Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-08-14
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the 9Th inst, M the town ct Hamburg Ete county,
murder was conmitfed which exhibited degree OF
deprayy that could scared, lie looked Tor IN beings
~howear the form OF humanity and live un1,i the
influence Of civilization. The deed Vas pcrpcila-
ted upon man named - Rapp, a native OF swift
zerland, byhis ownalie, land her pafamoul, ,onog
Swiss, name not known.
The particulars Of this trasioll aiiaif ~ OF the
most revolving and babarons character taken from
the confession OF tic Young man. by which II np
pears that a matter Of cool dcilber,tjon fof
nearly year previous TO 10 It's fstl
The young man WAS pINing his addresses To kapp's
daughter with the intention Of marrying hrt Mhcn
kcr mother informed him that She liked hun lnorc
THAI her daughter did. and II he would as-i,r Ter ~
disposlng of her husband she would marry hun. aud
he could share in tie properly. 40 tins lac ~ &C
died. aud thefeupon they canuIuil, proceeded to the
execution OF their ,aboeal purpose.
Their first plan To take his lilc tlfoueh Tia,
agency OF poison. Some months since tin, pIoa ur-
ed aquantii, OF -Nor Ionaea which thr, administer
ell to him, but ior cause without success.
Sulithey not TO be diverted from lheu dcnonI-
nc design. and they Immediately concluded 10 ne
compIsh the work b> yoleaec. This they deferred
until conseuieut opportunity should oGcr astlr,
which was uoi long wanting. Aday or II pretlous
20 the 9TH inst. kapps wife nornt. her euntlicr
that ON the morning OF the 7lh Rapp, would lel,c
home for Buaalo very early aud would be At e sa-
bile to fred his horses about o'clock a as liuud Lr
aplausblr report send abroad thai he hid been k.l.
led b. the horses, tho tial blow mus, BE- struck at
that time.
At the appointed hour the murderer We At las
post. aud As his victim entered the stable lac cavc
him blow upon the head win club whIrh Knocked
him down. when the blow repeated several time,
un,il he surpassed the wuf, nj death VIZ complete.
lie immediately left the stable; ia duiua " Iucb lac
n,ci ms acconplce al the door. II rl.s Ina, lr
deed mIs ht not b. full, accomplished, harns ntlu.
ced her IN Witness HE blood, scene. Shs drru
the n,angled :ody OF her husband 10 the HOUSE
where he began Ia exhibit sigas ui returning HE.
her ffs,ft. sl,tt.Ff
tract hi, sulelInes IN hopc, tha h vuull ultimate
ly die oi his waunds aad thereby cover her crime
she administered rcstoraincs mhich hfoae'G Inn
too.
Having nscersinea thai Rapp Ms s,,ll alive. iii,
murderer returned and endeuyarcd To dssual, fhr
woman from any further attempts 10 iaAr 1t, lie "a,
lie might perhaps die OF ilIa wounds he hrI ahead,
received, and If not they bad better let Eiun
live Bat she was iii iafls AIDlc. II Wa her pun.
p'se that IA should die, aud die ic must 7 b,v
however concluded Ia wait Gov dass, aud sec i! he,
would die oi ms wonnhs In tltis They Melc dlsap.
pointed, and on tllc nufnias of thc It'll rnsf. lac
had so FAR recovered la be able Ia dress himself
and WAS about TO leave the house when hi. wife fr
monstfaied with him !ot bcn. 81 uuna.cnt anil
urged him back to his bel. She thea nj rmcd hor
aceomree that he Won. ot death laust In speedily
accomplished, but hc coded f3n the aet If ,.ain
committing violence upon hun. Although ioilel IN
her pefsuaNons she fcsured To tlr mean, ol qnallrI
between RaPp and her eesSors. In Insbiut hun 10
perp.rate the murder In tbs size was success tuI--
warm words en<ucd and 10 expedite the matter she
pushed hun upoa her husband, who Wa l,rv
PROSTATE upon the bird. Til. nu1dcrcrs lhcn both
set upon him with the ierority of lmisled tigers
the one graspns his throat aud assisting in the work
OF deaili-wmlc the demon OF wife put hci knee.
upon his breast. and with The weight uf her whole
body jumped upon HIM until life had become ex-
tinc,.
The neishbors having suspicious that all was not
right, called the Coroner, and an Inquest was held
upon the body, which returned a verdict Of death
by personal violence" Suspicion rested upon the
young lnah aud The Mlic OF the deceased aud they
were immediately arrested The, have been com
mItted toJailto await a further tual.
This murder talk zen in connection with the attcr.
dant circumstances is one Of the most nhunan and
barbarous deeds perpraated in civil zr,l l,,u
lie deceased Is repn'ed 10 Eave been n ndn>tr-
Gus and quiet citizen, AMI, la is Known has al
ways ived IN the utmost harmony with hls family
MS vile had previously borne good reputation
bntn this instance II clearly csmccd that Satan has
once more exercised sole power ever Il woman.
STRONG CUM u ID. can lom, cas-, tv Main,
John Clarke, at tie Bcllons Foundry, ou james Ia
yer, for the Navy OF the l.. -. dcfied man, at
tempis 10 burst it al Old Point The Noriolk IIer-
aid Of the Cd inst thus the result oil tbs exper-
iment:
Speaking foronrscyes, We too should he era,i-
hedh we could furnish an authentic aud particular
statement Of the process and termination of tho e.,
pertinent TO test the strength ofts obdufae p;ecr of
ordnance; but the officer who bad the direction of :,
having made his report to the Navy Board feels I'M
der some restraint in communicating upon the sub.
Ject All that We can state, therefore is that the eau
non referred To IA u poundcr.) fred ono thousand
rounds, 200 oil wliichwefe with two shots and Two
wads. The charge was ihen increased half a ,,onnd
each discharge. with shot X two wsds uut the
18TH round, when, the charge ufpowdcr being tLcn
doubled, with two shots and two wats as before tho
cannon burst Whole number OF DISCHARGES l0l3
OF which, gig were double shoited aud vaal,l III