Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-17
THE MoRRIsTowN MURDER.

THE MoRRIsTOwN MURDER.
Afew particulars. rather supplemental to, than
corrective Of our statement yesterday, OF the ira
pical event which il was our lot 10 record, have
been supplied by later accounts. The name OF
the murderer of Mr.. Sayre and his family has
been ascertained from his passport to be Antonio
LIE Blanc-not q Swiss, but native at Chateau
Saline, ia France. He resided at Brestoff-ls
described as a 'culIvateur', and his passport
was signed at Metz in the department OF Mo-
selle, and countersigned at Havre IN March last.
His appearance is said to correspond with the de-
scription which il . Ives OF the person. lie Is
thirty one years of age. about hive feet 1--we inches
high, d round face, and an open, frank counten-
ancc. He could speak very little English, and
the contract, he made with NJ. Sayre was ehect.
ed through an Interpreter. lie appears to be OF
the German French race who inhabit the north
eastern departments Of France, on the west bank
of the Rhine. HIS route of march Is described
in his passport, which wa in French aud Ger
man, directs him to New York, Albany and Ro.
chester, (where his brother Christopher resides
to Waterloo 10 Upper Canada.
The appearance nf the wounds of Mr.. Sayre
indicate that he made very active resistance TO
the ASSAULT Of his destroyer. Alter completing
the work Of death. the latter proceeded very de-
IiberateIv, to ransack and rifle the whole house
Every lock was forced, aud every drawer opened.
WA he could not carry away. he strewed arounu
tie floors. After having been thrown from The
hnrse, m making his escape. he breakiasted al
small cuttape at the entrance o. Orange. but his
language vas so urintellig;ble that the only word
he could be unG;=~in"d I" pronUanee, Was coties.
After taking II ne proceeded on his way, very
quietly, until his arrest
Plumber seems 10 have been the only induce.
mrnt To this atrucinus deed. A very slight al.
tercaton had taken place the preceding afternoon
between Mr.. Sa,re and Antonio, but Of too un-
important a character to give any ground what
ever for surprising that be was prompted bv re-
vense. light seen in the house alter mid
night so that he must have employed several
hours in pundering The Newark Daily AID.
yertiser states that IN a conversation with Ger
man servant girl at Mr.. brakes, he confessed the
robbery, but denied the murder.
The wound. lnhlc,ed upon the victims, IN
every instance, show that the monster "as an
adept IN scenes of blood, nor can their De rea.
sonable doubt that ne was pracilsed william be-
fore he sent his foot on our shores lie was pro-
baby Injured to crime in his native country, and
came to this to change the scene o' MS operations.
There is no truer maxim than that memo repenfe'
M fUfDlSSlH1uS. AL "tS'o'y """ P'o''" s"'N
there is a graduation 10 the commission OF crimes,
and that no one vaults, at single leap, from In
noceuce to the extreme of wickedpess. An en-.
tire ignorance Of the nature of our laws and in-
stitu,ions has probably led this reckless malefac-
tor into deeper guilt than he would otherwise have
incurred. Educated in country where the Sc.
verify of penal enactments is such that burglary
and murder are subject alike to the penalty OF
death, no alternative. placing the restraints OF
conscience out of the question, IS presented
to the rubber but TO take the most efficient course
to escape detection. To put it outof the pow
er of ali who might have been privy to his guilt
TO testify against him. is the natural resort;
and il is probably owing to these circumstances
that Mr.. Savre and his family met their untlme-
~ end.
From variety of sources we learn that the
countenance of the prisoner IS open and frank,
and that he s.has more the appearance OF a natu-
raj simpleton, than of one capable Of such a
fiendish murder" Pbysiognomy, We believe
has made bot little progress 10 developing upon
the couuterance the Impress Ut murderers
heart Many if not most Of these deeds oi blood
have been perperated BY men whose faces IN
dicated uncommon miIdness Of disposition. -
Such We recoliect, was particularly the IN
regard to Johnson who murdered Murray in Wa
ter street. abuut ten years ago. aud we have seen
a collection Of similar instances which corrobOr-
ate the fact.
The examination Of the prisoner was TO have
taken place yesterday.-N T. Com.