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larly. — » » --Tub Nottingham Mubdeb. — Asubscriber recently returned from Clay couu-ly, huuds U9 the following particulars bf the murder of Jan. Ji. Nottingham :It seems, from the evidence, that the sou had been persuaded to perpetrate the uwful deed by Elizabeth Nottingham, a widow woninn.Mr. Nottingham wns yet in his bed, with a small child in liia arms and another at his feet. Beforo it was fairly daylight, the boy got up, together with his *1011110: sinter, and hating previously loaded his guu with n elug| about one and n half inches loug, and having! laid an nxo and a large butcher knife on the tloor, with which to coiuplote tho awful work in ca*c his gun should fail, lie soot his sister out of doors, his older brother being away from home, then took his gun and shot his father through the head with the U inch slug above mentioned ; us soon as he shot lu* ran awav, but after remaining out a short time returned, tied up tho wound supposing that his father would recover, after which he with the other three children proceeded to get breakfast. Breakfast being over, he opened j his father's trunk, took out his inoucy, aud I then proceeded, accompanied hy the three | smaller children, to the river, where lie gave j a part of tho money to Elizabeth Nottingham,.j and informed her of what he hud done.; i *• flood. said she: lie ought to have been I killed long ago.” The woman and hoy were ho:h arrested, and tried before '^.juirc William Mutnriuk, of Clay county, who fouud just caiuc to commit them to jail to answer 1111 indictment before the Grand Jury of the next Circuit Court of that county, which convenes on the-fith iuM. 1 have just returned j from Clay county, where I lmd an opportunity ; of learning these fuels indirectly, as stated by I tjjc boy himself. 11. I..
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Charleston West Virginia Journal
Charleston, West Virginia, US
Wed, Mar 28, 1866
Page 7
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