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The Horrible Tragedy near,Ottawa.
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PARTICULARS OF 'TPIE SHAW M6IDER.
The Ottawa Citizen of Sattidayn-
tuus the details, as far as the corones
investigation had elicited, of the re\
'yoking tragedy that is now convulsing
the usually quiet township of Osgoode,
and whiah for cold-blooded atrocity
long form one of the darkest pages
inethe annals of crime in that Section
of country. On Friday morning news
• was received in the city that an old
• man 'mined Shavir had been shot while
sitting in his own house early on 'the
previous• evering, and that no clue had
been found to the dastardly assassin.
• THE SCENE OF. THE MURDER.
was about thirteen miles from the City,
in the fourth concession of Osgoode,
OD the town line between that muni-
• cipalityand Glencester, and about half
a mile from the main road leading from
Ottawa to, Metcalfe. Shaw here owned
a farm otabont -200 acres, on which
he resided. }Tis house was Situated
facing thre town lineefrora which it was
distant shmefour hundred feet. The
house is, a 'log one, of which a dscrip-
tion totheproper under-
- standing -of the evidence taken by the
coroner. ,Entering it by the rear, we
come into a largo "stoup" by which
ingress is had to the kitchen, and, pass-
ing into that department, a staircase
-leads to the attics, which is divided into
two rooms, used as sleeping apartments.
On the west of the house, at a short
distance from it, are the barites, stables
and other out housos, and on the east
gable is asmall garden and orchard.
The only other chain ber , in 1 the house
besides those we have mentioned was
one on the ground flat, opening directly
off the kitchen, and having .two wind-
ows, one facing the town line and the
other looking out on the garden spoken
of, and in this the murder was com-
mitted. -
THE VICTIM
of the atrocious i act was an old- man
maned Thomas Shaw, a native of Scot-
land, about 60years of age, and a mem-
ber of the Free. Kirk, who had been
residing on the farm in question for the
last eight years, and had previously! liv-
ed in Keneiore. From all that our
Reporter could learn in conversation
with numerous.;1 arties about the place
the old man bore a good character, and
was held in high esteem by all his
•neighbors, with whom he lived on the
best of terms, and amongst whom he
was always, welconie, and a favorite,
and no motive for the foul dead could
be found in any ill feeling existing be,
tween him' and parties in his pretient
or former place of • residence. Indeed,
among all persons in the vicinity nn -
bounded horror at the dark deed pre-
vails, with a stern determination to fer-
• ret out the assassin and 'bring him to
justice.
THE INMATES OF THE' HOUSE,
it appears, were on the night in ques-
tion, besides the murdered man, his
wife, an aged and feeble woman, James
Shaw; his eldest son, a man of about
Thirty years doge, John Shaw, about
bree and t Si en ty , his second son, a
young girl of seventeen named Janet
itlielar, a boy of eleven years old nam-
ed Wm. Hudson, all resided in • the
house ; and Duncan McNeil, a man of
t bout fifty,' the husband of a step
daughter of the deceased, and whose
• wife we understand was mother . of the
boy Hudson and the gir Janet
THE MURDER
• Reerns to have been planned and exec
f.e-3 with the most cold blooded calcu
tion. The whole family had. been
teark in the fields during the day, an
returned heine about sun down, whe
alllAritt the exception of Janet Milla
eho was away milktegt assembled i
ate room looking into the orcUrd, fo
3uppen This was also the _bedrobm o
he old eouple. There they 'reentinedti
night set in. about eight o'clocl
v,ibeir Joh n, the second son, sail he wa
going to bed, and left the house to g
te the barn, where he had been sleeping
for a fca- nights previously. The girl
Janet, who had meanedule -come in,
and the boy }incisor', • retired shortly
.fter to their rooms in the attic, and in
a few morrents \tare followed .by - Mc-
Neil A.nd Jas. Shim, who slept in the
same room as fitidson. The old Couple
were then left alone. The old Man
• wasecated at a table reading, his back
Lel the . windoW. the blind of which was
rolled up, when his wife got up from
heseat to look after some matters in
'he adjoining kitchen, Scarcely- bad
ehteholtbled to the dein., when she was
etarticat by the . report of a gun, and
tutned round just in time to see the
room filled with smoke, the window
;Vase scattered on the floor, and her
nusband after one convulsive spring
f--11 to theground a lifeless and distig-
4rO1 nizw, with the blood pouling from
g
g womel in his head. bhe al
.il.outed to the. other inmates oi
he Infuse who Cao,( dovs-n. Their act
,;iftcrm anis had 4,(j hG told i» ti)( i•
t_wn Ai eo 111 the ei-idence
I o 11(3. hoiti'. fin
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THE 8AFORTH, EXPOSITOR.
