ATROCIOUS MURDER.
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MT. Orrin Woodford, of West Avon, in this State who has heretofore been regarded as respectable man, and is farmer of some property,-on Tues- day last, in the most inhuman manner butchered his wife. He had been in the habit of using ardent spirit pretty freely, though he was never reputed an incorporate man, and on this day had been drink ing immoderatey of cider. A short time before the murder he had used some threatening language towards his wife,-to which, when in that cond- tion he was much addicted, and he had often been guilty of violence as we'll as insolence towards her.

 Their only child, boy of 14 years, was sent a. way by his father about o'clock, P. M.-to attend to the cattle-the parents being the only persons remaining in the house,--in his absence. On his return, about half an hour after, he met his father at the gate, who requested him not to go into the house, as he feared he had killed his mother The boy ran away in alarm and aroused the neigh bors,-who soon arrived and entered the house, where they found the body of Mrs. Woodiord. hor- ribly mangled, lying in pool of blood on the floor Her forehead over the left eye was beaten in appar ently by three blows with the head of axe direct ly upon one place,-crushing and 'mangling the head in the most ghastly manner-There was also cut with the edge of an axe on the side of her head, above the ear. Also cut with sharp knife from the corner of her mouth down the cheek an inch or two. Also a dreadful gash in her som- ach, l2 inches long. and deep to let out the intestine, evidently made by sharp knife. She was still gasping when discovered, and continued

 

 stained with blood was found near the body. Mr. Woodford is man of very violent temper, land at this time seems to have given way to fancAed prov ocation, under the influence of unnatural stimulus Mrs. w. was church member, and highly esteem ed as mild and pleasant woman-and as an excel lent member of society and of her family.

 Woodiord made no attempt to escape.-but allow ed himself to be bound by the neighbors. and the next day was examined before Justice Day and >m- mitted for trial. He seemed through the whole examination to be entirely uLmoved, and his eye was not once seen to moisten as the sickening de- tails of the evidence were presented, and when he leit in custody of the officer for prison, although the trial was at his own house. and the mangled corpse of the wife with whom he had lived for ff- teen years, lay in the next room, he did so. with out requesting to be allowed to look at the body Mrs. w. was 47 years of age-Mr W. of about the same age-Hwtford CosTant ef 1narsdGy

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