The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-12-01
A Demons Deed.
TWO YOUNG MEN F0ULLY
MURDERED WHILE A
SLEEP AT MARBLE
HALL.
Arrest of the Murderers.
From ,he Rogersril.e Spectator.


Our quiet town was shocked on the
morning of Tuesday last, the Esd inst,
by the announcement that two young
men had been murdered on the night
previous at Marble Hall, four miles be
low town. In company with others we
repaired to the scene to find out, if pos
sible, the facts connected with the
atrocieus affair. Reaching the grounds
we entered the house, and, in the room
to our right as we entered, one of the
most sickening and CHASTITY sights it has
ever been our experience to witness met
our eyes. Stretched upon the floor,
stark IN death, with their skulls horri-
BILE shattered and faces disfigured, their
flesh charred and burnt, laid the naked
bodies Of Charley Brown and Andy
Heck. The far famed horrors of the
New York Morgue never presented a
more CHASTITY or hOrrid spectacle. The
only facts connected with the murder
that we could gather were about as fol
lows: On Monday Mr.. Charley Brown
returned to Marble Hall-the property
recently sold by his father to Mr.. Black
ley of Virginia-with sum of money,
it was thought, not exceeding three
hundred dollars, having few days be-
fore disposed of lot of hogs. On Mon
day eYenidg he had packed The residue
of his household effects preparatory 10
joining his family, who had preceded
him to Bristol. Young Heck was to
drive his team and stayed with him
that night in order to get an early start
the next morning. Mr.. William Price,
who lives just across the read from the
Hall, was with them until bedtime.
About one o'clock, Mr. Price reports
that he woke up and walked out Of his
house, and was surprised to notice a
light in Browns room, at the same
time smelling an odOr as Of burning
feathers. His fears finally being arous-
ed, he walked across the road TO the
Hall and spoke to his wife, who was
sleeping in the room with Mrs. Black
ley. Mrs. Price suggested that the odoI
proceeded frsm Browns room, and Mr..
| Price stepped in there 10 sec. On open
ing the door he was almost overcome
with the smoke Of burning feathers and
bedding, upon which the two men were
| lying in the middle of the room. He
rushed in and, perceiVing that the men
were dead, dragged their bodies into
the passage and succeeded in putting
out the fire. Had he not awakened
when he did, there can be but little
doubt but the building would have beer
| destroyed
From this account it is evident tina
| the murderer or murderers entered the
house through back door and with the
| blunt side of an axe or other heavy in
strument killed both men; and then
with the intention of covering up the
| hellish deed, set fire to the bed, hoping
that the house and all its inmates would
perish.
Young Brown had just disposed of &
number of hogs, and was known to have
had some considerable money, and tht
motive for his murder is consequently
supposed to have been to rob. Young
Heck had no money, but il is supposed
that he was murdered in order to pre-
vent his making any entc-y.
The fatal blow which young Brown
received was inflicted just above the
left ear, SCATTERING the skull. Young
Heck was struck in the forehead, and
portions of the skull mashed in, mutila
ting the brain.
These are among the most fiendist
and brutal murders of which cur Grim
inal records give any account. Two in
offensive young men, while sleeping
quietly, are assaulted In the dead oil
| night, and before waking to conscious
ness. have stheir brains beaten out by
devils in human shapel
Ne clue whatever has yet been obtain
ed as to who were the murderers, but
the utmost vigilance and activity will
be used to bring the fiend, or fiends, to
| justice.
DIR. s. NJ. Miller made the post norton
examination, and made his report to the
Coroner's jury, which was Immediately
assembled, but whose verdict has not yet
| been made known.
Mr.. Brown was about 30 years of age,
and was the son-in-law of our esteemed
fellow citizen, Henderson Fudge, of
Doughertyville. Andy Heck was about
II, and was the son of Fayette Heck, of
this county.
The shocking affair has appalled, our
| community, and the officers of the law
should leave no stone unturned in their
efforts to capture the villains, and re-
lieVe the public mind by bringing them
to speedy and cOndign justice.
LATER.
Early Wednesday morning Sheriff
BleYins, whose .shrewdness and activity
in bringing criminals to justice has al
most became preverbial, brought in a
maa by the name of Joe Harris, who
had young Browns pocket book and
money, and who admitted having re-
ceived them, as he says, from another
man, who got them from Brown aud
handed them out the door 10 him.
There can be no doubt but that this
man is the very identical scsuudrel who
committed this deed, almost unparalleled
ed in the history of crime for blood
thirstiness and atrocity. There is no
cendonation for his crime, and it is to
be hoped that speedy justice viii over
take him,
Murder VIII Out.