The Kentucky Gazette

GOSHEN, (N. Y.) Sept. 28.

On Friday morning the 18th instant, an attempt was made by a negro boy about 15 or 16 years of age, to murder Mrs. Van Inwagen, the wife of David Van Inwagen, with whom he lived, of Peenpack, in Ulster county. Mr. Van Inwagen having been from home the evening preceding, he attempted to get to bed to her, but she struck him several times, and ordered him out, which he at length obeyed. In the morning Mrs. Van Inwagen after milking, ordered him to drive away the cows and go to plowing, he started, but soon returned, she ordered a second time, but he refused, took an axe, and whetted it, and set it by the leach tub where she had been at work, when she ordered him a third time to go to ploughing, telling him if he did not go she would acquaint her father-in-law, who owned the negro, and who lived about a quarter of a mile distant, and started to go, having got about half the way, the negro caught her and attempted with a large knife to cut her throat, but cut so high that the jaw bone prevented it from killing her, he made a second attempt upon the other side, but by her resistance was prevented, she then endeavoured to wrest the knife from him which she at length effected, having cut her hand in fifteen places to the bone, he then threw her down and pulled her by the arm about six rods and took a stone with which he struck her several times, but it not being large enough to dispatch her, he threw it down and took a larger one, with which he cut five considerable holes in her skull: by this time her cries had reached her father-in-law's family, who immediately ran to her assistance, and the negro made his escape; he has since been taken, and was tried yesterday week by three justices who ordered him to receive ninety three lashes, which was put in immediate execution.