Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1810-11-12

was murdered, the accused came 10 lbs
fathers house with lis clothes covered
with blood, ard took Of his shirt AMI
threw y into wash tub, and washed
the blood Oft il That lie was for some
time afterwards very restless in his
sleep, and would sometimes make
fiighttul explanations. In the dead
oi the night, soon after the murder OF
Miss Reeves, she, the step-fnotRer,
heard him e. oan, ard went up inyo his
room and asked bin what was the mat
ter, and he answered, that young
woman had just been inthe room with
lighted candle in her hand, that he
had his face towards her when she
y first entered the room, hut he turned
his back to her as soon as he saw her.
These, and some other occurrences,
had induced her to suspect the accused
OF the murder, and she could not die
in peace without rliyuiging what she
knew respecting it.
The accused asserts lis innocence,
and says that he can prove that he was
IN the state of Virginia at the time
Miss Reeves was murdered. Another
man who was with the accused at his
fathers on the night of the murder,
and who does not now live in this state,
has likewise been accused, BY the sans
woman, of being concerned with ham
~ the murder, and we understand that
q stock buckle, which was found III The
hand of the corpse, and which is now
IN the possession of the Mayor, is
marked with the initials Of that mans
name.
We extract the following account Of
Miss Reeyes's murder, from Duni7h's
DT'Ey .fdUe7fiSsr, Of August rs, 1893.
" On Thursday morning the corpse
OF young woman was found in one Of
the docks near Kensington IN in
quest sat upon the body, who brought
IN verdict that she had been wiIfullv
murdered by some person Or persons
unknown. We shall soon be able 10
lay the particulars. before cur readers.
In the mean time We cannot refrain
from communicating such intelligence
as has come within the range Of our in
qulry.
Her name is Elizabeth Reeves, a.
bout IL years Of age--haEdsome-ap.
prentice 70 mantua maker, and oour-
ted by young tradesmaH in the yicin-
ity to whom 1t was reported she was
shortly TO be espcused.
In the afternoon of Wednesday af-
ter her days work was done, she had
requested leave Of her mistress 10 take
a walk to market 10 purchase some
frult, Tor which purpose she had Oh
tanned liberty and small sum Of mon
ey from her mistress who saw no
more OF her till yesterday when, as il
has been traced, q boy being OF the
fatal wharf at very early hour, OBJ
served man heaving stones OIL some
thing which the boy soon discovered 10
be the dead body ofa man or woman,
he could not tell w hich, that the in
slant the man saw the boy, he leaped
into batteau and pushed of a few
yards to shallop that lay convenient,
to which he made fast the batleau, and
then boarding the shaIlop, the latter
put of with the tide down the river,
which was favourable 20 the design at
this moment.
The body ofa female, with cold
earrings and some other marks Of res
pectability, soon attracted tie notice of
the citizens, and the noise reachinc the
ears OF her mistress, and an uncle, FOR
the unfortunate giIIw an orphan) her
person was sooH ascertaiBed "A comb
winch she wore in her hair, was found
at some PAGES distant, lying in contact
with mans black cravat, which has
been supposed to belong 10
I" Humanity forbids our proceeding
farther In this Eorrid recital, EXCEPT TO
mention that some officers belonging 10
tae custom-house sent of beat. as did
some others, after tie sEollop before
mentioned.
Justice Coates took an active partt
investigate & discover the perpetrator
OF this deed. Professional persons Of
both sexes were brought to examine the
body, and it was the opinion oflhe wo.
men that the unhappy girl had been vi,
olated, and then murdered from the
marks OF vicleHce on her face and 9TH
er parts.
T" Surely the earth and the sea conl-
!.
blncd, could not hide a william cf SO
deep die, as he who could have con-
mitted a crime like ;his.-Iet him
take refuge IN the huIlows Of the moun-