Litchfield enquirer., 1835-05-07


 some 6end in human shape. for the purpose
 of robbery, shot the only inmate, female of
 some 18 or 20 years of age: The facts. as | now impressed on my mind, were as follows -a family of the name of RoMRIL, consisting | of an aged female, some two Or three sons,
 and one or two daughters emigrated to this
 country frOm England, and settled in Cincin.
 natl shortly afterwards the boys entered a
 large fraction of lard on Long Run, in this l county. Philip ROmril and his unfortunate
 sister came and settled on the land. On ccr-
 tain Saturday, the brother went t0 Vevay tO
 purchase some Opcessaries. and did not retUr4
 until after nightfall; the night being dark. he
 called at his neighbours. about mile and .
 halt off and got torch to light him, which
 soon went out and he had to grOpe his lonely
 way through the frightful and benighled hOI-
 lows which led 10 his blood stained home: at
 last he reached the door, it was open, and all l within was dark and still as death nO sister 1 came, with Open arms. to receive him, as she
 was won't to do; no fire blaZed to warm his
 chilled and wearied limbs; he entered tho
 house and found trunks and boxes brOkenaO O.
 pen. and their contents strewcG about inc RnorS
 he approached the fire place, but fouod no fire
 he called hts sister repeatedly by name. hut she answered him not at last he found heF, cold and sifrIess! You. my reader, can imaE- inc his feelings at that -gr1amsnt, will Oat at- tempt to portray what they ought or might have been. He was then compelled to re- trace his steps to his neighbours for fire; he and his neigbbor, (Rohert Bakps) returned lo the house, and found her as hrGi,re described tt appeared that she was sitting on a sfOnl, combing her hair, when she was shot her hair was very long and beautiful, and hung down ID her lap where the comb was found. The assassin had evidently put the muzzle of the ride through little window, back of the bed. and shot her in inc back; the ball euter- ed the left ciavicle, passed through her heart and stuck in her clothes. having come out near the right nipple. All the trunks. boxes and drawers had been broken open with an axe. hut nothing taken: money heinz their object, of which they found none. Several persons were taken up on suspicion of being the Hurderers and discharged. Three or four days after the murder, William Wiggins was apPrehended for stealing gun, and escaped from jail, at Madison, Jefferson county, ard he has never been heard from until recently an affidavit charging him with the murder bad also been iiled against him. He sold rife two days after the murder to a boats crew, descended the river, carrying bullet corres- pending in size and weight whh the fatal one. The bullet is still in possession of the editor, who was an acting justice of the peace, at the time. and made every effort in his power to fr, ferret out the murderer. Report says. that William Wiggins has recently been hung at Natchez; and under the gailows, confessed bring the murderer of Miss RoMRiL.
 OutTdge.-On Saturday last. a coiored man who calls himself William Lambert, of Ash. m:d. stopped with his wife and child. at ths house "f MF. Christopher Green, of Water lord. Alter remaining some time, and ht.. canning impertinrnt. Mrs. Green, her husband being absent, rrquestssi Joseph c. Scranton. . h'rrd 'na'', 10 put nm our of the house, He having ordered him mildly to go. Lambert struck him pOY Yerful blow in tue iare-sh~v then cli:ciaGa, when Scranton threw and feH upon him. 1n this position Lambert drew, nnobservrd. butchers knife and stabbed Scranten severely in his thighs and head. be- fore he could arrest his hand. With great and with the help of inc females the knife was taken from him. and Scranton held hlm down until help was obtained from the neghhorh"Od. By this time Scranton, from great loss of hl6od fNuad himself growing faint, and without aid, as Lambert is a strong man, must soon have been overcome. aud would probably have been murdered. Three of Scranson's wounds in his thighs are deep, one very broad, and his life greatly endanger- ed. The caiprit is now in the jail in this place and will be hird before the County Court which sits in June.-NesC London Gazette.
 Fresh from the PeopLe."-A meeting was lately held in Gloucester county. New Jersey. to send delegates e fresh from the people" to the Van Buren Convention at Baitimore.- Alter notice of-we know not how many WeeAs--the meeting assembled-Fjfteen in nnmber-Twelve of whom were office holders. getting theif bread by the favor of Andrew Jackson. These are the patriots-to resist whose nomination, Andrew Jackson says, would be treason to the People.-DsI. Jour. tis fact perhaps not generally known thst he citizens of Mecklcnburg county. North l77o!.;aa. actually did on the goth of May, t'"n of the 0m,a-ye before the Declara- many S"i:.. ~1."u~m s[ 'a,;'a;" % rodsaS ,%e tt. hut the very words of they us.ss...h s.,;s- used in the celebrated dncument of JelisTshn.A The coincidence is probably accidental Itia7 8 singular fact that the American Declaration of Independence Is identical in many of iis sentiments and phrases with the declaration of the Corsicans under Paoli. The history of human wrongs and the assertion Of human rights are nearly alike in all chimes and lann guages.-PhilG. G0z.
 The Mobile Register ef the nth instant says an inquest was held that morning up0n the body of Samuel c. Haynes, native of Lyme. Conn. S8 or 70 wears of are. taken