Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-31

house - As econ AZ a g, fheieni number Of persons ar.
wee, ihey proceeded to pull it dowp, wten no
remains u zoe two p'r'ons who uJuhlly oceu-
lied the upper room could be Discovered, hut a
doubie-handtoi OF bones that bad fallen down into A
corner Of the room in which the other member, of the
iami'y lay.--The entire bodies OF .hs two children, and
Tue heads aud some OF the ltmhs of the father ard me
ther We're burn, 10 ashes-The whole boiy dNewev
was by this time Sd much dishs ured. ,ha, no other
marks oil violence could be discovered on Title bed
nom me upper room had fSl.n on the body OF Mrs
Newy, aod preserved a part of il, and a small pise. Of
neF linen on which she lay from which In. wi nesses
- covered 'ha' Three wounds had been inflicted by a
knie or sbarp ms rument-At,er aud inauest had been
held. the bodies were buried; aud tw, davs after. an,
OF Mrs. Newsy was dis!n'erred for further and MARI
particular examina,ion.-It was then discovered 10
nave oeen pierced In three places by a sbarp n.ttu-
mvni, once In toe somach, once near he rigbt h. .as,
aud once near tie shoulder biads.-Oa acsur,,. -
animation, II was discovered that here ware three cuts
three wounds in the body.
The circumstances by WHICH Markley was proved 70
nave been the perpe'ra,or ot his awful. revoitiog and
unparalleled aroci'y, were distinct and conclusive.
IL was proved, thatin 1925, Matkley, who is an lille.
ultimate nephew OF Newey, was convicted ia Fe.ds.
TICK Soua'y court OF having stolen sundry articles from
MS NNeWey y house, and sentenced 20 i've Years inn
prisooment in the Maryland Peni'en.ia,y.-That fer
reeelsing his sentence, and before he was taken from
'he Courthouse, he declared he would have revenge
ou'oi Newey Tor having tes'in ID against him.-Ahrr
ne reached the jail, he said 10 ons OF The witnesses maj
when he should be released from the Penitenna,v
ne you'll take vengence on the Judges of the Court,
S'H omi ANGNtY.-t NttEeSs re-
marked mat live years was a long time, that no wculA
grow cool aud forget his threals-'No,' said MarkIev.
1 VIII have vengeance, If have TO murder them ali
anu ourn them up afterwards His term OF cop6ns-
meh' In me penitentiatY expired about the last of Oc-
tooer, lS3O-aud tho Newey Gmiiv was murdered nm
The night OF the 29!b and 3Oth OF December ioIlowing
lie was hrst proved to havs been a, Blacks tavern,
8 or . miles from Newsy's residence, on Tue.dsy
week pFecsding tbs m0rdvr-at w hich ulace ha lht The
oniy bundle OF clothes h, then had.-From tha, time
his movements were no, traced With entire dis,inc,nrss
unuh kriday nigh, succeeding the murd. -, when |, was
Iound be remained ell night a, a tavern in Westminster
10 or 10 miles from Newey's, on The road 10 Balti.
more lie had then IN possession a large bundle, and
with a companion who was lav 'lhns with him. II
there The mex, morni & He arrived alone at Kelly'
tsvein IN B.l.imors on the succeeding Sunday night
on The n'xtSund y following, h whs taken inio custc.
dy oy one OF the polics off GERS OF The ci'y-W,ils a
heiIysa paragraph in a newspappr was read in n,
presence, In which 'John Markley'' was charged witt
me murdsr.-HS pretended not to know any body o
mat name; never to have heard of Newey, AMI TO b.
'nIte!y ingoraut OF Harbaugh's Valley, where, il wa
proved In Court, rs was born aud reared.-When 6r,
examined by The committing Magistrate (Mr. Bair) il
Baltimore, he denied thai his name was Ma,klev: in,
sisted he bad never been in a Peniienliary. and neve,
arra'gned tor any criminal offeuce-vhicb he main
tanned un II idenhh|d by one of The officers of tn. Peui
tentary. When examined before Mr.. Blair, aud sub
sequen,ly before Judge Shriver. who Fl aalIy commi,ts,
nm Tor trial, TO Frederick county gaol, be cou'd no
or would not say where he was on the night OF IN,
murder, but said he did not know, for he fad been OF
a "spree," Tom tts Tuesday night preceding the mur
der'whsn he s,sid at Cha nbersburgh until Friday nigh
WV" hS w a pTONSu 10 nave Deeu at w q al
min''er' vi The numerous articles OF clothing foup,
IN me bundle carried by lin to Keily's, he would no
say where or from whom one of them had been pro
cured bu, said he purchased Them at sion shops
ihese articles oil cIoihiog were produced 10 Court, an,
nearly every one at hem proved 10 have been in lh,
possession oil Newey's family within a shor. time D G
Vlous TO their death. OSe OF the witnesses for tho STAT
uescfioed correctly q pair OF pan'aloons which had be
ioogeu 70 Newey, aud mep'ioaed a peculiar mark b,
when they were Distinguished. A sister Of Newey'
also ldentined them by aren't which shs had sesed ur
several witnesses Identified an oil handkerchief mark
ed by a peculiar pa:eh.-Others ideut fed a razor.strr
aud shSving-box OF Newey'f; a waistcoal ON ned h
MS apprentice, and a handkerchief which had beIonge
to one oil tho murdered children.
NO witnesses were produced by the sccused-H
appeared to rely for escape on the inability OF the stat
TO poirt him out as The actor in this most fearful tragedy
Ihs most hardened sceplic must see, one would ,hiol
the lnierposiIion OF a just and oyer-ruling Providepc
in The means by which the offended laws Of God an
man, will be satis6 ID, Ia some degree, ty The convic
ton oil a most desperate offender. Had il not been 70
the stupid ia!atuaIion of Marley, in carrying with hir
articles oil clothing almost valueless 10 themselves. an
10 Dim entirely useless, which il could bs proved ha
belonged TO the innosen. victims OF his hellish revenge
Tie chain oil circumstances would have been less CON
piete by which a monster has been brought 10 iu,tc
icr a dark deed That has wcung tears from the hafmles
] inhabitants OF 3 peaceful valley, and cast a gloom owe
It's cheerful hatnlets and cannot fail to shock the sym
' pathies OF the ciyiliz. d world.
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