The daily union., 1855-10-16

ish marred by the ipcapacty Of their commander We
know not whether after appealing TO the public by their
duty 10 their country II may not be descent 10 ask them
10 consider the private ties which unite individual families
to the brave whose lives depend generals judg-
ment But IL Is an appeal TO which human nature will
give perhaps, reader BY all that they
to the army which has fought long and well by their
sympathy for those left bereaved and destitute through the
recent slaughter well by their love OF country and
honor conjure Engshen TO brook delay in placing
at the head OF their small but chivarous army who
can make its vaor productive OF something than
honorable disaster
MrRDER RlcHMosD,--We copy the follow
ing from the Richmond Enquirer of yesterday morning:
About three weeks since, young man, stranger,
who stated that his Auburn and that he WAS
from Boston, Massachusetts, 10 this city and sought
and obtained work ut the cabinet establishment of Messrs
Biniord Porter, designer and After work
ing few days and proving himself hrsrae carver and
earning S3si which paid him. he rented house
Nam street. near 22d street. and employed carpenter TO
III the same up for grocery oyster and drinking house
He also employed young assist him in the gro
Gerry, which was TO be opened on Monday, (to-day.)
On Friday night last Auburn arrested charge
OF enteng away and harborng two negro belonging
10 Messrs. jesse Williams and james H. Grant, and who
had disappeared few days previous. The time OF arrest
was about IL o'clock Friday night and was effected by
the police, who stationed themselves around Auburns
house and awaited his return which the late hour
named lie resisted the officers with pistol and bowie
knife in hand but overpowered and taken 10 the
On his way to prison he drew from his pocket phia OF
strychnine, and drank portion of il, aud spit out a
noutu OF the poison i'll the face OF The officers VINO ad
him in charge Two physicians were Immediately called
to his relief but he died from the effects of the strycnne
about two hours after swallowing il and The coroner held
an inquest over his body Saturday morning
"The charge which he arrested satisiactor-
ly established follows; Io had received about 500
from the two negro under promise 10 convey them
to the North and had concealed them IN the third story Of
his house preparatory to sending them away One OF the
negroes having complained of being unwell he gave him
what he said dose of medicine, but which no
doubt strycnne the negro died after taking the
dose Auburn then dug grave in his cellar, and, with
the assistance of the other negro buried his murdered sub
iec first cutting bis throat ripping open his abdomen and
horribly muaiing the body in other places. This was
DONE it is supposed prevent the negro from recovering
from the effects Of the sirychnne.
"These bloody occurring before the eyes OF the
other negro naturally produced much alarm and uneas-
ness in his mind consequently he embraced the first OPP
porunity TO escape from confinement which he did by leap
ing from window in the third story Of the house lie
then returned his and revealed oil he knew about
this singular and horrible transaction il is believed
Auburn league with Others engaged in the business
of running off slaves but accopces have yet been de-
tected.
Auburn was young man of gentecl appearance and
manners, and had capacities and designer 10
from So to So day He gave reason for rent
ing house and opening grocery the expected visit of
his mother and Of her family from the North to
side with him in this city,