Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-16
Ftom The Portland (Mniae) d,gas
MURDER AND AN ATTEHPJ Al SUI

/ II beconn s our duty TO record one Of the
mos shocking Transactions That has occurred
IN this Vtcinhy "illiIn our recollection. On the
afternoon OF Saturday last, John Morgan. Of
this town, IN a paroKpsm of rage, stabbed his
wife Some in the hrart with butchers knifp
and then a tempted TO take his own life with the
| same instrument.
Tn" circumstances which led 10 the bloody
| trhnsac Dn, u near as we Gun learn. ar, these
Morgan is about 81 years OF age, and is b,
occupation Fisherman. lie hAd been MARI.
ed To M de sased az years, aud had had by
her two Children, both Of which were dead
he hge II e drrrasrd was p OF thereabou,,
| lie SUSTAINED the reputation Of an industrious
| prudent ana temperate man and they lived
| hhppny together ali about eight weeks spo
"nen ne Tor Tie hr.i time, had convnf ing proof.
OF what he had sometlmc sustccted---her GJ,Ii,v
10 hfs bed Returning late one nigh, from n
| hshlilg voyage he fond o e Of those uoprinci
p'eh Villains, who, trained III gambling house,
'"u o'"'h'is' hrc nightly rhnsackng the by
streets and laafs ofo1r town, drbaucf M such
unprotected females as have not fortirud,. ia r..
sist their arts aud opportunities, IN bed mi,h III,
vile The regard he had for his beloved y,f,
| prompted the IN ed husband to let the miscre
! AM escape, and TO hush the matter up--snd NV
her s"'enh assurance that this was her I, AT Of
ifncf and Thai II sbou'd be her la t. If he wound
| forgive her, he was induced 10 overlook nil linn
mad l'assed. Nothing further transpired 10 dis.
| ln'b l'is peace until Monday last. when h. re.
| turned nom ano'her voyage. On going ~ his
mouse about eleven O'Clock in the eyeninc. he
| 'ou"u NM VIE absent In - few minutes y car
''"ee "os iyrn"i'hIn few rods Of The house
anu w" irmales got ont OF if.-Who the person
IN me carriage was, he oou, no. ascertain n
he Inme Ia ely turned about and drove ar
hui on approaching The TWO femtes he found
one OF mem to be his wife and the other a Ms
nooo' ms hext door nciehbor, u smooth tong
"ed "'Bn'b good sot Of a-woman, about fnrty
five years old. Mrs. Morgan refused to tel
her hnshard the name 81 he man VIM WINS u,
the carriage with her-shc sad She Ind b.cn
on' 'n'o IN" country for Iide and TO s,e a re-.
| ah"n "ohg with Mr.. Abbot, aud thai nothing
improper mas been done Mrs. A. also refns. Il
TO give the name of their galan,--rontended !,
WAS not OF III" least importance who II WAS
| 'hfy hah SIMPLY been out Tor ride on
little excursion OF pleasure into the countrv aud
more than insinuH,ed thai II was nahodv's I'm.
hh ~ VINO lladf the pollteness TO wal, On th,i
! my ships The refusal of Mrs NJ TO give her
hoso""" any satisfaction in regard 10 her even
| lngs excursion, so enraged him that he st,uclt
hei several times with his hand ON which sh.
ciieh out, John ynn have almost killed me
10 "hIch herepIed nm sorry that have hurt
| yS''t '""bh' NV ~ nave zone n his a
! the iTansh, iloh was witnessed by on Of the
wateh, VINO supposng all difficulties would he
! 4h1n tea by The parties ihemcelves lett then,
but about Two O'Clock he was sent for and On
reaching the house II Morgan he WAS \. Grs
'tinseu AUNT ancc, but the door was NJ length
| opened ana he went in. Morgan aud his wife
vas sitting calmly by the fir, though from the
s'a'e''n condition OF some Of the furniture ,
m vi, e''dcn, violent storm had preceded
However, Mrs. NJ. said she was not in the lcas,
AFRAID TO stay with HIM, and on receiving a,sur.
ances from both that they " Guild be peaceable
the watch let them
lbe following day they separated He reno.
we'd h'' furniture 10 his boarding house. and his
vile took IN her abode with the he ore men
TONED matronlY Mrs. Abbot, who tool, tic in.
nacr"i aud unprotected LADY, in purelg ont of
cidrHH till she could make arrangements 10 20
10 Boston. Here she remained Until she rece,y
sed The fatal visit ofher husband
tit appeared from he testimony before the
July at Inquest, That Morgan was very unhap.
ny from The time he left his wife--that he had
"ll'eh TO her twice proposing IN forgive all thar
i Ind taken plac, on both side, aud 20 10
Keeping house agaIn that be- WAS constantly
talking about her, aud SAID thai sha would not
conduct rs she did were II not Tor Tie adj ice of
het associates, &C. he seemed Ia b. resolved
10 I'VE win htr or not To I've ~ all and on on E
occasion ne WAS heard To say that If she would
not make up and live with him again one vray.
shouij hold them both twas also stated that he
proc nred the kni'e the day precious 10 tnat on
which the deed was done. Y ground IT, n on be-
- a>R'u VIVA he vas gong 10 do " ith replied
, h' was gong 10 have some lun wlthit.' To
another he remdl ked he intended to MI hs
vile with it II she woGld not live Win hm,. and
then Kill himself with Other express on. ui SUM,
lar import) When he entcres ihe iousr
"here his "Iie was, he appeared pe,tec " calm
ano expressed Willingness 10 iorgive her ali
phs' conduit !, and his sorrow for having in way
abused her, he wished what had passed might
be iorgotteo, and that she sould coaseut to live
WIN nm aghIn. 10 which she coldly rcpled
sh' "ou'd consider If II and let him know the
next day. lie tod her hen was the timc for
her TO make up her mud, and insi ted on her
dong 'mmedla ely bu she persisted IN try-
las to put HIM oil M thu next Jsy, When 6o-
ding he "as no likely - prevail, lie nnbuftoned
his pea jacket ard took out the knife, aud turn
ing E" MIS-. Abbot. who was IN tue room SAID
- LIE Is sweet, AIM il Mrs Abbot Z" This e,.
preston, aud the MANNER IN which it was utter.
! ei, 81 alarmed Ms. A tat she ran out OF the
room 10 call IN" neIghbprs, leaving Morgan and
his wife together. A Mr. willis entered the
room first. aud found the deceasc cd framing back
on chair, aod Morgan standing few feet
from her with the knife with which he had sab
bed his wife, still in his body. Willis succeeded
IN pulling II out. though he (Morgan) tried his
utmost to prevent him from SO doing. Other
| rushed INTO the ROOM aud on seeing the s,tua
! non ofthe deceased who vas then expiring,
asked him what he had been about. He point.
| ted to the wound Ia bis own body, and said
Thero is We understand material difference between
the history OF thiseVeunss excursion, given by Mrs Alb
bot under oath before the JUICY of inquest that given