Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-02
VOL. lX.--NO. ;.

whole place though in the centre ola popu.
'""s ana polished town, has The appearance of
| despla'ipn. No one has inhabited the aveI-
| ing. since The faneral Of IL. late ovos, RI.
furniture remain in It's former cood;,;,o III.
Kitchen utensils stand undissnrbed on the dr,e
sers and about the FIRE place: The Iook;o.
glasses. chairs, tables, beds, all but IN. h.g
1.-THE victim. keep their won,sd posi,ion IL
The kreping room are the portraits of Cant
White and his wife, not painted IN the pr,sen,
fashionable style. (but said to be good lne-
nesSes nevertheless,) in small and not very 81.
pensiee frames. In one Corner OF the rom,
Is a book case containing = small library. On
u table IN lie kitchen lies n common d,oder;-
mo Bible and an sniiquated book Of Common
Prayer, OF The quario shape, with q few me.
morsnda on blank leaf, and the date 17ga.
The CHI mber over tho keeping room is thu, IN
which the murder was committed - Tbe had
on "h'chihe victim was sacrificed. was remo-
ved as matter OF accommodations nj the time
mo iunera', ana me sofa, under the Covering
OF which the key OF tho CHAMBER door had bssc
hidden. has been removed from iis foymer
position TO ibs place where the bed had stood.
lhe bed ITSELF is'now IN an upper appartmsnt.
The stains OF the blood cover two erc,,la,
portions, each Of ix OF eight inches dismatsr. +.
II is SAID that Mr.. White had on then he WA,
murdered. thick cotton shri. and a flannel
nighigown or wais,coN--thase ptobabIv All.
sorbed much OF the blood which i,,usd for,
the wou&ds. or The spots on the bod would
have bcon much larger. The iirui,nr. of Al.
| chamber occupied by the domestcs bs . m. an.
pe"r"nce Of being left by them 10 frieh "a r.
| they had lied from the Tub and dagger oT ,ho
| assassin, nor dared to look back UPON the scsn.
| of horror.
| ne hand which prrpe,rsied the deed NJ
ne"'h hhs done execution upon lis miserable
and hardened owner, aud 1ed from the ,r,b.-
nal OF earthly justice. the heart which
con'r'ved the unnatural project and promised
| The reward Tor It's performance, still beats In
uncertainty WIN regard to its earthly destina-
,i"n.-ile may escape from the retribuiioo If
man, by some Technically or jnoerlec,,on IF
the law hut he must bear sbout win him ,hn
eternal consciousness that he 10 knowo Inv hi.
own confession, Ms the murderer OF bis bene.
factor. Bosiou fo,,y;sr
mr., Wt0sfer's Speech. Tho editor of IN.
view YORK American thinks that ali i, M, d..
ehp'o"s OF bold u dashing highwayman mr.
ne 'ea'' % an arch aud ingenious thief tina, IN
tno present STATE OF society are a source of mis-,
e"'c' W 'e'of's OF works of fiction" Mr. Web-
strf appears TO be fthe contrary opinion !, ,o.
may judge irom the last septence az a.. -.
ed extract IRON one of his able speeches IN ,l,.
trial OF the salem murderers ~
"" soeie'y were excited, there wa, e.u..
'or shonemen' whoever nigh, be tho authors
OF me murder, there was in il so i,ttls th., 80.
ever heard of 10 Now EogianI bsfor, "a TO-
comprehshsiblc. that who that valuoJ ,ba ,s
curry ~ us own repose on his own piilow. did
NV 'oe :" q case calculated TO tenify the
community u vas a cruel murder Il war f.
."p"s"ona'A murder all deliberate all skilful
| Ana "ow that the facts were eIpossd !, as,on;sh
ed by the absolute want of al, st,,a,i.,, a.,,
money II was done in spr,, which c.ic.,,.,aa
SO 'h"ch blood against so much money. I'm.
der our New England esample murder b,.
'''c"eoh new character. Let him who nou,.
rays " nol make II Molocb let him nor pv.
'he KNITTED brow. the blood.shot eve. bn, ,bs
ooo' race OF an Internal spirit Of sno ser gam,
'o'"' MS Ordinary business there xav M
"n 'ne"'pg o' 'he blood TO the fsce, tbsn If
80 Wv. none IN IN" heart of nau They
Is" N'o wv pffpetraior entering the house
ne "sAas the rooms his feet sustain hun a., a
long nigbi OF stairs he stem within m. -.
'"e v'c,'m 10 asleep before him his back is to
war" nun mo moonlight is shed upon h,m hi.
s'"y "a's are visible /; the temples are see,
'no h"'"efer strikes The blnw he ysises tbs
M" a"h srikes again he recomposeK the
clothes he feals the pnlss-he deneends--no
f)e "as seen him he is master oil his own secre,
MS "e NUNS aud he escapes. But he is mis,a
""' i"e'e u not place IN the universe
"ts ne VINO hassl hai secret, can reposs II. and
say it is safe. ITis in the general ndmio.,,a'
non OF Providence. thBt ihe secret of murder
snail not escape detection. when n ,hi.e NJ
'hs sort harpsns, II draws stiention--a thou
shpu inietgences are directed TO the spot.
'hHy turn upon u, TO discover train of cir
cnmS'ances leading 10 tho discovery. But "a
man caunoi trust himself with such secret.
.he human hesri Is made not capable Of holding
u; The secret oil which man 10 master masters
h'm, ana IKE The evil spirit leads him where u
"hl--be mas vuiure which he cannot nliay--
he feels that his inmost soul Is read, aud br
feels that his thoughts are almost heard--,bere
IS no remedy but confession; unless II be suicide:
hnu suicide Is conis the slightest cir.
cumstahcs, ohen lights up train which shedx
light upon tho whole thing.--When murder
was committed OF an alarming character, which
was 10 he developed only by circumstances.
was i wonderful that there was excitement,
4 l, was the duty OF the Jury to investigate the
cifcnnslances-to sea who they were who had
done u resolved 10 do no more than ins,ices
But there ipight be. aad unhappy for human
nature ther1 was, counter excitement. Iha
enormlty of acme crimes so asonished men M
10 snodne their minds, and they lost the desire
tor justice IN amorbid admiration Of the gres,
criminal, and he strangeness of tho crime
Ih,sh risen IN part from The writings of one
who had affected not only The inaginaiions, bu.
The principles ofMe young, by maxim. crime at.
hdctiUe.'
Murders in New Orleans.-On the night of
tho 9 h instant, three murders were perpetra-
ted in New Orleans. The particulars are given
in the Courier of the 10Th.
The most atrocious murder ever heard OF in
New Orleans. was perpeuated last night on the
person of an unfortunate woman wbeo asleep.
Mrs. Wido~ Creyon, Of an advanced age,and
the mother Of grown children, was found this
morning by one Of her daug hiers, dead in her