The New York herald., 1877-03-16
ARSON AND MURDER.

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY NEAR wAsH1NoToN-A
COUNTRY STORE ROBBED AND F1RED-Two
MEN BURNED TO CRIsp-EvIpENCEs OF
FOUL PLAYA SUSPECTED NEGRO.
.[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
WASHINGTON March Is, 1877
Crimes, like tho matters mentioned In tho proverb
60 In pairs. The Giymount murder, which thero
was SO much excitement here last summer and for
which two negroes hanged at Port Tobacco few
weeks ago. has a singular parallel In fresh tragedy
which the vicinity OF Washington again excited.
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY
At two O'Clock this morning a country storo on the
boundary limo between the District OF Columbia and
rrince George county, In Maryland burned The
ground, and two men, father and son, were burned
to death. Tho remainssof the unfortunate victims
were mutilatcd and charrcd that they were known
to be what thcy only from the circumstances Of
the place. Nearly every particle Of flesh was burned
from their bones, and scarcely anything left ex-
cept tho backened skeletons OF the two unlucky men.
DEsoLATE LOCALITY.
Tho facts attending the point ndubtably to tho
preparation Of the double crimo OF murder arson.
Bcnninas station, where the fire took place. situated
tho line OF the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad in
the District OF Columbia, but In that wild and desolate
portion OF 1t which borders the toughest and rudest
portion Of Maryland. As all who have travelled over
this line to or from the capital must have observed,
the country through which the road passes is little
better than wilderness. Tho scenery rough, and
for the most part the character OF tho population is
semi savage. 1t Is Inhabited for the most part by
negroes who were in slavery years ago and who now
live in tho most primitive fashion on the farms and
plantations TO which they wero formerly attached as
slaves.
Last summer two OF this class robbed the country
storo the place called Glymount which is IN tho samo
region OF country, and murdered young man named
Everest. crime which, II will bo RENE ernbcrcd
they expia,cd not long ago on the scafiolG.
BURNED STORE,
Tho store which WAS burned last nght was owned by
Felix Magruder anu was attended mainly by q clerk
named John Large, who, with his brother and his
LambcrtvilIc, N j., short time since. II was stu
about 200 yards from the railroad track and was
surrounded by bali dozen small cottages owned by
white and colored men. The store was well stocked
with the articles usually found establishments of
the KIND anu in the evenings the resort OF the
gossps Of the nclghborhood who were, for the most
part, colorcd people.
DgAy AND Dunp CLERK.
Ono OF tho singular circumstances connected with
the affair that the clerk, John Large deal and
dumb, that he could not have given offence to any
of the frcquenters OF the establishment He was so
intelligent however, that hc knew intutively what
every customer wanted, and 1t is said, In every
respect most efficient clerk, possessing tho entire
confidence his employer. IL his habit every
light before the store count the receipts
of tho day and put them in his pocket, aud
when he retired TO tho room where he slept,
in ,hc secoma SSTry b"% pace he rscSoge
in tho presence OF crowd OF coorcd and others
who CHANGED to be In the place al tho time, and Is
the i'm that the cupidity OF some
Of them was thus excited and the plot formed to rob
the store.
The subsequent stops leading to murder and 10
conceal the crimc easy. Cntii short time ago
Large was assisted In the store by nephew Of Ma.