended and en-Too much praise cannot be given Mr. J| Spencer for bis prom{finess iu investigjoyed like a boy of sevcnty*fivo summers, at log i Mr. Hnnily is quite hale and hearty, and isthis matter, and he is entitled to unlimited* engaged this Summer in breaking a three-»K Tile case ami-lor uw ene^eiilt;ritcf«KB*«^Wj tlt;*cfr^ ^be ; business throughout. Had others jnoper= • £«!«. He has livx‘4 om* Imndred ajid one ly rebuked the son vvheu arrested on Mon- years without using intoxicating drinks,manner iu wlucli lie sifted v*ar old colt Ou Wednesday e°vening of ^ ,,^1 the-saine wbckMr. Iluutly was duly imltti-vrihn case and.fiir Uis cnergeiitrdcfiwi^fB^p^;^ - ^ - - - -Jch,k-:arie.geisId-id. r adav. the barns of the father would still beV •standing aijd the culprit would be in jail awaiting the action of the Grand Jury.Later.—Since ’the above was in type this case has presented a new phase. On Wednesday night the son, Orville Swift, was found by John Pike in his pastureabout half a-mile from where the fire oc-I •curred, with his throat cut from ear to ear.To£■HUfoiDlt;IIIPaofrMitlhMC\COisx j Mr. Pike Immediately sent word to theand now that he is fairly entered upon his second century, he lias taken the pledge of this tee-total brotherhood. It is to be hoped he will keeplt to the enti of his fife. By the way, a lodge of Good Tcuiphuvtnd sometitm a tvvour three, have come to ee indispensable fixtures in all these villages. There is a large and promising field forthis brotherhood.The faces of the farmers in this section are becoming brighter ns their fields are growing greener. They are holding theirbutter for higher prices, and this producesvillage, and Dr. Reynolds was 6ent to his * a great scarcity in all these small markets.(lr4er.*0.rc\\darcA;
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Cuba True Patriot
Cuba, New York, US
Fri, Aug 21, 1868
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