Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-03-30
From the Petersburg Express.
TILE N0TTOWAY MURDER.

We have received further reliable particulars concern
ing the atrocious murder OF Mr. Hiram '" fO"lNt''
near the Burksve Junction, on the night oil the =''"'
which confirm the account given to our readers on
Yesterday morning. IL seems that short time ago
freight car belonging to the Richmond and Danvh'e
Railroad robbed at Burkeyile by some person lnen
unknown of several trunks and cases containing SHOES
raisns and other miscellaneous goods. On the aboVe
NIGHT between twelve and one o'clock, Mr.. Fowlkes
heard great noise in the kitchen, and left his Ded 10
90 and ascertain the cause, his wife, Immediately ate
falling asleep Upon arriving at the Kitchen nc was au
mitted and found tremendous hre burning ." 'u1
hearth in the midst of which appeared pieces OF poNe
He rcbuked the servants some five or SIX IN number
for keeping up such large fire. not suspecung al 'ne
time what they burning and sent one Win ouOA
ct to the spring for water The negro returned ana
threw the water upon the fire as his master ordered
which reduced il to reasonable bounds. Mr.. FO"Ihe'
then happened to catch glimpse Of something on the
floor unlike fuel and STOPPING TO take It up sad, my
this is n piece of trunk" A. he stopped, the negro
who had brought the water feed him TO the toor WIN
blow from an axe on the back part Of the head MT,
Fowlkes exclaimed "What in the world is the matter
but no sooner did he utter the words than another DO"
was struck by the negro and followed by third
knocking portion Of the deceaseds brains anu XIII
ing him Instantly
The negroes then set about concealng the deed, and
first laid the body out in OF the kitchen door, ana
in the meantime one went OH and got the riding horse
of their master while the others bundled hs mead up III
number Of rags prevent as much As possible the no"
of blood. They then placed the dead BODY upon inc
horse one getting on also hold him, while the Other.
led the animal along. In this manner, they conVGyeu
him TO within a short distance Of Burkevle placed ms
body on the ground tied the horse over him, and lett
him.
Next morning a coorel mar, going to BurbevAe dis
covered the body and Immediately informed the officers
no the depot of what he had seem when two oil them
proceeded the spot After recognizing the body As
that of Mr. Fowlkes they proceeded at once to the resi-
deucc OF his family, part OF whom they met comm
out in search OF him. They found traces OF blood all
along the road which the negroes had attempted to con-
zeal by covering over with earth leading directly up TO
the door of the Kitchen in front Of which there was
large pool of blood covered with leaves 10 hide IT,
The negroes at first denied any knowledge o. the muir
der aud said that their had come out about one
o'clock and got his horse TO chase of some roDo'S OF
somebody else, from the place, and they had not seen
him since They designed if possible, to create the I'M
preston that the ntruder had turned upon Mr. fo"Re-
and killed him where be was found. Through the OIL
judgements Of a little girl, however the mystery was
soon unrayeed and several of the negroes confessed
Three of them were examined separately before theJuy
of inquest and they gave similar versions according WIN
the above account and showing that the murder had
been contemplated by them for six months. Ihey UNI
ted in ayerrng that the negro who brought the water
was the only one who struck blow All, however
were implicated and Justice will be metcd out accord
! iugy.
IL was also discovered by their own admission, that
they we're the robbers Of the car and that ITS inevitable
discovery Ly their master and the fear Of the consequent
ccs, fastened their determination to Kill him.
Srr,yGg scene AT CurRcH-On Monday morning,
great excitement caused ia the Baptist Church Pitts
own. RENSSELAER, county, y. Y, bya man walking into
he midst of the congregation, stark naked lie was led
out s soon as possible and decided to be insane on the
subject Of dress.