Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-09-21
HoRRID MURDER BY SLAVES.


Mr.. Mayse, are from the Stanton (Va.)
Spectator What a commentary upon the
advantages of slave holding The wonder is
> only, that no more such scenes occur 10 the
slave states.
Some account Of the murder has already
been given 10 the public On Friday the
10th Of August TWO little daughters Of Mr..
Mayse one aged something more than seven
years, and the other probably from IL to Is
months younger, who had been going to
school for some time, about three quarters
Of mile from their fathers house having
failed to return home at the usual time,
their mother became uneasy at their delay,
and caused search to be made for them
supposing they had strayed off for the pur
pose of gathering wild berries and had lost
their way. Her alarm was increased by
the fact that her husband was absent at the
Hotel Springs, and the night was fast ap.
preaching
For some time the search was unsuccess-
| fol- but at length the children were found
| lying dead, neat the road By which their
father must necessarily pass on his return
home, wiihtheir throaIs cot from earto ear Sus-
picion soon attached TO three negroes, viz
a man named AHdreIc woman named
Lucinda, and girl about Ia years old, ma
med Caroline, all OF whom belonged to Mr.
Mayse.-A coroner's inquest was held over
the bodies and great deal Of testimony
was examined, which so confirmed the
previous suspicious. that the three negroes
were arrested and committed to jail, and a
warreDt issued 10 convene court for their
trial on the 22d OF August. Immediately
after the arrest, Caroline, the girl, made a
disclosure, eliminating Lucinda. who was
her own mother, and the man named An.
drew
On the trial which took place on the |
day above mentioned, two of the accused. |
Andrew and Lucinda, were separately ar
ralgned, and the girl Caroline was brought !
forward as witness. Her testimony was
to the following purpou -
On the evening Of the murder Lucinda.
her mother left the house of her master, for
the ostensble purpose of gathering black
berries. As she went from the house she
told the witness that she must 20 down tow.
ards the school house. and meet the chill.
dren. as they came from school, and bring
them up TO the gate over the hill and that
she would show them another black berry
patch, The witness accordingly took the
child OF Mr.. Mayse which she was nursing.
about fifteen months old. and went towards
the schoolhouse, until she met the children
on their return home
She seadily persuaded them to accompany
her to the place designated, which was about
400 yards rom the house OF Mr. Mayse. on the
road and near the gate which led into one
Of ms helds. The ground on one side the
'oad' at tins point, was in a forest, and on
me Other was cleared, with the exception of
bushes, which had grown up in the field
4 10 SITUATION was quite public for that re-
mole section OF the country, as the road was
'ccasionlly good deal travelled
When the witness he'd the poini des.
gna'ed she found the prisoners Lucinda !
md Andrew, waiting for them. the latter
Gaming on the fence, with his shirt sleeves {
o'led mn TO his shoulders Almost imme-
.aseIf upon ,he'' rsaehing the spot. Lucinda
e'%eu me eides; child who nndins herself {
roughly handled, begged Lucinda moi to y
urt her. as she had never done her any Il
arm Lucinda made no reply to this pray
for mercy, but catching hold of the head ),
her victim she drew il violently back so
to leave the throat fully exposed, and
anding behind her held her firmly in this
osItlon until Andrew with single stroke I"
shoemaker's knife cut her throat almos, e
ON ear 10 ear
Lucinda then relinquished her hold, and y
e poor lutte innocent with its eyes rolled .
pwards IN agony, and with uplihed hands =
aggered forward describing in her course y.
halt circle, with the blood spoutng from -
'ery vein and artery, until she fell PROSTATE = T.
pom her face and expired without a eroan. :.
he other little victim. terrified beyond ex. =. -
esslon, at the horrible scene which she Va Va
I'd Just witnessed. fled into corner of the 70
nee, and with outstreached arms implor " =
for mercy But she might as well have =, =,
'pealed to hungry igers.-Andrew rushed 4
ION her. dragged her forth from her place o'
refuge, and handed her over TO Lucinda. Ga
no held her in the same position in which u'
II sister had met her horrible fate. and '"
ndrew, with the same instrument of death I'd
use The language Of the witness, sawed
her neck for some timeh until the head
as almost severed from the body, and she az
! dead without a struggle. an
The witness stated that she then ran a. Ia
~ to the house, and did not know what mi
= prisoners did or where they went for WI
me time afterwards. he
This dreadful narrative ofthe witness ,,oo ne
stained by all the circumslantia evidence w w
the case and by the testimony of all the 'e'
Ter witnesses as to the collateral facts w
pom an examination of the position OF bod ":
oil the children, and the wounds. and tho %
pearance oil the ground IL vns Gonnd H., "