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The Hillsdale Standard
Tuesday, 14 June 1859

         The Niles Enquirer says: - We learn that NORMAN BOYER
       of Watervliet, in this County, was killed by his son, on
       Monday of last week. The circumstances of the case as
       they have been related to us, seem to show on the part of
       the murderer, one of the most wanton, unprevoked assaults
       ever made by one human being upon another. - It seems from
       the facts as appeared in testimony, that young BOYER was
       harnessing his team, when one of the horses, left un-
       hitched, started off down the lane a short distance from
       the barn into the grove. - At this Young BOYER became very
       much enraged -- and by the way he is reported to be a man
       of very violent temper -- and catching the horse he com-
       menced to kick it in a most unmerciful manner. His father
       remonstrated him for thus treating his (the father's)
       horse, to which young BOYER responded by saying that if
       he did not shut up he would "hit him a dig," or words to
       that effect. The father said to him, raising his hat as
       he spoke, if you wish to strike your old father do it.
       Whereupon he hit him with a fence stake, knocking him
       down, and striking him twice after he was down, from the
       effect of which he died on Thursday last. Young BOYER
       was immediately arrested and is now in jail awaiting his
       trial for murder, before the Circuit Court.
       
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