Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-07-15
Tho recent Horrible Murder a. cambridge, Tenn

EARNEST OF THE MURDERER, AND BURNING HIN
g ALIVE AT TIE STAKE.
8 \ cOrresDondent of the Athens Post under
asdatc of June 90, furnishes the following par
Etfculars ofthe recent horrible murder at Dand-
sridge, Jefferson county, Tennessee, and of
Nthe arrest and burning at the stake of the MUIR
Igderer:
s "a tragedy has just been enacted in this vi
Ecinity more awful and horrible than has ever
abefore occurred in any peaceful land. Elijah
s.Si core and his wife. had lived together some
@eight years ON a farm on French Broad River,
Fnear the mouth of Chucky- They had no
%chiIdren. Miss I.otspeeGh, the sister of Mrs.
EN-, was living with them. She was young
5 lady much esteemed by her acqaintances as
aimiable, prudent and modest. Moore and his
Sswife were clever and respectable people. He
Eowned a negro man named Tom, about D
s years of age, who had been raised in the family
q and admitted to many tamlliarlties and liber-
ties, such as are too eften allowed to slaves by
g those who own but few. This slave and two
8 small free negro boys; hired by Moore, work
sed on the farm.
s The slave Tom had been insoient to the fam
gily, and especially to Miss Lotspeeeh, and
ought to have been arrested, but Moore was
sdesirous of having his labor in the crop at this
particular time, and was, perhaps, somewhat
& afraid Of the negro. He therefore still suffer
q ed the negro to live in the family. On last
W
S the free negro boys to their mothers, not far
9distant, and in the night entered the house
8 where Moore and his wife were in one bed
I, and Miss Lotspeech in another bed in an oppo-
4 site corner of the same room. He entered the
8 room with lamp and axe. lie struck Moore
ga blow on the head with the edge of the axe
8 causing such instant death that he did not
Ewhon first discovered, appear to have moved.
SSeverl wounds, apparently given with great
q force with the axe. were found upon and about
q his head. Mrs. Moore awoke, sprang from
{. the bed and contended with the negro in de-
g fence of her husband. The negro inflicted Sc
Everal wounds upon Mrs. N. similar to those up
3. on her husband, and lifting her from the floor
q threw her upon the bed, where she died in
g few minutes.
"a Whilst the brief contest was pending Will
8 Mrs. Moore, her sister. Miss Lotspeech, start
3ed to her relief. The negro struck her upOI
Il the arm and broke it; he then threw her upoI
3 the bed and violated her with many acts of bar
s. barity and inhumanity not to be repeated. She
gresisted and fought to the last. Her scream;
sssalarmcd the negro so, that he killed her by ;
8 blow upOn the back of her head, and theI
Emade his escape The next day the Who'll,
s. Eneighborhood assembled, and all who wcr;
s there say that the sight Of the murdered deaf
= was the most awful they had ever seen. The
SwhoIe neighborhood turned ont upon dill
Eeent search for the murderer, and on Sunda,
3 he was arrested; not, however, until he hac
S Sreceived severe flesh wound from rifle ball
Z, He made full, though not voluntary confcs
xsion, which is confirmed by other evidence
gOn Monday after general public notice trough
q out the country round, in the presence of al
aiinmense assembly, and by the expressed ap
ISprobation of every individual present, the ne
81 gro was chained to stake and burned to death
sTand to ashes.