Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-17

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women,) belonging To Mr. john Mohr who reside. ON
seneca river, IN this county, attempted 10 murder IN.
wife OF Mr. NJ. under circumstances of peculiar sgpr,
waited character. Mr.. Mohr, with some of his nrvm
men. including The principal actor in the bloody work.
had gone after bedlme, the night of the occurrence.
t" the river. Tor the purpose Of hauling the seine Abu,
'he "'ur OF The negro boy Jerry returned the house.
without the knowledge CT his master, s. entered the chan
Der OF his Mistress who had retired To bed and WA n
Sleep but was awakened by the noise made as the nepr.
hoy opened the door, which ajar, and behind which.
was chair In reply to the demand, .who was THEREOF
ne gave his nameelling her that his had sen,
him to procure something from the house She was a.
ARMED by his sudden appearance. directed him ts kin
die light; instead of doing which, however, aud accom-
Panyg the action by OATH he seized er dragged her
IRON the bed choked her until she entirely nsen
sole Her throat was then cut, four distinct gashes two
OF which severed the wlndppe, having b. fl, It'd She
recoecs, IN the terror of the moment, during hch she
defended herself with all her ebe Strength seeing 9th
er persons about The dor-and by The Of tho
villain who seems ohave been he leader in tins diab,
'cal atlemP', three others were engaged The Outrage.
each OF whom inflicted wound upon e,rs. Alohr In or
der that, each being thereby npiica ed neither myh, h.
Induced To crmlraie ,he uhefs. For stems the act
was not one OF sudden impulse. hnr the result u, cum
splracy which has been time autoly lun+ned by
the other neero man. (Hary, bell.vp is his nsm.
by whose influence doubtless the women were induced
to participate in it. Having, they presumed accon-
pl'Shed Their hurderous purpose they Ie their vie m
welhrIng IN blood, and retired ,hc rain where they
washed the knives which had been employed in efI,c,.
ing he outrage aud resoed other means of oirera
'hg the evidences Of their crime Mrs. Nj. however
was moi dead Alter brief period. she pari,y rrcuv-
cred from the effects OF the wounds, and for the first limo
discovered the gashes upon her throat. Summarizing
all her remaining strength, and with frmness and
herosm which seem almost incredible. she Instantly
resolved 10 Seek her husband, and. believing her deal,
inevitable. inform him who her assail,nt in ,uhr
rs she herself expresses it, that innocent pe,son nigh,
ne suspected of The art On her way to the river which
is oh'y few hundred yards di.ran, from the hous she
passed by the cabin 10 which the four neuroes had r.
tired, and was discovefcd by themand it is believed
that they pursued her fo the purpose of consunmany
The bloody purpose, in which they had been 40 une1
pec,edly oed She succeeded however in reaching her
husband who. when he first beheId her, was almost par
alyzed by the sight that met his vison-his wife. in her
night garments, which were very muc!, t,rn and red
dened with the blood which had flowed from her wounds
She was carried back t, the house, and medical aid
sorted to as promptly possible. 10 the mean whls-
the negroes had fastened themselves up their cabin
and pretended to be too soundly asleep be aroused
un'i The door was broken down. and they were ares
led II was at first supposed that Jerry alone en-
sssed III The murderous attempt but his conesson cor
'o'o'aeo 10y other circumstances leave doub, that
'he ''her 'hree wire equally guilty. Three Of them
were IN jail on Monday last. and the Eurih is probably
oy 'hls time also Committed heir trial will take place
as soon as Mrs Moh, who, glad To hear. is in
proving and will probably survive, shall be sufficiently
recovered to attend and give testimony in the case.
what renders this outrage remarkable is The ad
mission OF 'be negroes that their mistress had nevst
gwen them The slightest cause 10 entertain towards he's
aHy 'eelng Of anmosy, but that on the CONTRARY, she
had always treated them in the kindes, manner