Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-04-02

NAL confession, but does not derry the
deed. He has been FIVE years in the
State Prison for stealing horse of
which he was convicted through the
testimony of Mr.. Van Ness, mot the
one killed, however.) He carries his
arm in a sling, from a wound which be
acknowledges he received from the
knife breaking against the breast bone
of Mr.. Van ArsdaIe. -@.---..--,as---..s.s.s444s
4 Before. the Coroner's Jury, Mr.. Van
Arsdale and Miss Holmes both inme-
=diately recognized the murderer The
negro admits the murder, and says that
he stabbed Mrs. Van. Ness out of
doors, and. then went TO the
door and stabbed Mr.. Van Ness as
he was opening the door. From
his account it seems probable, though
there is some confusion about his sub
sequent steps, that he next encoun-
tered old Mrs. Wykof in the en-
try way, and stabbed her, and in do
ing SO, either from his own knife, or
from one in the hand of Mrs. Wykof,
he received severe cut upon his hand,
which nearly disabled him. He then
proceeded to the stairs, where Van Ars-
dale was coming down, and had the
encounter with him. Mrs. .Wykoff died
about 2 O'Clock on Saturday afternoon,
and Mr.. Van Arsdale is in a precarious
situation, though the physicians now
begin to hope. .,.,
The excitement in Auburn and Vi
entity, is said to be unprecedented =
As the negro made his appearance il
the streets, in the charge of ten con-
stables, the crowd made rush for him,
but were prevented from, getting him
by the officers putting spurs 10 their
horses. The District Attorney then
directed them to, make their way to
the scene of the murder, for the pur-
pose of having Mr.. Van Arsdale, who
lies in very precarious state, to iden-
tify the negro. An immense crowd
followed him, and on arriving at the
house, while the officers and negro
were IN the house, a motion was made
to the throng out of doors, by one of the
most substantial men of Auburn, that
the wretch be taken from the hands OF
the officers, and strung up ON the first
tree! This motion was seconed by a
deacon Of the church, and carried by
a defending "AYE!" from the crowd.
At this point, Que of the Justices came
to the door, and made speech to
them; telling them that the probability
was, that there were others who had
instigated the negro to commit the
horrid deed, and justice demanded that
he should have an examination. The
CROWD promised that they would no,
modest him, but when he made his ap-
pearanee, notwithstanding he was
surrounded by men with their amly
closely locked, some of the more ex-
citabIe actually jumped upon him. He
was finally put into covered wagon,
and drove tor Auburn. a 49,.
Two individuals had started for the
village in advance of the wagon, at
full speed, and attracted the attention
of the crowd to the. Court House, for
the purpose Of getting the negro into
the side door Of the Jail unmolested-
The rush succeeded; but no
sooner did the crowd discover the
deception, than they rushed with
such force to the jail, that the fence
surrounding was completely carried
away. The prisoner, however, was
saved from the vengeance o. the
crowd.
Freeman had planned these murders,
it seems, while yet il prison, as re-
venge for Mr.. Van Ness testifying a.
gaint him. This Mr.. Van Ness was,
however, the wrong Person. We
never read OF a murder before equa-
ling this in atrocity.- Sat. Eueniug
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