Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-09
The Long Island Murder.

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Prior To entering the house, Balm armed him
sself with post axe, and in his soc king feet pro-
eeeded TO the sleeping room of the negro boy,
stephen Winston, located over the kitchen; from
this room small door leads to the main building
next To the sleeping apartment of Mr.. Wickham.
This door was fastened by rope. With the
axe the boy struck several times on the
head, which left him msensible and bleeding
Leaving the boy, surprising him to he dead, he
thrn went down stairs. passed through the par
lor leaving traces OF blood upon the door ways
up stairs, to the sic, ping apartment of Mr. Wick
ham and his wife He entered the room with his
aNe in on" and aud small lighted lamp in the
Other which hc had brought from the kitchen.
Here the deadly contest took lace between the
murderer and his victim.
From the appearance of the bed clothing it is
believed that both Mr.. and Mrs, Wickham we're
awake, and had sprung from the bed upon the
the first att mpt of the assassin. She was heard
to scream nd exclainl, 'NchalaS don't kill HIM
don't Kill him take what you want in the house.
bat don't kill hmi" Notwthstand ny these sup
p'icatons for mercy, Nicholas continued Ia APP
! ply the axe with the ferociiy of a demon mlict-
ing wounds of deadly character at almost every
blow. No less than twenty wounds are visible
on the iHceand head of the victim. Up n knock
| ing him senSrcss un the floor, il is evident he
selA,d Mrs. Wickham by the hroat with on.
hand to prevent her giving further alarm, while
h. struck her two successive blows upon the
forehead with tn, axe, SCATTERING the skull and
distributing the brains about the room Mr.
Nlekham was found PROSTATE ON the floor, with
his head towards the door, and his wife was "
ing IN the opposite direction, with her head to-
wards the window, beret of all her hight cloth
ing.
The shrieks and cries of Mr. and Mrs Wick
ham aroused the two servant girls, who occupied
the attic bedroom. Ellen Holland, the girl whom
! he had threatened, was the first who heard the
disturbance below. She instantly suspected
thai 1T was Nicholas, and aroused her companion.
CailarIne Bowed to go and alarm the neighhors,
THAT murder was going ON down stairs" L ley
were afraid to- go down stairs, and how to es-
cape they knew not They listened and the
beating noise had cens"d, and all appeared quie.,
and fearing he would neKfA Come VI, stairs,they
! HE'D Ia uret window ,Ai8 Catharne leaped out
of it on to the kitchen roof ten Sided do yn IL,
the mix house connecting with it, and then to
j the ground. Ellen soon after followed her aud
both ram Oft screaming across the meadows
These girls finally succeeded in arousinp three
OF the nrghhors, among them doctor. Upon
entering the holse. Mr.Wickham was seen rising
| up ON his hands and knees, and he exclaimed
20, my O, dear.' and Immediately sank down
again on the floor. These were the last word.
| he uttered. In an insensbe condition he re.
manned Tor twenty hours, and died on Saturday
night. His hands arms and body exhb ted evi-
denees ct severe contest with his assnallt -
Mrs. Nickham fingered in an unconscious state
for near Two hours before she expired. At last
accounts, the negro by remained in state Of
lnsenSihility, and NO hopes entertained of
! his recovery
After completing this bloody work the fiend
I proceeded up stairs in search of the girls: bnt
not finding thrm he returned, passed over fine
ho'ie., raised the window and lmpcd out, !eav.
ing traces of blood from his stocking feet and
hands upon the wood-work,as he lowered himself
down to the ground. Here he dropped the lamp
and the axe. and took to fight, going ea,twardlv
from the hou e, as blood, f'und upon the fences
over which he had passed, and his tracks through
the curiified, described his course until he reach
ed the woods
AT daylight large number of citizens went in
/ pursuit Balm went into the house Of a Mr..
/ Thompson. five miles west Of frrenport, and
asked for something to cut and drink. Mr.
| Thompson as ked him if he was not the man who