Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-17
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Foul NURDER.-N Near six weeks since, Aicxan-
der Portlus, n young gentleman, who was clerk IN
the house of Wm f. Phillips, & Co, left this place
| for Tnadcyn on business for his employers nd
the time having long elapsed within winch he vas
To have rcturnej-S NJ ildI IS having been heard
| from him. since he left that place on his return, II
was suspected that he had been fol'ly dealt with
one " here on the Ioad Accordingly Mr. VIM.
Philips left this place few days ngo 10 investl-
gate the cause Of his mysterious disppearance
AT Coxs on the mountain, forty miles from this
place he was Informed that than three
week past young gentleman ansW erin. the de
scription he had given of Porus, dined at thu
place, and after dinner eamc on in the direction Of
ths place-- aud that the same nisht person golne
The o,ter way arrived at his house and remained
during the night, riding the same horse which
Porllus had but a few hours before left his house
With Upon |. arning THIS Mr. phllIps saus.
fed Inc IN the nelgborhood Of this black ca as
trophe-and asscmbIn, the neiehbors 10 and hum III
the search, IN a few hours found he body of poor
Pornas, bearing evident marks OF the violence u
der winch he hid fallen. There were found tfiree
bu * shot hoe3 IN the back of his hcad-and ona
or two deep wounds, winch appeared to have been
inil cted by blows with heavy wchpon-and
donble bar, ced sh gun vas found near the spot
broken or at the breech-thc barrels nj and mat
ted with HAIR and STAN Il wl'h blaol, IT Is suppos-
ed he VILLAIN shot hun after he had p,Ssei AID
seem, he had MOI mur cred him. rushed upon INN
aud finished his bloody work. by h'atins MIN on
the head with the gun. The body was found about
5 xty yards from the roid-strlpped OF all ITS
er cl thing, and lying by It, were an old pair Of
boots supposed to re the property Of the murderer,
which appeared 10 have been made in Louisville,
Krntu ky, and To have the name Of John CaIlcn or
a Crawford (accounts dtif,r) written IN good
h md on the inside Portus was riding good
horse, was Wi supplied with clothes, and had
bout 100 dollars IN money--c winch became the
pundt of the murderer.
~ , the matter has been investigated, it is re-
menbcrcd that ON this day a SOL OF vagabond Tailor
was passing through the naighborhooJ, with u dou-
bile barrIlod shot gun which liz had attempted ID
sell-wts without moaey-and hid s'oen a razor
ut nhe house with whish he had paid for his break
iist Al, the next--and the boots found by the body
of Poruus, have been recognized those which
,hls + How hid worn. II Is supposed thr
meeting Porus at tn point Of thu m,o,n ain, he
shn Inn, without any other knowledge of his prob
able gam, than what his external appearance at
torled.
deed of this dark an biaaly character, by
which young gentleman the morning of life
has teea cut oil, tor n mere purpose u, gum Is 50
! rare and 50 revolving 10 the senscof cIvllrz Il
community hat II has touscd up vglani md "a ',iv.
cIuzen7, who Will rot fail, we trust, In bringing
the villain TO speedily ac. oaotabuuy. That he
will be arrested, brought back and punished, W.
have NJ doubt
NJ. Portus was originally from Phila lei h'a
had rcsld d IN tins place IL months-ani, by his
activity and attention 10 business aud b. his polite
aud unob'roslve department, had sccu ed the
lidcece aud friendship Of his employers, ard the
| good viii of I'll who knew hun, We understand
that he has left bro her, TIE only surviving rel,-
i've, l. mourn this melancholy and heartrending
| bereavement.