The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-01-05
ANNa.
An AccoUsror MUGpfR cnmM!rrsD BY Mr..
~ HIS FAMILY

NE unfortunate iupj ~ct oi my preient elssy be
long-d to Of the mott respectable fan lies
OF this fate he refied few miles from ronha
nick, and though he in the mott atluen, cir
eo,nitsncss, he maintained his family, (which con
iited OF wife and four childre,l very com forsa.
BY Prom the natural gent:neis OF his dtpoi,on
has inea'fry, icbriety, prohiiy aud klndnets. his
er,ehboars unverfaiy cite. m-d hin, and Until the
fatal night when he perPetraed the cruel act, mons
lev esuie OF ii NE in him.
In the afternoon preceding that night as it
sunday ani there church ntsr, ieveral o: his
ntiehbaars with their wives his houf fur
~ pprp,te of reading the fcripture and, GnGne
plains; he received them cordially, and when hey
were going return home in the evening, he preis
- ais litter and her huiband, who Game with tie
thsrs, TO hay longer; at his earnet folicita' ions
hey ,etn aimed unit, near nine o'clock, during which
time his concentration was grave as uual, but iate
fsiiiHg nd sf.etiona,e 10 his wife of whom he
very fond, he made Ute Of more than commonly
s.d.arins .xpr-i6ons, and cars!sed his little ones
sl'ssnats, He poke much of his doE,ettic fell,
slls sla informed hs filter that to rende- his wife
faere hspry. he intended to take her to Newhamp-
mare the n-St ds. 81 have jul, been red.tne my
Sigh. t,id he, and we will let off by day bre=k."
After eaaing another by nh, Mr. and Mrs. -
80 d-paued
81 They Rad fooner left Ca (Caid be upon his
imislfiast than taking my wife upon my lap
ayeasd the Bible read TO her--my two hoy S were
"a .~d--our ave years old the other feven ;---.ay
tsaFHErr Rrorrrs. shout eleven, was h,,ng by the
srs. and M infant aged about fix months, was fun,
seras at hsr mothers extraordinarily new
.ias, ihons into the room, and upon looking up
sshsid two Spirits. my right hand, and ihe
oshrr my ltfr he al the LETT babe me deflro7
al my Idols. and begin with caltIng the Bible inso
the tse--ihe other Spirit dfsuaded me, bur obey
81 the fri. aud thew the book into the A.mss.
Ny ~,ie Immediately ins,ehed it out, and was go
sas 20 exppituiatr. when threw it in again and
he ~ her tel, until i, in,;t-ly confum:d then
Allied with the de,er,nins,io E to perieverr, l Few
es' 81 The houie, and leizing Which lay by
sss deer. with few itrokrs demoliihed my 1egh,
ssd Saeuna TO my Il able killed one of my iiorfes--
the sshss .t,uek. bu, with one prinS he got clear
stths hsbis NY prits now were high, and hal
seasd TO the hooie to inform my wife Of wha, had
dsH<. She appeared terrified, and heeged RE to Gt
ss~n bur the good angel WHOM had obeyed food
by sad .de me SO on, " gu have more IDOLS
PAD bel ioek a, your wife and CT dren." hei,a
ssd 10, !. moment. hut ruined to the bed where my:
toys ~. aud catching the eldett in my aims l
shses htm With iueh violence agsinf the wall, that
b. expired wi,hou, groan Ibis brother was} fill
fartp-i ,ook him BY The feet. and d shed his l>ull
~ r,r,rs sesinit the Ere place Then looking
sssBnd and psreeiying that my wife and dsuph
were I'D left the dead where they lay and
IL pariui, OF the living, taking up the axe a
g-ia -- ght fnow had f,llen that evening. and
., nsheh' defcribed my wife running ,owsrds hsr
fsther'.. t~ho lived about half mile eff eneuTu-
sesd with her babe ran after = r., calling upon
her to return. bn, The ihrekeu and .altrr. |
s+Hsfsrs aauhied m, pace, and when YVES within
,his,y yards OF her, threw the at her, which
his Asr upon the hip the moment that ibe fell the
Slow he dropped she child, which directly caught
- and threw sga;nt, the 10y fence-I did no, hear
ssy-! oni, heard the lameutation of my wife, Of
wssr fhsd now loft Eeh, but the blood su.hed
10 e,.p,ssa, from her wound that. il formed dit
,ins' path along the tnow. We were now within
sab, Of her fathers houie but from what cauie |
~ssss; veil. the took an opPoGte eourfe. and after