New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-23
The Murderer of Muir.
Correspondence OF the Newark Daily Advertiser.
prrypxurpc .Jnly IL 1916


PrrERsBrnG, July IL, 1916.
You have already been advised that the body OF
F. A Muir found Wednesday last, and that Capt
W. E. Epes, who belongs to one OF our first families IL the
murderer
Mr. Epes Is man Of remarkably genteel appearance,
and of An excellent address lie enjoyed a the advansa
yes extensive educaton-inheriied large estate
amaoe and lovely wife, connected with one OF
the families OF the State and the father ofinteres
!ng children the eldest being psheG young lady
who has JUS, finished her education
The murderer committed this awful deed on his own
plantation To obtain bond held against mself for only
$1,000 small compared with hs estate. Muir was
bis irieud-had visited him-wss invited spend the
day with him. and before dinner rode out with him TO
see him shoot deer II appears that be was shot
through the body BY Epes, about 600 yards from the
dwelling
Epes took the bond his money and watch and cover
ed his body with brush. The day be took bis car!
rage driver who of his faithful servants,
to The place told him that ne had accidentally shot Muir
and ordered him TO bury the body snc keep the whole
matter profound secret For Ave months suspicion
was attached Epes. The ghbors a. length turned
on the Thursday before the body found and
titled Epes that he Suspected and spent the day In
searching bis large plantation Epes accompanied Iner
No discovery made. few days passed. wien the
overseer informed that be suspected. The In
said that De was suspected he ielt author
ICED 70 mention surm!ses which be had kept IN bis
own breast He said he had Suspected the csrisge-dr
of being accompice. because Epe, had been re-
aGrkably taduzett his ssreTdi months
The murderer by this time had made his escape. The
arrested and ne Immediately led the way
the grave The body disinterred and recognized
Oicers Ia pursuit of Epes. de had til this present.
month sustained high character. Yours, &c.
LATE FROM THE MoRMog CANP.-The Han
cock Eagle Of Friday last, notices the arrival there OF
Mr. S. Chamberlain, who ef. the most distant camp OF
the Hormops at Council Bluffs on the Goth uit and on
his route passed The whole line OF Mormon etn8fan'.
He says that the advance company OF Inc hiornonA
with hom were the Te!1e had TAIN Of one thousand
WAGONS and were encamped on The East bank oil the
iys In fha
Yuti They employed in the consUucnon OF
boats for the purpose OF crossing the river
The second com oany ha1 encAnpec Temporarily 81 SIS
ton No. which Ia. christanet AoEnt Pisgah They
mustered about three thousand strocs md were recruiting
their cattle preparatory 10 fresh start third company
had halted 10. similar purpose at Uarden Ufove on Inc
hesd water Of Grand River they have pu IN about
POGO xcres OF corn for benefit Of The people in general
Between Gs-den Grove and the Mississippi River. Mr.
Chamberlain counted over oEe thousand wagons route
% Join he main bodies IN advance
The whole humber Of teams attached The Mormon eI-
edition Il about three thoCssat hundred and L.
estimated ths; each team v average least three per-
sons perhaps four The whole Number Q! .ous now
90 road may De down round numbers q, twelve
thousand FROM three thousand disappeared
fran Ssrvoo in various directions Many have ef FOR
Council Bun; D. ma OF the Mississippi and Missouri
Rivers-ohers have ersed 20 parts untnown about
eight Kindred or less stu remain in Illinois This
Pses The entire Mormon population that fourtshet
u asncoeH Cocny. IN tAei- pany days they P'oos3g
Numbered between fifteen aat sixteen thousand souls
os- Of whom scattered upon The Pra-es, bound
fc- the Pac;ac Slope OF The American Continent
Mr. Chan oerisin reports that previously 70 Hs leaving
four United States military officers lad arrived az the
Mount Pszah camp for the purpose OF enlirns I'VE hun
dred Morons for the Santa 20 campaign Iaey were re-
ferred 70 Head quarters a. Counei oIue' iof Tnich
place they immediately orL Il was supposed tha,
the force would be enrolled without delay. II So IL will
furnish Col Kesruey with rrsi Of well disciplined
soldiers who .re sready prepared to march
Mr. Chamberlain represents the health OF the travelling
Mormors good. conaide-inz the exposure 10 which
they have been subjected They carrying or small
sde In provisions wiki the settlers In tbs country With
uhom sssy uingis cu shs aoG friendly terms
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