

This account was written to the editor by someone named "ANNA", who states that she received the information from a woman that knew James Yates.
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The full account was presented in the New-York Weekly Magazine in two parts, the first on July 20 of 1796 and the second on July 27 of 1796. The authenticity to the story is often questioned due to the detailed information and suspicious time frame.

1781" was posted in the newspaper fifteen years after the murders. J- Y-, upon His Family, in December, A.D. Little was published in the papers regarding the murder in the years following the tragedy. His brother was present that day and was able to control his brother, so Yates was not restrained. He also professed that his actions were acceptable and appeared to have little regret. Yates was confused and seemed to be in a state of madness as he claimed at first that the bodies were not those of his family and felt that his now deceased wife was an Indian. He disclosed what he had done to his parents, but they did not believe in such nonsense until arriving at their son's home and viewing the bodies themselves. The following morning, Yates went to his parents' house, and his neighbors reported that he was in the nude. Many of Yates's animals were also killed, such as his cattle, a dog and two horses. Not only was a club found in the road alongside his wife and child, but his victims had wounds to the head. Yates's weapon of choice was believed to be a club. Three out of the four children were murdered in the house, while his wife, with the youngest child on top of her, were found on the nearby road. This temptation resulted in the murder of his four children and his wife. On the night of the murders, he "was tempted to this horrid deed by the spirit". Yates had been a member of the religious community, the Society of Shakers. Before the incident, he had appeared as healthy and sane. A source from The Pennsylvania Packet claimed to have spoken to various neighbors, all of whom described Yates as someone they would never have expected to commit such an atrocity. James Yates was born in West-Chester County. Although most of these articles provided only a few lines, they serve as lasting evidence of the crime. In late December 1781 and in the first months of 1782, a few newspapers ran articles making reference to the James Yates Murders.


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