New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-04
poek. and Jaw something in the opening OF hrs pocho'
which lie subsequently ascerained was a pistol
MPDER AND BURNING TO DEATH ~
TENNESSEE.

detailing the incidents Of the murder o! Mr.. hoo'e anu
his wife and s.,crn-lav and the subsequent burning
the murderer in Jefferson County.
DaSBRIDGE, Wednesday, june q. 1891.
The d.pI.<nble II horror which have occurreh
in this county within the last week peculiarly thrilling
and and sh every heart with sting ct poignant
which bcgeas description. Ga last ednrsd-y hien''
whilst Elijah Moore his wife and sister nlaw were enjoy
ing at home that JOY and pleasure which could alone De
realized in calm reposc in their own doniei ser AMI OF
.ad Moor. stole quietly into the ia which they were
.leepipc ard without proyoca,ion murdered Moore most
Ms Moore being awakened BY the blow. upon her hus
hand .ntreated him desst and for this kind enireaty
,r an irdulcont mistress he foed her II the noor aud
numbered her with the same az Tie 50 es thus perpe-
tra;ed aroused Miss Lotspeseh, the sSi' rs M"orea
vours Indv of fine family and uneHcept able eharacoT-
who ran To the bed where her sister and bf"her-nnw
were being immersed in murder nnd ih, own uI'ou uus
the horror Of The picture before ber o'eia"e" "' " '
sprung back TO her own bed. $500, 49,.
Tie iend with belish purposes hppr"aeisl ne' ann
after violent struggles between them IN Wo, nc poNe
her cit arm bruised her LEFT shoulder throat and ch very
severely he finally accomplished his he-born purposes
ard took uo her innocent lie. Thus, py inc la: Oh
furious slave who had never eenwronsed bu' 700 Sas
treated three valuable lives OF our most TespecaOie anu
b, by-esieemed citizens, have been taken, aud ru-he'
without previous notice into the presence OF the 1Fea'
Ruler of tie Universe learn they were exemplary inen-
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Indignation OF our people was intense anu nai no
houud, large number assembled and begun vgilant
and thorough search for the hardened wretch una on "a.
sabbath about II o'clock he was arrested ON the day
following he suffered at the stake by loren that penalty
which h, infamy deserved and burned 10 death al
one Ok within few hundred yards oite pace Whero
the murders were committed. About Thousand ct-
zer present, and the execution was performed eooy
and deliberately and in the large Assembly ere was HUI
a dissenting voice to the execution
This violent was adypted IN TINS county as
means of absolute necessary eIfdefense, which coud not
10 secured by ordinary resort 70 the laws Two eyecu
tns On the gallows have occurred IN tins county "i
yeur or two past and the example has been unavang.
Four executions by hanging have taken place, heretofore
in jefferson OF slaves guilty of similar oionse and has
Iyp
signing the crimes, and hence any example less NOR
ribe and terrifying would have awaited nothing here
We find in The Afkcas Post, letter IN realion To TINS
horrible tragedy. which contains some additional iaets
The liter is as follows:
D,SpKIDCY Tenn, Tuesday. June 20, 1854.
tragedy has just been enacted in this vicinity more
ny m and horrible than has ever before occurred IN any
peaceful land. Elijah Moore and his wife had iyed To-
eether years upon farm on French Broad RIVER
near the mouth OF Chucky They had no children Miss
Lopeech the sister OF Mrs. Moore, was living with thep
She was Young lady much esteemed by acquaintance
as amiabe, prudent and modest. r.
Moore and his wife clever respectable people lie
ow ned a negro man named Tom about % years oi age
who had been raised in the family and admitted 70 many
amisrties and liberties, snch are too often allowed 10
slaves by those who own but iow lhir saw. S"S Two
small Zee negro boys hired by Moore worked on the farm
The Slave Tom had been nsolent to The family, aud es
reciay TO Miss Lotspcec and ought 10 have been ar
resed Lut Moore DESTROYS OF having his labor IN the
crop ut this particular time and was perhaps somewhat
aad of the negro He therefore suffered the negro sti
10 live in tho family.
last W ednCsduy evening the sldNe, away
the free negro BOYS to their mothers not far distant and
in The night entered the house where Moore and his vile
were in one bed and Mrs Lotspeech in another bed IN an
opposite corner of the room. lie entered the room
with lamp and ax. He struck Moore i'll the head blow
with the edge Of the causing such instant death that
he did not when first discovered, appear to nave moved
Several wounds apparently given with great force with
tie az were found upon and about hls head Mrs
Moore awoke sprang from the bed and conendcd with
the negro in defense Of her hus band.
The negro inflicted several wounds upon Mrs. W. similar
70 II ose upon her husband and lifting her from the ioor
threw her upon the bed where she died in few minutes
While the brief contest pending with Mrs Moore, her
sister Miss Iotspeech started TO her relief The negro
struck upon the and broke it; he then threw her
upon the bed and violated her with many acts OF barbary
and inhumany not TO be repeated. She resisted aud
Tough, the last Her alarmed the negro so that
he killed her 10y blow upon the back Of her head and
then made his escape The next day the whole neghbor
hood assembled and all who there say that the sight
the murdered dead the most awful they had ever
seen.
The whole neghborhood turned out upon dilgent
search for the murderer aud Sunday he arrested
not however, until he had received flesh wound
from rifle ball. He made full, though not voluntary
conf soD which is confirmed by other evidence. On
Monday after general public notice throughout the
try round in the presence of immense assembly, and by
the expressed appreciation of every individual present the
negro chained stake and burned TO death and TO
ashes.