Litchfield enquirer., 1841-01-07

MNTdeTS, Cj'c-Ine papers TOT lew
 months past seem to be largely occupied with accounts of Murders, Suicides, and other outrages One of the most shocking that we have seen yet is that from the Ports mouth, Virginia, Times ot Dec. T6th. It describes no less than fre murders perpe-
 tratcd on the Monday night previous, by a
 miscreant in Southampton County. All the
 victims were in the family of an aged Qua
 ker of the name of Scott, residing not far
 from the town of Jerusalem. The young negro girl who escaped relates that man
 residing in the neigh borhood visited the
 house little after sunset and spent tho eve
 ming by the fireside of MT. Scott in conyer- sation with the family. As he was about to quit, he asked Mir. $. to walk with him to the gate, as he had word to say to him in private. To this the unfortunate man con-
 scented, and here he was despatched. The murderer then entered the kitchen, and with short dogwood pcstlc despatched negro woman; he then turned upon the aged sis ter of Mir. Scott, who had interfered in be- half of the negro, and fcllcd her with q sim gle blow---then negro boy nine years old
 was served in the same manner, and then
 little white girl. Missing the young ne- gross, who had escaped, he searched the
 whole house for her, turning over the beds and searching every corner, and not hndlng her, he set fire to the house and retired with out consummating the robbery. The negro girl alarmed the neighbors, who succeeded
 in cxtinguishing the flames. On the fol- lowing morning among the crowd of spec
 tators appeared the murderer, who was pointed out by the girl. He denied his guilt, saying he had not been on the premises for a fortnight before but on his arrest marks
 of blood were found upon him, and other
 |, I NHI lf
 house. Mir. Scott was reputed a wealthy
 man, and there is no doubt that the hope of securing his money led to this horrible scheme of murder. The escape of the girl alone prevented the full execution of the plan. ,... ..-..... ..a Y. aa..v.a ...a
 ANorHER-The same mail brings an ac- count of a murder in Dinwiddie county, Var
 on the 18th inst. by Jeremiah Conway, on the person of Edward Lewis, only Is years of age, who at the time of the murder re- sided in Conway's family-the young man was shot in the back part of the head as he was stepping out of the house to go to church. The cause of the deed is supposed to have been jealousy. Conway has been for many years member of the Methodist Church. He has been secured, though he made no effort to escape. .s.l... s .a...i..,
 THE MURDER, IN PHILADELPHrA, of Samuel @OHUSOIIO Uy AACAAbClS H NAA SHS Ra"a"N"~ lars much like the New Brunswick tragedy. From the examination before Alderman Clark, it appears that the house in which the deceased lived was rented by Heftner 1; two other families also resided in the same house; the deceased had the second story front room, and subsisted on the dividends of some rail road stock. He told his wife he would % to the city to oreceivc his dividend. His wife becoming alarmed at his long ab- scnce, asked Hetfner if he had seen him ; he replied that he had seen him on the road going into the country on business. At last she asked Heffner for the key of an out house or shed which had been used for storing rubbish. With much difficulty she obtained it, and gained admittance, and the first thing she saw was her husbands hat on the floor. This excited her suspicious of foul play--and an alarm was given-scarch
 made, and the body was found beneath the floor horribly mutilated. Hctfner was in | the ward when the discovery was made and said something about going for coroner, since which he has not been seen. His wife was arrested and admitted to bail in the sum of $lOOO The murdered man former Iy kept and owned the Spring House Hotel, at little distance from the city. He sold his place for $3OOO, and it was doubtless for this money that Heffner stained his hands and soul with the blood of it's owner '~"'- ,.,-sl v h... .. .I N H. Palladium.
 4 house of ,nournia,g and of 6lood! I'he lires of tpo children tdken by their Mother !-Scldorn | i1ns t fallen to our lot 10 record SD shocking an occurrence as the following: .|' CORNELIUS MERsEREAU, Esq Coroner, on Monday last, was called to hold an inquest over the bodies of two children, daughters oi Mir. Edmond H. and Semantha Locke. of the town of Union, in this county. 1t appeared in evidence before the jury summoned on this melancholy occasion, that early on Sat. urtlny morning last Mir. Locke and his iwO sons arose, and went to the barn to attend to their ordinary out door business. Mrs. Locke also arose, passed into the room where a niece of hers, who was sick, and her iiiile daughter slept. asked her niece how she rest ed, and then took the child from the bed, under the pretence that her niece might re- 1 main undisturbed the remainder of the mor- ming. She then took the child up stairs 10 tho bed occupied by the other child, Qhe eldest five, and the youngest two years of'age,) and got into bed herself. About this time, one of the sons returned from the barn for some corn, and went up stairs for that purpOse.-- His mother urged him to hasten down with l jt. which he did. Mir. Locke in n few min uies also came ;n, and inquired of his son where his mother was. He replied. sup stairs, playing with tho children" Mr. L. immediately went up, where sight as ap- paIing us ever was witnessed by mortal eyes met his view. The three lay in the bed, with tbeir throats cut from car 10 ear, welter- ing in their blood! The children were quite dead, and their mother struggling in the ago. Nics of death!
 Mrs. Locke. during the last winter and spring, and at times on former occasions,