The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-30


REER.
IBy telegraph TO The 1ierad
BRIsTOL, November 2S-The double muir
der at Marble Hall, near the ancient town
of Roeersyille, in + ISt Tennessee, last Mon
day nisht i one Of the most revolving ever
perpetrated in the State. The excitement
over Il e event is without parallel even IN
| Hawkins county, when has been the scene
of many bloody deeds. ROgersville is stu
ated on the Tennessee river, some forly
miles southwest OF Bristol and sixteen miles
! north OF the East Tennessee, Virginia and
| GEORGIA railroad, with which it is connected
! by branch railroad. II il one Of the old
! est East Tennessee towns, and prior TO the
| introduction OF railroad communication was
the Chief trading point ea>t OF Knoxville.
SCENE OF THE MURDER.
Marble Hall is the name OF a celebrated
farm and country residence four ana hall
miles from ROgersvile. The dwelling Is,
perhaps, the finest in the country, Delng OF
large size, cOmely and imposing design,
and finished in a style both elaborate ana
extensive. The decline OF Rogersviile ana
the depreciation in values Of property there
and in lis vicinity date from 1856, the time
at which river communication Utd that town
was abandoned for the railway system,
which now connects Norfolk with the
Mississippi at Memphis and passes sixteen
miles TO the south of the town. Such estates
as Marble Hall were once the abodes OF
wealth and culture. With the deslruc-
ton Of the river trade, followed by
the war divisions that marked East
Tennessee, as well as The extinction
OF slavery, the glory Of ROgcrsville has
largely departed, and the palatia values
of such estates as Marble Hall have become
sadly shrunken. A few Years ago Mr.
John Brown, very worthy farmer, became
the owner OF Marble Hall. Having three
euterprising sous, who had become expert
carriage manufacturerS be sold Marble Hall
and purchased a handsome property in
Bristol. which offered more inviting field
for their business. Bristol is rising town
on the Virginia and Tennessee border, and
the declining Rogersyil|e was abandoned
for the growing young border town, where
nc considerable expense the young men had
inst completed The erection OF a fine dwell
| inc 10 which they looked forward as The
coming abode OF anticipated happiness.
Two of the young meu, Charles and Alex,
were twin brothers, aud JObu. The younger
one, was added to the new drm.
| TIE MURDER.
A few days ago Charles seat his young
wife aed Two little children, in CHARGE OF
the other two, TO The new hoase at Bristol,
but remained at Marble Halt TO close ur
the old business aad sell on The stock from
the fs,Es. Employing young man named
Heck, some seventeen years OF age, 10 aio
bin, the two occupied one Of the main ir9n'
rooms-the one opposite che parior-in The
Marb!e-sIall mansion. Tte new proprie OF
of the properiy-sir. NJ. l.. Blackley. Q
LAWYER from BriSol-bd left his wsft
and chfdren in tde msFsion. but they
were occupying upper rooms. Chsries
| Brown, aged twenty-six years. and young
Heck we've sleeping In the same bed. Al
| o'clock on Tuesday morning last neighbor.
deserving a light 10 the room occupied by
them. found on investigation the bed was
on IRE, and that its two occupants had
been murdered, their skulls having been
crushed aud their bodies being then stiii.
Brown was known 10 have had some 5000
| In money on his person, The receipts OF some
sales OF hogs he bad recently made; but
| this was gone. Heck was evidently Killed
TO silence him. He was poor but
worthy young man, and the fends
were willing 10 kill The two In order to
{. rob the one. AT once tue most unbound