Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-09

Southern papers that the Mexican Government has deter
mined to dslodge the American settlers in Texas. The
Them and their lawless character but the true aon is
probably, which would apply the most peaceable
and orderly settlers from this country. There
doubt many adventures OF equivoca Texas
but the hardy life of emgant or hunter is one which
would not be preferred by rogues in genera-BaH GAG.
MuRpER-Mosr FoUL-BLoopY AND HoRRIBLE.
-Anong the sickenng details of outrage crime which
crowd upon from all quarters OF the country the
lowing Of coj bloody and brutal murder the most
revolving and horrible which has long met eye. IL is
win reluctance that present these de,sss,aiDed
ey are with allthat is black indepravity aud
IN ma'ce-to the readers Of the Intelgencer No one
can hear the particulars OF this endish without shud
der oil horrono regard its cowardy and brutal
pePetraor as member OF our race-ncr blush to think
himself "a man.
1t by the first cruel aud deliberate
emcide this vicinity In Other instances the murderer
escaped The crime passed by unpublished The follow
ing details are the best comment the prudence Of
cy so bestowed.
In Front, above Otter street. poor family of the name
oil Sparks, aud consisting OF man. his wife and sc veraI
children, have for time resided Oh Monday even
ing Thomas Sparks, the father who is represented as
man oil The worst passions returned home in partial state
oil inoxcaion. The hend in his bosom wholly un.
cbanedhe evil passions OF his careered i'm free
dom and having other being upon whom To We
his rage, he struck the wife OF his bosoihe mother of
ms children, one Of whom, infant cnging at her
breast at the time One blow insufficient aud pro.
curing stick, he commenced the task of murder with re-
newed determination aud vgor He struck her with hi.
club, until at length with heavy blow upon the he add he
eed her to the earth He then dragged her into the
house-iere, while her fecss and bloody corpse Law up
on the floor before him, with the infant hanging at her
breast and the large children cngng, silent and pale
around her-the demon threw himself upon the couch
AND SLEPT! The night passed away with the horrible
witness oil his crime, in the room, and within few
ieet OF him-yet he slept on as il murder were a sport
as II slood-he blood OF his wif.coud be spilled upon
sion.
Even in he morning when the tunes Of passion had
passed Off he his bed and leaving the BODY Of
his victim remaining untouched almost nno,iced re-
paired as usual to his work. When the neigbbors came
IN they found the body extended the floor with one
child lying asleep beside it, and the upon his muir.
dered mothers breast seeking from that source
which its unnatural and iendsh father had forever closed
The wretch was apprehended and taken before Alderman
Hutchinson and committed corcner's jury conven-
ed the corpse examined by several ply scsns and yer.
diet returned that she her death by blows irfc.
ted by her husband Phiidd. Inteigencer.
Mirder-The Concord, N. H., Spirit OF Inquiry states
mat The wife OF Mr. Chancey Coiran Of Pembroke the
same who was last winter with her husband assaulted with
an axe while asleep, by young named Prescott pre-
tending himself also be asleep was OH Sunday 23d
muiuerea oy tue same young man in open day. Mrs
Co'rdn had but just recovered from the injury she had
previously received, and all fears in regard TO the young
man character mad been for time alayed his
mer offence was considered merely extraordinary in
stance oil somnambulism. The day which the murder
look place. he told Mrs Coran that there
oil strawberries short distance the house and
ted her TO go with him TO pick OF them She went
ana when they came TO the spot, he took stake from
the fence, and by beating upon the head caused her
death IN lew minutes. He Immediately went 10
me house, and sat down al the back door reading
,he riai oil Avery young lady him, observed that
ne appeared very strange and afraid approach him
she informed the husband of the deceased who ent out
ana was told by the murderer that he had killed his wife
me startled husband went directly 10 the spot where the
9eeu was committed and found his wife Just expiring
ter combs were broken and her head bruised very much
The young mans age is Is 49, he made no attempt TO
escape, and has been secured.
Since the above was in type, have received the fol-
lowing additional particulars from the editors of the Con-
cord Courier:
Inc only account the boy gives of himself is that he
was taken with the too,h-ache, and he knew nothing
more TIL he saw her before him mangled in most shock
ing manner lie said he asked her forgiveness, but she
could not answer, but squeezed his hand She could not
speak when the husband came TO her. He is be tried
.hs morning and what they will make we are unable
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