Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-07-21
A SHOCKING HISTORY.

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A SHOCKING HISTORY
A gentleman Of vcracity and faspeetabilIfy IN Mont
gomcry county, COMMUNICATES he Glowing unyafu.sh
cd OF Inc Lucas family. enc e. Tie most wicked
ADD abandoned ,hst ever lived. II NECESSARY e. .ay
tbs the account would be dscredfd # II estrr G.n,
any other than undouoied authority, 5siaesag arc lie
details
CnRs1I,yanrae, July ith. 1872
10 tic Editor, cfAe Riedmond Compiler
GEsTttMrN--MvseIf as Wi rs many ot'lers lio
doub;) feel some interest On Consequence Il aer know
cdge Of tho and the facts IN lie notice IN Your s.
fsper, hesded The P,nii,uuaf, Isll1de IL Lucas
His family and thor cfmn. vii Known t. ms an
They are notorionsly worthy T. be grouped with tie
Harfers, tie Mues, or tuf otilfr fesperado,s that
have 1eufshsd ir the ,sI century. Non sly in vopr
notice 4 Lucas, that his strong argument that
crime IN tio blood. II i.r fhfs rule Will carr,
cut. tasnt he hu ian fanny Hhls,. Is Mt r m.
n s.r bst now flT 1t has beea Illustrated IN this family
OF Lucas sands conspicuous 81 CIR efaiaal feou an
msraet Ntlh b1ldl IW.l give s5l N IN 8mn oi the
fsmy and Their crimes Wieh If na5lp H., n cappcirri
historian, would make small y. ume ! IN Ac1ln hy
oprrscuug small cfrtr }u1 make IN Yaat statement
You lucae the Incascs 10 Gratsn cauafY thai csut,
isspared the sgraco " HlTiarHg sne1 monsters The
acne ofieir lives and tcaIfaags = IN he County %,
Giles. on Do Creek. snslI .faes5 nj New Rive.
which hsais 90 the cc,elatetI sal md Aiaaa.,n and
firm is Obs-lry ana ra a.-s fa The .#-4=t-r If .
Inhabitants has always sr-a #.ded b, lIau-
Bal 10 the tale
The sther q, tho Li.ase.. Is NY ait g ,.ara of
age, and = no dauai boar, asas II. Wan. aItluah
he has durng h. a1 ',g aesr tifa# efaIsB n = mint
NJ crime Of which The 4V gaa.l r. s..z5nee will
give enc ltaii ~ he cn'as'ri ii .s "a fHucr winch
vii sun e t. sh'" want @s84 ri taan h. IS. On tho
recent Ta a lie Pare, Wien lis l., ,,a4 T., .,
pafdy, thls cld beng sd lat WIS If cAar,.cr
ot his s1n David s.09lsl ira. do believed " Dare
potAd k,t any man FER hrsatg fire cent. "
Ihe hfsi az tins i4uiy of 0ia peif1p, nanerll ~'od
In eifh siee waslHo ii-l al 4 81 Run a. be- Is
universally called. (iIi4usme. raf.aTs ne R5fHlluh
but pressure be- has ityc- -fa15T hui - The ,,ri.
mai iaunl) We'll, th.s first aafa i ed t,n nam
~ 'Je.Tg, as ooc a1p Us t4e sst VA s.a.5a rr.p
nally naea'ed viii ma : Vie. WV blhr ser
s.cr ei Ira e .untrv AZ \ III 90 E, 49,. 49,, 1900. i .
one wcek a;cr the nla . retaea s.na at..r having on
ooanieTea all the dlu s,s d f1e VA lffl, Ln-a.
the earnest solicitation Vi. the i.al4si =, naa nrecnIa
much ifIeHdshp fHf l!c tu-aHi invited him hauc N..h
hin from lh- master un3. ahi fle man VS. fanI al
forwards murdered HH. h. viii aa#u ~ ,ge.,lt
81 Stone upon his b Gy. meas confessed ils4i tl. e,.
ring they left the muster .r uad lie 4eaI b.. victim
th- head with club until uc supposed Inc vas l anal
went t. his house sH d all nf.II.t viii his u H.. a.,
ruaae sss4Iaucr d. u by sufs hf 4.afntd m Tie gr,
10 sec II the uanwss r"-i tfr t.u6d him ,fffar f
lng against ifee ADD rl,sfel With gerr In psr a.
Low begged tr h'sr uI ncas Ia tall Ia a, 10 ,,,.
he would leave the couury aous rs he nas aide and
would never say any thing ahol wbai he h1d done 10 h
The savage Lucas Aas memorable murdered HIM ont
iehi, ana concealed MN as have stdtfi. Fur tn muir
der he was apprhondod tried convicted and hun, sl
Giles Court louise IN the fall Of The vrar l~la 1Ii
Ran, his father, sat under the rallaNs when he VA.
hanging, and amused himself hy eating ginrsI read
The woman, or wife Of the Murdered man c.r,n,l
punishment CT want If testimony 10 convict her anil
what has become Of her snce is II me unknown
Next IN the list Of this faieIJy of CRIMINALS Il. ..D,, -
Of David tie second Sun OF Old Ran ard ih, lion ~
tho family if exceeding al the rest m nfal,r AMI %
ni,ude of his crimes VIII makea william, I'm ID, p,
commenced his career Of CRIME s.,,l, ae,f, 49,. 49,,
when he was about n neioen Yest. # ,ge :. s,.I.-7
horse, for which he was convicted and ssnt Ia tt, I
saentiary for FIVE years during winch tjr,e l.. al a.
convict c1nlriycd to maxi, Their ,.r,i..l1sy c,.
On home was captured. taken b.ek ana ..,,.d ,, I,
Term. ~
Blu, not long after his return b.r,o f nv, ~ ~. G
probation, the iacsrr..,.flo p,yf ..o,,,,. n
dealing pedlar Of nearly all hi. sllrl m ,45 .
crime he was ar1in sent 10 The rer.5,,,,s,, =, ,i
Gears AT the time of this last .s,,5s,5..
Dawes lad sixteen or seventeen ,e,t.sf
ricted for some crimr. and ,lso sen, l., H. n,,,,,
for three years. Of course they v,,o .t,I5 :, 81
same Tine and ef tho Pcnlienp3ar, t,s,,l,r III t,
has never been heard at since. ,eg I - -, -. ,
drunken frolics has boasted tiat as tbe, ,,e IN .
ne killed the buy and dim, u. bis bel, mt, a., -.
he told the bows father that ,,b.. IT, III. i'c ~
him he bawled like q calf If psy, ~. H.,
this matter he mist have ,sI,r9ete4 l.. -. ~
arelohed piltance tha, wss given him =, ~ ln ,'
penientary, to delfay his e,nr,s. N, Re No. -, Wv
On the night Dave c,me NM o., ~ "'' ''''''.
the last time a stack ward as also ,ai,,f3 t,n C3
of grain. were burnt IN IucsS' in,fned nj, -
be longing to persons who vcfe vim ~ =
the COMMONWEALTH in bs se,.5,i ~ o'"I,I 81
cogent circumstances, and the character or ,.,s