The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-22
Gazette.

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Gazette.
THE MURDER IN FAIRFAX.
ALEXANDRIA, D. C.. March i4.-As the
murder and robbery which were commit
ed, on the night of the 9Th inst in Fairfax
county, have occasionrd considerable ex.
citement among our citizens. the following
accurate particulars of the shocking affair
related to us by witness, will probably be
interesting to them:
Itappears that Simpson and lis muir
derer had Accidentally fallen into the COM
pany of each other, aud continued and
slept together for I" % days, mt tavern in
Illr.-The former was a trader, L.
h I'd written to one of his associates in AL
eXandfla, that he was much accelerated in
the accomplishment Of his business by a
! young gentleman who was familiar with
the country, and with whom he bad form
ed an acquaintance. On the night Of the
| murder they left the tavern, after supper,
IN company, on some trivial business, as
was understood, in the neighborhood. At
Ter short absence, the Young man re
turned aene 10 the tavern, and continued
walking the door To and fro for some tiae
In the course oil the night he offered the
landlord certain sum IN cash for a horse,
although he had bt fore beeu Obliged to ask
| credit for his whole fare. This, however,
stlil excited no suspicion and no departed
for Leesbnrg n the next morning, where,
| OF his arrival, he hoasttd to some of his
acquAlntances of the large sum which his
pocket book contained. The circum
stance of the murder was not then known
nor anil the second day after it WAC per
petrated, when the corpse was found be
hind small bush, where it had been
Dragged. Suspicion Immediately alfs hted
on the Young mainland he was arrested
at Leeshnrg-his trunk searched, and the
pistol with spring dirk affixed to it, with
which he had evidently accomplished his
| dlabollcal purpose, and part of the money
W ich had belonged to the decease, was
found in it. He MAS brought to Fairfax,
and, after und r9Jlng an examination, WAS
committed to jail 10 await his trial which
will be in a few days.-Durlng his eyami
nation he WAS asked to lay his hand on thu
dead body of ). but seemed to do il with
the utmost horror and tremulousness, aud
on being suddenly asked if any body WAS
! concerned with him in the murder he very
! fanny answered no. lie shot Simpson in
the back quot IN the head as first stated J
wit the pistol, the load Of which penetrat-
ed 10 his heart but did not 80 through his
! budy.-ie then inflicted sixteen heavy
WOUNDS about the head add neck, with the
dirk Of the pistol, any one Of which, it is
thought, would have been fatal.
IpF hat bo
mans looks were very prepossessus, and
was remarkably well dressed previous to
The murder +; but when committed to jail,
he vas SO cmaciated that he scarcely re.
senbItd the same person.
What renders this aifair 81 more dis.
! tresslng, is that some Of the most fesprc
table families in Virginia are the connex
! IONS OF the young man He was, we learn,
soon TO have been married to an amiai e
lady and his wart of funds to consum
maze his event 1t is supposed might have
led aim 10 commit the hornd deed for
winch he has to answer at the bar of his
country and of his God.
W In the lasty notice which we made
on Friday, we stated that two persons had
been arrested az acc0mplices in the inur-
der. 1t is but Justice 70 them 10 state that,
ny soon as informed of their being suspect
ed, they promptly and voluntarily returned
10 the Court house TO sabmt themselves
10 an investigation and they handed us
certificate, ON Saturday. from two of the
examining magistrates, showing that they
were entirely acquitted-the only grounds
of suspicion being that one Of them had a
dirk aud was conversinS with the young
man after he bad murdered S. 1t sstifac
torily appeared that he wa soliciting them
to return 10 Leesburg with him, instead of
pursuing their journey to Alexandria.
Herald.