The North-Carolinian., 1855-10-27
Appalling Affair.

abducted from their masters by abolition
agent, calling himself Francis Auburn, and
that one of them had been butchcrcd by this
man, who, on being arrested, took large guam
tity of Strychnine and put an end to lis exist
encc. We obtain the following particulars of
the horrible affair from the Dispatch of Satur-
day:
Auburn arrived in Richmond about four
weeks ago from the North, and obtained work
carver On the Sd inst, he rented from
MIR John Enders a large three story brick house
on Main street, between 22d and 23d streets
for the purpose, he said, of opening a restaurant
About this time he fell i'll with negro man
named Carter James, belong ing to Mr. }. II.
Grant, and induced him to consent to run of,
promising to take him to the North Carter
having become the dupc Of the monster, pcr>ua-
dcd Bayliss. slave to Mr. Jesse Williams, to az
company them. On Tuesday night last, Carter
and Bayl;ss having arranged their plans, started
to .Auburn's house to and consult him.
They met Auburn Oh the way, who recognised
Carter aud then preceded them to his house
Main street, whcrc he took them into the third
story aud there promised to get them to the
North in safety or lose his life, declaring that
he had control ola vessel which would sail from
this port on Thursday or Friday night for New
York, where they could Immediately get en-
poymcnt at S75 per month and board and that
he regular agent of the abolitionsts to
run off negroes for which he was paid. Rely
ing on what had been told him Carter paid Au-
burn about $50 in money, and Bayliss and him
self continued housed from that time until
Thursday night, Auburn locking the doors
cnrcly when he went out to get them food and
ali three of them sleeping together the same
bed.
On Thursday hi ight, says the Dispatch, Car
ter complained of Icing UhM ell, and asked -Au-
burn to procure him some medicine. Auburn
went out and returned with bot
tie continuing paregorlc and strychnine, of which
he gave Carter dose, which produced death
III Il few minutes lie then made Bayliss assist
him in removing the body to the cellar, where
it was left all night. Next morning he pro-
cured new Shovel, made Blyliss dig hole and
after cutting the throat of the corpse from ear
to car, and ripping open the bowels from
the pit Of the stomach down, deposited it
i'll the ground and covered it up. This
inluman cruelty SO much alarmed Bayliss,
that he determined to escape to his master, if
possible, aud especially SO, after hearing Au-
burn say that he had killed several negroes be-
fore. Accordingly on Friday night, when Au-
burn had gone off for some purpose--probably
to get new supply of negrocs-Bayl.ss went
into THO second story of the house, hoisted one
Of the front windows, jumped into the street,
and hlstencd to his master and informed him of
all that had taken place. Mr. Williams imme-
diately gave such Information he had Oh
tanned to 1t. Wheat, of the night watch who
the facts to 1t. Truehcart and in n
short time thereafter the night Police were all
making dillisyent search for the negro thief and
\ portion of the men, gnided by
Ba yliss, forced an entrance into the house. but
finding \ AUBURN absent, entered the cellar and
discovered the dead body.
\ correspondent of the Petersburg Eeprcss
gives the following account of the arrest Of Au
burn, and his horrible death:
Having learned from Bayfiss that the murder
was committed by white, who had con-
cealcu them in the house. the officers set a
yuard about the premises, and at Il late hour Il
man was seen to enter He perceived that the
place had been invaded, and at once secreted
himself. At length, however, the officers dis
covered him in a coal house in the neghboriny
lot. The door was forced i'll and the man snap
ped Il revolver at them WHICH fortunately mis-
,cd fire. Watchman Hill then seized him by
the throat while others secured his pistol aud
knife At the moment of his seizure he blew
into Mr. Hits face quantity of wlitc powder,
which caused that officer disayreeable
sHtons. The prisoner was taken to the cage
and on the way thither admitted that he ha,
killed Carter, and considered himself fool for
having done it. He apo!og'sed to Mr. Hill for
blowing the powder into his face aud advised
him to drink some water-advice which Hill
thought prudent to disregard Fortunate was
it for him. the white powder was strychnine.
On arriving at the cage, the prisoner was
seized with spasms which continued at short
intervals until he died His death was horrible,
and exhibited all the peculiar symptoms produ
ced by stfychninc lie swallowed the deadly
drug at the moment of his arrest adopting that
desperate method Of avoiding the punishment
he would certainly have undergone after proof
of his guilt had been developed. I
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The London Times is clamorous for the recall
Of Gen. Simpson, i'll consequence OF his manifest
\ correspondent of the Times gives
a humiliating picture Of the conduct of the Eng
lish officers as contrasted with that Of the
Frcnchl ut the final assault Sebastopol. 1t
seems that while Pclissicr, Bosquet, McMahon
and the other French generals led their troops
in person against the Malakoff, the English
generals safely lodged i'll Il trench, where
they witnessed the repuIse of their forces from
the Rcdan. General Simpson sat in the trench, |
(it was bitter cold day. with his nose and
eyes jnst facing the cold and dust, and his
cloak drawn up over his head to project him
against both. General Jones wore a red
and reclined On his litter, and Sir
Richard Airey, the qnartermaster general, had
a white pocket handkerchief tied over his cap
and ears.
No wonder that the Russians say that the
English army is an army of lions led on by
asses!
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