Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-06-13

Assassination or PROFESSOR Henry Il.
CRAwLEY-in our issue of yesterday, We
cave brief statement Of a shocking murder,
| hici: had been pcrpc,rated on Main street,
above the canal III hour OF two before our
paper went to press. 1t now appears that
the murdered man, was none other than
Henry T. Crawley, Professor Of Mathematics
in the Young Ladies Seminary of Mount
| Auburn.
Professor Crawley, in company with Misses
Sallie Ialctte and Carrie Menzies, pupils Of
| the Mount Auburn Female Seminary, at
tended tic concert ut the Opera-house, on
| Wednesday evening, aud 1T the conclusion Of
the entertainment visited the Commercial
| Office to witness the printing facilities of that
establishment. This delayed them till near
midnight, when the party started home, all
in excellent pirita, prcierrlng to walk, as the
distance wa& not greHt, ana me night more
than usually pleasant:
Professor Ciawlcy, having lighted a cigar,
and not wishing to offend the ladies with
the smoke, permitted them to walk in adj
vance, he keeping few PAGES in their rear,
and within conyers!ng distance. As the
party crossed the Main street canal bridge,
they observed 4 knot of three or four men
standing near tic L5orth east corner Of Main
street and the canal. The Professor, who
was large, powerful man, confident of his
ability to defend himself and those under his
protection from any danger that would like
Iy bctal them, closed the gap between HIM
sell ard tie girls BY . few strides, and was
almost b. their side IS they passed the raf-
fans, who made some insulting remark or
vulgar noise to the girls Mr.. Crawley quiet
~ Observing TO them not to be afraid. The
trio then Id 'anced Il short distance toward
Hunt street, when Mr. Crawley returned to
where the men were standing. i slight
scufIe ensued, and Immediately after he rap
toward the girls, who by this time had pass
them than he fell, and few minutes later
expired without having spoken.
l. post norton examination made by DIR.
iiu2Iie, showed Il small inclsed wound in
the right brcags.
The wound was evidently made with
sharp pointed instrument, and necessarily
fatal. Nothing has yet been elected that
will give any clue to the assassin.
Professor Crawlcy was a man of fine at
tainnents, splendid physical development
ana 2omnan.ling "A psrsonal appearance
He was nati,e Of -;ova Gcotia, about 50
rcars Of are and unmarried. His untimely
end is universally lameatel.- Cincinnati
Enquirer.
\ CrncEEN's GIzzARp Worm SG-J.
Goodrich showed us, Il few days since, two
pieces Of gold coin, taken from the gizzard
OF Il chicken. One was Il 81 % piece and
the other a - piece. The s. piece is worn
- smooth that its date and denomination c.n
only be discovered by heating and amount
cd 70 only $50 by weight, y poor widow
woman brought over tie chicken from liii-
no!s, 10 sell in our market, for the purpose
Ct purchasing -four with the proceeds. Not
being ob!a te cell ti.eIl at o.ca, she ped
i!lcd' them ont, AMI Mr.. c. purchased the
last and valuable one out of charity to the
woman. On discovering the valuable grind
stones" NJ. c. sent the widow an extra sack
Of -four. Fort MADISON iolca) Plan Dealer.