Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-04-21
THURSDAY, APRIL 81, 1925.

Pursuit of the Mrder1-A citizen OF this
place who had been to Occoquan, returned
thence on Monday evening, and on seeing
the description of the murderer Of Mss Cun-
ningham, was fully impressed with the behef
that he had met the person described, on the
main road leading to Occoquan and Freder-
icksburg. This, and the report of several
nersons, that such man had passed through
the western precincts of the town on Sunday
evening, induced several gentlemen of resPec-
liability to mount their horses and pursue him.
These gentlemen returned last evening, and
politeIy detailed to us the result OF their en-
terprise. When they arrived at Occoquan,
they were led to believe that they were on
the right track, and continued their pursuit;
but at Dumfries they overlook the man that
attracted attention on the road, evidently the
same that had been met by the gentleman
who returned from Occoquan, and found that
he was \ shoemaker who had been several
weeks at work in Alexandria, and was in the
eu,nloy of Mr.. -- when the murder was
committed.
The gentlemen were well satisfied that he
was not the murderer and came home. On
their route down they met gentleman from
fredericksburg of whom they enquired after
the object of their pursuit, but he did not at
that time, recollect to have seen any person
answering the description. After parting
with them however, and getting as far as oc-
coquan, he remembered thathe saw man at
Stafford Court House, who corresponded in
every respect. except the napsack, and being
at the tavern, he might have taken il off to
rest himself The gentleman returned to
Fredericksburg yesterday morning with de-
termination to investigate the matter further,
and if necessary to pursue.
Robbery and attempt TO MurdGr.-we learn
by the gentlemen who went in pursuit Of the
murderer of Miss Cunningham, that daring
robbery was, night before last, committed in
the vicinity of Dumfries.
been to Baltimore with drove cattle, which
he had sold, and was on his return. About q
mile from Dumfries, and just after dark, he
was shot at by a man very near him, the ball
passing through his hat and scraping his head.
His horse being alarmed started, suddenly,
and threw him, but he held on to the birdie
and recovered his feet. The robber, IN the
meantime, had seized and cut off the skirt OF
his coat, containing his pocket book with be-
tween four and FIVE hundred dollars, and i'm
ruedistely made his escape. Mr.. Bixwell
discovered by the fash of the pistol that
the robber was white man, but could see no
thing more. The citizens Of Dumfres went
in pursuit, found the pocket book and pa
pess, but could hear nothing of the robber or
the money.
The Norfolk Herald of Tuesday last an
nounced that Mr.. Lyford had received late
northern papers, by the steamboat Potomac,
from his correspondent Of the alexandra
Gazetie;" but in Mondays Herald we find the
following sarcastic erratum:
eve inadvertently gave credit in our last
TO the alexandra Gazette" for papers for
varied by the Potomac to the Commercial
Reading Room. A mere pdlpa6le mistake could
not haze been made. 1t is enough to say, that
the bapers were received from another
source"
We never have corresponded with Mr. Ly-
ford nor do we send him our paper-with the
Herald we exchange regularly, both by mail
and by steamboat, but have no further inter-
course. How the mistake arose we cannot
say, much less can we account for the manner
in which it is corrected. The Alexandria Ga
zette for many years correspondent with the
Norfolk Beacon, and the ''Phenix Gaz cite"
has continued the correspondence with great
advantage to its readers. We are in the ha-
bit Of sending Messrs. Shields s Ashburn Of
the Beacon. the latest northern papers by
every boat-we did so by the Potomac last
week, but we learn by letter from those gen.
tlemcn, that none were received. ait is e.
nough to says" that they tcere sent-that they
contained Interesting nformaton-tne very
information indeed, that We recognize in the
Herald of Friday. There is mystery IN the
matter that We should like to see explained.
FAIRFAX ELECTION.
We were present, on Monday last, when
the freeholders Of Fairfax assembled at the
Courthouse Of their county, for the purpose
ofelecting representative to Congress, and
Others to the State Legislature; and. although
we have seen many elections, We can truly
say, we were never more gratiGed than on this
occasion, with the gentlemanly department of
the people, or with the manner in which eve
nv thing was conducted. There was more
than ssual number of candidates for the As
can,blv. and the canvass was jealous and spi-