The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-11
The Charlottesville (va.) Chronicle, of sa-

The Charlottesville (Va.) Cnronicie, VI ga
turday, says:
We are called upon to chronicle one OF the most
cold.blooded and fendish murders ever pespStila
ted In Albermarle County, the victims OF which
are mother and her SON.. We give DeioH sucn
particulars as we can gather from parties from
the neighborhood OF the murder. IL seems Inat
ON Monday night Mr.. Henry Salmon, VINO nves
near Stony Point, In this county, went 70 Ar;
Herrinc,s ihis neighbor) to corn shucklng, anu
returning very early yesterday morning, was SUI
pfised at seeing the door Oh tne nouse hor,s ssSh
and with him he proceeded TO the house, ana
there found sight that would make the nsr Oh
the narjest-hearted h stand on end. There IN tne
front room, lay his motne1' g0Sq 90 h,oad d sns in
the adjoning room, lying on the bed, was his only
brother, breathing his last.
me neiphbors were hastily called together anu
a Communication held, and the conclusion arrived
AZ was that some one, actuated oy a desire I0r
booty, entered the house soon alter tne Ut
Of Henry Salmon, and killed Luther Saimon oy
strfking him on the head, apparently Wltn a
hatchet, and then going into the other room met
Mrs Salmon coming in from the WOOD plie, Wnitii'
er she had been for kindling, and Kllled ner Will
the same instrument The nenas tnsn IanssCned a,sd
scattering things in every direction. ABOUT wen
ty.ive dollars in money taken from M; Salmons :
pocket and o small quantity OF brandy is an that
In missed from the house 80 far. The Salmons nad
a reputation for honesty and integrity Iney
have been manufacturing very hne article OF
brandy and it is supposed that the murderer WIS
tempted Sy tn the @ ss cae has I
whole thing Is involved in mystery.
The Richmond papers Of Tuesday furnish the
following additional revelations:
The authorities Of Albemarle sent to this city
for an experienced detective to assist them In
nndng 4 possible and bringing 20 Gssec iHe
Robert B. Craddock went up, and at once went 70
work. From the information impaired 10 nun ne
= suspected that John Henry Salmon knew more
ahol1t the AFFAIR than had been made pubic.
f,raddock went to the scene OF the murder anu
saw Salmon. He represented himself as puyer
OF land and proposed TO Salmon 70 Duy tne lSrm
on which the murder had been committed; sal
mon was anxious to sell, and said ne lelt very
much depressed in spirits by what had happened,
and would be glad to sell the land and go away.
After playing him on this string as iong. Us ' ne
thought prudent, Craddock told him ne was MIL
tarv ofiicer, and had been sent up to investigate
the murder and wanted him to give all the lnIor-
nation concerning 1t he was In possession OF. sal
mon said when he returned from the corn-sn9ck-
inz, at Mr.. Herring's, he looked INTO WINDOW
and saw his brother, Luther salmon, on the bed
dead. He did not zee his mother 1T all, and turned
and went back to Mr. Herring's for assistance.
Craddock continued TO nterTogate num- ana nnH ,i1,
answer no more questions until see my coun-
se,.p This was on Saturday. Craddock then ieit
him and learned from persons VINO were ~ Ine
ne LEFT the corn-shucking, was not gone long
enough to have gone to his mothers house when
ne returned and announced tPe murder; alSo, On
investigation that he could hot have seen INTO
the window without putting something under IL
10 stand on; and further, If he had gone
homo he could not have failed to see his mothers
body as It was lying In the passage Win nie ex.
ttnct. Persons who went home with MIN state
that his brother was not dead when they reached
the house, and that his stentorious breathing was
heard by them when they got within twenty
yards Of the house.
cd upon John Henry Salmon by hnding blood on
his shoes, aprarently wiped from his hands; also
by hts refusing to allow more brandy 10 De gwen
his dying brother when 1t was apparent 10 an ,nas
what had been given to the insensible man nad
revived him somewhat, and the remark having
been made that II he could be revived little
more he might be able to call the name OF his mur-
derer. Craddoc& was also informed tnas ,ha henty y
his brother his interest In his mothers land, had
asked q lawyer II his brother were to die II he
would be again entitled TO his interestin In the and
Salmon's conduct and these circumstances con,
WINGED Craddock that he was the murderer, ana
on Sunday morning he went to him and tOid
him he had found the man who had klled ms
mother and brother, and was going TO arrest nlm.
Salmon asked 'who Is heT' Craddock repied'
trYou are the man, and arrest you ior u" sal,
mon denied it. and asseverated that ne was inno-
cent. The clothes he wore on the nlgnt OF the
murder were then examined, and spots OF blood
were
MIN were SO conclusive that some OF the people OF
the neighborhood were disposed to lynch him at
once, but an officer interfered and ne was taken
TO Albemarle jail.
Salmon SAYS that he had no idea that he was
suspected Of the crime until Craddock asked him
to 70 to town with him, and then made no resls;
Ance, saying only "Al right, ne would 60"
Tnough many persons think 1t impossible that the
murder could have been committed by the accus-
ed az he has not borne bad character, the peo-
pie Of his Immediate neighborhood insist that ne
Is guilty, end allege that he came very near max
tured by some that John Henry returned lrom
the constructing, and that he got into quarrel
with his brother Luther and struck and killed
him, and then killed the old lady to prevent de-
lection, Luther died on Friday. There was MOTH
ing gone or stolen from the house, as was suppos-
ed at first. The accused has not slept at all since
the afYsir although he tries to appear undisturb-
ed. He has applied to Shelton F. Leake, Esq, to
appear in his behalf before the courts. the axe
with which the bloody deed was committed has
been found, and win be produced at the preimi-
nary examination.