Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-01-12
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A most shocking case Of the deliberate
murder Of five PERSONS, committed, i
would seem, foe the sole purpose Of pre-
venting the discovery Of contemplated
robbery, is related in the .Porlsmoutb,
Va. Tunes Of the 18th inst, as follows;
We learn lbata series Of most atrocious
murders was Perpetrated BY 2 nlscreant
in Southampton county, on Monday
night, An aged Quaker Of the name Of
Scott, residing moi far from Jerusalem,
bis sister, also aged, little girl, about
nine wears old named Pretlow, o negro
woman and hor child, were successfully
butchered 10 further the design ot rob
berry entertained by their deslToyer;-
Six perions were on the premises az the
time, and but one yescapedG This was q
young negro girl. She relates we upI
derstppd, that q man residing IN the
neighborhood visited The house . little
after, sunset, and spent the evening by
The tircslde Of Mr.. Scott in conversation
with the family, AS he was about to
quit, he asked Mr.. s, to walk with him
10 the gate, as he had word TO say 70
him in private. To this tho unfortunate
man consented. ar--s @3#B ~ ~.
Il The girl saw no more oflhim, 4, ylo'
lent slruggle was next heard IN the kitch
Il en-. The murderer armed with shoT
! heavy dogwood- peslle, had seized the
negro wOman,, and was beating out heI
y brains when the aged sister Of Mr. Scott
attra cIed by the ! noise, appeared and
begged him 10 desist. lrrevOcably bent
| On bis design he instantly despatched the
poor negro, and seizing the old lady felled
her 10 the floor with blow Of Tho Pestle'
|. A negro boy about nine years old was
/ then killed in the Same manner He
next proceeded in search Of the little
white girl and the young negress. The
latter made her escape upobserved,--
The other child was not SO fortunate.
She was caught in The room and murder,
ed as sumuprily as the rest.
MOI seeing The negro girl, and resolved
10 leave no clue 10 this fearful secret, the
mouster made, "a careful search in the
rooms turning over, the beds and scanning
every corner narrowly, ConvipCsd thai
one ollhe family had escaped, he seems
to have gone of without consummating
the robbery. The girl fed Immediately
10 the nearest ueighbprs, and communi
Gated what had occurred in her sight pnt
hearing. They repaired 10 the premises
forthwith, and found the melancholy con
, frmalion Of her story. The murderer
had fed, and The house was burning
y slowly. The FIRE was extinguished be,
fore il had defaced The bodies, OF done
!, much injury 10 The building, In the
E morning among the spectators Of the
(. nights bloody fruit, was The Individual
spoken OG by The girl az the actor in the
c scene, lie gave an instant contradiction
,rl 10 her story, and referred TO the absence
Of blood from his clothing as proof o
0 his Innocence, lie denied also. we learn
ii having been on the premises for fort
h night. Traces Of blood, however, il |
Q said, we're found among his whiskers
4. and he was detained until search wa
4 made at hls house. This resulted, W
Is learn, in the discovery Of suit Of hi
4. clothing excessively besmeared wit
. blood. Hewas forthwith apprehendsd,
/. Mr., Scott was an old and esteeme
: resident VI the county, and was reporls
y TO bC wealthy. The hope Of secpriu
lie money led 70 . scheme Of murder,
Dr. boldly conceived and deliberately exec
4, ted as any furnished hy the annals
o. crime. The escape of The girl AloI
n prevented the full execution ofthe pla
u lf size had fallen, Oh explanatlon Of d
q mystery would have been impossible.
The house and bodies Of ihe slain wop
I, have been consumed together, and u
3 murderer would have possessed ii sec
I. fity the poor reward of bis atrocities, b
!, yond The fear pF detection, ".