The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-04

MT Jonn sneed of Boyle county, In that State In
the iolst year of his age, and adds
He was born In Albemarle county. Va. on the
"a Gay Oh Feoruary, 1885, was for some years the
secretary OF Thomas Jefferson, then volunteered
IN an expedition against the Cherokee Indians and
aiter that became a soldier in the Revolutionary
struggle, in which service he continued until the
eiose OF the war He was with Washington at
fahey forge. during all the privatons of that dis-
astrous period; afterwards fought under the sama
great chieftan at Monmouth, and was one of that
gallant army who received the thanks of Congress
Tor tneir conduct in this engagement. He was then
detailed with number of picked men from vari.
Gus regiments, to the command of Col Morgan and
nnahy Went to the South with Green, under whom,
ne served until the expiration of the war At the
oalt,e OF Guilford he was taken prisoner and when
conducted INTO the presence of Lord Corvallis the
following question was put to him by that noble
man Where Is the baggage of the American ar
inyi out OF your reach, SIR" was the reply
why so' because the American army il be-
tween you and it" When peace returned, he emil
grated from Virginia to this State and here lived
until almost l0l years old His one hundredth
orth day was celebrated in February last, at the
residence OF his son, by centennial dinner where
he met many of his relations and friends.
BRUTAL MURDER IN NEW JERsEY-It was an.
nonnced yesterday, that a young man named Jno
Henry was found murdered Sunday, at New
brunswick, N. j. He proved to be the son Of
Patrick Henry, one of the ten Governors of New
York. The young man was of respectable and
wealthy family, but seems to have been burglar
by profession:
The body lay in what is known as the second
gulley below town, near a grave on the bank of
the kartan river, distance of about three ourths
OF a mile from the town. Deceased was found
with his head completely under the water, his face
downward, the body being the edge Of the
bank and almost entirely covered with snow. The
bsdy was raised from that position, when it was
found that deceased had been struck several violent
blows the head, and that his throat had been cut
from ear to ear, the windppe being almost severed
Other than on the face no blood was to be seen,
but this may perhaps be accounted for by the run
ming of the water. The cut in the throat had evi-
IDENTIFY been made with keen edged instrument.
there not being jag in all the wound.
Near him was black sporting cap In height
he was five feet four inches. In glove was a
piece of India ink, and he had elsewhere disposed
on his person two small files, such as are used by
burglars for filing steel, several skeleton keys,
plane makers chisel used by thieves for removing
panes of glass. a number of Railroad Jersey City
ferry tickets, hese not sold by quantities. and
in his port-monnaie was pair of false lnoustaches
and a black silk mask, both of which accurately
fitted the face of the deceased. His pockets re-
manned untouched excepting his fob pocket which
was turned inside out; on it was written the name
of William j. Henry" on each little finger he had
gold ring.
II appears that he had been seen on Thursday
morning at New Brunswick, in company with u
man of the name of John Fox, and that they were
both observed to be going towards Sandy POINT
About half an hour afterwards, Fox was observed
returning alone, with one hand cut his face bruis
ed, and his clothes covered with mud. He also ap-
peared TO be much excited.
On Monday morning about eight o'clock, he
WAS arrested at Elizabethtown and taken to New
Brunswick, where he is in prison.
Fox was formerly brakeman on the New Jer-
sey Railroad, but during the last week two he
has not been engaged in any occupation. A watch
belonging to the deceased was found upon his per
son when arrested.
There can be, as yet, no definite idea formed as
to the cause of this foul murder. Two reports
however, were current respecting it, the first was
Jealousy on the part of the accused at certain at
tentions paid his wife by deceased. This in
consequence of the possession of the ring on the
one side, and of daguerreotype portrait of Henry
by Mrs. Fox. The other was, that he had some
knowledge of the recent breaking into the office OF
the New Jersey Transportation Company, and
that Fox was fearful that deceased would peach"
The father of the deceased is man os wealth and
influence in n. York. He visited New Brunswick
yesterday, and his feelings on learning the shock
ing facts in this affair may be better imagined than
described