Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-12-29
ON SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER

AID V IT'S r.
identified her, as did her three brothers and
many other gentlemen. A telegram was
sent to Raleigh, and the scene here WAS
exciting. It is stated that intense indig-
nation was excited against Bingham, the
murderer of the girl. Coroner Ellis was
autographed for, and left for Cary at s
O'Clock.
THE THEORY.
Bingham had laid a plan to marry the
girl at once or kill her. Two years ago he
told deaf mute that he would some day
kill somebody. Yesterday week ago
when he came here he told companion
named Mebane on tho train that he was
coming to Raleigh to marry Miss Turling-
ton. That night he had long talk with
her at the institution. What passed will
never be known until he reveals it. Friday
morning Cat 10:20) they left here, The
theory of the details of the tragedy is that
they drove through Cary and then Morris
vile together, turned to the left and down
through the gate, a mile and quarter
South of the town. He had evidently en-
deavored to persuade her to marry him at
conscientious girl, and refused. He evil
IDENTIFY designed to kill her at a point near
Morrisville, where he turned into pines.
She, perhaps, told him to go back to Cary
| and she would marry him, or else demand
ed that he take her back to Raleigh. He
had doubtless Threatened her life then, but
he drove back towards Gary, taking what
is known as the Pittsboro' road. He had
gone around in a semi-circle evidently driv-
ing fast. and finally came again into the
Durham road at point between Norris
vile and Cary. Then he had driven back
towards Cary and turned up this unfre-
quented lane. In the woods at the end of
this, and in sight of the Cary church-spires,
he had turned the buggy out of tie road,
or, perhaps, she had seized the rein and
turned it. He had then pulled her out of
the buggy. Here she lost her hat and
satchel. She probably tried to run back to
the road. He pursued and caught her,
then tearing off fragments of fur from her
cloak. He then shot her in the head, and
her blood poured upon the ground. He
dragged her, taking her by the shoulders,
down rather steep slope, and laid her
body out as found. Returning, he threw
her hat and satchel in tree-top, and drove
back down the lane and back again to Nor
risville, on the same road along which he
had first driven Miss burlington. He then
passed through Morrisville twice--first with
her, and then alone.
QUICK WORK.
Just as your correspondent asserted, no
person IN the world would have imagined
that in two hours after he first passed
through Morrsville he could have driven
away to the left of that place, gone back
nearly to Cary by another road, killed the
girl, arranged the body, and then driven
back through Morrisville again, and SO on
to Durham. The distance traversed was
over six miles. He must have been over
that country before or else lost his way.
The former superstition is reasonable.
The indignation here exceeds anything
your correspondent ever witnessed. Threats
of iynohing Bingham are freely made.
Not a word of him has been heard. To-
morrow large reward will he offered for
him by the Governor"
LATER.
From a telegram to the Richmond Dis
patch from Raleigh, N. c., Monday, we
learn that the body of Miss burlington was
buried at Wilmington, N. c., on Sunday.
Her brothers took the four rings from her
fingers. A plain gold ring on the third
finger was the engagement ring given by
Bingham. The piece of chain visible at
the Geek was that of one attached to
locket. The dead girls watch and chain
were in her hand-satchel, which was found
one hundred yards from the body. The
watch and chain were gold and fine.
BINGHAM was last heard of at ST Ton;s
on yesterday week, on his way, 1t is sup
posed, to kill Professor Edward Mckee
Goodwin. This is the man when Bingham
thinks was his rival, and he has sworn to
kill him.
He-was always very friendly with Miss
Turlingssn, but not as lover. He is not
deaf mnse> but the possessor of every
faculty. He wrote to Raleigh Saturday
that he had never trifea, with Miss Tur-
lington's affections in any way>
BLACKBURN KILLED BY DAvIs.-Last
Thursday night, near Greenwood, Abe
marie county, J. R. Blackburn and L. W.
Davis engaged in a quarrel in the formers
store, which resulted in Davis shooting
Blackburn in the heart, killing him instant
ly. Davis has been arrested. He is son
of the late Braxton Davis of this county.
In reference to this sad occurrence.