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a County —At the Court Hon=o,
AURARIA, LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA JUNE 11, 1833.
From the Georgia Journal .
For the following narrative of the murder of
Mr. Jesse M. White, of Newton county, Geor
gia, on the 27th April, 1833, by three of his ser
vants, we are indebted to “ A citizen of Newton
county.” The whole narrative is too long for
insertion entire; we can find room for such parts
of it only as give the most succinct and connect
ed history of this deplorable tragedy. We re
gret to omit anv portion of it, but we had no
choice between leaving out a part, or depriving i
our readers of the whole.
After giving some account of the deceased, and
1 of the murderers, Sophia, the instigator; a young
. man Warren a confidential servant, who was the
actual perpetrator, and an old man Anderson,
with whom they appear to have advised and
counselled throughout, the nanative proceeds :
“It will be found in the sequel, that Warren
had made a frank and full confession of the
whole matter, hence, whence the girl was put on
her trial, he was called on to relate the whole |
transaction, from the commencement, until it
was finally consumated. He said that after his j
master first brought the girl home, she went to
work, and for a few days did very well,; but soon
began to complain, saying she could not stand
such hard work, and observed “now Warren, if i
you would kill master, we should get clear of j
work altogether ” He observed I will not do ,
any such thing, mine is a good master, if you
will do right, and I would sooner kdl you, than
him, ‘ cvertheless, he says she continued to wea
ry him, giving him no peace, day nor night; but
her in 'cssant solicitations was to kill him—the
above entreaties, he withstood from the com
mencement, until the evening of the fourth day
of April, the many efforts used byher, during the
intervening time alluded to, would be tedious I
and uninteresting.”
The boy by his own account, still resisted her
impunities, till his master chastised him for a
disobedience of some order. She seized that
opportunity, like her master, the Tempter, of in
fusing her diabolical counsel; and, smarting as
he was with his recent punishment, he yielded. |
“ Warren returned to the field, they had left
the over evening to finish some rows of corn,
that was laid off, but not planted, by dropping
and covering them with his feet; as Sophia had
to assist about breakfast, and the field some dis
tance from the house, Mr. White thoughtit least,
loss of time, not to leave home until he hail got
breakfast. W'hen he arrived at the fatal field,
W r arren had planted all the unfinished rows of
corn, and was standing at the plough, ready to
commence covering corn, with his hoe in his
hand, so soon as his master should lay off any
rows. Mr. White, no sooner than arrived at his
plough c mmenced preparing for business by
hitching his horse ; but just at the moment of
setting out he discovered the hook ol his back
band had come loose, and sent Sophia round to
hitch the same.—Just then she whispered to
Warren, “ now is your time.” He says, he still
declined, not fully come to the resolution to kill
him ; again, as Air. W’hite adjusted his line, she
again whispered—he still paused—she now see
ing White ready to set out and fearing lest no
other favorable opportunity might offer, she com
menced nodding and winking at him. W T arren ;
said he then, thought to motion his hoe at his j
master, to please Sophia, and as he motioned, !
he says (horrid to tell) something came in him,
and at one full sweep, the mortal blow levelled
poor White to the ground ; he then gave him
one other blow in the breast. The first strik
ing him on the right side of the head, above hi
car. At this moment, he says Sophia broke
ought in a loud laugh, and broke to run, he stop
ped her he said, to help him secrete his master.
Sophia observed, I will run over to uncle Ander
son, to know what to do with him. Now’ this
same old man was working in a field near where
all thishappened. After some considerable ab
sence Sophia returned, and says, “ Uncle An
derson says tie. him to the plough—make the
horse drag him across the field, then run home
and tell mistress the horse has runaway with the
plough and killed master.” Warren then takes
Air. Whites right hand, tied it to the cross bar
of the plough, and made the horse drag him one
hundred and eighty steps diagonally across the
field to the draw bars, leading to the house;
with much difficulty could the horse be made to
drag him fastened in the manner pointed out,
hence much time had been occupied; between
the time of knocking him down, and getting to
the aforesaid bars, although the boy had made
several efforts to run his head against the end
of a log heap, making out as though the horse
in dragging him against said logheap, had pro
duced the wounds visible on his head, but lo and
behold, in lieu of the effects desired, White at
this moment, seemed as if he was recovering
from the first blows, and likely to return again
to life. Warren who had all the while clung to
the aforesaid hoe, seeing his master’s situation,
and as he says fearing the consequences, again
leveling the fatal weapon, gave him the third
blow, which sinking deep in his scull, terminated
his mortal existence, though'he lived some hours
afterwards. Sophia had been dispatched home
to tell the news, and alarm the family of her
master’s situation, they proceeded somedistance
when they met Warren with Mr. W’hitc on his
shoulder, as though he had been a hog, they
made him lay him down, and after wiping the
blood from his mouth, he seemed to breath some
better, they- then had him carried home, in a
style more decent, yet to attempt a description
of White’s situation and appearance, would be
difficult to be done, having been dragged through
the ploughed ground the distance above men
tioned, bleeding excessively from the first and
last blow, no sight upon earth, could have been
It comes, tii e Herald ofa Golden World.
more horrid and appalling, to a tender and affec
tionate wife, brother and mother-inlaw.