chosen. The night had aet inn the
neighbourhood was quiet, but as the
moon had not risen it was so dark that
detection in the lonely place seemed
• unlikely. Little or no effort seems to
have been made by the family to search
\for the murderer, an apathy which
would seem incredible if not sworn to
\ themselves.
b.Y
IN THE NEIGBOURHOODI
throng which the news spread rapidly,
the stro `est feeling of indignation
prevails, and during all yesterday a
large- numbs nurnbrof the friends of the mur-
dered man we\e about the house.
IN THE TH CHAMBER
the scene,, when o�r reporter visi
was pitiable in the extreme T
corner was the bed o the old c
in another a small cupb rd conta
crockery. bread, &c., agar st the
opposite the window, was t e tab
which the party had been a BU
the cups and saucers still on it, as
also the book from which the un
ate man had beeii reading, now co
with clots of blood and brains, an
ches of grizzled hair. There, too,
the candle by which he had been r
ing, the spectacles which he had
taken off, and in front of the table
the chair on which he had been
ting, while on the floor lay the b
the head in apool of clotted gore,
which two streams of blood trickle
wards the window and the door
It had not been removed from the
where it had fallen face downw
the feet under the table, where a
tion of the 'brains had been scatte
the head towards the window. It
dressed in coarse shirt and serge sm
jacket, a pair of canvass trou
and stout long boots. In the 1
two horrid looking' holes, one in
back of the skull and the other in
forehead. showed where the fatal bu
had crashed through the old man's br
A hole in the wooden partition o
the table marked where it had sped
after the death -blow, to the heavy 1
in tie west gable of the huilding
sight so sad -so fearful, we hope, ne
to see again. Would we could , blot
forever from our memory.
MOTIVE FOR THE MURDER
day, some of our patty made a rush to
witness a public execution. A China-
man was to be beheaded for theft and
murder, and the news created no little
exci anent The day was fearfully hol,
and they struggled up a narrow canal,
and then footed it across a well -parched
'field, which radiated beat like an oven.
The scene of punishment was a wild
r - grove, where a large 'crowd
ted for the thrilling spectacle. Two
ne
wa
ex
cutioners were in_service and each
struck the victim's neck with his sword.
The first skilfully avoided a complete
decapitation, leaving this for bis as-
sociate. They never separate the head
at a eingle blow because of the -sup-
ted it, erstitious fear that insanity would be
" their penalty. Indeed, their is a holy
ouple,
ming
wall,
le at
pper,
wag
rtrtn-
red
d
was
ead-
just
stood
sit-
ody,
from
d to -
way.
spot
ards;
por-
red ;
sees
s
lead
the
the
llet
ain.
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th
en
on
ys
n
ot,
esitate to say, and through the who
ay a strong sesplcion was felt against
e son John, which was not decrease
y his manner during the day, • nor b
e style in which he gave his ev
D ce.
it seems hard to find. The oid m
does not seem to have had an ene
among his neighbours, who all spe
in the highest and most kindly te
Aim. The evidence given before t
Coriner shown that with his family
had had various disputes, and nano
states them to have been of a more s
ious naturethan was then stated. Wi
his son, John, he appears to have be
en anything but good terms, and
more than one occasion ,report
bioWs were struck. That the old ma
was inoffensive and badly treated b
his family all the neighhours do n
h
d
th
b
th
de
horror connected with the death penalty
and after it has been enforced the ex-
ecutioners immediately repair to some
temple, and are not only shrived, but
are sprinkled with 1holy water to pre-
vent the dead frorq haunting them."
