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a MURDER MOST FOUL AND ioRRlD

MURDER MOST FOUL AND iioRRlD !
n Brothers hand in.Lrved n the blood Of
a brother "A friend in Pittsylvania fur
Dishes us with the following narrative Of q
murder recently Perpetrsted in that coun-
~. lLy.ehbsng IIrginian
We have read in Shakespeare OF . 50.
eond Daniel, but il was reserved for the
present era Of Murders, TO be presented
with q second Cain. 10 the person OF Ar
INSTEAD CRArr. OF the county Of Pittsyl-
vania who, on the 10th instant. commit
ted most wanton and diabolical murder
on the person Of his brother. George Gran,
Jr ut the house Of hi, father. Philip Gran
then immediately fed His father, be-
ing suspected Of aiding bis escape, contra
~ TO the act OF Assembly. and thereby
becoming an accessory after the fact. was
arrested on the 18th instant. and on the
18th was brought before s. Coleman, ID.
ID. VI Clark. v. Dickerson. w. l.. Pannili.
and l.. billiard. E.qrs justices or the peace,
who, after patient and impartial exami.
nation Of number Of witnesses, pronounc-
ed that the testimony would not bear them
out in pronouncing the prisoner guilty, and
he was therefore discharged A synopsis
oil the testimony may not prove unintersst.
Ing. viz:
THAT. passing by the house, heard con-
siderable noise-had curiosity to ascertain
the cause-turned in direction Of the
house-saw Armistred Gran running at
foil speed across the feld-rescbed the
house, and understood from tho father
that Armistead had killed his brother
George. The father sent for his neigh.
bors. 4 number OF whom soon assembled /:
10 whom no stated. that on that morning.
Arnistead arose and fed his horse, rode
out, returned TO breakfast, and fed Ri,
horse agdin-ihe family. composed OF the
father and two sons, sat down 20 brea kiast
when George remarked to Armistead,
that II was unnecessary TO feed his horse
80 often. when corn was scarce--for which
Tesuke he received a slap on the mouth.
George, being a mild. orderly, we'll di.
posed member Of the Baptist Church. re-
ques.ed his brother not TO repeat it
which he did. by inficting . severe blow
with his clenched hand
A rencounter ensued. which resulted in
Georges throwing Armistead on the bed
The father taking him away, Armistrad
took advantage Of this circumstance, seiz
ed George. add threw him on the floor
when the father again interposed and &c.
parAted them-ran Armisted (the eldest Of
the two) intoa corner-hearing something
fall behind him. exclaimed. Sir, you haze
KILLED your brother raised him up-when
the fatal dirk fell from tho bosom of the
expiring boy, having entered between two
rihs and penetrated deeply into the heart
Armistead asked his fathers forgiveness,
who ordered him from his presence. The
ne,ghborssat up with the corpse that night.
After midnight. the father came down
stairs with his overcost on, and a bundle
IN his hand; went TO the desk aud took a
bag therefrom, containing something hea.
vy--went out, aud remained several hours
whether the bundle contained cloihe, and
the bag money. and whether the absent
time was spent with the refugee, wlincss
could not tell Mr.. Jones, the coroner.
held m inquest over the body, when the
jury found that the deceased had been fe.
loniously. wilfully, and maliciousIv mur.
dered by Arnis;ead Craft.
We'll may we exciaim. how inserutabIe
are the ways OF Providenee A man. in
the bloom and pride Of ma nhood, sitting Al
the social breakfast table with his fake
and bro:her-and, ere their morsel was
consumed. brutally murdered, and sent in.
TO world or spirits. by one from whom
nature and natures God had taught US 70
expect. instead Of the assassios steel, the
warm. kind. and endearing feelings OF bro-
therly love and friendship! For The com
monwsalth. James Garland, Esq; for the
prisoner. Robert Cook. ESQ
6TATmistesd Gran is about IS years Of
age. about ) feet s or inches high fair.
ruddy complexion light hair, incIin ed 10
be bald full blue eyes. and thin lips; cor
puient and square built /: 10 no doubt max.
ing his way TO the west A handsome re-
ward. tits expected, will DO offered for his
apprehension.