Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-27
HORRIBLE AND MYSTERIOUS MUIR.
DERI


We have seldom read either in the annals
OF real life or in tue pages of romance OF
deeus ut blood and horror, equal in atrocity
ana shocking circumstances 10 one which
mas just fallen under our notce-the parti
cuiars OF which, az far as we have been able
to collect them, we here Law before ON
readers:
About the first of this month Two French.
men came 10 this place from Baltimore and
rented small dwelling honse In a retired
situation near Plum+'s Rope WIKI but bel.
dom made use of IL. and thea only at nigh,
iheir mysterious movements excited consi-
derabIc curiosity in the neiehborhood aud
even suspicious not altogether favorable TO
them
Yesterday morning these two men and
tbtrd. we've observed TO be in the house and
between 8 and 10 O'clork a Ms Lester resid-
ing IN an adjacent tenement, was alarmed
by sudden cry which seemed 30 be the cry
OF murder !! Some tine after; Two of the
men lett the house. Mrs Lester uuder thc
conViciion thar there WAS something ans.
going on in the bousr, related The circuu.
stances TO constable who entered the house
aoh discovered a spectacle truly horrible aud
revolving 10 every feeling of bnmaniiv.-in
Chamber OF the second story was extended
on Tie floor the naked trunk o. hnman he.
ing, Invested of its head and limb. aid l.,
the me Place lay the head. feet aad hands,
Dnrnr ainost IL cipders !! The arms wete
separatt from The body a, The shoulder ioi, IA
and again divided al the elbows; and the
leg cut apart a, the JOINT of The knees-,n-
deed The whole internal operation sppesred
10 lave b. en- performed with the dexteriIy of
xxi al surgeon The limbs thus separa,ed
re thrown together in a burket-Op The
ii or ay an axe, besmcared with blood with
"hic the diaboiicai anihors OF this foul mas.
scr nad dispatched their vic,Im and two
butte 'cr knives which had served the offire
OF DISSECTION
A Co.oDsr's Inqnesi was immediately sum
mon'd but no evidence appeared which could
J. ties Rhtest degree criminaIe any known
'ndividu"i. Neither the name OF the deed uor
that OF his companion cOnid he ascerIainrd
WIN certainty, aud all the account that could
b" given of them amounted TO nn more than
what we have before stated, except that they
had "een seen the night before al honse
OF n good repute in Clutch street. and the
Veriict of the IHry was az matTer of cnurse
Wi'u' mnrder by some person or persons
uukpnws."
There was no furniture of any kind in the
nous save few articles of bedding and
two Trunks. What then c6nld have been
bousei
In one OF The trunks were pumber of ar.
ttcies OF valuable clothing in the other a
number OF valuable watches watch chains
ana snnhry articles OF JeweIry-on The floor
too wasaD elegant gold patent lever watch. The
object in committing the murder could no,
nave been p'npder, or The murderem would
have secured these valuabies, What then
could have been the motive? We can Imagine
no other bHt revenge
Another idea Suggests itssf. bowevpr.
wh'rh does away this supposi.iop: Their in
T. DtiOn Violently was 10 cut the whole BODY in
pieces and buTD IL ut their Ieasnre and their
leaving The bouse was probably only for a
time. when they wonld return, complete their
heliish work and carry of the property withs
ont exiting suspicion.
In one OF the Trunks was fonnd masonic
diploma, from the Grand Lodee Of MARYLAND.
filled M in the psms OF Peter Lagoardeife, and
dated, City Of Baltimore, 2ist December, 1920
But whether that was the name OF the de-
ceased or OF his companion. or, indeed of
either OF them, is matter of uncertainty II
was stated by FfepclimaD who said he was
acquainted with The person whom he suupos.
ed The deceased TO be, that his name was
Dude.
An examination into this mysterious case
was subsequently instituted by The MAYER,
hut alter examining number Of Persons the
enquiry resulted In nothing satisfactory
Ii was stated that tho deceased and his corn
paDou had frequently been seen in coiDDa-
ny with Two Spaniafds who had lately arrived
IN town from Baltimore, and abnntwboin there
were SOME suspicicus indications
should we betOo ha,ty in surmisne that
The deceased and his companion. iogether
with The two SpanIards with whom they a.
socialed, were baud Of depredaio,s upon
the community by all the vAtions arts Of
robbery and swindling Their iHcognifo
movements but above all. the imnleInepts
Tor locksFickiDg. found am5ng the effects Of
the deceased, leave bat little room 10 donbi
tbat such was their occupation
We regret that IL is not ~ our power 10
present more satisfactory detail Of this at
taiT, which has excited so much sensation in
Cur aowD.-We trust, however. that the VIII
lance OF our police will yei afford us q al on.