Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-04-27

For .7adfor-AUGUSTUs B. SAUNDERS
For Treaurer-SAMUEL CRAIG;
For CoHgrem-A. G. BRows 3 }. THoNFsoS.
DARING AND ATROCIOUS MURDER!
One Of the most daring and outrageous acts Of
Of ylany IN The annals Of crime, was perpelfa-
ted few miles from our town on Wednesday last
Mr.. c. Wmrr, Of Russellve, Ala, ~ho had
visited our State on business, and was almost an
entire stranger here, lelt town on the day men.
toned soon after dinner He was journeying
homewards, and when he had got about four
miles on bis way, on the Military road, was way
LAID and shot dead nstaLily--two bullets beng
pul through his head II would seem. from all the
circumstances. that the tiend noanaie--the mon
ster m human shape, who perperaled this daring
and danning act, IN The open face OF day, must
have been riding by the side Of his unsuspcctlug
victim, Mt the time, and that he took the opportu-
nifty, when his attention was turned from him, to
shoot him down. This is rendered not only pro-
bahle. bu, almost ceftain by the wounds inflicted
on the murdered man The right side Of hts
head was pierced by bullet, Immediately below
the ear and so near was the pistol when It was
fred that the marks Of the powder were distinct.
/, visible over the whole Of that side Of his face
This wound did not produce immediate death
the unfortunate man fell from his horse and the
murderer dismouolcd, drew another pistol. and
shot him through the head, Just above the fore.
head, eyiinguishng lie instantly. Such ., ,6e
manner in which, a rsst mortem eysminanoa
would induce the belief that the murder Mas corn
united. Money was no doubt The object, and
tho sole object for which tbs deed OF 6eud,sh
yllany was done; but It - believed lha, the per.
pclrator vas loled 10 bis design, aud that he left
the murdered victim Of his cupid,ly no richer
than he was before. No, cent, /, is believed, did
he get from Mr.. Nhie. 1t seems to be the gem
eral impression that he was mistaken IN his man
tina, il was his intention TO murder and rob Il
different individual one somewhat resembling
Mr.. W. in size aud appearance, and who was
known to have considerable sum of gold about
him. This gentleman was travelling the same
way with Mr.. White, and was but fcw miles
behind him, when the deed was done.
Mr.. White, we are told was gentleman II
high rcspeclablltty--an honest, industrious aud
worthy citizen. II was his design, We believe,
TO settle among US, aud be had made some ar.
engagements FOR that plrpose, previous 10 his de-
partute. lie was man Of lamliy--had wife
aud nlne children, who are now, no doubt, aux
iously awaiting his return, but,
Alas nor wife, nor children more shall he behold
Nor friends, nor sacred home.
As soon Us this daring and atrocous murder wa
made known in town, one general burst Of ndg
nan feeling was produced. The cti2ens lmmt
u,aleiy assembled 1t, Deb y Uonners tavern, /
order to devise means Tor auesuug the murderer
The sum OF Sl,2lO was subscribed III few mn
utes as u reward for his arrest and couvlchot
Two companies stated off III pursuit It's sal
that they have got on the trad Of the murdere
and that there is strong probability that he will
arrested. gentleman happened TO be in It
woods neur swamp, not very far from the plac
where the murder was committed, who heard Il
repor, Of the pistols, and a short time after, saw
= MIN riding through the swamp, N some hast
lie spoke to hun, but received no reply. In
A was no doubt the murderer, aud the descrpuc
. gwen of hun will be the clue which Will lead Ii
. company NJ the pursuit.
The body OF Mr.. White was brought to tow
n the evening OF the murder, aud Wa, uttered /
a neSI day. VITA ali due respect, a large numbef
a the citizenS IoIalns N the procession TO Ihe pa
ui burial.
= We give below the names Of those who sill
!, scribud lor the arrest OF the murderer. It's pr
!. per to stale that the subscription was got up
!, aeai haste, and that comparatively but lew OF d
d cdzcns had an opportunity OF sIsnng the papC
n Had time allowed, the list of names would Ia
r. been much larger, and the amount subScrIb
}. greatly increased.
!. The undersigned do hereby agree TO pay the ST
: set opposite their names, to the person perso
&c who viii arrest and secure the individual that col
united a most barbarous murder of MIR CHI
IS Wnrr thus day, on the Military Road about 10
A. m,s from Columbus.
Is Aprll "a, lS5s.
!, Thos Ford SEQ JOS Grigsby :
: Jno KIRK 10 W Carroll
y ) n Buterwoith 80 William h Martin
y Euueue q Drake - John J Goodwin
ID Chas Walsh % Goodrich
T. john W Byrn so Wan Il Mayo
ZIP SPOTS 10 NortMuglen Lester
Eli A6buu 50 john h o,eey
i. h " Johnson 10 Ralph GraveS
h. NJ GrsnI 20 A X Wellington
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