Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-04-07

lily chronicle.
MARkLEY-IHe Murderer.
-Ihis IN the bloo.licst sl,s,nc,
The widest savag'ry, the ,ilcst stroke.
That ever vi l-eycd wrath, IN staring rage,
Presented a. the tears Of soft rcmnrsc
kI>o Jou~
had lately an occ aston to visit Fred
ericktown-and having heard that
dIdrkiey had recently been confined
to the county Jail, l resolved Ia get
view OF him. l was conducted into
room where there were several male
factors assembled around the stove
and although had never seen Mark
ley before, Immediately distinguished
him from the other criminals. He
was. IN the language Of the great dra-
matist,
% a fellow BY the hand of nature markd,
Quoted aud sisn'd, To do deed Of shame"
lie Is man of the most athletic
and vigorous frame-his head is large.
exhibiting the "organ Of destructive.
ness" very prominently dc,c.olcd. -
HIS forehead is shaded by proiusion
OF dark bu,hy harlan unrelen,ing
'rown darkens his brow, and the lines
j OF his countenance exhibit the mos,
diabo!ieal passions. But no pen can
describe the cruel expression Of his
DARK eye, when some horrid feeling
agita'es his mind. The deadly cianc.
OF the tiger, when he is about To spring
upon his prey, would convey the best
idea OF the malignant feeling which ap-
pears to characterize il.
Some i've or sig years ago, Narklcy
was condemned to hard labour IN the
Baltimore Pehitentiary. for term Of
years. The principal evidence against
him was MIR. Newey, his uncle. From
the moment that his sentence was pro.
nounced, he seems to have harbored
projects Of iunplacable vengeance a
ea'nst his intended victim. lie was
heard, willis, in confinement, frequent
ly making threats. but these were dis.
'egarded-and when hi, term was
out, he was discharged. Having fur.
nished himself with what was neces.
sary to his purpose, he secretly repair
ed To his uncle's house. situated IN
the midst Of a solitary heath, and con
cealed himself till the family were
asleep. He entered the bed room.
and was first observed by his aunt.
who uttered a scream. lie stabbed
her. Ncwey rose from his bed aud
Sraspcd his rIile--but before hc could
use 1t, he was felled to the ground by
the ruilian, who despatched him with
an axe. There were two children
asleep in the bed. What conld have
induced him To ba,hc his hand. in their
innocent blood: u he had spared
them, his name would not have been
loaded with the cYecraiions which
have since pursued hun. But he was
actuatcd by the furies!-IIe stabbed
those harmless victims, and barbarous.
" manglcd their naked bodies. 10
leave no trace uf his crime, he sc, fire
to the house and then wandered NJ
way, Ike Cain, with the murderer's
mark upon him.
I Since the arrest Of this monster.
some suspicious have been revived.
tlst he was the violalor and assassin
F OF Miss Cunningham. whose trasicAl
tate will no doubt recnr to the readers
memory. Soon after the preparation
oi that crime. he was atresied-but
released Tor want q Sufficient tc,tino-
ny. lie may possibly have been IN
accent of that horrible Outrage but
whoever vas the guilty person. must
have been ore who bad heart 10 con.
ceive. and hand To execute, barbara.
iies ct bo common oharactrr--,ueb
Tor instance, ~ tie massacre 81 the
Newey family which have Just &c.
corded. D,,tptgr.