Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-09-04

'''"' ~ fPha.. Com. Her.
Homicide. With feelings Of the deepest re-
eret for the victim. we are called upon 10 an
1ounce the untimely death Of one OF Georg'as
most favored sens, Colonel DANIEL II. bRAILs'
FORD. of Mcintosh County. No sooner had our
last paper, containing the account OF the s'"'eu'
death Of Major Camp, issued from the press
than we we're appalled, by the awful intei" gencs
that the virtuous and intelligent Bral'sford aaa
met with similar sudden and violent late on
Thursday last, in the afternoon, he was 500,
down with fowing piece by man name"
Forbes. who had for nine years been MS oversee,
hut who is nov in another's employ Tie i"a"
entered the abdomen, and there was but one step
between time and eternity. Forbes was then
knocked down and secured, and carried to al
immediately. Thus has fallen an indis'dua'
whose upright conduct. whose eh'Valrous cnarac-
ter, and whose manly department commanded es.
teen: while his unaffected candor and ingenious
heart were passport to the affections oil all VINO
knew him.-Savaruaah Georgian.
| Tn the article in our paper yesterday, headed
{. Summary Justice" we gave the partle ulars' as
| far 40 they we're known, OF man who had oeeu
! found dead in the cellar Of warehouse I'D tn's
city. After our paper was at press, and nearly
work ed Of. we learnt that he had been dent'ned'
and that his name was John Johnston.
This man was an old resident OF this CITY,
and had considerable property; how tina! proper
| ~ has been obtained IS now but 100 pam. iiS
house was taken possession ct by the ponce on
Sunday evening, immediately after his being laen'
tilted, and on yesterday underwent an examioa'
ton, when quantities Of dry goods, groceries,
| nf 0gs
we're found. Many Of the goods were lmmedl'
.t.iv c,,imrd by merchants who had been rob.
he'd Of them. A large quantity unclaimed. were
cont IN IN. MAYORS Office, where they can be seen.
Many hundreds Of persons in the course OF the
dav Yesterday, went to see the dwelling OF John
ann and in the afternoon we went for the same
nurnose. The house is four story in front, up
on Water street, and how many subterranean sto'
ries upon the river bank, we cannot say; We only
went down three, the last, by ladder; but never
did the ingenuity of man contrive building bet
ter calculated for the business which was carried
nm in il. There are numerous apartments dark
az dungeons, comparatively, all the light they
received being from narrow passage OF some oO
feet in length.
We understand from the police, that two apart.
ments were discovered, one OF which was with.
on, door or window, under the roof, and entered
BY trap opening from the roof; another had a
door SO ingeniously contrived as not to appear to
be an entrance, the key hole, which is small, be.
ing situated in what would be taken for the mid
die Of the door, although it is in fact the edge
The house has been some fifteen years building,
and not yet finished
Johnson was man Of liberal education and
general information; has brought up family OF
ii, or eight children, three Or four Of whom we're
daughters, to whom he gave the best Of educa.
ton, and who became connected.by marriage, with
some Of the most respectable families Of the
West. For them. (such as are living and their
connexions. there is one general burst Of feeling,
it could not be otherwise Who does not feel for
the innocent on such occasionsa
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