Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-07-17
The BURNING, Of Negro Murdere,

VIC uuiuei vi WI. MOORE and his wife
and sister-in-law, and The subsequent bum.
ing Of the murderer in Jefferson COUNTY,
CAMBRIDGE, June 21.-The deplorabe
scenes Of horror which have occurredlin
this country within the last week are de-.
'culiarly thrilling, and strike tyerv be,rt
with a sting Of poignant regret, whish
beggars description. On last w ydnesdby
night, whilst Elijah Moore, his Wife api
sister-in-law were enjoying at home tht
joy and pleasure which could alone h.
realized in calm repose in their own aotti
cil, servant Of said Moore stole huietv
into the room in which they were sIea1.
ing, and without provocation, murderp1
Moore most brutaly with an axe.
Mrs. Moore, being awakened b. ne
blow supon her husband, entreated Iim'o
desist, and for this kind entreaty, from M
lndulgent mistress, he feIled her to The
floor and murdered her with the same ave.
The scenes thus perpstratel aroused Mis-
Lots2e ich, the sister Of Mrs. Moore n
young lady of fine family and unexcep-
tonable character, who run 10 the I'D
where her sister and brother.in-)aw were
being immersed in murder and their o,vr,
blood but the horror Of the picture be-
fore her, overawed her, and she stfanp
back 10 her own bed
The fend with hellish purposes an.
preached her, and after violent struools
between thcm, in which he broke her l.tt
aim, bruised her left shoulder, throat and
chin, very severely, he finally accomplish.
ed his hell-born purposes. and took also
her innocent life. Thus, BY the hand Of
"a furious slave, who had never. bern
wroDged, but too kindly treated. thres
valuable lives, Of our most respectable and
highly esteensd citizens, have been taken
and rushed, without previous notice. into,
the presence OF the Great Rules Of ;,ie
Universe. learn that they were .xemr-
plary members OF the Methodist Episeo--
pal Church.
The indignation Of our people was in
tense and knew ne boSnds. "A large mum
Der assembled and began vigilapt and
thorough search for the hardeist d wretch
and on last Sabbath. about IL, o c.o.k he
was arrested. On the day following he
Suffered at the stake BY the torch that
penalty which. his infamy dpseIv ed, and
was banned to death at one O'clock with
in few hundred yards OF the place where
the murders were committed. About one
thousand citizens were present, and the
execution was perforated cooliy aud DE-
liberately and in the hssge assembly .hprs
was not one dissenting vsi~e 10 the exc
cution.
This violent ;aeasure was adopted in
this county as means Of absolute. neces--
sary self-defence which could not be Sc
cured by an ordinary resor: to the laws
Two executions on the galows have &C.
Cured in this county within year OF two
past, and the example has hren unavailing
Four executions by. hanging have taken
place heretofore in Jefferson of slays guilty
Of similar offences. and it has produced no
radical terror or example for the others
designing the same crimes, aud hence, anv
example less horrible and terrifying would
bafe availed nothing here.
A correspondent OF the Nashville Union.
narra,ing the particulars of the murders.
says that the negro had conceived strong
and irresistible passion for Miss Lotsprieh,
and made several proposals, which were
always rejected with indignation that ha
told her If she ever informed on him that
he would kill her and thus prevented her
from telling bis-msssrs but on last Mon
day be made another attempt when she
i.sdiatsly told her brother-in-law, Mr..
Moore who talked to him. shout it, threa.
tened to whip him he then determined
TO enter the house, kill Mr.. Moore. and
carry Miss. l.. away, while another negro
was to tale Mrs. Moore but in killing.
Moore, Mrs. Moore. walked up and caught
the axe, which he wrested from hsr and
struck her violent blow, on the head
MASKING her skull, and thus rendering her
incapable Of further resistance, bur NOT.
causing immediate death.
In the meantime Miss l.. awoke, aRd
struggled to prevent his killing her he.
coolly informed her Of his purpose she,
begged him to kin her he struck her
with an axe, and broke CIV of her arms at
the first blow; at the second be stunned
her. SO as to make her entirely in,ensible,
he then accomplished his heliish pu, post.
Mrs Meosc, IN the meantime, moved in
the bed, and he went to her and split her
skull open with ths.axe; went back 10
Miss LIS bed and a second time violated
her person, and then split her head open
with the axe.
He then opened the DOORS and quietly
FALLING on his Shoes got into canoe,
turned it losser laid downin the bottom
Of it and went to sleep. as though nothing
unusual had occurred, and did not awake
until he had Aoated several miles down
the river.
The whole annals of crime do NOT show
such hellisM. hendish crime. accompanied
with so much GOODNESS. But he has met
his doom. He was to-day teG to tree.
in sight Of his murdered masters house, a,
large pile of rich pine built around him,
and then set on FIRE and burnt to ashes, in
the presence Of 1900 or 1900 persons,
who did, not leave the spot until he was
completely reduced to ashes.
Thus has ended the hle Of one of the
most foua and blacleheactoL iendS that has
ever disgraced the earth.-Knorriile Reg
ssie,, Jxss 2& 80
An Infamous affair came to light in New
York last Friday, The circumstances are
as follows:
The warehouse Of Charles A. Poverty,
No. lat Front ST., was foufad 81 fire early