Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-04-04

riage, and witnessed the entire scene.
Smith laboreo under high excitement on the
scafold.
DON'T BURY ME UNTIL To- MORROW"
| A colored man named Marley was exc
outed in Alexandria, Va, Friday, for the
murder Of an aged pedlar. He confessed
his crime The "Young Mems Christian
Association" had visited him regularly while
10 prison, and held prayer-meeting in his
cell just before he was hung. Just as he
assembled to the scaffold he asked for bis
child but it had not been brought there
Fl made speech, laying his mistortunes
Oh whiskey. He stood uprig hit on the drop
without sign Of emotion, and while City
Sergeant Stuart placed the moose around his
neck. said ''dou't bury me until tomorrow"
The cap was drawn over his face. and at
1898, the sentence of the law Was executed.
ie upon whom it fell died inst 'ptly.
|
MURDER OF 4 VALLEYMAN-AR,
REST or ALLEGED MURDER
ERS.
On Friday night, in Washington city.
Frank Hahn, (of the firm of Hahn & Hin
kle. well known drover Of Woodstock,
| Va, was found murdered in Armory
Square. on the line of the Alexandria and
WASHINGTON Railroad, and near the Bllti-
| more and Potomac depot. Hahn is a resi-
dent of the Valley of Va. and being en-
ployed as cattle drover. is constantly trav
| cling Oh the Manassas aud Orange Railroad.
| As is the custom with men in his business,
| Mr.. Hahn was accustomed to carry consid-
cradle sums 10 cash about with him, and not
unfrequently was incautious enough to pull
out roll of notes in the presence Of
strangers An account in Washington
paper says:
At 1:45 o'clock Mr. Columbus Scriber
came to the Central police station AMI stated
that a man was lying in Armory Square,
and from bis groans he judged that be was in
dying condition, Station keeper Voss d.
rected him to go to the first officer he could
find and have him accompany him to the
spot. On leaving the station the first po-
lceman met with YVES officer Harding, who
immediately strte1 with him for the spot
On the way they were joined by several
persons and also procured hack driven by
| Morris Mullen When they arrived at the
place t. which they were directed by Scri-
Der, they found man lying on the ground
in an insensble condition. with sew re cut
across the head above the right eyebrow.
and additional cuts in the back of the skull
The man was at once placed in hack and
conveyed to the Central police station, but
died before he reached the guard house.
| The body was placed ia the room on the
east side, where the coroner's inqnests are
generally held, and was gszed upon by nu
merous persons, but the face was badly dis
figured from the cuts and covered with
blood. DR.. Hartigsn visited the station
about 2 a. m, and after examining the
wounds, gave as bis opinion that they were
inflicted by Ratchet or small axe. At the
back Of the head the brains were oozing out
and showed conclusively, from the nature of
the wounds, that more than one assassin
had taken part in the murder. The victim
is about FIVE and hslf feet high, broad.
shouldered. with fall face. the chin having
been clearly shaved, and has moustache
on the lip. The skin about the throat is as
| soft and white as that of female By
what means he was induced to enter the
grounds, or who are the perpetrators of the
horrible crime. are at present epshrouded IN
mystery Officer Harding. after minute
examination of the grounds, succeeded in
fning piece of sheep-skin. containing a
heavy ball Of lesd, the bandla of which was
broken in twain, the freak evidently having
been caused by blow inflicted. He found a
SLOUGH hat, several jagged rocks, broken
billy, and every evidence that there had
been severe struggle between deceased
and his murderers There was also found
a railroad ticket from Washington to Alex
apdria, on the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad, and stones covered with blood
Beyond this no evidence that will lead to
the detection of the murderer or murderers,
has been. as yet, discovered.
ARREST OF THE ALLEGED MURDERERs.
Mr. Hahn had on his person check on
Baltimore bank. A Washington letter
says:
hfIo Ouuudy tVCniuS ~ was "ooS1 1aiucu |
that early on Saturday, about 1890 O'clock,
a colored man had stopped at the hotel at
Jackson City, on the Virginia side of the
Long Bridge, took two drinks, and dis
played to j. r. Kenaugh check on Bal
timore bank, asking if it would be good in
Alexandra A hack was at once procured,
and Dc co ivps Clarvoe, McDevitt and Miller
proceeded to Alexandria There, guided
by Captain Webster and policeman Sinp
son and Crump, they went to 'Buzzard's
Boost" and arrested Young at his house,
with Lucy Williams. They found there
boot, the Innings of which had been cut and
on examination it was disclosed that piece
Of sheep-skin, which inclosed slug-shot
found near the scene Of the murder and
leather strap which formed its handle, cor
responded with the lining aud strap which
had been cut out Of the boot. A course
needle, filed with thread similar to that
which sewed the Sheep.skin around the slug
shot, was also found on tho mantel Some
blood spots on the clothing Of Young we're
also discovered With the assistance of Al
exandria officers Young was arrested and
brought to this city, reaching here about
3 o'clock.
This morning, soon afterwards, the police
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