Fatal Field Fight.

On Sunday night last five residents of this village left town and entered a field a short distance north of here, waylayed a neighbor in such a cruel and vicious manner as to cause the death of said neighbor before assistance came. Dr. Irwin was sent for, but he declined to hold a /post mortem/ as the cause of the fatal deed was unquestioned. The reason for the diabolical and blood-thirsty deed is a mystery, though the murderers are known but we deem it unwise to expose their names at present; yet, fearing the innocent might be wrongfully suspected, we may say they were five village cows, and the unfortunate one was a cow belonging to Mr. Charlie [Crow] who resides a mile out of town. The guilty ones will doubtless go /scot free/ on the popular plea of insanity.