The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-04-30


90 notorious hat y reward WI, offered for
HI head. llarpe took IN opportunity,
when tHefrsi nfhis companions WIRE III
scnt to .hy Miller, aud putting his head IN
a bHg, he Carried II forward aud claimed
The reward. The claim wsts admitted, Tho
hi nj miller WAS recognized, but 80
oi,u SO he face Of Ilarpe, who VAS ar
rested ard Nrcutrd.
In c1liretn, oral testimony with regard
To circumstance long past, co siderable,
variety will often be found IN the state.
ments of different person.. In This CO.
/ have found none except AS In the fact Of
| the two lIarpcs having exchanged horses.
a day or two before the fatal dtnoufment,
they had murdered II gentleman named
Love, and had taken his horse, remar-
Ikahly fine animal, which Big Ilafpc'
undoubtedly rode when he was osrrtnken-
II II SAID that" Little Harpen escaped on
foot, and not ON his brothers. horse
After llarpe's death The women came
IN, aud claimed protection. Two NJ them
were wives of the larger llarpe, the other
one, Of his biothcr.---The latter was
decent female. of delicate lHapo aesslng
Appearance. Who stated that sir lad MAJ
ricd her husband without any Enunirdgt,
of his real character, short, brfir. they
set out Tor lhr west. that she WIS 81 much
shocked n. the first murder nhrch they
committed that she attempted In escape
from them, but was pr,neute., md that
she had sncr made siular alts'aifa She
Immediately wrote 10 hrrlather r. Jun,
who came for her and took her ht.ar. The
other women were ~ 40 way remaif ailr.
They afterwards marucd ia Muhlcnhurgh
county.
These horrid events viii sound like fc.
ton 10 your ears, when told rs having hap
pcned IN any part of the United States, -
foreign are they ir'.u the generosity of tire
Ama'ican character, the happy security Of
our constitutions, and the moral habits of
or people. l.ni il is to be- rccollrcled,
that they happened twenty years ago, IN
frontier settlements. far distant rom the
| civilized parts of our country. III prln
cipal scrnc Of llarpr's atroci les aud of his
death, was IN that part Of Kentucky whict
hes south of Green River, II vast wilde.
ness, then known by the general name OF
| the Green River country, aud containing
| II few small and thinly scattered settle
mems, the more dcuse population of the
state being nj that time IN It's northern aud
eastern SECTIONS. The indians sill posseg-
Sod the country to the south aud "es'.
| That enormlir- should sometimes b. prac-
tiscd nj thee distant spots, cannot bc IA
matter II surprise the only wonder = that
| -hry were So lr.v. Thc FIRST settlers were
n hardy aud an honest people, but They
were too few in number aud too widely
spread, In be- able 10 create IT enforce
wholesome civil rc3raiuts. DesperadoeL
| nylug FROM justice, or seeking 4 secure
! theatre iol the preparation Of crime,
might frequently escape discovery, and -
Often elnde OF openly .rly the arm OF JUS
| ice.
IN the hbd rnusc 10 England, Of The King
! 'salnst the publisher Of Lord Byron's
! ! ,iou u Judpcmcu the counsel for the
Crown remarked of Lord Byron
"Thr in lrldual to whom it was ascribeh
was IN author of distinguished talents,
whose name might stand high in the liter
allure Of his country he might lave stood
! irst III the literature any aye hui II WAS
10 be lamentrd that hc should have lallen
80 law that hc should have 50 degraded.
| his fnr lalents-ihnt lac should harr SO
| iarnshcd his laurcls, ~ ~ have descended
10 thc level 81 the moan and odious rep.
/ tilrs of the day, and with them ,pdnisch
| IN lctily, scnrilrly, and lmplriy.o
Nj. Scarlet made = very ingenious dc
! frocr for thl publ.hcr of the Jision Of
| Jndrpnfnt and I'l,lriug To thls passage
respecting George ID.
" He DID h. dcp,h made no grrnt stir ON
earth,
| ii. burial ma3r -umc pomp there wat
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