The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-29 00:00:00

,‘ THE DEAD'S ALIVE, THE LOST IS FOUND•'!'

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traordinary case has just happened in this county that has
ever occurred within our recollection. Samuel W. Standifer,
a young man of respectable connexions, suddenly disappeared
on Thursday evening, the 21st ult. in a way so mysterious as
to induce a general belief in the neighbourhood that he was nun.
tiered. Suspicion immediately
attached to his uncle, Jesse San-
difer, an old and respectable citizen, with whom there was
known to be a misunderstanding. But what gave colouring to
the supposition that he was murdered, and that his uncle was
the perpetrator of the foul deed was, that the next morning the
young inan's horse, saddle and bridle, were found at the oldGa,-
tlernan's cotton-gin, about 200 yards from his dwelling.. UPOn in.
spectionf the saddle and bridle were found to be stained tri,t,h
blood; the bridle reins contained several spots, and the saddle
marked with ajarge impression, as if made with a bloody had.
—This discovery at once fixed the guilt upon the unfortunate
uncle, and the whole neighbourhood were excited to an active
inquiry into the circumstances. It were needless to repeat the
many idle reports which immediately took wing upon the occa-
sion. Search was made for several days for the murdered man,
but in vain, he was not to be found. Guilt, nevertheless, was,i
fixed upon the uncle, and he was forthwith arrested with,"
two sons, and brought before a Magistrate for inquiry nntri
the following facts were disclosed. It was proved 'by the
uncle that the young man was seen by a neighbour of the first
respectability, on the evening of his departure, riding on the
road which leads by the uncle's; that after the young man
had passed his uncle's about two and a half miles, the witness,
between seven and eight o'clock at night, overtook him
a-foot, stopped and conversed with him for several minutes.
The witness suspecting from his conduct that something was
the matter, pressed upon him a disclosure, when the young
man, upon enjoining secrecy, stated that he was about td
play a trick, and abandoned 'his horse, saddle, and bridle,
for that purpose, and was then on his way to some distant
place where he would never be heard from again. The wit,
near described his person, clothing, &c. and wall positive as
to the identity of his peraon. Two other witnests were rad
mined on the part of his uncle, by whom it appeared that
a young man, corresponding precisely with the description
of Samuel Standifer, had lodged in the house of them on
that night, and related to them that he was known by the'
name of Standifer, and nephew to the accused. This evidence
being so full and explicit that the young man was still living,
the uncle and his sons, were immediately. discharged. The
uncle and his friends, conscious of their innocence, and the
more fully to acquit themselves of the unjust imputation, im-
mediately dispatched a messenger in search of the nephew,
who, after eight or ten days, found him near Florence, and
brought him to Huntsville alive last Sunday evening, thereby
giving an ocular demonstration to a jealous and highly incensed
community, that they had been charged falsely. It turns out
that the young man resorted to this nefarious and wicked atr!t.'
tageni to effect his uncle's destruction ; and actually cut his
own finger, stained his bridle and saddle, and left them and
his horse, at his uncle's cotton-gin, for the express purpose
of inducing the public to believe that his uncle was the Inn,t''
derer ;—a most diabolical scheme. But his plot failed, and ing
is brought back to receive the punishment due to his Pern°7*
In addition to the evidence given on the trial of the uncle, it is
proper to mention that the young man before his deParnFet
had made a confidant of another uncle to whom he had dis;
closed his wicked intentions, and enjoined upon him perp"
secrecy. 'But when the intended victim was found in jeo
the uncle promptly interposed, and disclosed the whole sc eine.
The result of this case adds another to the many alreadyircum g
n iven
to the world, what little confidence is to be placed in c•
stands.' testimony. Hundreds of innocent men, o doubt, have
ds.
suffered death in a similar way; and, but for the delivering
hand of Providence, the venerable Jesse Standifer night, once
probably would have been sacrificed, to appease the verge
of an incensed

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BIRTH.
On Sunday, the 26th inst., the lady of Charles illingay SYder'
Esq., of a son.

MARRIED.
On Monday, the 27th inst., at Hartlebury, TVorc.esterOirfa'
Nathaniel Basevi, of Lincoln's.inn, Esq., harrister.at-lat
Louisa Eliza, only daughter of the late Williarn

:, the 74th year of