Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-05-23

Pamunkey, has been goou deai inJuIcu
bv Che FIy, and the drought-particcular-
~ the former We had ine showers for
the three last days-but unless this rain
arrests the ravages Of the Fly, it will
prove very destructive to the Wheat.
FIRE!-We regret to state that the
Sam MI of the Messrs. Van Lears,
situated on the Conococheague near this
town, was consumed on Tuesday morn
ing last by fire. The flames were dis
covered about an hour before dawn, and
had then gained such an ascendancy as
to render all the efforts that were made
to save it fruitless. Nothing was rescu-
ed from destruction, but the lore-bay.
The loss is estimated at $500. 1t is
not known how the fire originated. The
mill had recently undergone a thorough
repair.-Rep. Ban.
Horrible Murder.-The annals of
crime in our country do not furnish a
parallel to the deed Of atrocity perpe-
trated on Saturday night in Morris
town, n. 1.-The details Of this shock
ling event, so far as they have transpi-
red are substantially as follows
| Samuel S. Sayre, Esq, nearly SIX
ty years Of age, and formerly a mer-
chant of Pearl-street, in this city, OF
the firm of Sayre 81 Toler, being in
want of man to labor on his farm,
repaired hther about three weeks ago,
and selected, on account Of the gener-
al good character and integrity OF the
Swiss, an emigrant from that country,
who has ultimately proved to be his
murderer. On Saturday evening, the
latter went into the village of Morris
town, which is short distance from
; the residence of Mr.. Sayre, and purch-
ased pint of brandy. He came back
in the evening and is supposed to have
Iperpetrated the crimes soon after his
return.
Yesterday morning neighbor was
driving his COWS to pasture, saw a
! bundle on the ground before the door
of Mr.. Sayrc, whose residence he had
occasion to pass. On examination he
found it to contain female apparel,
marked with the initials of one Of Mr..
Sayre's daughters. He conveyed it to
. 1.-THE house and knocked at the door,
but receiving no answer he gave an a.
larm, and the house was broken open.
Traversing the various rooms they
finally proceeded to the garrett where
they found the colored female servant
dead,in her bed, where she had beer
E murdered, probably in her sleep, by
$ some sharp pointed instrument, in the
side of the head, near the temple. The
persons assembled next proceeded tc
the barn where they discovered a hatch.
ct with blood upon it, with traces o
e blood upon the barn floor. The blooC
? was also traced to an adjoining heaI
of manure where they stumbled over
the feet Of Mr.. Sayre, whose body was
partly covered up by the manure, ant
, on further search they found by the
side of him under the same heap, the
dead body of his wife, both exhibiting
marks of violence, having their heads
lald open WIN natcnet.
BY this time the Sheriff and a con-
course of citizens arrived, who were
divided into parties, which were Sent
off in various directions in pursuit o.
i the murderer, who was presumed tc
be the Swiss laborer, from the circum.
j stance that he was missing, the desks
! and drawers rifed, and favorite grey
horse of Mr.. Sayres taken from the
> stable, probably to aid the murderer
f in effecting his escape-Handbills were
: Immediately issued, and the most ac-
tive means put in rcquisition to arrest
, the offender, which we are reioiced to
say was accomplished about two o'clock
in the afternoon. Presenting that he
had taken the direction of New York,
Zephaniah Drake, Esq. of Newark,
Marshall of 1.-the United States for the
District Of New Jersey, Mr.. Ludlow,
the Sheriff Of Morris county, and 9TH
ers, repaired hitherward, and at the
halfway house on the Newark cause.
way, usually known as the "Musqueto
Tavern" they found the individual of
whom they were in pursuit. He was
sitting in the inn, smoking a segar.
They Immediately arrested him, and
found upon his person a pair of trows-
ers and hat belonging to Mr.. Sayre,
land in his possession two large bundles,
containing male and female apparel,
which were readily identified as be-
longing to the family of the deceased.
They also found in his pockets two
razors belonging to Mr.. Sayre, a gold
watch of Mrs. Sayre, and about TWEEN
Ity dollars in silver.
! The wretched culprit had taken with
him bag of gold containing about
1920. which was found M BOTTLE Hill