Tha scene at this moment assumes an aspect
beyond our graphic powers to delineate ; but a
few hours previous. Airs. White and her now
orphan babe, with Mrs. Hudson, the mothcr-in
law, had parted, the one with a husband, the
other a son-in-law, bearing in his agility and
movement, all the vigor of life and animation,
to pursue the avocation of his farm, little did
any of this distressed group, while at the break
fast table, dream or imagine the horrid catastro
phy, that should shock their sight, ere the sun
had poured his perpendicular rays upon the
earth.
Hear let every husband, parent, wife and
friend, fill up in his imagination, the scene that
cannot he properly described with the pen. Wc
heard one of the neighbors remark, that such a
sight he never saw in all his life, he had bled
profusely, and in his gore of blood, had been
I dragged through the ploughed ground, until the
horrid spectacle was awful to look upon. White
; still breathing at long intervals, showed how
hard it had been to murder a man, possessing
such nerve and power as he did; but the fatal
deed was done, in two hours, he languishing !
breathed his last.
Warren the murderer, was asked, how all this j
, had happened, where was he, and why he did |
not aid to prevent it, faltering and appalled, he
said, “I did run across the field to head the
horse.” With this account all seemed for the
moment satisfied ; in a few moments the news
flew far and wide, collecting in a short time ma
ny neighbors together. They had proceeded
so far as to lay him out, had sent the undertak
ers for the coffin, and the said hoy with others,
ito digaing his grave. Whilst one of the neigh
bors sitting near the CC”p.?C, concluded to exam
ine how the line had been fastened around his
hand, to have produced such fatalconsequenccs;
when, lo anti behold, on his left hand no line
had been fastened, which was obliged to have
been the case, in ploughing with a single line;
hut awful to tell, aiound his right wrist, was a
deep blue mark, made by a cord under great
pressure; no sooner than this discovery was
made, it struck him like an electric shock, that
foul play had been shown the deceased.
He immediately rose up, saying to several of
the neighbors, let us go and see where the horse
ran away, and moreover trace the iootsteeps of
the boy, who says he ran across the field to
head him. After arriving at the field, no such
footstpes could be traced as would have been
necessary, to have done, as the boy said he did.
As they pioceeded in their examination, every I
new circumstance confirmed suspicion ; pro-!
gressing onward, to where Warren had picked i
up White an his shoulder, in the corner of the j
fen'-e lay this fatal hoe, which had done the \
deed, with the murderous ensigns sticking in the
jagod end, where particles of White’s hair was
easily seen, attached to the wedge, which con
fined the helve.
Suspicion was at once relieved, and the facts
of a cruel murder were visable to all present.
They returned to :he house, communicating
their discovery, and developing such a concaten
ation of circumstances, that to have doubted,
| would have indicated want of sanity the thing
was now placed beyond doubt. While Warren
the perpetrator of this horrid act, was employed
in digging his masters grave, one of the gentle
men present, went to where he was employed,
and as ho stooped to throw out a spadeful of
dirt, he reached i ver, and placing his hand in
his colar, said “ come out here young man, wi
will soon have your grave dug.” Then taking
the boy to the scene where the whole had been
transacted, he frankly owned his guilt and crime;
pleading by way of excuse, and in extenuation
of his dreadful act, Si phia’s agency throughout
the whole transaction, as above related.
Warren and Sophia was immediately arrested,
and carried to Covington, where after examina
tion by three magistrates, they were committed
lo prison, to wait a more full investigation of
their crimes.— W hile at the same time, Warren’s \
confession implicated Anderson, the old man, i
and Aggy, an old woman, the mother of Sophia,
these two additional individuals were arrested,
and lodged in Covington jail. If it appeared on ;
the traverse of Aggy’s case, that she had coun
seled and advised her daughter to a certain ex
tent, suffice it to say for this old woman, she
was on her trial found guilty by the jury ; never
theless as some extenuating circumstances in
her favor appeared on trial, applicationwasmade
to his Excellency, he granted her a respite,
hence as her fate is yet suspended we shall say
nothing more of her. On the twelfth day of
April, the Judges of the Inferior Court of New
ton county, convened at the Court House, hav
ing picviously had, thirty-six jurors summoned
to attend the trial ofthe accused ; here the scene
became imposing, and one circumstance gave
great solemnity to the occasion. When Sophia
was put upon her trial; we saw the Sheriff make
room, through a dense crowd, for certain ladies,
and by the ensigns of black it was easily seen
the bereaved widow, and her mother, mingling
in the throng to hear Warren detail more fully
than we have written, all the minute circumstan
ces connected with this calamitous affair.
