Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-26
MONDAY MORNING, JUL J
THE EVIRGINIA.N.
The Murder i'm E,ichmomd.

been murdered near the City Spring. The
awful rumor proved. on enquiry. 10 lie true
B-twcen FIVE aud six o'clock yesterday morn
ing Jane slave belonging To Joseph p. VIM
ston. of rhe firm of Mace Il Winston, grocers
-vho hives at The extteme end Of Seventh
street, next to the City Spling-ran out Of Mr.
Wins'on's house and stated 10 Nelly Scott.
fellow servant, " no as in The yard in the rear
OF the onse. that on going up INTO Mr. W's
roe m. she had fonnd him and his wife aud child.
he believed, dead. Nelly gave The alarm
Upon eni cring The house Mr. and Mrs. Winston
we're found lying on their bed wih several
eas9,es and deep brain-cuts upon their heads,
evidently made with sharp. heavy instrument.
The bed was saturated with blood. An infant
Girl of Mr. and Mrs. W's. named Virginia Is.
Winston found lsing in the cradle, IN Il
dl irg condition from severe confusion on the
side Of the head. Mrs Virginia 3. Wiston
died soon after The discovery of her condition;
and The infant was soon after laid bleeding
corpse by lie side of its mangled mother, Mr..
Winston remained insensibe until between s
and 9 9o'cIock, when he paitialiy opened his
eyes and asked where he was, and rcapsed
INTO state oi nseasibility. There were no
Httlcles of value, as we understood missing
n C"roncrs inquest was summoned and com
menc,d sitting ybo,t 8 o'clock. The kitchen
" as then examined and ii large road edged
Ratchet. y th "a small handle and stained " nh
rinrks similar tn blood, was found. together
with porrion of IA bloody chern>e hidden be-
bind rl esi iaIan..'s room. A srai hat, het
WIS found in the kitchen. In Jane Williams
reon IA lros was found stained on TIE 81, ewes
~ilh blood. An artificial roll of hair tw is cst
and about IA inches in leupll, and sad t" he
long 10 Mrs. w, was fonnd in the ,ard. We
anncx he testimony as fnElous:
.Ian g.. Bottom. NJ. d.. b,ing duly su orn,
testified as follows s: | was sen, for "a little be-
fore o'clock. | found Mrs. Winston dead
aud the infant dN ing. Mr.. Winston was ving
IN b, d ,irh Mrs. Winston. Mr.. vs. head Was
cover, d with blood. Mr.. Winston had a cut
on the lcfi brow. near the nose about an inch
i"tg. going through the seal p and inuripe the
bone heneat,i. On the hack of the head JUS
btlowthe nccput protulerancr, there appeared
10 he three cuts in vertical direction and twe
in horizontal direction None of the cuts
pas,,'dsrhiuugh The bone. These GUS arr
!itlc to the right SIDE, Tie cats appeared {,
Ice inRi I'D by hatcher. F,on the appear
ance "tiAe ou's, they seemed 10 have le,-n iu
The o'htr a, Inc foot of the bed, or hy one pen
son in those Two different positions Th,.l .
was a brni,e On Ihe left check. bler.ng from
the left ear and from the nose His general
condit on was con iiose.
Dr. T J Deane deposed.--i Was called u,
SIC Mr.. Winston and fnmily about 5 o'clnc :,
found Mr.. anI Mrs. Winston lying sd. j'y
side and both apparently dying. The hra !
aud chest of both were covered with blood
Mrs. Winston sr iv,d ai out 20 inmates afie .
my arrival. Before She d.rd was called bt
.ow stairs to STE their infant. 1t only survive I
ew moments afterwards For ii descripio =
ni these wounds, see the aupexrd memo!an
dunn. Dr.. B, ale got To the house before IN.
mint Mrmorand1m-Juv 18th, 6l A. NJ
d., tors Bealc, Drane and Bolton examined
Mrs. W,n-ion We found murdered in her bed
Body stiil arm. Head, face and neck cover
e,i VI til blood. \ cut about an iuch hong IL
ih, r.nr oi the nose aud loru ards on the ef
side. f acturInc the nasal aud a'ljonug bones
Two SCRATCHES bets cen the iu,er an. l. Il tie
let eye aud uostiil. Three in, hes above lie
right ear are ma, Is of four cuIs from inch to
nr ln hes log. The on. n,'are-t the ear
Mas h''rie"ntally. a-ses 'h'"ngh he oa'eta
bone chipping of piece about half 'n zach il
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