The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-07-18

on the upper floor; prioner replied. he Mould not;
he had ome rye and there and the oiRs had been
broke BY putting there before. and fad he Mould
| not be ready to move on Wednesday. While they
were talking, prifoner took out pocket knife &
| whitfield flick. The witnefs went from the houfe,
took of his faddle and turned his horfe loofe went
back to the houfe and aiked the urfoner, who was
itandng in the door, If he might put his PADDLE in the
houfe. Prifoner told him throw il behind the door,
which he did. When in the houfe the witnefs had
view of two beds from behind half partition-the
clothes were fnooh upon them, tho they had not
been 1ept in. He faw no blood either the proner,
or about the houe-When the wituefs left the houfe,
he went on the road towards Clarkiburg, which was
| about mile dttant. On his way he met Ifaac Gle
nients, the proners brother, riding in brilk trot
| towards the priioners houle, but did (peak to
! him. Witnefs went to J. g. Jackion's, aud after
| Tome time heard Clements had murdered his family.
He with Col Jackion immediately ran fan they
could to the houfe where they found the priioners
brother liaac his mother, and his er with her huff
band, aud one two Others. The prifoner was
gone. The brother appeared mach diitreffea, but
| neither the mother litter were greatly affected.
The bodies all laid their length their backs
IN beds, and witnes thought their faces had been wi
ped with wet cloth.
Ilaac Clements te9ifed, that he got to the houfe,
he fuppofed, about funrife, though he had Nice
ly oil the road. The prfoner fitting by the fire,
whiting Rick, but ftepped alnot directly out of
the door. Wtneis (aw fome appearance OF blood and
aked the little girl where the family were the child
replied he did not know. He tept the bed waken
of the boys feed his colts The paenes of the
face firit truck him. and he Immediately called the
prifoner, what is the with the child ," He
replied" nothing" He matched the clothes off the
bed, and perceived they murdered at the fame
infant matched the clothes off the mothers bed, and
perceived The killed ALTO. In the frit moment of
horror, witnefs knew, not what he did-FIe told the
l. IL Ill
what would become of him. Prfoner replied, he
hoped to 60 to heaven, and faid that while he was
huntinghis horfes, Tome perfon came in and killed
them. Witneis then TENT the little girl tell her
grandmother, who lived half mile diftant. He
could give no dGina account of what he was about
in the abenee OF the little girl and before the arrival
OF the mother. When his mother came. faw her go
up to the prioner and (pea him, but did not hear
what pa(ed. The priloner's filter and her hutband
- Rowan, caa,e with the mother.
his witneis, upon being examined, faid that he
had found will made by the prifoner in a book, bat
could recolle whether this will found OH the
day of the murder, or afterwards; neither could
he rate To whom the book belonged, in which the
will found.-He fad that the will was not in his
poelion; he left it in the court-houfe at the called
court. He ALTO tated that fome time before the muir
der. he henrd the mother fay that the prfoner was
out of his head and ought to be blooded, He under
cod from his mother, that the priioner had appoint
cd that he hould meet him at particular place
on certain day, he but did lee the prlon-
- Rowan teaified, that on Sunday eveninr be-
fore the murder. he and hi, family were at the pron-
ers houfe until o'clock One of the prfoners chill
dren was abient lncie's, and another had been
lent to hurry 1t home. IL late before il arrived
The priloner feeed uneay, and talked of going after
them If they did come---he talked ALTO of whip
ping them---Early Monday morning, the little
i'll Z, a NJ
ed TO death, and her uncle Abels family all murder
ed. He iet off Immediately, and met Ifaac fome diff
lance from the houie, making great lamentations.
They went back together, the priioner itanding
by the IRE in melancholy pofure. The dead bo-
dies were all covered up in the bed, and Iaac threw
the clothes off aud hewed them to him. At that
rime he did notice in what lituaon the dead bo-
lay. He went directly to tell the dead wonan's
mother. who lived about two miles dilant. He told
no perion what had happened until on his RETURN
When we went away, he left the proner in the houe,
and his mother and brother Iaac in the door no o.
Their perfon there. Upon examining the dead bsdies
after his return, they all laid their length
upon their backs, and their eyes clofed. They found
two axes bloody, the handle broke off one, and the
axe laying BY the murdered woman
Col. George Jackfon teftied, that when he got
to the prfoners houfe with Nicely the morning after
the murder, they were firlt met by the prifoner's
mother who exclaimed, that the family murder
ed and robbed. He enqnred what had become of
the prifoner lhe replied fhe believed or expected
he had hung himelf. Witneis called aloud for pri-
foner, believing If he heard wtnefss voice he would
aniwer, but no anfwer returned. Upon examn-
ing the dead bodies found, that the woman had re-
eeived two blows the forehead with the pole of an
that all the others had been killed at one blow
on the de forepart of the head with the pole or
edge of the axe and witnefs believed, all had re-
ceved instantaneous DEATH except Of the children
who had ltruggled little. He examined Ifaac Gle
ments about the appointment mentioned in his teli-
mony. 1adc informed him of the time and place
Fie went with others to the place at the time No
perion there but faw frsih tracks of an hor(e
He had leen the will mentioned by Ifaac-- believed
1t TO be the prifoners handwriting This will devil
fed the property Iaac and the mother except fome
egacies to thofe to whom the priloner indebted
About nine days after the murder, the prfoner fur
rendered himfelf to the witnefs, and his foa T. g.
Jackion. The prifoner was eloie but honef man,
and apparently attached to his family. Some time
before the murder, proner had fold his crop to the
witnefs; had requefted and obtained new bargain.
He again applied the witnes to take it, and prelfed
him much to do t--amongft other expeditions, pri-
foner faid for Gods fake take it you will fave me
and my family" or my wife and family" witnefs did
not reeolect which. Col. Jackfon remembered the
day of the month this conversation happened
will bore date the fame day.
Mrs. DAYTON tetfed, that fhe directed the laying
out of the dead bodies. They could not find fncient
linen for that purpoe, although the people fup
pofed to have plenty of fuch thrgs. In examining
for that purpole they found bundle Of clothes tied