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DEPARTURE OF BRIG GS. -The gentle-
man, who has been justly termed a "famous
chiropoidst," leaves this morning for New
York city, where prior engagements demand
his immediate presence. His stay in the
city has indeed been short, but in that period
he has made a host of friends, and has him-
self been so kindly treated that he requests
us to express to his many kind patrons his
gratitude for the courtesy extended to him
during bis stay. In fact no one could come
in contact with the Doctor except to meet
him as a gentleman; kind, social and affable
in his manners, possessing a genialnature and
warm heart, and in his profession skilful
beyond a doubt. He became so enamored
of his success, and the frietaiship shown
that he has resolved as soon as his business
engagements will permit, to z eturn about the
latter part of themonth, when he will again
take rooms with the most excellent host of
tho "Russel. "-Ottawa Time&
Dr J. Briggs has opened a branch office at
No 6 King Street, West, Toronto, Canada.
where he will treat all diseases of the feet, in
the most skilful manner. His Modern Cur-
ative is aold by all Druggists and country
merchants. J.. Seatter agent, Seaforth.
SEAFORTH MILLS!
SEED STORE!
THE undersigned have just received
IMPORTED DIRECT,
1,000 LBS.
SKIRMINC'S IMPROVED PURPLE -TOP
SWEDE,
A quantity of Early
GOODERICH POTATOES,
Also a fresh stock of
• GARDEN
AND
AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.
Will have constantly on hand a choice se-
lection of Flower and other
le
BEDDING PLANTS.
d SBORNE'S CRANULATED WHEAT
Nor possesses all the qualities of Farina and
Y Oatmeal, for Porridge.
'1 WA. Shearson &Co
THE CORONERS' INQUEST
was held -on.
by George Patters' Esq.,
who discharged his duties in a praise-
worthy manner. In evidence Mrs.
Shaw, wife oi deceased was examined,
who testified that her husband was shot
on the evening in questiOn while he
was sitting at a table, and she was in
another room. There was no gun kept
in the house. Deceased and his son
John had quarrelled about the possess-
ion of a sum of moneyeabout £5. Oth-
er witnesses were also examined, whose
evidence in the main coincided with
that of Mts. Shaw. But that of John
Shaw, son of deceased was of a suspic-
ious nature.
THE VERDICT
was that the deceased came to his death
r1 by a lesden bullet fired from a gun by
f some person unknown.
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ARREST OF JOHN SHAW.
.Although the verdict returned by the
jury threw no . blame on any person
known, there Ni:ras considered to be in
the evidence enough. to warrant the
detention of. John. Shaw until the mat -
tor, was more completely sifted, and
by the advice of atmost all present, he
was taken in charge and brought to
the city by County Constables Arm-
strong -and Silcox. He came with them
quietly for some way, and was not
handcuffed ; but at one point made an
• attempt to escape from them, and in
consequence had, the irons put on his
wrists. , He was placed last night in
the leckenp, and will be rernoved to
gaol to -day.
•• FURTHER DISCLOSURES.
In regard to this dreadful affair may
be confidently looked for before many
days, and we hope that such speedy and
certain retributions may overtake the
guilty party as will strike terror into
other evil disposed persons should -such
exis. 11] our midst
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Siaaneae. Exoution.
rie Siaxn correspondent of the New
Yreelt i;eses rieserioes an execiiiion„
%Ai -out _»Gon4 ale- same
Seaforth, May 21.
52-1v.
NOTICE..
CREDITORS of Nath iniel Middlesmis are
requested to fyle their claims -with the
undersigned at once, in order to be adjusted.
MCCAUGHEY & HOIXESTEDI
Solicitors for Administrator.
Seaforth, Aug. 24. 90-3in
TAKE NOTICE
THAT JOHN HALDAN, has been
appointed Official Assignee for the County
of Officefiu r 0
t SEAPORTH,-4. S. PORTER!S.
