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The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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In Aiken, S.C., the house of Mr. Smithers on Ford Creek was broken into at night, resulting in the murder of 13 people including Smithers, his wife, five children, and six German emigrants. Valuables were stolen, and the house was burned with the bodies inside. A white man is suspected, and a $10,000 reward is offered.
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The Aiken (S. C.) Telegraph of the 30th Oct. records one of the most horrid butcheries of which we have ever read. The house of a Mr. Smithers, on Ford Creek, was forcibly entered at night, the inmates, thirteen persons murdered, many valuable articles stolen, and then the house destroyed by fire with the bodies of the victims. These were Mr. Smithers, his wife, and five children, and six German emigrants, who had stopped for the night on their way to some of the upper districts. Suspicion rests on a white man, who had been seen dodging about for some days. A reward of ten thousand dollars is offered for the discovery of the murderer.
Mr. Smithers is represented to have been a wealthy, intelligent and honest man, and was for several years a member of the State Legislature.
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Aiken (S. C.)
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Lately
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thirteen persons murdered including mr. smithers, his wife, five children, and six german emigrants; valuables stolen; house destroyed by fire with bodies inside; reward of ten thousand dollars offered for discovery of murderer
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The house of Mr. Smithers on Ford Creek was forcibly entered at night; inmates murdered; many valuable articles stolen; house destroyed by fire with the bodies of the victims. Suspicion rests on a white man who had been seen dodging about for some days. Mr. Smithers was a wealthy, intelligent and honest man, and former member of the State Legislature.