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MURDER IN ARKANsAs-LYNCH LAW.
On the night Of the 22d ull. most cow
ardly murder was perpetraled on the wife of
Shadrack Nichols and their daughter, aged
eight Years, and son four years old, on
Hickory Bridge, short distance from He
lena, Arkansas, while Mr.. Nichols was on
hunting expedition. Suspicion fell on Mel
son, yellow boy, belonging to Mr. Bow
man, who is IA near neighbor to Mr.. Nj
chols. The boy was brought to town and
lodged in Jail, whee he confessed his guilt


We let the Helena Journal tell the rest of
This dreadful tale. the boy stated that he
6rst went 10 the house of Mr.. Nichols a
week ago last Monday, looked through The
window and saw that Mrs. Nichols had not
retired, but was sitting up, engaged in sew
ing. lie then returned home, and after
waiting Some time, SO that she could be
asleep, he again went, and murdered her; /;
breaking hef skull with board, and then
killed the two children because they awoke
There were still two children in the house
one about eight years old, daughter Of J.
Sebastian, Esq, and niece to the lady mur-
dered, and the other little son Of Mr. Nj
chols. The Gend then passed his hand
over the faces of these, two to see if they
were awake. The boy was still asleep, and,
as he supposed, The little girl was also, as
she movad not; but in this he was mistake en-,
as the lilte child had The courage and pres
ence Of mind enough to lie perfectly still,
watch her opportunity and slip from the
bed, and escape to hei fathers house. which
was moi very far, and give the alarm. Before
any one could reach the house, however.
the assassin had fled. But the most helish
part remains yet To be told, This inca :
nate hell-hound ravished the lady after
breaking her skull. Hard as this is 10 be-
lleve, il is no fiction, no mere phantom Of
imagination; would to God it was. The
dead body was examined by ladies, and the
above is the verdict rendered to the coroner
The people Of Hickory BiiJge, on hearing