Office at Goaaarcn,--Directly opposite the
Post Office.
Goderiela March 5th, 1868. 13-tf.
LISTEN!!-!
WHILE
GAN
SPEAKS.
For his Stock 'of
SPRINGGOODS
WAS
Never Excelled
In this Market.
Tie Manchester
Then, is the place. for Satisfaction
in Dealing.
;, all , lte9.
TO ItMl\TT.
N the best business portion of Seaforth, a
Frame Shop 22x34. suitable for a Gro-
cery, Book Store, Ito. Immediate possession
given. For particulars address
Wm. ROBERTSON & Co.,
87-tf. Box 34, Seaforth, Ont.
LOST 011 sTpLEtki.
ABOUT the 7th day of August an lea.
count Book, containing several account*
and Two Promissory Note, payable toliuni Wil4
Vanstone. The payment -of the noted
are hereby stopped. The finder, by retares
ing them to Henry Garbo, Ainley, van
be rewarded.
Ainleyville, Aug. 16th. 89-31.te-
PROPERTY FOR SALE.,
.5.5a5555.4•55
-1F-OT No. 9, Sparling's Survey of
ASeaforde
I with Store, Storehouse, Stable and
Dwelling on it, and situated on the lint let
North of Downey's Hotel, .Main Street.
For particulars ,apply to the proprietot,
t,
1V17thm.. N. WArr6ON
Insurance Agen•
Seaforth, June
tf,
• Notice of Guardianshila.
$0 Ii.MWA3_
•15414/11140
HOT, on Sunday night, the 25th ult.,
between12 and 1 o'clock, on South half
Lot 20, Con, 12, McKillop, a two-year-old
Ster. The above reward will be given to
any person or persons giving such informa-
tion as will lead to the conviction of the
party who committed the deed. tut -
MICHAEL RYAN.
McKillop, Augatst 87
Insolvent Act of 1864.
Province of Ontario, In the County Court of
County of Huron, the County of Huron.
To Wit:
In the matter of HENRY W. MeCsaat,
I An insolvent.
ca,N Tuesday, the sixteenth day of Novena
oose tyeder ber eu th said Att.
next, the undersigned will apply to
I By; McCAuGHEY
Judge of the said court for a aischarge
II W. McCANN,
& ROLMESTED,
61-tt:.Seaforthl A ng.h2.455‘'7°181junit°. 0
rs ad ii:7 ..2. in.
ek-OTICE is hereby given that at the ex-
• piration of Wit/Ay Days frona °data,
will make application to the Surrogate Court
of the County of Huron, to be aopointed
guardian of George and Julia Vogt, infant
children of Zigmond Vogt, late of the To -w
.of Brantford, in the County of Brant, and
Province of Ontario,
JOHN B. VOGT,
By BENSON & MEYER,
Solicitors Tor John B. Vogt.
Dated at Seaforth, 19th August, 1869. 89-2
FARM FOR sALL.
rOR Sale, Lot 15, in the lath Concea-
sion of the
Township of' Stephe//,
On very easy terms, and at a Aloderate
Price.
• This farm is tonveniently situated to Saar
and Grist Mill, has 30 acres cleared, and a,
good well of water.
For further particulars apply to Wm. F.
Luxton, -4Expo2itor" Office, aeafortlaor tie
GEO. W. ROSS, Strathrey:A
August 13th, 1869. S-tf
Farm for Sale.
THE subscriber offers for sale the farm be-
ing Lot No. 9, in the 2nd Col ncession,
Township of Tuckernaitb, consisting of 84
acres, nearly all cleared- There is a good
Frame House on the lot, and a large Barn a
never failing spring creek runs through tho
farm. Eor particulars applyto
A,. Ca- VAN7EGMOND,
At the Seaforth Carding
Seaforth, July 2nd• 80.2m
M'GREGOR ai SON,
BOOKBINDERS, IITILLErt
RE prepartd to execute binding &every -
1 --1 style. Persons residing at a distanea
by leaving their books at the Signal Book
Store, G-oderioh, or at the " FXPOSITon"
office, Seaforth, stating style, may rely upon
them being well bound.
