Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-22
SELECTIONS,
Sr. Lou,s, (Misso } Nov. 2sth.
FlENDISU MURDER


Perhaps no case IN tao annals Of erima surpas-
tcs tina, Which wa nre abou, TO record for cold.
bloodcd and atroc,ons bnrsad,y
Immediately back of tho Arsenal, and a few
steps from the public highway, stands u log house.
built nnd occupied by old man OF tho name Of
W indhan', n gardener and attendant uron tho ST.
LOUIS market a daughter, seventeen years Of age
was with her father, The only inmate OF the house
her noihcf being dead. Enrly ON Sunday morn
'ng Iaa the attention of citizen, who happened
to be passing, was attracted to this house by an ~.
renrance Of fire issuing from Upo, opening tho
door, lac found tho filled with u dense smoke
rendering every hing inside imperc, ptible and
perfect silence oil around. lie imnt dia,ely pro.
cured bucket OF water. and threw il in tho quar-
ter where he supposed the fire TO DO bu, a voice
from, the bed directed his Efforts TO The "cbcst"
THIS he n, last found picked ii up. threw j, out Of
doors and then sxunguished tho fe. lie ext pre-
cccied 10 kl'dc blaze on the hearth, and having
done,-a scene OF horror presented itself 10 his
view Upon the floor, by his side, lay tho body Of
Miss Windham, but on the bed the manglcd & al
mos, liclcss body Of her faher Clo,. Of blood
were discovered IN every part Of the room - the
foor was filled with halt consumed papers, taken
from The chest and every thing was in corfu
son. He Investigations IN the course Of tho day
brought to light 30 evidence having the lenst ten.
deney 10 criminno any one. il was in icstin ony
h't two distinct reports Il gun were heard about
j. O'clock at night and the old man thinks Il
shortly nfcr he went To bed thai they were at
tackled. noise being made at the door, tho
daughter got up with tho intention Of opening il.
1t IN supposed that the fire afforded ligh, enough
to live the mscro,n,s distinct view of her person.
and they fired Mt her through the window, brcnk.
ing The pane o. glass. The entire load of buckshtt
entered the aide of her neck and she must have fal.
len deod The murdcIcrs then turned the gun up.
on her father, who was still in bed. The dis
charge effect in his face Of he sho: pnssrg
through the eye TO he brain. Life not being cx-
tincl, they attacked him with an axe, or some sharp
weapon. and gave him several severe blows on the
head They then proceeded to rife the house;
broke open the chest, took the money, il there was
my and then, to leave tell-tnle OF their butch
cry threw n co II Of fire into the chfsi and closed
ho Id The plot as is s,en was almost consumm,-
ted few minutes more and every thing would
have ben burnt up
Surgical aid was procured as soon as possible
FOR the oil mHn- several operations performed, and
one OF the shot extracted from the brain. Ho wac
taken to the hospital, where he yet fingered last
vcn'ne. The old man does no, appear TO recolltc,
nay thing distinctly. lie says, however, that a
Dutcbmop, who boarded at house at or mar tho
arsenal was the only viser on tho previous even
ing This man ho described being toll and
having large black wbiskcrs. IL 10 said, that this
individual was met on Sunday morning, ncarths
spot, WI a gun, and on being requested to assist
in putting out The FIRE, declined doing 50, and pro-
ccedcd TO Jefferson Barracks.
These unfortunate persons had resided where
they were attacked for about three years and in tho
country for ten twelve. Mr.. Windham wasa
Scochman he, or his daughter, attended market
w'lh efcat regularity, and il is thought, a. no was
prudent, th'il'y man, he had lad up some money.
Repnbliean.