Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-19
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DEArn IA MlsnriY REcltsG.-The Char
lotlesville Advocate 81 the 18th lnst. gives the
following account Of the drath Of John Year.
gaia: The neiahbors Of tn, eccentric re
riusc, not having sen ar heard any thing oil
aim for several DAYS e1 Saturday evening last
! became apptehen i've that be Wis either very
tick OF dead. Alter repeatedly Knocking At his
/ door, a window Has forced open. aud b. was found
dead with his face IN the mi1de Of The ifc place.
/ He had evidently jul extlagalshed the fire x was
about To retrr ior The ngbt, when he Ha, proba
! bly, attacked by apoplexy, aud Tell dad, III The
! position he was found lis lace and head were
Considerably burned. but not enough 10 eause
! his death. \ there were none Of his relations
here t. take possession oi hi elects, several oil
The nagis rats Immediately proceeded 10 an
examination Of his premise, IN order 10 secure
hl, money aud Other property. Only few hun.
drcd dollars were found above gfonnd-bni
after diligently digging up the whole OF
his cellar four OF five pot, hive been Discovered
| Ia dtii,fcnt places snusy buried under the
| wall, 81 his house, containing III all about
! IS $50 IN silver Among his papers were yarl-
gu, detached memoranda oil the amount OF his
! funds at different periods, llom which many are
induced to believe he had about 81 600 bu, We
have examined them ( ARE ol opinion all HI, mo-
nry enumerated - tle.e memoranda has been
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/ about ; 30o. The pots found corfespondcd III
| amount. ahd SIZE OF com, with the memoranda
| lhr interior 81 hS house CORES ponded with the
/ chIra, tcraud habtis 81 hs owner. II abonnded
! with every species oil lumber aud did not appear
To have been swept tof twenty seats- presenting
the most loarh,ome and disgusting spectacle We
nave ever htheId. IL ~ds shocking 10 every
Ite!ln2 nl humanity and ahundantly malicsted
! The ,Ninl,h pt 1pens,lles II, inmate. Although
4 IN he. IA. al
/ this individual. materially to Distinguish bun
/ from many others WHO have led i similar HE
sull Is public curiosity - somewhat excited, II
ltuay he " ell 10 notlcr a few oil the incident, ol
1 III, munutouous life We understand he cam,
20 this place about l7e3 or 81 a mere boy, FROM
sumo OF the lower cuunlle, ot IN, STAG; lac
served AN dppfentee shlp 10 the sadlrl,, bu,i.
ness, which h. dterNard, canied on IL. ,tyrra
,cais--bgl abandoned II. and commenced The
ils5u luI tr,ih, oil sftian tshiSdfg IL snl
Quantities, pnarJali9 l. ne4oes. WLieA h,
continued til a -hart TINE prryIen, 10 lii deati
!, y LIl>t a youth. b. /, lid l. have been remark
Illl. gay AL ehecfIul, ana extremely lon1 o
Iadlcin4 but being naturally 81 aprnlrlou, ano
,usrl.Iu us disposition, uNiHs 10 >rnc riylal en-
ruus;aucc. he became dl-gu,ied With the world
IduI Ay deafrr. abandoned all intercourse wit
hi, fellow heinz s-eolnng oil 81 d3oi, only du
Iuug the nlsIl. 10 get waltf. while The coarse am
-canty mon loAs necessary 10 sustain lil, wer
supplied IL !, supposed b, ncnreas. H., ,lic..
Wa, of the mo,t >nnrle and anii3ualcd styIr
E,on,l- tlns oi bu. lin small cloths,. and r,.,
Of lh,,. .,ll,r material which br hi .,,,n Il,
thirty or forty Sears aud which were coy,rr,
With alca.e AMI filth. lie lived eplIrely ,lnnr
and tor man, yeaf, has seldom, ever oprurI IN
door. winch he kent chained ~ Il, 10 admit onk
1.-The SIZE of a bottle. which he hlled aud returned
la(trr rceeisina the cash throouh TIN. ,anc ,,n,.r
lunc. Duins 4 life of a most nis,ar,ly an,
bca,tly economy Tor nearly iorty year. h, ar,u
, mu,ated a considerable amount oil specle. wheel
/ he buried regularly III pot, In his cellar. From
the nature ol the business he follow ed, and IN
4 'Atrcmc economy aud perjury, most pctson
were induced 10 believe he had amas,cd a nucl
larger amount than has been found 1t la, brei
, vanJuslY estimated at iiom $4,000 10 S3a0
but we are inclined 10 believe II has all bee
found cNceatthe pot mentioned as containing
$1,000 With the exception oltbe demoralls,n
ana llclt ualic which he carried on with ntcroe
"a the night, frequently buying from them lnti
Cles VIA IA he could uot help knowing ncr
stolen, aud paving them with a commodity y
I the most tnlurlua. teadenry,-his lie was Guie
ard moiltn~We. lie sometime, con1ersed Tree
~, and manifested dn Astonishing acquaintance,
WI" lde news ei The day, winch must have
"eeh acquitted ion negroes III the night, wis
i,V"'"H suil'''eu "'u' "i,n ne"Spapef.--as III
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ne'shoo's-hof was scarcely ever known 10 a>I
any question relative TO passing events. Their
'lt N"'loH' >petnldtohs aHoat, ], 10 the caus
OF ms securing himself from The world, none .
; ""'en are satisfactory we are lhelhed 10 be
"t,H " was 9"lhs 10 the peculiar organization
, n' HIN ntata' faculties and The sight Phrcnu
, ioS'cdi Examination we were enabled 10 make, il
me dark situation he was placed, and amds
me una ana lumber by winch he was surfoun
ded' iuI'y susialns this bei,et Ills Characters,
nc fu"nS passions appeared 10 be cunning an'
an lnord1na'e love oil money while b.nevo