The Woodstock Tragedy

By a slip from the Adrián Expositor office, wo have the full details of the arrest and coiifession of David E. liivius, who murdered his pnients and wife, in the town of Woodstoek, Lenawee county, on Tuesday night, Jan. olst. Bivios was arrested at Grafïon, Ohlo, on ïhursday, brought back to Atlr'ap, and lodgcd in jail. He fratikly ootífesícs the crime and says ho did it to get rid of his family relativos so as to marry a gir! at Grafton, of whom he had becomii enamored. Ho had been living at Grafton lately, and lcft there on Mouday for the expross purpose of committing the deed He went to Hudaon, hired a horse and buggy, and proceeded across the cuuntry to his father's resideuco, some twelve miles distant. Hig father was abseut at an mides, but was sent for and eame home; watchiug his op portunity, the murderer shot his fnther thrpugh the head, and followed this up by shooting his mot' er. His youug wife, who expected shortly to jjive birth to a child, sprung to his side, and by the most ■endearing cutreaties, pleaded that he wou'd do her no harm. He stated that he embraced and kissèd her, and that she kitsed hiin, wheu hö thinks he shot her twice. il e quickly set fire to the houee, expeotitig thus to hide uil traces of his horrid work, and iminediately returued to Hudson in time to take the early morniug train east on Wednesday. A bufi'alo robe was found 'm the shed whnre he had hitchod tho horse and buggy, which had been lost in the darkness and hurry of getting away, which was taken to Hudson and ideotiüed by the keeper of the livery stable, who described the prisoaec so aixMirately 'hat he was at onoo reoognizi'd by some of the neighbors who inew of his living at Grafton. He was acoordingiy pursued and arrested there. líe tücaght that by leaving Grafton in the nigbt, perpetrating the deed in the aighi, (k'Stro} ing all traces of crime in the night, he would not be missed aud could not bc traced. The acciduntal loss of tlie bufi'alo robe furnished the clue that foiled all his plans. The age of the murdered fatherwas 57, Ihe mothcr 51, tho young wife 20. They wcre hiyhly respeuted iu the eoiumuuity in which they lived. Thore are now in tjje city of New Or leansfour departments with a General ucommand of each, and eacli blessed with a nuüiorous staff. The offieers outnumber the privates in the respective ' metes and bounds.1 I ÜZST The Herali's Wincbestr I special siiys Maj r Yoimg, of Sheridati's scouts, liffltned that. Iluny Gilmoro was in the vicinity of Moorefieki He fouud (riilmoro and .noiher rebel and toük them to Winchester. Captí Stutap, of linbodeiiV cavalrj, who rofused to 8ur8ét4der, fas severolv woimd ed.