Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-02-22

lation. and having bribed the servant Of
the deceased to assist in the execution OF
his purposes. he dispatched him with it
to Innes House, instructlng him to pre-
sent It to the wife of his deceased mas
ter as from her husband; and, at tie
same time, to request. as if by his orders,
the box containing the papers relative to
his title and estates, under the pretence
that Lord John, who was represented as
being at the time with her husband at
Aberdeen, was desirous of making some
important alterations which would render
them more valid in the eye of the law,
than they then were. And in order still
more effectually to prevent her from hav-
ing any suspicious on the subject, In
nermarky sent the bribed servant on her
husbands own horse, instructing him to
add, that the reason why he had sent his
ring and his own horse, was, that he had
not at the time an opportunity of wrl-
ting her, and that he thong hit the appear
ance of these, together with his own ser
want, would be sufficient to convince her
that all was right.
The lady of the deceased was some
what uneasy at receiving such message
from her husband on subject of so great
importance; but seeing the ring which he
daily wore; the horse on which he daily
rode: and the servant who was daily in
attendance on him; she could not doubt
that he had actually desired the box and
papers sent him, and accordingly dellv>
cred them 70 the servant, and allowed
him to depart from the mansion.
At this time there resided at lnnes
House, a young man, an intimate acqualn-
lance of Lady Innes' son, then lying in
disposed at Aberdeen, and hearing Of the
servants being about 70 return to the
city, and feeling at the same time a strong
anxiety to see Ills sick acquaintance, he
asked permission of the servant to accom-
pany him to the place in which he lay.
The servan. refused compliance with the
young mans request, on various grounds.
The latter, however, was determined to
go by force if not by permission; and
with this view, when the servant was set
ting out on his journey, he jumped up
behind him on the horses back. The
servant insisted that the youth should
dismount, while the latter was equally
determined that lie should not. A scuf-
fe en.ued between the contending par
ties, and assumed so serious an aspect,
that the servant drew dagger he carried
with lin, and armed a deadly thrust at
his youthful opponent; but the latter,
by mastery and courageous manoeu-
vre, wrenehcd it from him, and with one
deadly thrust plunsea it into his bosom.
The servant fell from his horse, and ex-
pired almost Immediately. The young
man then returned to lunes House with
the boz, papers, &c.
Lady lnncs felt the utmost regret at
the fatal scuAe which had taken place
between the servant and the young man
in question and while in the act of CIV
ing Fiji vent in copious tears to the mel
ancholy emotions which the event had
produced in her mind, another of her
husbands servants arrived from Aber-
deem, bringin. the still more mournful in.
telligence Of his murder by the hands of
his own nearest relatives. When the
confusion and sorrow consequent on the
melancholy intelligence Of her husbands
death had somewhat subsidized, Lady In
mes secured a.. his papers, and fed for
protection to her friends, who immediate
" conducted her to the King, before
whom she detailed the circumstances
connected with the painful affair.
The Earl of Huntly, who was related
by blood to the family Of Times, on hear
ing of the murder Of Alexander Innes,
FASTENED to Aberdeen for the protection
of his sick son, whom he carried to Ed
inburgh, and for greater safety placed
him under the guardianship of Lord Ell
phinsone, then Lord High Treasurer Of
the kingdom.
Lord JOHN Innes and Innermarky, some
days after the commission of the murder,
returned so far as to Lord Salthoun's
house, then situated in the parish of Ro-
thiemay from which, after procuring
new supply Of horses, they proceeded to
Innes House, and Te-invested Lord John
in the titles and estate.
For two years afterwards both these
men kept possession between them of the
estate Of Innes, but at the end of that
time they were declared outlaws; and
the sen Of him they had so barbarously
murdered came north from Edinburgh,
with commission against them and all
others who had been accessory to his
fathers death. This young man had
few months previously been married to
the Lord Treasurer's daughter. and in
consequence of his connection with so in
fluential parsonage, the party he came
with was Sc numerous and we'll provided
W.T.. tae implements of war, that they
soon. laid waste the possessions, and slew
q great many of those who cspoused the
cause Of their opponents. Lord John,
however, fed to the south. and endeav-
ored to conceal himsslf there, but was
discovered, apprehended and sent back
to Innes House, by the friends of the