Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-05-19


The past winter; but where Hatch wa.
al The time OF the murtcr, could no,
be readily discovered.
On Saturday hight after the murder,
letter was received here by mail from
me saoter Mt New Bedford, Informing
mat q man ia gaoi there, by the name
OF Hail. had, on reading ia u ncwspa.
per notice Of the murder. remarked
mat he thought he could tell who had a
hand ,n II. An express was sent on
the following day. Sunday.) from TIL,
town TO New Bedford. to ascertain the
particulars. and conferences were had
with Hall, Who IL turned out was the
same person formerly in saol here with
Fisher, and convicted by the name Of
Hatch. Hatch related the particulars
of hrs being IA Salem, aud i'm company
with Gunner aud some others, during
the past winier--mentioning the places
oi their resort, and who were present /;
and ut this murder having been con
certed at their meetings, the manner
OF committing il arranged, by one eu
terins the house at an early hour. be-
Tore II should be fastened. then killing
Mr.. White, by first Knocking him on
the head So that they should not be-
smeared with blood. taking the iron
chest and Carrying il on board n boat.
1t one could be had, otherwise to re-
move II in a wagon: that these CONVEX.
saiions took place in February. and
that they were 10 wait till the snow
should be of, SD that their tracks could
not he traced.
Before the time when the murder of
MIR. White was committed. which hap
pened IN the night of 9th April. Hatch
and Gunner had both been arrested for
other offences, aud Hatch committed
to New Bedford gaol, and Gunner "a
Exeter gaol.
We refrain from stating any Of the
circumstances said to have been given
IN evidence TO the grand jury. tending
to show that the persons now indicted
had III any manner. either concerted
or co-operated ia the planning or pei
petrating the murder. The evidence
oi these convicts would be entitled Ia
very little weight, unless confirmed
and corrO6orated from other sources.
Hatch was the only convict examin
ed before the Grand Jury; he wa,
brought IN chains from Taunton gaoI /;
and ON "Wednesday he was Carried
back IN the same way. We have un
derstood that he at first supposed he
was himself brought here TO be tried
Tor some offence, though his keepers
told him he was brought here as wit
ness only; aud at Ipswich he was al
hrst rather backward in answering
questions. lie said. while on the road
IRON Taunton. that If they wanted him
as a witness, cit was not treating him
very well TO put an ox.chain on him. {"
JInrtter.--The Mobile REGISTER
states that u young woman named Mar
safet wilson, was inhumaDly murder
ed. about the lst ult. near the borders
OF the State and about 40 miles from
that town. She bad left home OIL a vi
SIT TO neishbor, and being sought for.
alter prolonged absence, was found
liieless IN n pond near the road with
many marks OF violence on her person.
\ man named Johnson. who had been
IN the neighborhood Of this scene Of
violence about the time Of it's commits.
SION. was arrested on suspicion.
II mysterious occurrencc.-IheR Rev.
Mr.. liawley, agent for the American
sunday School Union, came into our
state (illinois) with the benevolent
commission Of forming Sabbath schools.
and Iabored for some weeks with en-
couraging success, and was cordially
received by the people in the coun,ir.
bordering OH the Illinois river. Our
informant states that he left some plac.
IN The upper counties. for the eastern
SIDE OF the statc-ihat lie had TO cross
The hhskaskia and Little Wabash ii
veTs on the came day, 20 reach his dies.
tinatIon--that he had 10 ride seven
teen miles without a house. and Then
made another ride Of equal extent 10
reach ms stopping for the night. This
was the latter part of January. Since
nat time nothing has been heard ofhim.
It's horse was found IN the prairics
edsf OF kaskaskia, wifhOm sa,i,iYe or
'Jiife. sometime afterwards. Suspi
rions are ailoaI thar he. has been muir.
deTed' and II Is said suspected per.
son has been Examined on the subject.
Our own experience IN travelling would
cad TO the conclusion that he met his
ate IN the waters Of the kaskaskia.-
We shall wait ~ anxiety for further
Il Rockspring Pioneer.
I'm tncidenL-in the philadelphia
chronicle Of Wednesday ~ss the FOL.
Owing -
" The dock in the Delaware on the
North side of the Fish Market. was
tel a HllnI ~. L..