The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-03-25
MURDER AND RoBBERf
ALuxANpRiA, March, i0.-ou S

day night last, William Simpson, South
ern trader. was murdered near Ceuiretllle,
FM1ax county. Va. * robbed Of aheut
$1,000, chlei = IN notes of the Bank OF
Virginia.
Ii appears that Simrsnn had eaten his
supper nj the tavern nr.'-. lac had been Tor
several days, in company with four ~ hse
persons ol the place or neighhorhood 4
that after supper thy all left the ta,efn,
not however, precisely At the sane tune,
but THIS being common, attracted no partI
cular notice. All except Simpson, return
ed 10 the tavern in In, course of the even
ing, say.hefore IN O'Clock, and slept there
as usual -Nrkt marung being Sunday,
three OF them left the village, two on ioot
and one on horseback. simpsons moi r.
turning 10 the tavern on Sunday, excited
no suspicion, as his business I'D him IRE
quently into the neghburhood for longer
aud shorter periods. Ga Monday suspl
riDns began To- Ire tulert Alned, and on Tues
day morning the lnhahItauls undertook To
search, and very short time, within about
hdf mile ot the village, aud mar one Of
the roads leading from thence, he WAS
found dead aud the money winch II was
known he had about mm Vas sslng. lie
appeared "a have been shot through the
head with pistol, and stabbed. The
jury OF inquest was sitting when our infer
mant left the village on Tuesday.
Crate.
THE MURDER IN FAlhFAX.
ALExANpRIA, ID. [. Mach II A the
murder aud robbery which were commit.
ed, on the night af The 9th inst. ~ FarflN
county, have Occasianen considerable ex-
cItsmcnt am0Ug oef citizens, the following
accurate particulars OF the shocking affair,
related tn us by a witness, will probably be
interesting 10 them;
II appears H. I simpson and his mar-
d, rcr had accidentally fillru into the com
pany of each other, and continued aud |
slept together for two days, nj a tavern IN !
Crntre,ille.--Uhs former was Il trader, K
n I'd written o one of his associates IN Al
eNaudIIa mat he was much accelerated IN
the accomplishment ri his business by 4
young gentleman who was familiar with
the codafty, aud with whom he had form
ed an acquaintance. On the night OF the
murder they Jeff the tavern, after supper,
III company, on some trignd business, as
WIS understood, Ia the ueIthbOfhood. Al
ser short absence, the Young man re
turned alone 10 the tavern, and continued
walking the floor 10 aud fro for some tmd.
in the course OF the night he offered the
landlord certain sum ~ cash for a horse,
although he had before been obliged TO ash |
credit for bis whole fare. THIS, however, /
still excited 40 suspicion and he departed |
Tor Leesbarg On the next morning, where,
on his arrival, be boasted to some If his
acquaintances Of the lar &c sum which hs
pocket book contained. The clrcum
stance of the murder was not then known
nor nntll the second day after II was per
petrated, when the corpse was found he
hind small bnsh, whers II had bee
dragged. Suspicion Immediately allghted
on the yOang nan-aad he WAS arrested
AT Lresbarg-kis trunk searched, and the
pistol with a spring dirk affixed to it,, with
which he had evidently accomplished ms
dlabohcal purpose, aud part OF the money
w ich had belonged to the decrease, was
found IN it. lie was brought TO Fairfax,
and, after undergoing an examination, was
committed To Jail to await his trial which
will be in few days.-Dunng his exam
nation he WAS asked TO lsy his hnd 90 the
DEAD body Of > but seemed TO do a with
the utmost horror and tremulousness, and
on being suddenly asked il any body was
concerned with him IN the murder he very
family answered no. He shot simpson IN
lhe back tnot in the head "a first stated |
with the pistol, the load If whlct penetrat-
ed to his heart hui did not SO through his
body.-Be then inflicted sixteen heavy |
wounds about the head aud neck, with the |
dlrk "t the pistol, any Que of which, il is |
n.rbI I.t
Our informant states that the young
mans looks were very prepossessng, and
was remarkably we'll dressed previous Ia
che murder !; but when committed 10 jail,
ne was 81 emaCiated that he scarcely re.
scrubbed the same person.
What READERS tins affair still more dis
tresslng, Is, that some of the most rcspee
table families in Virginia are the cOuueN
ions ef the young Wan He was, we learn |
soon to hate been married TO an amable |
lady : and his want Of funds To consum |
mate this event it is supposed might have
led him 10 commit the horrid deed fni |
which he has TO answer at The bar OF his |
eonntry aud OF his God.
= In the hasty notice which we made
on Friday, ve stated that two persons had |
been arrested a. accomphCes In thy muir |
der. 1t is but justice to them to.statr that,
as soon AZ Uniformed of their being suspect |
ed, they promptly and voiuEtarily returned
10 the Court house 10 submit Themselves
10 an Investigation; and they banded Us
a certificate, on Saturday, from two ot the
examining mag lstrates, showing that they
were entirely acquitte! only grounds
OF suspicion bciu- that one of them had a
dirk aud was coUsersing with the young
man after he had murdered s. 1t satlfac
torlly appeared that he VA soliciting item
TO return 10 Lersaurg with him, Instead OF
pursuing their journey to Alexandria.