The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-15
A HORRID MURDER {!
To he Printer ofthe Norfolk Herald

A HORRID MURDER
To The Printer ofthe Norfolk Herald.
SIR;
is my unfortunate lot to communicate
to you the most horrid murder, perh APPS. that
was ever committed in the u. States. On
Saturday the Cd March (inst.) at the re
quest of Mrs Mary Connolly of Currituck
county, N G.. widow of, James Connolly: and
daughter of Col. John Williams of the same
place, / Carried her to the House of Caleb
Etheridge. sheriff of the same county. who
had sent her a message on the evening be-
fore, to come and see him relative to receiv-
ing some property she had bid off at She
riff sale in September, 1909, and which the
prior owner of the property. one William
T. heridge, tor bid her taking away in con.
sequence of which she was under the ne
cessity of suing William Etheridge for the
property, in which suit she recovered iutg-
ment for the same at last September term of
the Superior Court; and now the sheriff
wished her to come and see something about
receiving the property.
took her In my chair accordingly to the
sheriff's. In going to the sheriff's we had
to go by this William, Etheridge's gate,
which was 80 or 100 yards from his house ];
bur no person molested US; we passed by.
When we got to the sheriff's he, and M.
Hillary Bell. came back with us tow ards
VIM. Etheridge's. and as we came together
requested Mrs. Connolly to wait at William
Etheridge's gate, and he would bring the
property bid off, and afterwards recovered
at law, to her: bat said at the same time.
1t he could see prospect of acompromise
in WIN. Etheridge, he would send down to
ne gate for us.--We stopped at the gate
accordingly, and in a few minutes Mr.. HflIa-
ry Bell came down and told Mrs. Connolly
that Mr.. VIM. Etheridge eesested her to
come up to the house, and that he said he
vas willing to deliver the property, but that
ne SAID he did not request me to come
handed her out OF the chair and she went
up with Mr. Bell, and remained at the
chair.
There were pair of draw bars about 70
'r Is yards from VIM. Etheridge's door 80
hat Mrs Connolly went up to the bars; af-
er standing there minute or two, William
= therldge came out OF his house with two
suns: one under his left arm, and the other
ms right handi he ran to the fence and
uHiP5u over and sine discovering the guns
IAN towards me. but he very quickly headed
her. and discharged the one in his right
hand at her as she ran but she not falling.
ne raised the other instantly the sheriff ran
towards him, and he pointed at the sheriff.
and wheeled round and pursued the woman
and discharged the contents at her back.
when within ten feet of her, while she was
running and screaming the shot entered
between her shoulders, and lodged in her
breast, and she instantly fell dead on her
facei believe In an instant, for in the mean
time, wheG saw the first gun fire. unbut
toned my great coat, took pistol out of my
pocket, and when she received the second
lire, went to her in 20 or 80 seconds. and
she was as dead as she is now. He, as soon
as he committed this direful deed, ran off
The sheriff pursuing him to the fence, where
ne jumped over, and ran into the swamp, CAR
rying the last gun he discharged with him,
and has escaped.
Seldom has an event equally cruel and
oarbarous with this TRANSFERRED in the weird.
The laws of God profaned in the most impi
pus manner; the laws of society most out
violated and the laws of hospi
tality, not only most cruely denied to a wo.
man, but made the cowardly decoy to take
her life--"She who spotless stood before both
God and man, and never in a word or deed
offended"
There will be a considerable private
reward given for his apprehension, which is
not yetready for advertisement.
LEONARD MARTIN,
Currituck Couhty,l
D4arch, S, 1911. 5
BALTIMORE, March g.
The U. States vessel Argus sailed from
New Y,rk for Newport on Monday last
she Carries out messengers and dispatches
,or Europe. ID. B. Warden. Esq. Consul
General for France, was to have LEFT this ci
y yesterday to embark, we believe, in this
vessel for France.
The United States corvette John A
tams, has arrived at Newport, Rhode Is
and.
We learn by passenger ia the Marea-
'etta: who left St. Thomas Cd OF Feb. that the |
swedish brig Governor Ahkerheim, and |
swedish schr. belonging to ST. Rarts, were
AIKEN possession of 30th Jan. by order of /
Sov Maclain. on supposition of a Swedish |
var--was difference of opinion between
he Governor and Collector, Sir James Bun. |
in, who continued to clear OHt Bri ish ves- |
'els for Swedish ports as late as the Cd Feb |
hough violently opposed to Maclain, in one |
u which our informant wentnp to 81. BSrts |
that on the h he left it in the Margaret.
a an embargo was momently expected At
St. Bars. The ST, Chris,ophe sloop Of war
was of that harbor boarding every vessel |
coming in and going out and was Frequently |
ired at from the Batlery--Lirte doubt wss |
but the lslaad would be taken
IN q few DAYS The Gnvernor IS c. ~.