Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1856-07-12

Uurder IN l849.--Et will be reco' 'ected
that on the 9th of March, succeeding the
Inauguration of President Taylor. the
dead body of man was found on the
tow path of the Alexandria Canal, near
Arlington, and all inquest Leld on the oc-
casion resulted in the verdict that the de.
ceased came TO his death By the inflicting
of two wounds on he neck by knife or
daggerin the hands of some person or per-
sons unknown. The deceased was a
man apparently S5 or 40 years of age.
light complexion, brown hair, and had on
drab sack coat and dark pantaloons.
Thrust in his bosom was large knife
stained with blood; but nothing was found
10 indicate his name or residence.
Soon after its arrival here the body was
recognized by a relative (who tainted on
seeing the corpse) as thatofT. w. Hoye,
of Nottingham, Md. Notice was sent to
the family of Mr.. Hoye, and telegraphic
despatch returned as follows:
Mr.. Allen has ustreturned from Not
ingham, and finds Mr.. Hoye at home and
CeH" Shortly afterwards il was recog-
nized as the body of an Ohioan, but II
turned out that he had arrived home safe.
Amid the numbers who came-on to al
tend the inauguration il was at last sup
posed that some obscure Individual had
met an untmcly fate; and after many un-
successful inQuiries--nn "mlsslng man
being heard of. anywhere--Mr J. Grubb
took an accurate dagucrreotype of the bo-
dy, and the deceased was Inferred in Pen
ny Hill, where he has slumbered now for
seven years.
On Monday a gentleman named lla-
becker arrived in this city in search of in
formation concerning one Christian Her
shey, who left Manor township, Lancas-
ter. county, Pa, to attend the inauguration
of Polk =! and has not since been heard
of. Said Hershey vas about 81 years OF
age, and of temperate habits but what
strongly connects the murdered man with
the one missing is the fact that bis broth
. cr, who accompanies Mr.. Ilabacker, Is
almost identical in features with the bo
DIV found. An estate has been lett, o
which the missing man is a beneficiary
and the search for him has thus thrown
some light on a mystery which iurthe
investigation may serve TO unfold more
clearly .--AicTndria Va. Sentinel.
Horrible Murder ofa Nerchant.--Or
Saturday morning our citizens were
greatly excited by the report that horrl'
bic murder had been committed in tie
store No. 81 RandoIph street, during the
previous night, upon the person of Mr.
Thomas AppIebee, highly respectable
citizen, the proprietor Of the Family Gro
Gerry Store kept at that place.
1t appears that the deceased had been
left alone in the store about 9 o'clock on
Wednesday evening last by his clerks il
being his usual custom to lock the store
himself and take the key home TO his
boarding house. In the morning abou'
o'clock the clerks found the store un-
locked and the body of Mr.. ApPlebee ~
| ing in the back room terribly beaten and
defaced and lifeless. His money, Of
which he had considerable sum upon
his person the night before, was gone.
1t is probable he was decoyed into the
back room by some person who came in,
TO the store after The clerks had left, pre-
tending to wish TO nurch"Ge some butter,
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