The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-19

WHICH was perpe rated so tar back a. Octo-
Der last, and has since remained unknown
| and unsusPected but ali ruling Providence
has ordered that it should nyw Come to
light
" For murder.
though IT has no tongue, will speak
WIFI most miraculous organs > 'trstH
Inc circumstances connected with this
ioui oeed are yet but impetfectiy known but
the following particulars have reached us
1t appears that in Sep. last a person Of
The name of John Mcclure. who resides ae
oiemish, IN the nelghborhooj of Brought
shane, county of Antrim, had some dealings
with another man, who lived in another
county considerable distance, but whose
name, for proper reasons, we are requested
Tor the present not TO publish. In the course
OF their dealings they had made a bargain Of
considerable importance. But before it was
perfected, nisundesl anding took place, and
Il law suit was likely TO be the consequence.
Inc person who had made the purchase
from M 'Clure, with others his associates il
now appears, formed the desperate resoluti..
on OF effccting the death II M'Clure.-
twlce they attempted this by poison bur
being unsuccessful in both these attcmDts1
they de termned to accomplish their purpose.
10y assassination. With sanguinary perse.
veranCc and incredible deliberation. theyl
looked out tor person to carry into effect
theii savage purpose, and having fixed up .
on man named John Underwood. thew ac.-
quainted him OF their Intentions and agreed
to pay him one hundred guineas to perpe
trate the deed. This barbarian having
listened to the proposal. accepted of their
terms. and agreed TO become the Instrument
OF their clabolical device. They then con-,
certed their procedure
Teaching SEEM n'u der how to BUTCHER.
1t was agreed that Mcclure should be de.
coyed into some solitary place, where I'm
derwood was to watch him Accordin Civ
under the pretext of arranging the difference
that had existed, he was invited to meee
them at Druman on the evening of the 9th
of Der. he attended. and they then ,olJ
nm that II ne would go to Portgleuone & gec
stamps, they would settle with him He pro-
ceeaed for mat town, but ON his way thither.
he was, rs had been precuncerted way laid
and murdered by Underwo d, who after-
wards buried the body in field near his own
houSe. betweea Portgenone and ToouseE
ne crime having been effected with the,
greatest Secresy, repor; was circulated.
that M ,Clure had gone for Dublin. and
when he had beena long time missing ano.
;ther report was sent abroad that he had
been murdered in that city on his way thi
thef. @
Nothing transpired ofthe borrid deed. and
>'N ~" "''C pSSSsu into OBLIVION
when last we k a warrant came from D,h
m addressed 10 Peter Aiken, Esq. Ma
gisTate OF the County OF Antrim. with in
seiuctions to apprchend certain persons nam-s
ed therein.
immediately on receipt of the warrant.
MT Aiken with the greatest zeal and promp-
titude, aided by Mr.. John Courtenav. of Raj
'ymers, aud MIR David Moore, of Handles
town' High Constables for the Barony of
loome' proceeded to appTehend the persona
named in it, and succeedeC m arresting two
OF them, since which fuI her sc lrch has been
made and the corpse of Mcclure has been
found buried in field belonging to Un,ier
wood. few DAYS We hope viii enable ns
TO be more exPic and we trust the whole
parues concerned il III unparalleled atro-
city VIII NEE Il e punishment due to a crime,
of so deep dye.
ihe following IS a description of John
Onderw d HE IS abou, five feet eight
inches high, swarthy, pale and enaciated
lace dark colored straight hair loose about
his ears, little stoop shouldered, dark
bi own eyes, from Dublin Patfr. }