The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-27
TERRIBLE SUSPICIOUS.


Under the head of "a Chap,er of Crimes -
the Richmond Republican gives currency To the
following dreadful suspicious. which, if true,
stamps Epes as one of the most hardened and
cold -blooded villains whose infamous deeds stand
on the records of crime in any country, and give
plaus'oh'y To the story, which has been uoino
the rounds ct the papers, of Epes's death. while
engaged in deed of robbery in Alabama. since
his murder of Muir.
Epcs, The Murderer. suspected of hapinp killed
has 0,rn son, his mother in lac. and also n
Kentucky drorer
Since the fact has been established beyond the
shadow of doubt, that Epes, who is now at
large, is guilty Of numbering f. Adulphus Muir.
late ot DInwlddle county he has also been strong
" suspected of having caused the death of sever
al other persons In the same connty-and among
the number. his own son and the mother ar m,,b
err in law. of Mrs. Epes. few wears since an
elderly lady-then an INFINITE. if we understand
correctly. of Epes' houSe-was taken suddenly
Ill and died. AT the death nf this lady. il seems
large estate was likely To fall into the hands of
Epes, as guardian of his children. who were ia
be the heirs "t their deceased relative Durinu
the brief sickness of the lady, Epes was known
To have administered a dose of medicine ar sumo
thing which he procSScd would ri 90 relief I, her
The dose had been given but short time, when
she continued to grow worse, and soon expired -
Nothing was thought at the time of the Sudden
death of the lady--her friends not dreaming far
moment that she had been unfairly dealt with
1t is only since the developments in the Mnir
case, that suspicion has heen excited towards
Epes, IN regard 10 her death |, has been only
lew years, too, since a son of f. > was killed
az reported at the time Of his death, hy the acct.
dental discharge of his gun while he and his f,
Their, W. cambridge Eprs. were ont hunting -
The account of young Epes' death. from the Iips
ct his own father. being 81 plausible AT The time
no one OF course suspected foul play; hut now It
seems, that the was heir Ia some prnper,y
which the father wished to get in his own pos
session. This circumstance. taken in connection
with others, leaves very little dnuht that Epes is
the murderer of his own son Nor does this end
the chapter Of his crimes lie il now suspectrd
OF having murdered Drover who has neither
been seen nor heard from. since he was known To
have gone 10 EpeS' house. to collect of f. money
for number of hogs sud. This has been sew
eral years ago, and as Il pretty good evidence of
suspicion being properly attached to Fprs for dis
posing of the Kentucky drovcr. the skeleton of a
grown person was lately, within week or 81.
we believe. found in Ice House on The Farm
upon which Epes formerly resided.
THE CAMANCHES AND MTXICANS.
u. w. Kendall, the witty and talented editor
ut the New Orleans Pcayune has written sever
al letters to his paper from Barita Matamoras.
Mer and Camargo We give one To day from
Canargo, under date of the ID of AuUust. in
which the reckless bravery of the Camanches,
and the cowardly supineness of the Mexicans.
is faithfully depicted =
. A few hours after we left Mier Yesterday
the Camanches killed and scalped the alcade
within few hundred yards Of The outskirts of
the town. lie was returning from the rancho in
the nelghbOrhoOd at the time. and was shot from
fence nr some other cover. To show the impu.
dence of the Camanches. and the great cou,pmn,
IN which they hold their Mexican enemies will
relate one little incidenI-one farce if NAV so ca II
1t, OF their production. The day before the Anne
T!cans took possession of the place-thiS | was
told by one who saw the whole proceedings
small party of Camanches appeared on the nnpn
site bank of The river. and within three hundred
yards of the town. One of The Indians had NOT
rag on him save green Mexican uniform coat
faced with red and trimmed with yellow. and
was armed with nothing save Mexican bnUIp rr
trumpet. This he held in his mouth and sound
ed 10 the full strength Of the lungs. Tn and
down the river bank he blew and blasted AWAY
upon his instrument, regardless nf tune hnt any
lOnS to make all the noise he could i'm that mari nf
me world situated Immediately Opposite Nlier
The cry Of " los Indies" was raised the wnmen
and children scampered, while men RIDE Crrious
" up and down the streets out of reach rC halls
and arrows, and signed papers and swotc thar
lhey would do great things. besides dyinr in
defence of the town. 1t is said they comnle,oIy
broke down their horses in paradinu ard dash
ing about, and were not ready to starr after tho
Indians until they saw and knew that the Indians
had had their fun out and were completely ONT Of
reach. "
There IS no mistake that large force of Ca
ndhches Is on this side of the Rio Grande. com
mlttng depredallOns and numbering the inhabi .
tanls with impUniIy Parties of them have an
peared at Guerrero. a city some thirty miles
"oO'e MleT' nave stolen "A great many horses
ana mules, ana nave killed several of the prnci.
pal citizens, among them one or the town coun.
Gil. The authorities of the place have son, in
lhelr submission 10 the officer IN command ,f ,bo
United States troops here. and would donbtloss
nc delighted TO see an American force in Tho
PIaza. You may ask, why do not the Mevi
cans turn out in force outnumbering as ,bev
40 the Indians, ten TO One--gIve them n sound
hrubbIng, and drive them out Of the connIrv 2
1t is because they are too lazy in the first place.
and too tlmid in the second. So far as can see
the men here spend one third of the day in sleep
ing, one third in bathing, and the other third
~ ooIng nolhl"g-not very profitable em
ployment of time they would say away Down
East"
Camargo is now ovcrrun with troops. the white
tents Of the soldiers covering acres and acres
The Rangers start out to morrow ON ont scor,
10 The direction of Monterey, and bodies of Roam.
lars with Army stores will probably soon follow
Every one is anxious to get away from this place
u move any where. You may think in New