Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-11-16
xoNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER Is, 1890.

IL About eleven days ago, Mr.. Reed arrived in
tins city fron, Scotland having come to Richmond
Steainboat from some vessel below The night of
ms arrival, he was seen at aIr Ainsworth's, who
keeps public house at Rockets. in the act is said
oil treating sailors, who had rendered Kim some SER
vice From that time, Mr. r. was missing nor could
any cew be discovered by which to account for his
mysterious disappearance, Notwithstanding vigorous
steps taken by his brother. in the course Of which,
| Ainsworth was apprehended, but discharged again
from some informaiity in the warrant.
Yesterday, the dead body of Reed was found sus-
pended TO STOPPING tree, hanging by two pocket
handkerchIes, the one tied around the body of the
tree the second around his neck and attached to the
other by negro man who was getting wood in a
raVIne mile and half east of the city. Appear
ances are said to indicate that he body has been pla
ced In the position in which found, since DEATH
There were no buZzards around it, as would lave
Deen the case had it remained so long where it was
iound and there was little rgidily in the joints, civ
ing ground to the suspicion that he had been drown
&C. The TANKS and belly were black, but this was
supposed to be the effect of putrefaction. His age
seemed from appearance, to be Do or so.
An inquest was summoned and sat all dav in the
examination OF evidence with what result We have
not ascertancd. Whether the deceased was
murdered, or come to his death by some ac-
c'dent, which seemed 10 inculpac Others and who to
avert consequences, attempted induce the suspicion
OF suicide' by hanging the body in the position it was
found, there is not light enough to determine until
the verdict of the Corouers Inquest furnish It, if in
deed the Inquest shall be fortunate as to elncdate
this mysterious The deceased was said
to have been seen with money, some say sovere,gps
the last time he was seen, al Ai1s,vortL's-opd a.
that Individual bears no very good character suspi-
con has naturally taken that direction We barely
state the fact We hope the deed may be visited on
the head of the culprit whoever he may be, and
transaction disgracefu to the city and the country
avenged as II deserves.
P. s Since the above was written, friend, to
whom we tender thanks, has furnished US with
the following the substance Of the verdict.
The Jury say that the said Reed was murdered
by some person, persons, TO them unknown: thar
the body had been under wafer that some marks of
violence appeared upon the face, but not such as IN
Their opinion likely pr0ducs death; they saw
also, that the body, when shown to them was sus-
pended from tree, by two handkerctief.. IN ra-
vine, u, u North Eastern direction from Mrs. Geo
Biakey's From the evidence it appeared that tho
deceased arrived IN Richmond ON Thursday snornino
the 4th inst that there no evidence rons to
prove the slightest mental acnaton and that he had
not been seen since tina time. The Jury was salts
fed that the deceased was suspended to The tree oG or
he bad been murdered, and from the appearance of
the body, that he could not have been REMAINING in
that situation since the day he was missing Evil
dence adduced before The Jury, to prove that the
deceased WIS last seen at the house Off AinswoTh
at Rockets, who Is proprietor Of Seaman's
Boarding. House But as il was deemed not sufi
cle"t to autb"rzc any proceeding against said Aims
worth, no mention was made of that eydence in the
verdict. [Tho Jurywos detained from early in the