Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-27
cambria Gazette and VIRGINIA Advertiser
4 Horrible efiule.

The particulars of what Is believed TO hh7a
iieens horrible double murder 10 SOUTHAMPTON
c,urty. c2uilel With rotb.ry and srson. tre hs
ioI!owJ:
Mess joseph ii. aud j. b. Priros owed
q large store st Green Plains. Southampton
c0uaIy, asst across the GfaenviI'e line. five
miles IRON Bs6sld station. % tho Petersburg
rairosd. 10 this store two ytu,g men were
employed as Clerks-v viz John Murrel, aged
twenty one yeara, and Thomas Glover. aged
sixteen years--.worthy and respected young
ciliz,ns. The Massrs. Prince and Williamson
Glover father OF the youngest OF the c'etks.
1--we near hY, between 10 aud II 'oIcck MIR.
Glover heard two reports as OF pistol dis
charges IL the direction OF tho store, tut
thiukHe they might bu IrAm fireworks SGT ell
by some CT tho people thera paid DO attention
10 tho matter. About ii o'coek negro
Eau 10 passing stopped at tho s!oto 10 make
soma purchases. ard Godiog the doors looked,
bo called to tho young men to let him 10. hut
received no response. The hgh!s 10 the house
wcrc huroiug. aud 90 listening no heard gtoans
from wihip, and locking under tho door be
saw Que Of tho youcg men lying on Ihs lsor
Gear the sieve. The negro went 10 Mr.. VIII
hanson GloVcrs House and told those circum-
Stances, end said he supposed young Glover
must be sick. Mr.. Glover Wss ilcredulou',
believing the youog men acrs pla]log some
Christmas prank, and i 4 rot 20 at once.
Soon thereafter an explosion OF powder was
heard 10 the direction Of the Store. which To-
dused Mr.. Glover to 70 tbero without further
delay, ard be found tho bulldog on FIRE. He
~, ba
were not there. lis called 10 them. tus they
did not answer. The llon. door Of the sore
was tuuad locked. but tho rear door was open.
lie entered here 10 search tor the men, bul
was met by such a volume OF smoke that be
could SEQ nothing, aud was forced to retire
Soon after tho flames bu!s: GU aud the smoke
cleared awsy, when by the light the horrible
| sight Of the Two young men lying dead on the
| floor was Witnessed. with 20 power to rescue
them from The fire. The people wero coI.
poilod 10 stand by aad $50 the house burned
and tho bodies consumed. This morning the
ohsrred remsirs of Murrell aud Glover were
taken from the ashes. There seems no doub
| that tho two clerks were murdered and The
store robbed ard then burned. There is, however
| 20 positive clue to the perpstrs.ois OF tho dark
decd, though :sicIcn poiaIs 10 two white
men. strangers 10 the county, who were seer
abou! Tho store for tie fret time ou Fridsy
! From their dress sud mountr they are believet
to bo sailors or tramps dressed in the Gatb o
sailors. a negro Wa, arrested at Bsli4ld t.
day susptc cd OF the crime, but he proved b!
innocarc, ald was discharged. 1t is reported
that posse Of citizons have boon formed 10 Il
10 pursuit. Of the suspected parties, aid SUCH il
The excitement aud Indignation 10 tho neigh
borhood that il csnght srd their kui.t is CT
isbliShnd summary Justice will probably b
ntted out TO them. They had not bon I've,
at las! sccouuts. hlurrelI is a nephew Of De
Skies. OF Riohmond. There WAS no Insurance
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