The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-01-11
HORRIBLE MURDER IN NORTH CAROLINA

Forth CarolinR Horror-AtroeiOas Nature
Of tho Crime-A sluna~Les, knife and
Kepo Used--HOrribic Appearance Of ths
Victim-Excitemcat Among tho Peevic-Ar-
rest Of The Alleged Murdercrs.
GHEENSBoRoUGu, N. O., Jan. 7, 1870
On Sunday morning last the citizens OF the quiet
ittle village OF iInlsDorough. IN the ADJOINING county
OF Orange, were horforstrcken BY the discovery OF
dendsh and atrocious murder, which for Its bar
barity has scarcely equal in the annals OF crime.
Tho victim was man named Martin v. Balock,
VINO kept the bar OF the hQuor room OF utley 4 3la
lock, to which also attached restaurant or eat
Ing room. He had retired tho night previous,
as usual. the last tim, he was seen alive
pY MS friends and r3Iatlves ana with no apprehen.
sion OF the terrible fate that was In store for him.
Early on that sabbath morn negro boy who had
been IN the habit of waitiug Oh Blaock while on hss
way to light the nres ana bring water was met by
TWO other negroes. who told hun That something was
wrong at the barroom, ns they md looked into the
back window and Mr.. Blaock was lying on the
moor surrounded by pool Of either blood or water
they could not tell which. Doubling the truth Of
the statement the hoy went himself. and, pushing
open the shutters OF tho window, became satisfied OF
the fact and rushing to the house OF his old MASTER
Squire MURDOCH lie exclaimed ''Clt ul on your feet,
boss; Mr.. Blaiock Is lying on dc noor dead ~ With
oil possible haste Mr.. Murdoch reached the scene,
and 30 Mortified was no that without loss Of time he
rang the town bell to alarm Tho citizens which soon
brought surprised crowd TO the SPOT
BARBARoUs AND BLOODY DEED
Upon entering the back room OF the store IN which
B!alock,slspt CHASTITY aud inhuman spe ctacle met
Tue gaze OF the cllens. Lying on ms back the
centre Of the ioom with the let leg across and rest
corpse OF Martin Blai0ck. STUFFED ~ his mouth as
70 stine nus dying cries. was pillow case.
, nan !" wnich protrudea from the ex,
ri
throat WAS severed from side to side by
TWO deep aud jagged gashes as u the instrument By
when they were made was duh and uneven.
rope Was tied Zig htly around hts neck witch would
give the Impression tnat the murderers ut Irsr
tney resorted 10 other and more effective means
despatching their victim. A blow ol some heavy
were about fifteen wounds OF various kinds In the
features; the eyes were matted VITA CLOS vi con.
pillow sssng ap rom the na mouth D0 and
the brain oozing from the temple o more SHOCK
ng naa sc ken s ar could scarcely BE-
counter, ore OF the Instruments oil death was as.
covered. II was small cog-wheel weighing about
been tied anu, Judging from the indenrations the
murdered mans forehead. this had been used as a
siungshot with terrible erect
was evidently the object OF the murdereis, who mad
gained On entrance Dy knocking &c the door. waking
their victim up under the plea OF waning a drink,
aud then completing their bloody work The watch,
chain. knife and other articles. besides y smah
amount OF money belonging to BIaUck, were
gone. aud the till OF tin box In which Kept the
receipts OF The store was also missing About 400
In money ana few ARTICLES OF small value were all
the murderers Obtained to compensate them Tor the
commission Vi this awful tragedy.
TIE ALLEGED MURDERgRs.
Ever since the discovery or The crime the
entire community at Hill5DorOugh has been in
o feverisn state OF excitement and the
citizens are unusually earnest In their endeavors
TO bring the murderers TO light. An In.
quest was held, before which u large number
OF witnesses were summoned, nut though unable to
fasten gnt upon anybody suspicion at once ieil
upon negro named BOP Gum ana Two Others
called respectively Young and Lutter0h. Gum
was arrested here u few days since anI was con-
veyed by the Shef OF Orange TO JAIL LlisDorougn
where he - now safely lodged. Young WIS also ar
rested near isborOuRh, aud the capture OF Lutter-
lob was effected ut Asneborough, In Randolph
county, 80 Ola tnree are now Ia safe way to pay the
penalty of the law.
.#N THEIR GUILT
Is now established, though arrested only suspi-
clon created Wy q strong chain VI circumstances.
Young anu Bob Gum spent tho greater portion OF
Saturday and that night together. and lett their
lodging shortly after midnight Where they were
Joined by the otner, Lutterloh IS not known;
two or them have partly confessed the deco and az
portion of the money has been found on the person
or Young, aud the till oil Blaock has been 0Is-
covered 1t ~ clear they are the guilty parties
Gum says he was forced to go with the other two
thai Young leaped In at the back window and did
the killing while no and Lutteroh he'd the body.
Young. however, denies that he had anything 10 do
with the murders That he kept watch while the other
two perpeIratc1 the bloody decd.