Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-08-04
ATRocIous MURDER.

man named Noah Lougee, who kept
a brokers' Office, in Third street, above
Chestnut street, was murdered this morn.
ing, at about quarter past SIX o'clock,
by a man who en,ert his office, 1t is sup.
posed, Cor the purpose OF robbing him.
Mr.. Lougce received one or two stabs IN
the side from dirk, one Of which entered
his heari, ard produced death almost IN.
stantly. From the appearance Of the
wound, ii would seem that the murdered
man was abbed across the counter. al
though he afterwards got TO the door, and
attracted attention by an ndescribabs
noise with his hands tightly pressed a.
gains, his breast. The assassin, though
he rtsorted to The stale custom of being
himself the loudest alarmist, crying
stop thiel I" Stop theft" and "Mur.
der !" was Immediately pursued by a
number OF citizens who heard the cries,
and was finally captured after vigorous
chase, in the fourth story Of "a warehouse.
in Front street, near Walnut street, where
he had endeavored To srcrele himself.
On being arrest d, the only reply he
made to questions osked Of him, was che
called me liarl" but il is reported that
he subsequently conf ssed to otfcer Russ.
ell that he purposely exc ted aqunrrcl with
Mr.. Lougee, with the intentions Of rob-
bng and numbering hun. The duk with
which he killed his victim was found in
heap OF sand AMI mortar, at the corner
of Third and Cbesnuf streets, where ho
had thrown il in his fight.
The murderer first stated that his name
was Smith, but he afterwards denied II,
and refused 10 give his real name, because
as he said, he did not wish TO disgrace his
family.
In his conf, ssion, he told the police Off.
GERS that lie was counting young woman.
who refused to marry because he had no
money, aud that his motive in committing
the murder was to raise sufficient sum
to effect this matrimonial alliance. II is
believed that his real name is Alexander.
Mr.. l.. was formerly a broker 10 Gin.
cinnat, and kept also All office III Louis
Vile. He was also instrumental in re-
suscitating two or three broken banks in
Ohio, with the view, as was then charged.
Of swindng the public by the ISSUES. -
His, among other Offices, WIS mobbed
during the late riots at Cincinnati, at o.
bout which time he privately came to this
city, and was here some time before he
went into business. He is represented to
have been man Of industry, Of consider
able blsin' IS tact, though those who pre-
tend to know something Of his business
affairs, expressed the opinion that he re-
allied little from his sptculations in tho
Wtst-nt least thdt he did not carry
much with him hitler.
He was AZ yeats OF age, and has
wife and three or four children, VINO re.
side al No. 26 SAMSON street.-The was
in tho habit Of opening his Office before hs
took break fast, and also KEEP, open in the
evening. This accounts Tor his being in
the office al so early an hour as that
which the nurd r WINS committed, and
may probably have be, n the cause OF his
having been selected as the victim. |,
IS almost the only place whore money is
KEEP. open al that hour.
Tue alleged murderer is a tall, stout,
well dressed young man, said to be
Southerner, and apparently no, more than
20 years Of age. After his arrest, he
made no resistance, but quietly accom-
panied his captors to the Office Of the May
or.-PhH Ledger.
We learn from the Philadelphia lnquir-
81 that Milton J. Alexander, the ndlvldu-
al charged with the murder of Noah
Longer, Esq, Broker OF that city, on
Wednesday morning last, after full in
vesi'aauon before The Mayor, was fully
committed for trial on charge Of "wilfu
murder. ball. Amer.