The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-06-12
THE LATE SHOCKING MURDER.

rom an lDlOIlnuHb WIN was VII INV
ground the following particulars of the
late horrible affair in Orange county.
The Herald account says:
Although diligent search had been /
made, things remained IN TINS unsatis-
factory condition till the oath OF May, |
when Mrs. James Jacobs, who lives /
of mile from where the |
body of Miss L. was afterwards found,
saw her dog coming to her, and dis |
covering blood on his feet, determined
at once to find out where the blood came |
from. Calling the dog, Mrs. j. hied
him oil, and following, she was led di-
rect to where the body Of Miss Lumsdel
lay. There were three large logs piled
on the body, all of which were large for
any one man to handle. This was a
bout a mile from where Herndon lived,
and it should be borne in mind, was at
least a mile and half in the opposite
direction from where Miss Lumsden
had been directed to go In the letter
published below which was found Ia
her dress-pocket, and which Herndon
acknowledges to have written.
An Inquest was held on the body
DR.. John Voolfolk, who made the ex-
animation, said the womb had been cut
out No traces of the child was found,
but as a whole month had elapsed. du-
ring which heavy rains fell, and as the
spot showed unmistakeable evidences
ofhaving been visited by dogs and buzz
yards, this fact is not singular. The
body of Miss l.. had been preyed upon,
and one of her arms Was entirely gene
probably dragged Off by dog.
On the evening Of the 24th--the day
when found--Mr. Lumsden, the father,
called on Herndon, who was working at
Mrs. Simpson's-one mile and a half
from where III. lived-and asked him to
90 and see the body. Hcrndon declined
and said he must go home.
The next day, when the inquest was
being held, Herndon declined going to
the spot where the body was found, I'M
til summoned. When he arrived there,
the father, Mr.. Lumsden, approached
| Herndon and said: "You murdered
INV daughter Herndon replied: 81
| did no." The father continued: "You
| cannot DENY YOU wrote that letter
found below.l s'No sir, did it" was
| the reply; wbereupon the father raised
a hickory stick and attempted to knock
Herndon down, but was prevented by
the magistrate, Mr.. Richard Richards.
An old neck-tie belonging to Hern-
don was found few yards from where
| the body was discovered, and the fol-
/ lowing has been furnished us as a ver-
batim copy Iexcept in puactuationl Of
the letter found in the dress pocket OF
Miss Lumsden, on the day her body was
discovered: un' .uUov c ttl..
"Molile. have tried everything
that would do any good, and do moi
know what better we can do than to
runaway; they will find it out anyhow
and am going to take these here oxen
to Mr.. Johpson's and he will pay me
the money for them; so as soon as con-
back home you can take your bonnet
and shawl, and tell Susan you want
somthing from home about dress, and
when YOU get over to the woods, &c
down Che path little ways, and then
turn to the left and go down to that old
fence that runs between the woods and
pines, and hide yourself, so If any body
should com along that theay can't see
YOU: and then stay until Fife leaves
this evening, and / will com out there
and by the morning we will be out Of
the reach of anybody around heare:
when YOU leave the path do not let youl
tracks be seen, nor any where through
the pines, for fear they may find yot
before night; now If you will do this, az
ter you read it com In and bow you
head; do not let Susan see this or know
any thing about it; should anybody con
while am gon to Mr.. Johnson's, dc
not let them see you fix If you can helI
It, ;,
when this was reau III neIliuoh
presence, he betrayed some enio'lon.L
During It's reading ne made tle sligie
remark: "Thls Is great puriesque %
me-" There was no slghat.tle W; w si,e
letter, but as Herhdon a a 10 a.'-
torship, aii douDC as 70 tlliS pony th 10 r.
moved. "Susah' reierreq W IA che ieI,
ter. is the wife OF Mr.. HerndOn, ana