Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-18
Ir'0""e Sur aud Nanscripf. \

D'"IMo 1REEN CAROLINE CouNrY
december 30th, 1910.
from visiting the wretehed murderer MAJ p DIN
.eiey, VINO Is confined IN the Jail at this nl.c. C.
taxing the life Of John Long. There has No, ,. ,o'
req IN ths region, within the memory of the inhsh;.
n", eny murder which for ils attendant horror.
can we with the one alluded to- and for ~. hs
humanity u Is to be hoped such another n.v.. 81,
oarken the records Of crime. The wre,cbsJ ILL,
oOn ss, every thng-keeps nothing back
ros'u suppose lie was describing AN ;nc;d.n,
70 winch he was only a casual observe - a
ar occurrence IN which he was the promineo, e,ar
nc say, Long and himself were nIv,ys c,;a.J.
,h ecu IN hutes before the commission of the ac,
tne larthest thing from his Thoughts WINS ,hs ~
suueton oil Long. From his statement, !, 800.
.sa' Long went TO his house about bed inns snJ
.hey commenced drinking A favorte pon,, h,,o a"a
hs nsaL ey' gotn the way ofLong as they sat al
hicSed the animal out Of his wav. Re, y.i. Is, mno
gu, struck Long violent blow with his 81, ,.h;.L
ieutu MN TO the floor. As soon as Re.-at "'en
ooZlns from Longs head, he be anne ala, med
anu endeavored TO wrap him in a bed.o,;I, -
recovered little. and the quarrel VI d's Eohs
when beazeley seized an axe and struck o.. 49,,
o'ows on the back Of the head, which f.J,a5 -.
%S ine moor again Beaz.ey II en- laid down on The
ocu, as ne thinks, beside his wife-vbo,, bo 49,
ened, ii she should STIR he would L;II ~ sI 1e
uhu' near day. When he arose. the bod. 81 ~
was sun and cold. he then ripped nm tbe a..
pul me oody beneath. The murder occpr,.d e.
and ,hse -, Say saturday the body laid there
Q, hei during the day-He drank deen and Ts."t''
" uhe canning cup Of inioxicarion. 10 kecn 49,,
s@e WIG feelings that agtnted his bosom. He vas
TO Iook h;s '1r lear OF the pursuer: he was afraid
- Iooh ms fellow men in the face, les, hi. vn;,,
snoud stand IN characters of fire burned nnon ~
,orehead. AT night, he essayed 10 NOV, the ho,I,.
~ VIC 'ea' mat ne was watched, prevented him
6,o Ie~ lhnss out oil the house, he set il ON
I'o' thinking, poor fool he would destroy ali 80
uence OF the murder, and again breathe frrsIv r.,
a'er the last raiter had fallen in. and nv, Du'
e'hcetS MA begun to pale, therein ths ,,;Syy,
f"e -t9ay unourned, the headless trunk of JoLn
Long, lie next bethoUght him of remov;nc III
oooyi out, alter he had raked il from the .sb..
was 80 not he had to leave il to cool bscors -
could remove 1t. The day was dayn,ns anS nc
r hN Was not accomplished He then dragged il
steps from the road all day. a friGbtf,I ,s,saL y
mo, AlIy-the arms burned of, the lees burned OF
trunk! ~ '"sing 10 the
AT night, he took the body of his v;.,;,,
and buried il in potato hole. hut .,;,, I'M
lear that 1t would be discovered, tormen,sd h;n,
anu he again took 1t up and carried n in A.. ar,
aoou' TWO miles through the dark old fo.e,,. and
buried II IN hollow tree!
During the Gay, Monday he apain wan, - a..
spot Where the body was Inferred terrified .s, ,bc
uoss should, IN hunting the wood, discoyer n.
crime crime But there was upon him an Eve. FINN
whose glance he could not hide himself and H..
derngsl 40 'e'''"'e mum
servant woman, the property OF Robert Hud
gun, Esq the Clerk Of the Superior Cour, of th;s
oSun'y, anu IN whose family Long had been sort
OF supernumerary mechanic and often an acc,unt
anu called at Beazeleys' Saturday. and remaSksd
o,cOd upon the hoor, and the appearance of SOM,
.ning IKE Drains around the fire. place. Copniin u
s c'euiistance IN her mind with the absence OF
-uouSh not breathing her suspicious tn Re,
zeIey's wife, she told her husband tbe fac, - -
monday told his fears to Mr. Saunders AT The Row
log Green. MIR Saunders Mr. Norborn. Sn,,o.
VT VT N ehant MIR tiudgn, Festls Dickinson. ESQ
tne res cutting Attorney for the county and seyei
a. other gentlemen, proceeded to the IVORY sbon .
oeazeley, and remanded John Long. He denied nj
knowledge of him save that Long had been ~ MI
mouse on Friday night, and said he was going ID
iappahannock, in Essex county. Insearehing M
ruins Of the FIRE, the gentlemen found Longs -.
81 BOOK, buried TO cnder, with a piece Of ponI
burned, but the writing still distinct although ibN
paper was almost charred. In rakine about mn
y a.u hI saunders iound under the surface bond
WIN fragments Of flesh clinsing To H. andn It,IH
further, portion Of the human Jaw with tyv II
teeth IN II. Upon this discovery, Beazelev eo,i
the spot. ~ "''S "''"
lie was Immediately conveyed to iol I'm, I'll
next morning he was permitted TO accompsnv III
genuemen who had arrested him in quest OF IA
oody' They found II as he described and il WI
ouIeu subsequently IN square box all the ud
FIRE. s ' ue''oyeu oy vi
Long was harmless, inofTensve being. nlwnJ
ready and obligirg in his disposition, and oee
sionnalIy addicted to nddlging rather freely.
benzeley has heretofore borne the character of
honest, humble, hard working man, and from ~
looks l would hardly suspect him Of either nerg
or inclination TO commit so foul deed He nenb
ASKS or expects mercy. I found him rtading ~
testament, and as meek and docile as a child al
deavorod to impress upon his mind the imno,an
o. preparation for that sha dowy bourne "when
no traveller returns"