Litchfield enquirer., 1834-11-27

bled ON every side to witness the InaIct'O" Of the sentence of law, and the 'as' moments of him " who had forfeited his life hy the mur- der ofa ~ if. Who is reprpspnted tU have been in every rssnect an amable and deserving woman, His body was delivered over to his brother, who had it conveyed to Albany for burial.
 It is probable that at least thirty-ire thoH- snnd witnessed the execution, includlng those W ho. were on the ncighbOring hIlis' and those who had a view oft frOm roofs and "lOo0Ws in different parts "f 'he city,
 .. HUNTSVILLE, (Ala.) Nov. 4.
 F0uI Murder.-Near six weeks since, AL exander Portius, young gent'etnan' W"" was clerk in the house of Wm. E. Phillips g. Co.,. left this place for TaIIadega on bns'- ness far his pmuIoyers-and the time having long elapsed within which he was to have re- turned-and no tidings having been heard from him, since he left that place OnS hls return, it was suspected that he had been fuuly dealt with somewhere on the road. Accordingly, Mir Wm. E. Phillips left this place few days ago to investigate the cause of his mysterious disappearance. Al Coxs Un the mountain, forty miles from ms p'ace' he was informed that more than three weeks past, d young gentleman answering the des" cription he had given of P0rtius, d'ned at the place, and after dinner came on in the d'rec' l ton of this place-and that the same night a person going the other way arrived at his house and remained during the night. riding 1 the same horse which Portius had but few hours beCore left his house with. Upon learning this, Mr Phillips was satisfied he was in the nrigb0rh0od of this black catastrOphe- and assembling the neighbours to aid him ID the search, in a few hours found the body of poor Purtius. bearing evident marks of the violence under which he had fallen. There were three buck shot holes in the back of his head-and one or two deep wounds, which appeared to have been inflicted by blows, with heavy weapon-and as double bar relied shot gun was foHnd near the spot, br"k- en off at the brePch-barrels bent and matted with hair and stained with blood, it is suppO- sed the villain shot him after he had passed, and seeing he had not murdered him, rushed upon him and finished his bloody work, by beating him on the head with the gun. The body was found about sixty yaids from the road-strpped of all its outer clothing, and lying by ii, were an old pair of boots, suppo- sed to be the property of the murderer, which apDeared to have been made in Louis, file, Kentucky, and to have the name ofJohn Cal len or A. Crawford (accounls differ) written in good hand on the inside. POrtius was riding good horse. was we'll supplied with clothes, and had about 100 dollars in money, aii which became the plunder oflhe murderer
 Since the matter has been investigated, it is remembered that on this day sort OfVaga- bond Tailor was passing through the neigh borhood, with double barrel shot gun, which he attempted to sell-was without money and had stolen a razor at one house, with which he had paid for his breakfast at the next and the boots found by the hody of POrtius, have been recognized as those which this fel. low had worn. 1t is supposed. that meeting Portius at the point of the mountain, he shot him without any other knowledge of his pos siblr gai,,, ttsan what his external appearance afforded.
 A deed of this dark and bloody character, by which a young gentleman ln the tnornIng of life has been cut off, for the mere purpose of gain, is so rare and so revOlting to the sense of civilized community. that it has reused up vigiant and active citizens, who will not fail, we trust, in bringing the villain to speedy accountability. That he will be arrested, brought back and punishetl.we have no doubt. Mr. Portius was originally from Philadelphia. | From ths Baltimore American
 Shocking Murders-It becomes our un- pleasant duty to relate the particulars of a most diabolical outrage which has been com mi,isd on the line of the Washington Rail Road, about eighteen miles from this city, in vOiyiDg the murder of three of the deputy Su- perintendents of Reconstruction. We have been 1 at some pains to obtain correct details of this
 horrid proceeding, and make the following relation oft from sources which may be fully relied on.
 It appears that on Tuesday afternoon MT. German, one of the contractors. was assailed
 in his own shan,y by eight or ten men, sup posed to be some "f those at work "n the Road. MT. John Watson, a Superintendent. was also in the shanty at the moment. on a casual visit. Both gentlemen were fOrcibly dragged out. beaten severely, and left in state of insensibity. They both. however, so far recovered as to be able to give an account Ol the affair but German still lies, we learn, in critical situation. and great doubts are en- terianed of his recovery. MT. Watson, upon examination, appeared to have been less dan gerOusly wounded. and on Tuesday night there was every prospect that he would sur vive the injuries inflicted on him. Mrs. Cor man, we Isarn. was also assaiied, and treated in the most brutal manner.
 The outrsges thus perpetrated by these cruel rufhans were not sufficient, tt seems. to satisfy their blood thirsty cravings. About midnight on Wednesday, or between that hour and one o'clock yesterday morning, they surrounded lhe office where Mir. Watson was lying wounded, and after breaking open the