The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-12-18
JONES COUNTY MURDER.

FURTHER PARTICULARs-MRs NETHERCUTT
ALIVE AND LIKELY TO RECovER-THE
MYSTERY IN RELATION TO THE MURDER
ERs-CoL. NETHERCUTT's SON THINKS
THEY ARE WHITE MEN.
Further particulars in relation to the MUIR
der of Col Nethercutt have been received
from our special reporter who visited the
scene on Monday. Mrs. Nethercutt who
was reported to have died from her injuries,
is alive, and it is thought will recover. The
murder was committed on Sunday night be-
tween and o'clock, and pretty much as
reported in Tuesdays Republican. Col. N.
and his family, consisting of himself, his
wife, son and daughter, and Il young lady
teaching school in the neighborhood were
seated around the fire, the Col. reading the
Bible One of the murderers, only, entered
the room at first, and speaking few words,
simultaneously raised musket and shot
Col Nethercutt, almost instantly killing
him. A second man now entered the house
and upon opposition being offered by Mrs.
Nethercutt, one of them raised chair and
struck her upon the head, the blow stun
ming her The men now enquired for the
Co.'s. rifle, which they procured, and also
twenty dollars in specie which was taken
out of bureau drawer. There were one or
mere men heard outside the door, but up to
this time only two had entered. They now
informed the ladies' and Col Nethercutt's
son lad of about 16 years, that if they
would be quiet no harm should befall them
Tho LODI, nIf no tba,, lnl
to the smoke house. the murderers locking
them up. From this place the unfortunate
family heard the murderers ransacking the
house They remained for nearly an hour,
and about an hour after their departure
young Nethercutt made his escape from the
smoke house and gave the alarm to the
neighbors.
Upon entering the house Col. Ms body
was fund lying. face down, near the fire
place, and on 1emoving it, it was discovered
that he had fallen with one arm SO near the
fire that the sid3 of it was burned In a
corner of the room lay lot of seed cotton,
clothing and furniture which had evidently
been fired by the outlaws, but the fire had
gone out. On the cotton was found the
wearing apparel of different members of
the family, torn, cut, and partially burned.
A mirror had been taken from the wall and
broken to atoms. A marble top which had
covered a bureau was also broken upon the
floor. The mnrderers had taken nothing
with them except the money and rifle
They evidently attempted to destroy the
house and contents by fire.
A remarkable circumstance is the fact that
the Coils pockets had not been rifled.
1t was some time before any of the neigh
bors could be induced to 60 near the house
as it was thought the murders were still
about and prepared for resistance.
Word reached Sheriff Colgrove at about
o'clock in the night, who at once summon
ed posse and proceeded to the scene of
horror. Pursuit was instituted at once and
traces of the murderers were discovered,
which it would be inprudent to disclose.
In regard to the color of the murderers the
family of the deceased do not agree. We
learn that two of the ladies think they were
negroes, while Col Nethercutt's son firmly
declares his conviction that the men were
white men with blackened faces He says
that he noticed that the lips of the murder
ers seemed unnaturally red, that although
one OF them was quite black the hair of his
whiskers was straight and full of ashes.
From this account, it would hardly seem
probable that the primary object of the
murderers was plumber The wanton de-
structicn of valuable clothing and furniture
would indicate that the murderers had some
other motive. This seems to he the opinion
of the authorities in Jones county, and also
of several detective officers and officers OF
our Criminal Court.
We learn further that several persons who
are known to have threatened Col. Neither
cults life, have left their houses since the oc
currence of this tragedy.
We repeat our hope, that no means will BIZ
spared to bring the perpetrators OF this fen
dish act to justice. Rewards should be of
fered at once by the different corporations
and we hope the matter may be brought t.
the attention of Gov Worth that some more
than ordinary measures may be employed tt
stop these fearful outrages, which have 81
frequently occurred during the last year il
Jones and neighboring counties.-Nep5sr,
Republican.
a.