Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-26

THE NEW JERSEY MURDERS-DonaId
Carmichael. arrested on suspIcon Of having had
something 10 do with the Warren county murlar,
has heeA discharged; ibis friends from PhiladeIuhin
having satisfied the mag slruIcs that he !, subject IL
fits Uimentai alienation, in which condition he
wandeTs about from place, but is of peaceful and
harmless disposition. We are glad TO learn from
The Newark Daily Advertiser. that the authorize,
near the scene Of the tragedy are determined to
eo IN earnest into an investigation OF the ca,e.
suspectednd Vidua. says That paper hns been under
examination for some days and the Board ofcoun.
" FreehOders have offered n reward ofS5OO for the
apprehension Of the murderers. This with the
reward Of $500 offered by the Governor and 81 600
by the family Of the victims, makes in the whoIs n
reward of eighteen hundred dollars. wIich we
really hope will be inducemcnl suflic enI for spir
tied and thorough search after the perpetrators of
the bloody deed. So horrible Outrage could moi,
Of course, occur without ITS attendant maryes and
accordingly find the following first rate ono in
the Philadelphia Inquirer Of Thursday. We give
II. not only as a part OF the "hisory Of The lines
but as portion OF the history Of human nature
Hero it is:
On the night Of the massacre in Warren county
New Jersey, lew weeks since, q highly respe, IA.
bic individual residing within fifteen or twenty
miles Of the dreadful scene; had q dream in which
all The particulars Of the frighiul Iradgedy were
vivIdly pictured tohs mind. IL made such nm i'm
preston upon him, that he gave a detailed stnte.
menl TO sewers persons the next morning and some
time before tho facts Of The real occurrence became
known to him ND his immediate neighbors Al.
Ter The intelligence Of the massacre was received
he still repeated the story Of his dream, nnl on be-
ing asked II he could jdsntiGy the murdeTers. rs
he say them m his mEGs eye, no said Eyes. ,. md
1g8 sing 10 a youPg men Of highly respectable con
sfE9ns who was ptstple not far JT; while the par,
eTe eoayef'rg Yonder goes one Of them
OF the committee appointed by the citizens Of War
r'n county to investigate every Thing connecte,
| with the murders, who subsequently, waed upor
] the young man ramed by the dreamer and addres
sed him somewhat 10 he following effect. Our sec
| ton Of country has BEEN disgrnc,d by the mos
| frIghIfu Of crimes The Almighty. feel sarisfis,
will never permit tho wrelches who we're guilty o
such inhuman onormIes 10 escape. The youuf
man assenied = all this, and appeared someyyha
moved. The other communicative, the commit
/ tee, ore determined 10 leave no sono uniurned iz
the course Of our investigation. Suspicion
has been fIed upon some Of lhuse in whom
we have heretofore had every confidence. No hal
way measures will DO, and we have therefore de
termined that every man within ; miles shall he
snmmoned 10 give an account Of his whereab bout,
on the dreadful night in question"
Upon his, the story goes, the perspiraOn Stood
~ heavy drops upon The forehead and temples OF
ihe young nan, and the individual who addressed
him, felt disposed 20 attach some importance even "a
dream. THE iims he left. tho informant Of oul
friend said q rumor prevailed that the young man
alluded 10 bad been arrested. the excitement in the
neighbOrhood rendering Il necessary that be should
a. least be examined. We tell the story us Il Wa,
told u.s.