AT THE LOWEST PRICES,
And returned without delay.
Seaforth, June 11, 169. 78tf,
Family Drug Store.
RLUMSDEN has just received hies
Spring Importations
Of Pure Drugs and Medicines, Chenatcals and -
Patent Medicines, French, English aka
American Perfumery; Hair Dressings, Oils,
and Pomades • Bair, Tooth, Nail and Shay-
ing Brushes; pressing anal Fine-tooth Combs;
Toilet and Shaving Soaps, &c., &e.
Horse 85 Cattle illedicies,
Condiin. Powders, etc, 1.
DYE STUFFS
Of very Superior Quality. -
-iliouysicIANS' Prescriptions aecurte1y
prepared,
R LUMSDENI
Pharmaceutical Chemist. •
eaforth. April 2. 53-tt
ittV: GO TO
T. J. SIMONS'
FRUIT OYSTER
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For Fresh Oysters, Sardines, Lobsters, rim
Cakes, and Sweets of every decriptio.
CALL AND SEE
His Fresh Stock !
Opposite /vIcCANN'S Old Stand.
Saforth, Feb. 12, 1869. 63-tt
INSOLVENT ACT OF 1864.
In the Matter of JAMES ELLIOTT,
of Seaforth, an Insolvent.
mITE creditors of the Insolvent are notif-
ed that he has made an assignment, of
his estate and effects under the above act, a"
ane, the undersigned Assignee, and that they
are required to furnish me within two
months from this date with their elairare
specifying the security they hold if any, a.na
the value of it, and if none stating the fct,
the whole attested under oath, with trh4
vouchers in support of such claims.
Dated at foderich, in the County of Bale
on, this 25th day of June 1869.
JO ITN HA LD A N,
Official Assine.
Goderich. Jame 25. 1869.
T.
Loudon,
feeling to th
• Cloines, sa,
peas nide
become m
great posse
fiesuiry whe
her appteP
London.
tte..y, in its
reportsays t•-1
se
returns ot
were falsified
figures realli
anore than lei
lie, and as re
apanic at M
sent all mit
of the returnl
is no dispositi
ion the parte
Madrid, A
yieding
ons from all
elea s en ti.3‹
clergy men, an
no moreexec
-ceived from
the recent del
taatisfactory
steps will be
..Geri. Prim re
Madid, At
ttday says th
"ddate for the
ttus of Portug
Paris, Sept
ion -1 of to -da
is daily beech
inent as a CAI)
Madrid, Se
be commenced
seven biahops
for diebedi0
-ars.
McAr'
3
snerite
yhin
to
thtede
• ciompany, la •
went by way,
Breckehatigvee,
tbeRed
He found that
ii the constru
oad were bah
work, d t
•qcuid. be cow
rBureningu
kenzidpon
ge.
.ttassage in a
tlong time, con
by the road,
when there
t 1 It )in w6r nit vwetobun
or :eo;
Iy th.e end <
yeller fid_s h
•tlistance from
the preced
Illustr-ated by
route- frotn Br
tiorth and the
9f the Re'd Ri
Attflistanisas of
tFrom one ben
-ed a day's Jon
13uggiee go 24
two bends elur
-ease the travel
The paasage
avow one, and
Jaave to be pro
they wnt. for
• ite•imaettpi wio :ei
being that hYery e
litttlhee hth
• .the relief af an,
-,tables. At
strops looking
• pest of grassho
These ineect,
thought Iikely
iticlerable encou
tie objects in
ding up of the
• monopoly .will
business of -the
which he think
mart for fur, t
sold chiefly in
Tne St Paul lel
wiergetic, and
o ward to the No
,The steamboat
Red River ;_a to
asintich as she
with
asrsaPigditiromtl
i
She js also clut
At the sped at
'throws up seIa
ae to reduce the
raediately beltts
er will pr./battle,
UI the cemning
only sixteen tne
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