Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-29
iNot IN he last Legislature.
From The Richmond Compiler, Nor. "a
THE MYSTERIOUS NtjRDrn


The following statement, Tor which M. a..
indebted 20 member OF tho Coroner,s IN.
quest, Ii calculated 10 harrow IN ev.,v
heart.
This Is an airocious case in the annals Of
crime--for, murder II certainly ,s-n cold
o.ooded, das'ardlv and an Internal murder.
Ian any man doubt IL Can the siighles,
oouo' be entertained from all the circum.tan
ces OF the case Can IL he beIjeyed from
the position Of the body ; The condition of IN.
clothes, found upon it--the wounds apparently
upon ii---that' Reid was NOT nnr dered. bu that
he hung himself
THERE'S something in the character of tbis
Transaction, that calls aloud for Justice Here
isa Scotchpan. invited by his brother. who
nses n, 'hc coal pts near this city, TO come TO
the United states, To sae his brolher--H, Al,
riyes "a lew days past in The Anacreon -t,k..
his passage up the river In the steam boat Co
neutrality-suspicious. hut few moments nj Rock
shs-ahh IS seen 40 more, until his coTp,e /.
found hanging between heaven and rnrtb -,
ravine, which this man would never h .ve
sought, aud on land which this unfortunate
stranger hadfor the frst time ever rod--bis
own brother uDseen--bis osn country men nm
v,siied--Ihe sun whicb had hone upon him IL,
the hrst lime ~ Richmond was never 10 shine
upon him again-and h. is cut olf in a moment
among people, who boast OF the hospitality
they extend 10 the worthy aens Of every
cline! Aud this savage murder is cummitf.d
IN VII ginia, upon the stranger as soon as he
sets bis foot upon our soil II is enough 10
rouse The resentment OF thu coolest blood -
The unfortunate man is found put awny In n
bye place -shuified out of existence by some
dastafdly assassin-with the very letter of bis
brother, inviting him To a land Of laws and It.
bertyi remaining in his pocket, and invoking
justice ~ the nnDe OF humanity aud hos pitality,
upon the barbarous murderer.
But there are other circumstances IN the mat.
ter, which would demand attention even from
the most cai1ous peoplt.-Ihis is not ia only
murder Which has been perpetated at Rock
sits. Two or three onirases Of ths same Ges-
efipti1n have, IN no distant time, excited the
horror OF our citizens. Tae victims have gone
To their long sccount--and the m1tdeIers .re
yet nnpunisled-psrhaps unknown. Was not
"A Respectable captain Of vessel some time
since found murdered on the banks of the river
IN the vicinity OF Rockets We ara called op.
on then by every consideration Of prudence
as wei as humanity, To attend to these repeat.
ed warnings, aud to aid the magisiracy la the
most searching investigation. Would not n
respectable aud active Committee, 10 enquire
into all the circumstances oil the case to hunt up
every elae. race oH every connection, receive
such information as might cast light upon every
dark iran.aciion. assist The Wig iance of ihe
law, and facilitate Tho administration Of JUS.
tice
Reports are already aaoai, which the an.
thor of the following communication does not
notice. May we bs excused for calling his at
teniion to them, aud requesting information
from him or any Of the inquest, upon thee
or other points connected with the affair. The
slightest circumstances ofrn furnish clues 10
the main design. The SMALLEST agiiation OF the
air ia the shIoud OF woman the other day in
Pennsylvania led 10 The detection Of the nur
derer Williams. A piece OF newspaper @ad-
ding Of gun exposed the perpetrator OF the
murder of St. George at Williamsburg. A
piece of bedquili wadding assisted in proving
The murder OF Throntpn the other day in Ca
roline upon the real criminal. We ask then, II
il be true, that in house " hich was searche
nj Rockets, any thing like a tfap-door, Ieadiat
TO cellar, filed with water. was discovered
Whether any species of clothing, money, &c.
was found, &c. &c.
TO The Editors Of the Compiler.
Gentlemen Enclosed you have Tho CT
eun,stances attending the discovery Of the
body of John Reid and summary OF the evi-
dence before the Inquest. ibelieve il contains
all that is naierial.
The body OF John Reid missing since the
4ih] was found on Sunday morning, tine l4ts
ins'. suspended froma dogwood. 10 veryob
scnre situation, on the farm OF Mrs. Geo.
Biakey. about a mile and half east Of Mr..
john Freeman's about sunrise, and discovered
by the barking Of a dog. Tine dogwood ncln.
ed south.-Ihere were two perpendicular
shoots from the body. A cotton handkerchief
was tied around the body of the doswood in
the crutch Of the upper shoot a silk handker-
chief was tied around the neck and hen tied
to the cotton Que, from which the body sus-
. pended; the first tie of the silk taadker.
chief was under the left ear tie ED OF the
shirt collar on he left side was between the neck
and handkerchief; in the crotch Of the lower
shoot rested both hands, the fngers Of the
right between those the left hand the CROTCH