Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-06

IESAs-MURDER-LIsc LAw-Lasr or rue
LoAAuh uASG'-We have been put in possession
oil the facts IN relation to this affair which ~ ma
among the last Texas tragedies. The citizens o,
Jefferson county, u appears, have long suffered
itom their outragesj and, from their number. nd
total recklessness Oi character, seemed
70 arrest their injuries by the hand ofc;y,i no,,er
Cattle had been stolen, robberies committed ami
Ci-<ehS lhsulted and muTdereh, but still whenever
any were arrested on the charge, the gany cam.
forward With perJured oa,hs, and thew werc ,c,I,;'
'ed' oahum" was hardeued into the most invc-
lerate degree OF crime, and seemed hut to roar on
Joyment by pushing the most iendsh acts of rob
Oery and murder. Il IS most singular Instance -,
the effects Of h. bit. He was rich and a.
planter and lived Ia a sumptunus and most u,,oni
hceht H+nner-kept q sp.cudl CqY.Dlyg-ovcr.5
over hundred negroes, and lar-e tracts of land
h'u constantly about hundred breeding rn,res-
IN ide yearly sale d fifteen hundred c.ltr amt h,J
a large revenue coming IN f,om other sources The
Is no doubt but that he was lie richest man IN ~
es' Yet, with all this wealth, his cisoos,t,on IN
punccr knew no bounds.
Ihe cause OF his death arose from an abortive AZ
tempt 10 murder Gir Carey, Of Houston corn,,, =
Mr.. e ISa highly respectful and wealth., ci,yy,.
OF the Town OF houston, and was AZ The 1, s st,yn
at the residence Of HOikum. lie was .ur-1.,,.,
OF having large sum of money " tn HIM ,nd
1oakum determined that he should ,r nude,
while IN bed. The plan was p.uosr!v name
DUNG the day, and every thing placed IN read,nsss
Tor l's COMMUNICATING remained but tbs
darkness Of tho nighL-Then the pulse had TO bcaI
s last 'hroo' and The cold hand Of death steel away
'he IasI expiring breath. Fortunately, faithful
negro servant Of MIR. Carey had heard the intend
ed murder, and communicated the desi.n IN nj.
master IN sufficient time 10 leave him a rhanr. nt
escape. lie managed to DO this, and when suf
Gently out oi the reach Of lUakum made he facts
puoIc TO the citizens. The people no sooner be,,l
oi It than they were satisfied Of it's truth; Tor The
good Character Of Mr.. e is pruyerbiaL
a meeting was held, which resulted in the Corrn,-
lIOn ui an armed corpse exceeding orc hundred IN
number, WHO resOlved 10 drive tie wnole gang on,
OF the county. This they proceeded 10 90: out, IN
the mean time, \ oakum head Ut his not h,yiny
been detected, and, IN company with some of bis
g'ns and negroes, started Tor tie West. When the
corps heard oi this, they Immediately gave HIM nur.
SUIT. IL was not long before they found ont ht.
rousi and, s)On AFTER parties met at place called
me cypress, netT lilo Ison. Here a portion OF
his gam iesded. The corps OF Yoakum and one
or I"o OF the most dsspsrl'c tuii tus of his s,uy
Ihey th-n mad his negroes bound TO trees and com.
PEELED them to uniu the secret acts of their lrts
master. One OF them detailed mos horud Gaia
lOSne ui CRIME. lie Sta ed several mut ders Known
TO HIN hat his mas er hid cutnmilted Some n
these were once citizens of the county, and then
sudden d appearance nad always been looked uuor
will suspicion of fool pay.
The corps subsequently examined his residence
when these evidences OF murder were fully confirm
ei. Al the bottom Of al old well human AKIN l.
were sttn, where they had no doubt been thrown
eich fresh murder occurred. Among varIon.
other things, also, there vas watch found, wr,h d
strangers name IN Il. THIS, regro declared, II.
h I'd seen on the person OF q &c .tleman who uuc.
stayed thee all night The residence of Yoakuu
s c' Ell the Pine Island, and on the road leading
u Houston u Is tnOrou.hr,re necessarily Ire
qusrtsd 10y triye'Iersi at his house many have beer
compelled 10 stay by the advanced state Of the day
tai weather, &c., until II almost becacie a usua
stopping place for travellers. From these circum.
s'ances he ia ample means for Carrying out mos
extensively bloody list Of tragedies. There car
be no doubt but that his heodl,h temperament had
rs lu SAFE IN hesh, and has sent to the fatal bourr
from whence traveller feturnsp the last sad re-
mains Of m'ny a valuable life. The rest Of IA,
gang have fed, aud nov ample security and peace
exist throughout the county.