Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-07-07

Hands and eyes moment towards the clear SIX \,
sss if breathing last ejaculation, when 10. as he
{fesumed his frs, position the verS person inc de
sscbed stood within six feet of the ladder the pr
S-on.rs eve caught the sight, and flashed with fiies
Swlile he called - there is Lewis, the murdere
sof the traveller, and the jsilcr at the same nome
fsezed the stranger by the collar. AT first he al
tempted TO escape, but being secured, and taken
before the magistrates he confessed the deed, del
Hailed all the part ,culars delivered up part OF t"es
money, info, med where another part was hidden.
I and was fully committed for trial white Greet
swas turned loose and fastened like man out oil IN
( senses from the scaeold.
4 Three days had elapsed; Creel had vanished iH
4 Gedistey after his liberation when the pretendedS
Lewis astonished and confounded the magistrate
3by declaring Creel TO be the husband that she hads
assumed the disguise and performed the whole pr'I
Joy his direction; that he had given her the money
which he had till then successfully concealed about
as person. and that the whole, from the prison
he scaffod scene, a continuance 10 effect hisI
Sescape, which having effected, she was regardless
iol consequences. Nothing could be done with herl
she was set at liberty. and neither her nor thtE
husband were heard of again Emporium.
Murder of Or .Ndrtin.-As our city possess
ed no man more respectable more useful IN hi
phere of lite ,lan Tobias Martin, whose death was
announced in last, ard whose mortal remains
3were yesterday attended to the grave by grea'
3concouTse of indignant and sorTowing iownsmen
aand with military and masonic hono,s, some oil the
particulars ofhis ascal late will not be unaccep;
! able TO readers.
At the distance of something more than a miie
!. North OF the General Pos; Office building, S; with
out the bounds o. the city, resided person by he
name of Devaughn, who cultivated field or Tvs o
Sthere. Into these fields, last Sunday, s,rayed Sc
yeral boys from the city, in search of blackberles
3among whom a son of Mr.. Martin. Ihe' !
we're pursued by Devsughn, roughly handled, a.,
he hat and basket taken from young Martin, VIII 4
1.-THE derlara,io tina, they should be detained UNI.
some money was paid Tor their redemption. Mi
NJ. sent note out to the man on Monday, a~l<is Z
i'm to e, the hat s basket be returned; of which,
40 notice taken, he not being at home at the
!. inie. On "Wednesday evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
"a walked cheerully together for exercise ano
bought they would walk as far as Devaushn 4
place, and persuade him to give up the property he
nad seized With this view they went TO the
Ehouse, within the enclosure, and very civiy lie
sqGested he would return these articles. They
udcly answered with brutal language, and, on Mr.
! Ms exposiuatins with the man, his harp and III
iCus dogs were upon the unodending couple. :
= MIR. and Mrs. NJ. endeavoring by flight IL
I scape from them, whea, one OF the dogs having
s,-zed Mr. Ms coat, he had turned round 10 defend
shnself against him, aud at that moment received d
DAD of sIugs in his breast from mus.set delibe
ii
turned to his wife, who had by this time reached
5he fence, cxrlaiming, ' am a dead mani and
aking her hand, bidding her afrctionateiy, "Rare-
velln' he treaheti his last. The poor afiirt-
I'd widow made the best OF her way home, herse!.
he bearer of the distressing intelligence. 1t Wa,
not till nearly o'clock that The NEWS known,
when ryerIl neghbOrs rode out to the place. TIL,
smiscreaut, who knew his murdered victim lay bu'
J. hundred PAGES from him, he'd cody undressed for
INT le of
mis- fence into the lane taking his musket with him
(which he bad the audacity TO fire at the party,
hey came up the lane, fortunately without effect.
I and then made his escape amidst the gloom of the
jnishI and under cover of the adjoining thicks's.
ifs muset being loaded with slug,S and every cir
5cumstance of the case, establish the GDmuS necI1t
ad the part OF the hardened villain. lie had ne
'ooner fired the fatal shot, than he loaded again. a.
If determined doubly to do the horrid deed arend,
scCnsuminated.
Thus persisted our neighbor, whose place TO hi
family, as an excellent artisan cannot be supplied
Al the time of his death, and for some months pas
This mechanical Ingenuity and skill had been EN-
{ployeG in the construction OF potcer press, TO-.
3he use OF the rropretors of this paper-which wa,
50 far advanced and previously tested by a snal!
aode 10 leave little doubt, OF it, entire success.
! aod efficiency, had he lived TO complete il. The
spTess was an original invention neither he or am
sone concerned in 1t ever having seen one on tina
principle, the pressure being produced, as it is H.
: Inc Englah presses, by revolving cylinder
Devaughn, the murderer, is represented to Us 10
A. man advanced in years, perhaps sixty of a
,ou rough frame, feet or 10 inches high; hls
fhar and wsers grey, and his face remark able TO-
I ne uncommon projection OF his u1der lip. 1t -
oPed that his description will be sufficient TO lead
4 his apprehension
4 Since writing the above. we have learnt tia,
4 re verdict OF the Coroners Ihquest, after examia.
3ne, besides other witnesses, the wife and litile
daughter OF Deyaugn, was willul murder by sall
Dey 'ushn. Nat. Int.
4 GEoRGErowN I'D. c. July l. Deyaurhn the
murderer of Martin, was taken yesterday in copse
3ofwoods ie was first discovered by Mr.. Gideon
! Bell, who presented his gun and told him, if he
4 moved he was dead man. D,vaughn observed
4 Mr.. Bell, know you, ard am your Prisoner
hessrs Burns and Nesbit, others of the party who
mad been in pursuit, coming up, he was conducted
Ito Jail. [.lIetropoiitaa.
4 ALEXANDR1A, July I.--Wiiliam l.. Hooe, tie
Murderer OF Simpson, was hanged about half pas,
! TWO o'clock yesterday, at Fairfax Court House, IN
! me State Of Virginia. We learn that he made no
'dd ess to the concourse assembled on the o.
CASTOR Gd=.
From Beirs lLondoa) We,tiy meaenger.
4 MISERABLE CASE OF A WEAVER
I Related by Mr.. Hunter in the Court Of Common
Council.
g MI Hunter, enforcing the object of the meei
Tug (for the relief Of the distressed weavers) res,
y the following OF poor weaver in Man.
chester, for the truth Of which he could youch :.
he sta ement came from most respectable ilann-I
4 acturer Of that town.
e a very worthy poor weaver applied 10 hill
master about three weeks SINCE begging earnestiyh
( Tor work, stating ihst he was in great want. and
ould thankfully DO any thing for the means oil