Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-08-12

OF all The murders YET registered IN the catalogue
Of crime, the following defes comparison,
TIE perpetrators 81 tbs foul aud bruial murder
after irving killed and butehered all tey supposed
@err ID The house, rned IT OF all The money th' }
could lay their hands upon I; but fortunately me
money that lad prompted this outrage had been re-
moved. II behooyes every good citizen 10 be on I'VE
all and render his assistance ~ feffeiHR Out te
muuefefs, and bringing them 10 justice. The calm
deibeiaon exhibited by The lnlie buy IS worthy oil
l1eT Years, and venture 10 say pafdUel INSTANCE
has been heard Of
The following particulars. which we extract from
The Baiesviiie News. were wtitlen bs gentleman OF
Washington county, 10 friend IN Balesvlle
The most horrible murder petpeitated
IN e Christian country. VAS committed lasl Saiur-
day night \, Canute Hall. on Mr.. william Wright
aud lenr of his children. Mrs. Wright states
that after r,tTing 10 bed. she heard me
sound oil horsrmen approaching The house. ilet
dmIdny suggested the apprehension that ihey
might be hosltle Indians. She a"oke htr nus
baud, and communicated her feafs, aud DOT
rose. airs. Wfghi. through crack in the door,
discovered three walk up 10 The door
Oae asked # they could stay all night, Ny
Wright replied yes. and opened tho door. ne
robbers NJ thai moment. seized aud siabDeu
him 10 death. A daughter (pethaps tue eldes')
rushed out BY the assassios while yet batchefng
her flber Mr.. Wright beng despatched. the
iends commenced saUghtenng his d' ienctiess chl'-
dIen. They struck out lie brains Of lntle infant
on the floor aud ran their Bowie knives through the
tender bodies OF three other children they reposed
in the embraces OF sweet sleep. The fourth, htte
boy OF some twelve years, with long hea'y
blade, the demons 81 blow separated the crown
from tie mass 81 his head-slking him INTO inseoSl-
bility bui not mo death. they supposed. + or
iunatey Two other children sleeping III another apat-
ment were not discovered also hule Morris escaped
their observation. THIS lutte child, Of the tender
ace OF SIX or seven years only, had been placed al The
back side OF a trunnel bed; lhus hiding Inn from
the eyes Of the murdcters, Liue Motrs was a
wake and with the lsion oil more mature Yeas, lay
IN GREATNESS Stiffness eyen2 from beneath the folds
of the bed furniture, the strange deeds oil murder
and robbery, and arson.
From tins intelligent child, we learned that aitei
every eye beneath hIs Inflated roof they snppo-
sed had been closed in death. and every tongue 81
fenced forever The robbers proceeded TO plumber The
hutise ol all tue money, Sci II on fire, aud gallo ed
off. Lile MONS, alter satisfying himself that the
murdtfers were gone, moved from his hiding place,
aud commenced with astonishing intelligence Ia
rescue al from all the RUNS ot The rapidly advancing
damrs He ran and awohe bis little ssters-aud
hurried them OUT the burning dwelllng--teturnrd
aud found his wounded brother restored TO conscious
his l,eble strength beng unequal his weight
Morris threw his arms around the shoulders OF his
almost murdered brother aud lcndehy drew HIM be-
yond the Influence Of the increasing hre--retutned
caught up the infant, but finding hir ess. gently
had II down few PAGES from the door on the breast
OF the father. Then eSslyed 10 return tor the ME
less bodies OF tie others but the ire nov having
wrapped the door III fumes. iOibd his enhance
Seeing his angel like purpose thwaitcd, he with ms
little sisters aud brother sought such resting place ds
houseess fam aud clear Sly attlded. The daneh
ter that escaped at The outset took refuge IN rye
field Mrs. wight made her way some mile AMI d
Half two miles blrelooted and III her 5h dress,
TO her friends
SO strong did the citizens appiehcnd an Indian al
tack that they tool, the p1eeauUon Of placing then
females pont OF safety, and collected a toIrra
bic force before dizzy veatured to The scene OF dan
ger.
Nh Wight MAS an honest and good citizen, with
out an enemy in the world and murdered ior his no
uey. The murderers are white men and not IT,
dmns-ycl undetected fhe whole country Is Il
reused. May Providence point out the pefpetra
tons ul ths Lurr bic murder"