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Horrible tragedy in London.

--A horrible tragedy has occurred in London. A man named Hunt hired a cab, in which he drove out with his wife and two children. Stopping at an ale-house, he sent the cabman in after a pint of beer, which was drank in the cab. Afterwards the man got out alone, paid the fare and told the cabman where to drive. On reaching his destination the driver found that his freight consisted only of three dead bodies; the woman and her children had been poisoned. Subsequently, on being arrested, the murderer himself took poison.

The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1863. Richmond Dispatch. 2 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. December 11, 1863. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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