Patrick Higgins, for many years a well-known character of the Harper’s Ferry neighborhood, died last Sunday at his home at Sandy Hook, in the 84th year of his age. Higgins was the first man to be […]
Patrick Higgins of Sandy Hook vicinity died suddenly on Friday. Mr. Higgins was 82 years of age. He was the last of those who figured in the John Brown Raid at this place in 1859. Mr. […]
GRAND JURY RETURNS MANY INDICTMENTSIgnores Charge of Violating Policy Law Against Johnson. The grand jury for the January term in its final presentment reported indictments against the following persons for offenses mentioned: Charles R. Erdman, violation […]
At Liberty Under Bonds. Arthur G. Homer of 632 Massachusetts avenue northwest was named as a defendant in the Police Court today on a charge of embezzlement. He waived a preliminary hearing and was held by […]
EXECUTION OF COX– On the 27th. inst. the sentence of the law was executed at Charlestown, Va. upon the Eben’r Cox, convicted of the murder of Col. Dunn, late superintendent of the U. S. Armory at […]
CRIMINAL RECORD.From the Charlestown Free Press. TRIAL OF EBENEZER COX,For the Murder of Col. Dunn. The case of EBENEZER COX, indicted for the murder of Col. Thomas B. Dunn, late superintendent of the United States Armory […]
To the Editors of the Virginia Republican.Charlestown, July 21, 1830. DEAR SIR:– The trial of Ebenezer Cox, charged with the murder of Col. Thomas B. Dunn, of Harper’s Ferry, came on yesterday, before Judge Parker. Although […]
TRIAL OF COX– From a correspondent at Charlestown, Va., we learn that Cox, who killed Mr. Dunn, late superintendent of the U. States’ Armory at Harpers ferry was put upon his trial on Tuesday last, and […]
Ebenezer Cox, the murderer of Mr. Dunn, late Superintendent at Harpers Ferry, has made a full confession of his crime and has accussed seven other persons of having been accessary to the murder. The particulars of […]
We learn by a letter from Washington, dated 16th March, that Cox, who recently shot Col. Dunn, superintendent of the public armory at Harpers’ ferry, has recently made a confession, in which he has implicated seven […]
Extract of a letter, dated Harpers Ferry, Baltimore, Jan. 29, 1830.– “I am sorry to relate to you the most lamentable occurrence which I have ever witnessed. Our superintendent of the Armory, Col. Thos. B. Dunn, […]
Diabolical Act.–We learn, by a private letter from Harper’s Ferry, Va. that while Col. Dunn, the superintendent of the U. States armory at that place, was sitting alone in his office on Friday last, a young […]
THE WAR OF RACES.– A party of negro men from Washington and Baltimore were one day last week sent to Newtown to work upon a section of the W. & S. R. R. lately given to […]
DISTURBANCES IN WINCHESTER.— On Sunday afternoon week quite, a serious row occurred at the depot in Winchester between a party of Irish laborers who had arrived there to go to work on the Strasburg railroad and […]
An incident of the occasion is thus referred to by Mr. Throckmorton, of Harper’s Ferry : When Beckham was shot our men became almost frantic. They rushed in Wager’s hotel, where the prisoner (Thompson) was crying […]
Some 700 Minnie guns and rifles belonging to the United States, have been missed from the armory at Harper’s Ferry, supposed to have been appropriated by the volunteers who were present during the occurrences of the […]
Harrisburg, Oct. 26 — Hazlet was arrested here in the 24th inst. Governor Packer to-day gave orders that Capt. J. E. Cook, now confined in Chambersburg, and Hazlet held in custody at Carlisle Prison, he both […]
CAPT. COOK ARRESTED.His Commission in the Insurrection Band found on his Person– Three others of the Band among the Mountains– Parties in Search of them. Chambersburg, Pa, Oct. 26.– The notorious Capt. Cook, of the Insurrectionary […]
