The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-10
RECAP TURED.
che Murderer ar.in in Durssl

HerndOB, ths Murderer again In Duress.
The Correspondent OF the Richmo nd Wing,
writing from Orange Court House, Va, July 8,
says:--
Yesterday morning, about o'clock, Herndon
was caught asleep at the house of Mr.. Grady,
relative of his, who lives three OF tour miles
from Trevillian's Depot. He had mistaken the
house of negro for Mr.. Gradys, and this negro
gave the information to Mr.. John voolfolk; q
justice of the peace, who, with three friends,
made the capture easily and without resistance.
Herndon, indeed declared that lie was on the
way TO deliver himself up and r turn to jail.
He was put into buggy aud brought directly
here, arriving between three aud four O'Clock.
p. M. On the wav he talked but little, and did
not commit himself. His arrival caused degree
OF excitement very unusUal in our village,
which is remarkable lor Its GOODNESS and self
possession, not to say apathy. A. he walked to
the jail with his hands tied h,s torn bO Sed,
his feet shoeless and swollen his face ashv pale,
and his whole nature as IL we're broken, he
excited the lively, pity of the crowd winch had
quickly assembled. Many follow him into
the Iail, bat he begged 10 be lett alone with q
few, TO whom he began to narrIte the particu-
lars Of his escape, and would have completed 1t
1t bad he not been reminded that he would i'm
plicate others.
He was chained to the floor OF bis cell by a
chain Just long enough 10 enable him to reach
his bed, and the iron door, newly reUated, soon
closed upon him, leaving him t. the rest which
he so greatly needed, having wandered abont IN
the ra,n for ten days, aud eating only five meals
in all that time.
LaSJ nl80J Ne TeSteu Wel, anu tuiS uuOTUlUg u
cheerful enough to order the jai'or to tx no hi
room as If he we're at hotel. He protests hi'
innocence still; Gays be passed the 6rst n'gls o!
his escape in the woods, about mile from to Vn: (:
read his confession as published in the papers,
which in justice ought to have been printed
entire and called ian eXplanatiou? atfirms tina
the neeToes assisted him by their noi'e to make
his escape; also denies this; tells two or three
stories; says he was cool and collected when he
made his escape, having read his Bible and
PRAYED long before doing so etc.
He looks wretchpdly, so much 80 that some
predict he will not live q month. Others think
he will now act the dcranged man, and others
again think he is not guilty of murder. but that
the woman came to her death in the attempt to
procure abortion, in which attempt sh, may
have been aided not only by Herndon, but by
some ignorant black or white woman of the
northumberland so on.
The mystery which hangs over the affair has
not been in the least lifted, and may not be
until the trial comes of in October next
Shelton F. Leak, the chief counsel Of the
prisoner will probably be sent for at once. Ia
the interim, Herndon relies upon his assistant
counsel, Mr.. W. r. Sanford HIS wife, who has
been here looking after the publication of his
life, is reported 10 have SAID that she never
wants to lay eyes on him again. So the matter
rests.