The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-23
Attempted Murder and Robbery of an
East Tenueseean In the Mountains.
From the Knoxville Chronicle, lith

From the Knoxville Chronicle, 18th
Mr.. George SuSong, of Jefferson county,
some time ago drove large number of hogs
over into North Carolina. About two weeks
since, on his return home, night overlook
him in the mountains, near the State line,
and he was forced to seek shelter in house
where entertainment was promised. Mr..
Susong's suspicious were aroused by seeing
several rough-looking characters about the
place, more than he thought lived there or
were required to carry on the business OF
the hotel yet, as he could not frame any
reasonable excuse for leaving, and not wish
ing the landlord to know he suspected any
thing, took matters coolly, and was shown
to his room, which his entertainers locked
on the outside.
Confirmed in his opinion, and being thus
cut off, Mr. S. looked about the room for
some means of escape. Most probably he
was armed, though we do not know posi-
lively but one against half dozen was
too great odds to contend with if strategy
could be made available. The window not
being deemed safe, trap-doors flashed across
his mind, but survey across the floor con-
vinced him that nothing of the kind had
formed a part of the architects plan in build
ing the house. Another thought struck
him he looked under the bed and saw a
sight that almost CONCEALED the blood in his
veins THE body Of a man with his throat
cut from ear to ear.
Though sickened at the revolving specta-
Gle, he did not lose bis presence Of mind,
but rapidly considered his desperate condi-
tion and the means of ayerting his impend-
ing doom. His plan was soon chosen, and,
overcoming his repugnance, picked up the
bleeding corpse of the murdered man and
placed it on the bed, covering it carefully.
4 tI,a,, bnI no li,rht toly
his position behind the door, awaited re-
suits.
The moments passed slowly, and seemed
heightened into hours, but about midnight
stealthy footsteps were heard approaching !;
the door was softly opened, and i've forms
were discovered in the darkness, who, with
noiseless footsteps, approached the bed
with cleaning knives i'll their hands, think
ing in few seconds to glut their thirst for
blood, and satisfy their greed for money
they expected to obtain by the fouieSt of
crimes. MIR. S. did not wait to watch their
movements, but slipped quietly out OF the
open door and maze his way from the
premises with all speed.
Putting as great il distance between him
and the blood-stained portals OF the pen of
murder, the next morning he found friends
to whom he related his experience OF the
night before, who organized in force and
succeeded in capturing four of the scoun-
drels, and diligent search is being made for
the fifth, who was still at large.
The circumstances stated above We're told
lis by q responsible gentleman, who OBJ
tanned his information from q reliable
source, and that Mrs. Susong had received
the letters from her husband, who was still
in the vicinity where be so nearly met his
death. The first letter stated the occur
rences of the fearful night, and the second
his resolution to aid all in his power to
bring the villains to justice and punishment
for their crimes.
[We heard this story, or one almost eX-
actly like it, SO many years ago that We are
ashamed to state the number. The land
lord, it seems, buried his victims under the
bed-a queer place indeed, and SO public
that, if he had the hardihood to use it, he
would scarcely have waited for night to kill
any man whose money he wanted.l