Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-02-04
Special to the Gazette.
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BRENTsvILLE, February 1 have already
Informed you and your readers OF the escape OF
Jesse Fouks and his subsequent capture. The
particulars of the Hcrndon massacre are too
well known to the country to require rcpctl-
ton further than brief rccapltulatlon OF what
has irauspired in connection Herewith during
the last few days.
The character of the evidence given upon
the trial, whilst it was altogether circumstan-
tia pointed unerrngly to the prisoner as the
pcrpclrator OF tue crime; still the impression
remained with not few that Fouks had an &C
complete, aud Indeed some of the circumstances
justified such conclusion.
On yesterday lie told the jaiIog and others
who were permitted to see him that though he
dli no! commit the murder himself, he knew
| who did it,, aud III the same time Implicated Il
negro man by the name Of Willis 1ebbS who
was then aud is sill living with one OF Mr..
| licrnd0n's sons. A warrant was issued Tor the
| arrest of Icbbs but before his arrest, which
tork place to-day Fouks sent tor Sheriff WIN.
Il Goodwin and the jallor and told them that
| he alone was the author of the deed.
Your correspondent on going TO the prisoner )
cell, this evening, found him lying upon his
bed completely covered BY his Blankets lie
is nCw in irons, and whilst outwardIy he eEEl-
bits the same Indifference and Inconsistencies
| OF his condition which he has always betrayed
| since his confinement, yet his voice has chang
| cd, aud When speaking he impresses one with
every indication OF con,rition aud remorse. In
reply to questions he stated that every avenue
| OF escape being closed aud utterly despairng
OF any Communication Of his sentence, he desired
| to prepare to meet his maker aud plead Tor
forgiveness; that he could not go to him in
prayer with q lie 10 his mouth. Continuing,
he said that gu the evening Of the murder he
took some meat, aud that Mr.. Hcrndon threat
ened to prosecute him; that he went into the
house to try to induce the old man to promise
not to prosecute him; that he refused to re-
| tract; aud that they then commenced quarrcll-
Jug, and Mr.. Hcrndou took UP the az and
threatened to kucck his brains out. t0uks re-
treated TO tie door (the door being opcn,) solz-
ed the AK handle, and to use his oWa words,
"Old Satan was in me. struck Mr.. H2rn-
don and took dc Ak from him, and den struck
dc old woman twice wild de AK | dldn strike
her with uuhn else, and den strike Add. 1.-THE
coorcd boy) twice wild de SIX also. He then
said that he desired to state Do,hing out the
truth as he knew that he was bound to die.
Mr.. Herndon had his face towards him when
he struck him; that Mrs H. was cosc by, but
before she could interfere he had gotten hold
Of the AK and struck her down as be supposed
dead Whilst be and Mr. Fl. we're talking he
boy was On the h)cr rolling about in evident
pain, and told Mrs. II. that he was suffering,
when she got up and procured some camphor
iUr him, but when he struck him he appeared
10 have swooned When he killed the old pco-
pie and the boy he thought it was about eight
c3ck He further stated that he did not
strike the old man with anything but the AK
handle, but the Old lady and the boy were kill
ed with the ak; that candle was burning IN
the room a: the time; that when he had tinlsh-
ed his job be then bcthought him of the money
and took the keys Of the beaurcau out OF Mis-.
II. 5 pocket; took up the bag OF gold but COO
Guided no: to take it, but took the paper money
aud hid it afterwards 10 the brush pile, OF
which he told the jailor. He says that Ec did
not Kill tbcm for money, but out OF sheer mad
ness that he killed the boy partly because lie
informed OF him about stealing the meat, and
partly because he was afraid he would tell.
His confession will be a great relief to the
public, because however strong aud positive
tie circumstances might prove in their nature,
there is an indeGnable feeling of doubt which
arises in every bosom, and however aggravated
the crime may be, as in this case, humanity Is
i.iwIys willing to q i've the criminal the bcneht
OF that doubt But what can be said Of this
crime which has no parallel anywhere 10 his
tory-a boy with the united passions of a legion
Of devils inhumanly butchers his victims TO COD
cea larceny, AID probably if he had succeed
cd in his effort to cover aud hide his brutality,
he would have been walking to-day freeman
by the verdict Of a jury Of his country. But
murder will out" and those TWO old people
came back as it were from the land of the de-
parted and fixed the crime where it properly
belonged. d. y. u.
NILLER,S NEURALGIA PlLLS--Just
IHQ received two gross of the above valuable
Pills. A sure cure for Neuralgia Call and see
neriifnatn s frnm our own people.