From the United States Gazette.
HORRID MURDER.
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Shocking acts OF human depravity have become
of late SO prevalent that we scarcely are moved
at the recital of marder unless is characterized
by some unusual circumstances. The following,
however, as it was perpetrated in our own viclni-
y, and by those whose next attempt may be yet
nearer home, will necessarily give rise to feelings
of no ordinary description


On Saturday evening last, four men called al
the house of Mrs. Mary Warner in Upper Darby,
(Del. County, and requested TO see the man liv.
ing in her family.-(Mrs. Warner keeps store in
part of her house, and the young man referred
to, William Bonsali, It's wife and child about
sixteen months old, constituted the whole OF her
family.) Mr.. Bonsa who we learn was in bed,
came down and was gre eted in very cordial
manner by his visitors, whom, however, he pro-
fesses never 10 have seen before-yet unwilling
to be inhos sptabe, he requested them to sit down;
in few minutes one OF the four men demanded
Of Bonsall his money-he replied that he. had bu a
dollar and half, which they might take. Al This
moment one Of the ruffians cut down clothes


line hanging in the kitchen, and drew 1t SO tight
about Bonsall's neck as to choke him. Bonsall lit
ed his hand to his throat TO loosen the rope,
when the tallest of the robbers made pass at
his arm with razor, which laid open ms arm 10
the bone from the shoulder to the elbow. Bon
sail was then thrown into chair, and he'll by one
of the rufiians, while the other directed Mrs.
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the store.


While this man was in the store, taking such
property as he could most easily carry oft, the
other continued with Mr. Bonsall; just as Mrs
Warner was leaving the store, the man in the
kitchen used some words to Mr.. Bonsall, and
then stabbed him several times in the abdomen
with shoe knife, much worn-tbis was done
while sitting in chair directly in front ofhim
in attempting to withdraw it, the blade stuck SO
strongly that the handle came off and the knife
was left in his body.


Two Of the men had previously retired to the
front door The two men in the house, discover.
ing Mrs Bonsalrs delicate situation, threatened the
most shocking barbarity, if she did not imnnedia
ately conduct them to the place where her hus
bands money was kept; they were desired 10
take any and every article OF properly, but to
spare their lives; they accordingly took the
whole of Mr.. Bonsall's clothes, his military uni.
form excepted, and filled two large handker.
chief with goods from the shop, and after insult
ing The dying BonsalI. they retired. Bonsall, was
in few moments corpse.


II was no.ic by Mrs Warner, that one of the
Robbers was a very large i'll looking man, Dress
ed in Wilmington stripe roundabout the other
active man small, had sandy hair and whls-
kers, and wore brown coatee.