Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-04-04

with certainty; and all the account that
could be given of them amounted TO
no more than what we have before stat
ed, except that they had been the night
before at house of no good repute in
Church-street; and the verdict of the
jury was as matter of course, 6 WiIful
murder by some person or persons un-
KNOWN
There was no furniture of any kind
IN the house, save few articles of bed
ding, and two trunks. What then could
have been the purpose of these people
In taking the house I?
In one of these trunks were a num-
Der of articles of valuable cIoathing /:
In the other a number Of valuable
watches, watch-chains, and sundry ar.
ticles of jewelry-on the floor, too,
was an elegant gold patent lever watch.
The object in committing the murder
could not have been plumber, or the
murderers would have secured these
valuables. What then could have been
the motive? We can imagine no other
but revenge.
Another idea suggests itself, howey-
er, which does away this supposition.-
Their intention, evidently, was to cut
the whole body in pieces, and burn it
at their leisure and their leaving the
house was probably only for time,
when they would return, complete their
hellish work, and carry of the property
without exciting suspicion.
In one of the trunks was found a ma
sonlck diploma, from the Grand Lodge
Of Maryland, filled up in the name of
Peter Lagoardette, and dated, city of
Baltimore, 21st Dec. 182O.-But wheth-
er that was the name of the deceased,
or OF his companion, or, indeed of eth
er OF them, is a matter of uncertainty.
1t was stated by Frenchman, who said
ne was acquainted with the person,
whom ne supposed the deceased to be,
that his name was Dade.
An examination into this mysterious
case was subsequently instituted by the
Mayor, but after examining number
OF persons, the inquiry resulted in moth
ing satisfactory. 1t was stated that the
deceased and his companion had fire.
quently been seen in company with two
Spaniards, who had lately arrived in
town from Baltimore, and about whom
there were some suspicious indications.
Should we be too hasty in surmising
that the deceased and his companion,
together with the two Spaniards, with
whom they associated, were band of
depredators upon the community by all
the various arts of robbery and swind-
ling ? Their incognito moyements--but
above all, the implements for lock-pick-
ing, found among the effects of the de-
ceased, leave but little room to doubt
that such was their occupation.
NORFOLK, MARCH %.
In our paper of Wednesday, we gave
an account of a murder, of most I'M
usual and horrifck character, perpe-
trated on the body of a man, whose
name was (perhaps not incorrectly be-
lieved to be Peter Lagoardette. An
active and energetick investigation by
our police of all the circumstances
connected with this deed of darkness,
that could be collected from earnest and
unremitted inquiry, aided by the exer-
tons of some gentlemen, in the vicini-
ty, has resulted in the apprehension
OF two Spaniards, who call themselves
Manuel Philip Garcia and Joseph Gar
cia, suspected of being the murderers.
They were yesterday examined before
a Magistrates Court, and committed
for further examination at Court to be
held for the purpose on Friday, the
Both instant.
We were present at the examination,
and heard the interrogatories put to
number Of witnesses, brought forward
to identify these men as the persons who
were joint occupants of the house with
the deceased, to within few hours of
the time at which he was found murder
ed, and from this and a variety of 9TH
er circumstances, suspected of being
the authors of his death.
We forbear, however, to touch up
on the evidence which was adduced, or
to offer any opinion of its competency
to convict those in custody of this afro
cious murder. Suffice it to say, that the
Court considered the testimony sulfi-
Gent to justify their commitment.
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