Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-04-06
DOM ESTICK NEWS.

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DOMESTICK NEWS.
RoBBERY AND ABDUCTION I. will be
recollected by our readers, that, in Dec.
last, we. published notice requesting in
formation Of Mr.. Isaac Wyman, a respec.
table drover of Vershire, Vermont, who
had mysterioasly disappeared from Boston,
and was supposed to have been murdered
and robbed Of his money. of which he was
known TO have considerable SUN. Moth
ing was ever heard respecting him ill FRI
day last, when he appeared in Chelsea,
Vermont, being on his way to his residence
in that neighbourhood. The editor of the
Chelsea Advocate gathered from him the
following facts relative to his sudden dis
appearance e. Palladium.
:. He says that having disposed of his
drove. he went from Charestown to Bos-
ton, with the intention Of taking the stage
for Concord, the following morning, that
in the evening he went into victualing
cellar, and b-fore he left, two men enter
ed and inquired if he was going to YER
mont. Upon his answering in the affirm
alive, they said they were also from Yer
mont, and proposed that they should re-
turn in company, to which he assented.
One of them then asked him if he had
seen large fish upon the wharf. and up
on his replying that he had not, added
that it was curiosity, aud proposed that
he should 60 with them and view it. Ac-
cordingly they started for the wharf. On
their arrival at the wharf, he was knock
ed down, gagged, placed in a boat and
rowed off. How long he remained insen-
sible he cannot say but upon his recov-
cry, he found they had landed upon
small island. Here he succeeded in dis
engaging one of his hands, and upon
searching for his money, found it was
gone. One of them then presented a
pistol to his breast, and threatened him
with death if he attempted any resistance.
He was again placed in the boa and row.
ed of, but how far, or in what direction.
he is unable TO state, and was put on
board brig, having crew of ten persons,
A Of woom were negroes. They soon after
wards set sail. In consequence of the
treatment he had received, he was for
some time confined to hi, birth, and could
not ascertain the course they were persu-
ing. Towards the last of January, he
was in the night landed near New Orleans
to which place he Immediately proceeded.
Here, friendless and destitute. he went to
work and earned money enough with the
assistance he received upon the way, to
get as far as Troy. N. Y. and to this place.
Mr.. Wyman was considered as man
Of unimpeachable character, was in good
circumstances. and we shonld think could
have no possible motive for playing off a
hoax upon the publick."
PARRIcrDE. The North Carolina Spec
tator contains the following particulars of
a most horrid act Of parrcide which was
perpetrated in Union District, s. c. on
the llth ult.
Mr.. David Symmes, who has for long
time kept the bridge across the Tiger, in
Union, had some alteration with his son
David Symmes, Jr. on Christmas day ;
who collared and threw him down and
stamped upon the old gent. breast in
most brutal manner. Upon his recovery
he declared that from the nnkind treat
meni he had received he was determined
to destroy will which he had made. and
by which he had beqneathed the principal
part of his property to his son. The son
on learning that the LAWYER had been sent
for to execute new WILL took measures
to Illustrate the design Of his father, by
bribing some Of the negroes. the property
of his father and himself-to murder him
before he could haze time to alter his DiU !!
Accordingly two or three Of the negroes
repaired to the room where the old man
slept, and with their axes struck him in
the face, just below his eyes, and at the
same blow cnt off his fingers which he
had raised to protect his head they struck
several blows, BY which they cut off his
arm, and then left their victim as they
thought dead; he however survived seve-
raj days. The perpetrators Of this atro-
cious act were Immediately sought out !;
suspicion fell on young Symmes and the
slaves ofthe family the negroes confessed
their guilt, aud said that their young mas
ter had promised to those that struck the
blows 500 piece, and to those who
stood guard proportionate sum for the
service they might render in the perpetra-
ton Of this unholy deed. A jury Of in
ques; held on the body gave verdict that
the deceased came to his death by the
wounds received from the axes of the ne.
groes, and the bruises which had been
previously inflicted by his son: Three OF
the negroes were hung on the 4th inst.
and the inhuman child committed to prison
to await his trial.