Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-08-04
From the Ns,fo,k AeraM Juy 81, 1926.


.F,o, the Ao,fo's Herald Jp'y 81, 1925.
A friend near KempsviHe has COM
municated TO US the following particu-
lars of one of the most daring and at
trocious acts Of homicide within our re-
membrance:-
On Monday last an Inquest was held
on the body Of John Raddsr, who was
murdered in his bed by some unknown
rufian, between and o'clock on the
preceding evening.
The evidence given in 10 the Jury by
the family of the deceased, was, that
Mr. Rudder Immediately after eating
his supper, retired TO bed and soon Tell
asleep. The rest OF his family, consis-
ting of his wife, two daughters, (grcwn,)
and two Sons, lone about 10 and the
other 8 years old, were sitting in the
! room 10 which they supped, and which
! is separated from the bed chamber by
! a passage the doors Of the two rooms
, facing each other, and both LETT open,
when they heard the footsteps of some
person, who entered the room where
the deceased slept, and were immedi-
atey after startled by the sound of
blows and violent struggling.
Mrs. Rudder in great alarm, ran into
the room, and there beheid stout co
, Toured man in the act OF numbering her
husband She seized the assassin's
arm and implored him to spare The life
of bis victim, but the sanguinary mon
ster dashing her from him, babe her be-
gone, or he would kill her ioo.-Terri-
E fed almost out of her senses, she Caught
her Youngest son by the hand and fled
to a neighbours for assistance; her o.
Their children, equally panic struck.
rushed from the scene OF butchery aud
fed in different directions, scarcely
knowing whittier the, went, and rem
dering the air with screames OF mar
der % the murder 81 their father -
"A number of persons were collected
at the house, but too late to stay the
murderer arm; he had completed bis
bloody work and fled.-sOn examining
the body of the dece ased, it appears that
! blow had been given upon the left tenn
ple. with lathing Ratchet, and ano-
: ther on The crown of the head, which
fractured the skull in shocking n an
ner; there were two other wounds a
bout the face, which appeared to be in
ficted with the edge OF the instrument.
Mrs. Rudder was unable to identity the
person of the murderer, it being nearly
dark. and all that she could discover of
= him was that he was a coloured man.
The July therefore, could only return
a verdict of Murder. committed by
some person unknown"
We learn further, that free colour
ed man Whose name it will be impro'
per to mention at presently is strongly
suspected, and tina, warrant has been
issued to apprehend him.
| We boast much of our Improvements
in New York (says the Commercial
Adyertiser.) But when we compare
the population and Business of the two
places, those Of the present season in
Boston, far exceeds ours Their mo-
dern building are also more noble ard
durable. While we are building for
our.elve. the Bostonians build for pos
terity. Their massive walls ard lofty
pillars of granite will endure long after
our bricks will have crumbed Ia decay.
And the immense rows and blocks of
these b uildings now soirgup, astonish-
ing the admIring heiolder Among
II. Il E,,I l,,til a
that we ever saw. was that Just COM
pleting for the United states Branch
Bank. 1t is Of e Doric otder, and The
pillars, of solid granite from Chelms-
ford Wei h from 80 TO 40 tons each.
From The Archipelago Capt Hop
kins arrived at Boston in the Friend
ship. from Smyrna, informs, that in the
Gugph of Adrimite he was boarded by a
Grecian gun boat which he supplied
with provisions: That off the Island
of Nytiine, he saw Grerian fleet of
AZ sail, steering to the Gulph If lander
Ii for provisions, ard was boarded by
three of them; that they reported, the
Ons'antinople Hectic be lying in the
Dardaneles, and that they had taken
30 gun brig and a schooner: That on
the I'd Nav, OH Gambia, he saw a fleet
! of so sail, in chase OF Grecian fleet II
45 sail, standing for The Guiph olPatras,
aud supposed that they had an engage
ment the night before, and another the
night after, as heavy cannonading
was heard on both nights.