The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-01-26


Burr NAV possess. The omission Of ,h-
author OF that work 10 refer 10 the official +
source IN matter Of 80 much moment, de-
notes a cu!pable ne.lec, Of duty aud eScltes
lie suspicion, that he vas mste jealous q
tx Stigma on the reputation Of Mr. JET.
larson, han he vas 70 ascertain the ttutA,
Robbery and Htrder.--N e learn from
source which We nave no reason 10 doubt
that horrible murder was committed dor
lng last week at house short distance tins
side Of Springfield, IL tht> STATE. We have
| the name Of the person who hved N the
house, but until the facts are ialy a,crr.
tanned by regular investi- CATION, w DO not
consider ii our duty to mention II. hr
circumstances we4e as follows: \ poor
woman, with two ch,ldreu was travelling 70
i Springfield, when night overlook her Jlsi
IS she reached the above named nouse,
where she applied for lodging uuui mora
NJ which request was readily grauted. i
short time after, gentleman on horseback
arrived, aud llkeN,se asked permission 10
STAY all night A.let snppfs, ,he lady was
showed to her CHAMBER, where beng wear.
led with travel, she soon fell asleep. Sbe
vas aroused 10 The night by nUlse winch
sae thought resem6ted a person stfanglag-
and immediately after she heard bod yqn.
nlng 90 the Il ,or. Her terror was great.
but douov increased wnen she heard some
one IN the adjoining room ask, : y hat
shall We do with the old lady r MutdeI
: nar to be sure replied a second voice
But the children : inquired the lirsI speak
err ~ all be hard 10 XII them"
3 "Wel, them said Tie second 1--WE vii
l ascertain if she Is asleep, aud Il so, We wi
! let her 60 10 the morning, bat II mol SIN
Q must de- The lady had sufficient forl
:. tud- aud presence II mind To appear 10 10
n murdrrers, when they entered her room
a TO ba in sound sleep. In The monn-
il they gave her breakfast, and suffered ne
to depart Wilh her children She had rs
q gene far when she tnet man 90 foot, wh
y stopped her, aud enquured, where she ha
.r STAYED the previous night Sue replle,
d At the first house. VIVA! kind oi Peep
I lived there asked the man. They vel
re very kind and good to me, she rephed.-
ID The stranger passed on, and she had n
n proceeded far before second man acco-
n. ed her With :" where she stayed last night
Of By this tine her suspicious we're arouse
and she answered him in the same STRAIN
N she had replied 10 the first. He passed o
and she was met BY a third, Who propose
similar questions, and received similar a
swers. 1t length she arrived at sprln
oe field, aud lost no t'pe 10 informing the pr
per authorities Of all that she had seen al
II heard. A body Of men were procured a
proceeded IN the house designated. j
% inarderers were taken by surprise, and
= secured The house was then search
!, ald the body Of murdered man found ia /
=, CO IA and also The sum Of $4,000 ~as lool
4; imposed to be the property Of the victim.
+" QUINCY Ohio Argus.
The editor Of the Baltimore TFanscr
gives the following complimentary conso
ton, - all "new beginners IN the news
r, per line:
We Iook upon every new paper that
~ started, very much as We do upon eve
new murder that IS committed. We thu
'' their is another man lost to every TIL
''1 useful, lost TO himself, lost to the world, a
doomed to a purgatory from which s
y cannot save hun. We thluk that the |
DAYS Of that man will BE- worse than
first but all must live and learn.
have become lutte hardened TO tue bl
d. ness, but If we had life to 20 over again,
~gJld rather adopt the trade Of fishing
r. miunows slth pin.hook than that ofpubli
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