Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-01-24
DOMESTIC NEWS.
fiom Me WinsAc.x, Virr,nian, jan. l6

We have been furnished with the following par
iiculars of frseas which occurred in MorgaI
county the Goth ult. and which resulted, as viii
be letn, in the death ofonc Of the parties.
a year or two aso an unfortunate matrimonial
connection was formed between a nan name,
Hugh Mage, an i,inerani trader. living in one o
The counties Of Berkeley or Jefferson, and u daugh
ter Of Wm 1hornburg,s respectable citizen o
Moryap. The parties lived together some short
time, when i, having been nscertuined thai Mace
illad another wife living at the time Of his second
marriage, they separated, aud the deiud.d object
oflis hearless yIlldiny again sought the protec-
ton Of her fathers roof, bu, no. long permit
ted To remain in the undjsturbcd enjoyment of H.
For some time prior TO The happening of tie eatas-
,rophe We are about to record, Thornburg had &C.
casonally seen Msgee lurking aboa, his house, and
suspecsirg tina. he was Oh some friprope. eirand,
kept up pretty vigilan. watch. Onthe 9Th ult.
having risen about the dawn Of day. he went out,
as bad been ds custom for some time TO reconnol-
ire aud usctflain " any one wns 10 be seen near
y,he hose; Shou on advancing a few PAGES
no saw three men, who proved TO be Magce, Rich
ard Brown, of Daikcsyille, and John NJ. Hurst
ofJctcrson, leaning against tree close at hatd
who Immediately made towards him. He at.emp-
ted to regain the door 10 secure agains' :her en-
trance, but sorapid was the pursuit that before he
could accomplish hs pu' pose, he was seized by
Brown and detained, Will; the other two forced
their way into the house and laid hold of Maxce's
child They were s,outiy resisted by Mrs. a.
gee, and in the scuihe blow aimed by Hurst at
Mrs. Mngce's head with the bu, Of his whip, was
waIded of by Mrs. Thornburg who received i, on
her hand, and but for which it Is Thought it would
have proved fatal TO her daughter.
! While HurVt nd hs u.,o ,b,, o,.,.
ged, Thornburs was prevented from entering the
house by Brown, who stood before hun with a is
,ol presented at his brcas, threatening him with in.
slant death fhc attempted il, until seeing Hurst
dragging hi, wife towards the door, & threatening
her lie, and hearing the cries of his daughter for
his assistance, he broke in, and Selling his rifle.
Instantly shot Hurst through the body-the ball
striking the shoulders and passing through the
lungs The wounded man, releasing his hold
on Mrs. Thornburg, retreeted few rods from
tho house, fell ADD expired In the mean tim,
Mage had succeeded IN bearing of the child
He was Immediately pursued by Thornburg,
and on being overhaul ed drew a pistol. which,
! fortunately missing fire. Thornburg knocked him
down. called for rope and secured him. A mag
is,r".c was Then sen, for by Thornburg who (thcre
being coroncr} held an nque~ upon thcdead body,
whose verdict unanimously rendered upon full
hearing Of the testlmony-was, TINT Thornburs
had Killed the deceased IN defence Of himself and
family. We learn further that the officiating
magistrate tho't, that it was clear of jus.
ulnble homicide that the ends OF public justice
would be best subserved 10y declining to order any
judicial investigation into Tho nburs's conduct,
land tina, the decision has been 50 universally ap
proved that no measures have been taken TO procure
! his arrest
Brown aud Mnsce were taken into custody, and
being unabe to find surety for appearance u, court
we're committed to prison.
The unfortunate individual who los, his life by
lengaging in this rash affair was man Of respcc.
lt'be connexions, and in general, Of harmless and
lnohcnslve department, but much addicted to habits
Of intcmpelanco ond il is presumed that he must
have been under the influence Of these habts---from
; which he was seldom exempt--when he lent hm-
self 10 H!agecs purposee.
Thorhburg is man Of respectable character, and
remarkable for The mildness and amiabiliiy Of his
disposition.
Extraordinary Case # Somno mbnlisn We
It'll inst. an extraordinary case of Sonnambulism
occurred in tina, town, attended With melancholy
and probably fatal consequences.
lad by the name Of Prescott, residing IN IN.
family 81 n Mr.. Coffin, received directions on tho
evening previous, to get up at 4ecock in the NOR
ming, and make a FIRE, after which he was 10 call
Mrs. &. it being ,raShiag dag. In the course of
the nigh, he awaked, and thinking it was four o.
clock, arose. agreeably 10 bis instructions, and
made fire. Upon looking at the clock, however,
he found. that he had made great mistake in bis
calculations, ss It was only IL o'clock in the eve
ming. He then went Out and got bufalo's skin,
which he wrapped about him. and lay down by the
fire, where he fell asleep. Abou. o'clock he pot
up, went to the wood house, and took up an axe
with which he entered the room where Mr.. and
! Mrs. c. were sleeping While they thus lay
unconscious of,heir danger, he levelled blow up
on the head of Mrs. c. which broke in her check,
bone, and then upon that Of Mr.. C. which broke
his scull lie theG ran for the door, which being
shut he rushed against it with such violence as
to wake himself up. On coming 10 his senses, and
pcrcclving the horrid work he had been doing, he
raised shrek, which brought down the mother of
Mr.. {. who lodged in the chamber. When she
saw what was done, her strength failed and she
tainted The boy took her up, and having laid her
on the bed ran for the ne,ghbors and then for the
Doctors. On HIS return he tod the persons who
had assembled, tina, he dreamed two men were at
tempting TO kill him, and WINS trying 10 defend him
self, Soon after, he becnme derangcd Two or
hsee tunes in the course Of the day he had lucid
intervals, during which heinquircd v,th great anx.
e'y concerning his master and mistress, and v sp
I bitterly, Ie would then relapse into q state of
mental ali uaon.
When onr iniormnn. left, Ghe day after the oc
, currcnce took place, Mr.. and Mrs C. were both
} alive, and twas hoped thu, the latter would re-
cover Mr. c. was nearly despnircd Of We un
dcrs,and that Prescott was mu, bcIoveJ h,, ,b
fanny, and that no ono suspects he had any evil
''cnt' ~ Y Jr.r. Com.
Among ~" petitions presented to the L. States
Senate on Monday last, there was one by Mr.. Ola,
OF very novel character. II was from Leonard
Jones and Henry Bsa'#, o. Kentnck,. who rep,4
s+med themselves subjects sfendiem life. a leg ,op