The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-07
SIMPLE NARRATIVE
Of a distressing Murder and Suicide.


Es1Ict Of a letter TO Gentleman IN this Civ,
| dated
NoRroLK, January 90
" Yesterday Letitia and myself Witnessed
such scene of sorrow as We never before did
1t was the funeral of Young LADY, that wa
most inhu1anly murdered her name was Col
Inns, the sister OF the young man. the Putcher,
tnat went ont with me TO look at nv cattle
whilst you were down with me--the cruel rut,r-
derer was young man from Washington Civ
ms name was Frank, hired by Mrs Collins. ne
he foreman IN the Butchers business must
observe that Mrs. Collins was the fire, in the
Butchers business here, is very well off. lives
Rchteei. and by her industry has built a very
excel'en, Brick house. as good as Tallman's IN
adelphia-This foreman of hers was in love
with her daughter, whose name was Nancy. ID
years and ii days DID, she did not erconrapc
the young man, hut sea Captain was cour,;np
her, whom she liked better than him. On last
Fr Gay evening she was at meeting (ior she was
a Methodist) and Mr.. Frank, when IL was ont
went and took hold Of her hand 10 walk with
her, she drew off and walked with her brother.
when they got home, Frank went TO her End
SAID, Nancy did you intend to affrost me She
answered yes-he said then,vou esteem the Can
tam more than me, she said she did thew thcn
pared, the next day ne came and sat on Sophia
w mer' ana pun his arm round her waist young
Colins pulled II away, and said he should moi
M ke so free with his sister-he answered him
ana said 1t would not be long before he should
near more concerning il. Mrs Collins and her
son was IN Portsmouth WHICH it happened the
manner OF his performing his diabolical act wa.
" The house-keeper cut off dinner and called
a servant to take it over 10 the Young children
across narrow creek on place that Mrs Col
i,ns had Just bought. The young lady rerIi.d
she was going and she would ,ake it her
seu' ana younger sister went. called black
man tha' was hired Tin the Slaughter house) of
Mr. Bruff, and told HIM TO take them over he
had to 20 through the siaughter-house to ore, he
B'tteau-tbe young ladies went in the Stern &
just as the black man was pushing n Frank
Jumped IN the front and all went over topether.
"hen they 20, to the opposite shore Frank step
pea past the Negro and said something 20 Mis-
Collins, they both smiled, and she and he, e;.
Ter went 'ntO the house and found the. cb;,drA.
playing Jack stones she asked them to give
ner some, they said she would get pIeniv Al
me water edge, she started and ran down IN
get some, and just at The water edge Frank
came to her, put his left arm round her waist 4
with the other cut her throat from e.r TO ear
s,ie attempted to run and said Nancy! o!
Frank and fell do II dead he then tooL f.
the other sister to kill her, she picked up a
small Stone and Hum, nit him in the middle of
te 1orehead, he reeled directly round and ran
INTO the creek, as rs supposed to drown himself
out the water was too shallow, he then came
~ "'' V"' 'lroaI so completely that
every thing was cut but the bone have not
room 10 tell the situation of Mrs Collins v,hor
she came home. She lost ali her strength and
WAS not at the burial. Young Collins was, but
was obliged TO be supported by two men, CRYING
and following very much-The corpse stood in
The meeting house, whilst the sermon WAS
preaching, the most of the hearers in tears frn5n
The time OF their coming in, till it was over. The
preachers name was Ferguson, and an excel
lent DISCOURSE he delivered, but was freouentlv
m tears The text was the % of Luke, q as
% verses"
DR.. William Wsydiagy, was elected on Tues.
day last, member OF the Executive Council to
supply the vacancy occasioned by the resip
nation of William Munford O. now CT, rk Of the
H. of ID.
The Legislature OF Massachusetts met on
the Esd ult---ln the Lower House the resig.
nation of Peter Morton, Esq. the former
Speaker. who is now Attorney General Of
the state, was received,--Joseph Story, ESQ.
lH'nnhlicani was eiec;G;! 10 succeed him. II,
opposition to MIR. t. Bigelow (FedercD--the
votes, 454 to 282. Mr.. Sprague, of Salem,
sebmltted resolution against the Bank of
the U. Statcs--On Friday night, the 26th. il
was passed in the following shape, ayes 22e--
nays o." Resolved, that the Senators and
Representatives of this Commonwealth. in
che Congress of he u States, be requested 70
2hroSethc renewal of the Charter of the
Back OF the u. States The Clerk was
directed 10 forward a copy oft to each of the