Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-12
Horr1f Murder.

i l709Y'ad 11tlfQeT.
| On Thursday night the 4th Of this
lsnonth, most cruel murder was COM
United on Spaniard or Frenchman, in
1.-The county of Prince William, in Vir.
|ginia, between Hay-Market and Buck
land, by two unknown persons who are
Ieither Spaniards or Portuguese. The
circumstances were according to the e.
Evidence of Mr.. Jeremiah Hutcheson, a
respectable citizen of Fairfax, (who had
come on in pursuit of the suspected per-
Isnns) taken by the mayor of this place,
Jas follows -
That on Thursday came to his house
three persons who appeared to him tn
be foreigners-they we're travelling up
1.-THE turnpike rOad-one Of them could
Ispeak broken English aud was the inter
lpreter TO the others, who appeared not
ito understand the English language.
This person said that he had with him
five hundred dollars in money, and about
the same amount in small jewellery
consisting of gold watches, gold chains
and rings, which he carried in two box \
les in small valice. He was about fYej
fleet six inches high, well made, his
countenance had lively, active ap-I
lpea ance- he had on blue superfne
lc!otb coat, pantaloons Of fine cloth, black
worsted stockings. shoes, fine furred
| hat, "a 6ne ceiored cambria neckcloth. ]
fine cambria ruffles to his shirt, a gold
watch with a gold chain which was form
ledby two or three gold strands-his eyes
were dark and his hair very black, his
lface and hands were pitted with The
small pox. He stated that he had come
from Philadelphia and had some friends
lin Baltimore that he was endeavoring
lte,raise money for the purpose of re-
Ideeming near relation who was prir
Isoner in Algiers; that he was going a
short distance further with the two per-
sons who were with him, and that he
Ishould return in few days. The same
witness gave the following description Of
1.-THE persons who were with the S aniard
Iabove described, and who are suspect
led Of being guilty of the cruel murder.
| 0ne of them is about six feet high, has
llarge " hiskers and light complexion
had on a bright brown great coat of
Estrong cloth. bound round the waist
with belt, grey pantaleons of coarse
'lcloth. coarse wool hat, and pack CO.
yered in part with skin. The other
inspected person is about five FEET eight
i, |inckes high, his hair cut short, his face
Ired, dressed in blue coat and panta-
Iloons cut in sailor fashion, had bundle
tiled in handkerchief.
On Friday the 5th instant. the dead
: |body Of the first described person was
found by means of the blood, short
I distance from the road covered over
lin the snow and entirely naked. Near
1.-THE body were found two walking sticks
tlof hawthorn wood dyed black and much
Ishivered, and part of gold cham and
Ia razor with an ivory handle was found
lin the snow. The throat was cut from
lear to ear, and the head sashed in ele-
= ven or more different places.
The suspected persons were seen the
lday before travelling in company with
1.-THE murdered man. and, as they said,
! going tn Fauquier courthouse. The day
latter the murder the suspected persons
lwere seen returning on the same road
|near Fairfax courthouse, one of them
Having his face much scratched and en-
Ideavoring to conceal it. The same per.
!, lsons were traced by MIR. Hutcheson and
1.-TWO others down the turnpike road to
: Alexandria. and seen by some persons
lin Alexandria on Saturday afternoon
-tpassing down King-steet, apparently
Imuch fatiaued.
! A person was apprehended in this
,ltown on suspicion.-He was carried be,
lfore the Mayor. He proving several
respectable witnesses that he was ia A,
Alexandria before and on the day the muir
der was committed and continued here
ever since, was discharged.
Justice, humanity and public safety
. demand that all officers and others, moi
here but elsewhere should use their best
exc rtions to detect and bring to trial the
, perpetrators of this wicked deed.
! The Montreal Herald of the sOth ult