American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-07-07

on. Size saw deceased lun, but did lot see him
fall, she having turned about to SO to the house.
Nat. journal.
Further particulars, from the Nat. Intellisencer.
At the distance OF something more than mile
North OF the General Post Office building, and with
out the bounds of the city, resided person by the
name OF Deraughn, who cultivated a field or two
there. Into these fields, last Sunday, strayed seve-
raj boys from the city, in search OF blackberies,
among whom was son of Mr.. Martin. They
were pursued by Desaughn, roughly handled, aud
the hat and basket taken from young Martin, with
the declaration that they should be detained until
some money was paid for their redemption. Mr.
Martin sen, note out TO the man on Monday, ask
ing him to let the hat and basket be returned; Of
which no notice was taken, he not being at home at
the time. On Wednesday evening, Mr. and Mrs
Martin walked out cheeriuly together Tor exercise,
and thought they would walk as far as Desaughn's
place, and persuade him 10 give up the property he
had seized. With this view they went to the house,
within the enclosure, and very civlly requested he
would return these articles. They we're rudely
answered with brutal language, and, on Mr.. Ms
expos,ulatng with the man, his sharp and furious
dogs we're set upon the unoffrnding couple. Mr..
and Mrs. M were endeayoing by high, to escape
from hem when, one OF the dogs having seized
Mr. Ms coat, he had turned ound to defend him
self against him, and at that moment received load
of sugs in his breast from muskct deliberately
aimed and fred at him by Deyaughn He turned
to his wife, who had by this time reached the fence
exclaining. !" / am dead man y and, taking her
hand, bidding her aHectona,ely "Farewel"' he
soon breathed his last. The poor afflicted widow
made the best OF her way home, herself the bearer
Of the distressing intelligence. II was not I'll, near
ly ten O'Clock that the news was known, when
raj neighbors rode out tc the place The miscreant
who knew hi murdered victim lay but a hundred
PAGES from him. had cooy undresstd for bed but,
hearing the tramp Of horses. jumped over his fence
into the lane taking his muskel with him, which he
had the audacity to fire al the party, as they came
up the lane, fortunately without effect, and then
made his escape amidst the gloom OF the night and
under cover of the adjoining thlckets. His muskrt
being loaded with slugs and every circumstance OF
the case establish The animus pecdndi on the part
% the hardened villain. He had no sooner fred the
fasa shot, than he loaded again as il determined to
doubly do the horrid deed already contaminated.
Thus perlshed our neighbor, whose place TO his
family, and as an excellent artisan cannot be sup
Piled Al the time OF his death, and for some months
past, his mechanical ingenuity and skill had been
employed in the construction OF po,rer press for
the use Of the proprietors Of this paper-which was
so far advanced and previously tested by small
model 10 leave little doubt of its entire success
and efficiency had he lived 10 complete it. The
iceo was otRtHal IEVtntlOni UellHer He HOT any
one concerned in it having seen one on that
principle, the pressure being produced, as it is in
the English presses, by revolving cylinder.
Deyaughn the mu derer, is represented to to
be man advanced in years, perhaps sixty
Byn Since wiring the above, we have learnt that
the verdict Of the Coroner's Inquest, after examin
ing, besides other witnesses, the wife and little
daughter Of Deyaughn, was willul murder by said
Deyaughn.
Washington, July 1.--DEvAucrN the murderer
of MIR. MARTIN, was app ehended yesterday alter
noon. in the woods near his residence from whence
it appears that he had been but short distance
since he first escaped on Wednesday evening. AT
ter undergoing an examination before the Mayor,
he was committed to Jail. journal.