He mounted the steps appointed for witnesses
to occupy, and in an audible (though negro like
language,) developed the whole tiansaction from |
first to last; he spoke of his master in terms of j
approbation and regret ; acknowledging he had j
done wrong, and for the wrong, was perfectly j
willing to die. He spoke ofdeath with seeming
indifference ; and to the last, manifested heroic
fortitude, that deserved a better cause. Suffice
it to say that Warren and Sophia, received their
■ sentence of death with that calmness and indif
ference, that Bonaparte heard the Prussians had
t joined the Russians against him. Old man An
i derson heard this sentence with some concern,
’ the tear of sympathy stole down his cheek ; but
i the other two, received it with that stare of in
s difference, that manifested their extreme insen
sibility on the awful occasion
,j** * * *
We have now arrived to the conclusion of the
whole matter, which was consummated on Fri
day the twenty-sixth of April; early in the morn
ing the people commenced assembling, and be
fore the final catastrophe, so large an assemblage
of people, our eyes have never looked upon.
At eleven o’clock, the guard collected around
I the jail, at the foot ofthe platform a wagon was
| ready to receive them, with their coffins in it.
Previous to their apearance, and individual had j
been sent into the jail with suitable clothing, for
each to appear solemn and imposing, so much
so, that so soon as the prison doors opened,
three individuals appeared, shining in whiteness,
dressed emblematical of the grave. The sight
was truly imposing; they had clean white hand
kerchiefs, bound round their heads; also shirts, ‘
pantaloons, and other suitablehabilaments: with j
! ropes around each of their necks—They seem- :
j ed to cast a wild stare upon the immense mul-
I titude ; yet with agility mounted the ear, and as
the procession moved forward to the gallows
they sung “Farewell my dear brethren, &c.”
When the wagon had reached the destined spot,
that was to terminate their earthly existence, the ;
guard formed a circle around the gallows, in
which vacancy all the children under twelve
years of age was requested by the Sheriff, to fill
up this space ; all matters arranged to suit the
occasion, the Rev. John J ones, mounted in |
front ofthe criminals, delivered a most feeling
and interesting discourse from the following
words; SO psalm, 14 and 15 verses, “ Justice
and judgement are the habitations of thy throne;
mercy and truthshall go before thy face; blessed
are the people that know- the joyful sound, they
shall walk, oh Lord! in the light of thy coun
tenance.” I
After the discourse was ended, the Sheriff
told the criminals they were at liberty toaddress
the people if they wished. The two men did
so, expressing much of contrition and resigna
tion. The woman said nothing. The awful
moment, the last allowed to their existence at
length arrived.—Their support was removed ;
and their fate was fixed lor eternity.
(From the Philadelphia Times.)
SCENES UPON THE OCEAN.
BY HOB BUNTING.
j The Conroy. —We had been detained in the
j port of Kingston for several days, waiting the
j departure of an English Convoy, the day of
sailing had at length arrived, and we were waft
ed gracefully to sea by the trade wind, which
blew fresh and favorable, and promised with its
continuance a speedy arrival in the United
States. The fleet was composed of at least
forty sail, vessels of all nations, who had like
us, sought the Convoy’s protection from the
many piratical cruisers, which at that time in
fested the shores of the West India Islands.—
There might have been seen the clumsy Hol
lander, and the more fragile vessel of Spain;
the laroe unwieldly barque of Russia, and the
light felucca of the Mediteranian; the strong
and handsome Englishman, and the beatitiil
fast sailing trader of the United States; the
high black lugger of Bremen, and the long low
i mis r of Portugal, nil with their flowing can
vass set, gracefully ploughing the green waves
ofthe Atlantic. I embarked in an American
ship, bound for the port of Baltimore, a truly
noble vessel, and 1 felt a secret pride thrill my
veins as I cast my eyes along the tapering spars,
suffering them to rest upon the well trimmed
head rigging and bellying topsail; there was not
a brace, stay, or haulyard, but was drawn to its
respective place, and the light foot ropes hung
’ j n graceful curves from the numerous yards in
I beautiful contrast with the running and standing
I rigging. On decK every thing presented as neat
i an appearance as aloft—the guns were newly
1 painted 1 , and hound to their places with widely
! plaited breeching, the deck had been cleared ot
j every fibre of useless stuff - , and the running rig
! ging hung from the cleets and belaying pins
in beautiful coils. When I had finished my sur
vey of her appearance, I turned almost invol
untarily towards the stem, and suffered my
gaze to fall upon the star spangled banner, which
rolled in graceful folds from the main gaff the
guardian of all this beauty —the protector oi all
this elegance.
Our Captain was a large and finely moulded
man, but the most distant and tacit being I had
ever encountered; be would stand for honrs j
leaning over the tafirail and gazing in the blue
deep of the ocean, as if he could read therein
some deeply facinatirtg page of futurity; his eyes
were grey and deeply sunken, yet they glowed
with an almost unnatural lustre, and seemed to i
search and be satisfied of your most secret
thoughts with a glance ; to a superficial obser
ver he appeared a being illy calculated to gain
the affections of mankind; yet every one on
board loved him, and appeared to take pleasure
in executing his mandates; there was some
thing so singularly and impressively interrest
|mg in the expression of his countenance |
j something so stern, so noble, and so decisive,;
! that I felt as I gazed upon him, that his like 1
j should never behold again as my eyes fell from
the banner of my country they encountered ms,
he had been observing me for some time, anil
felt that his penetrating glance was master ol
my feelings. 4 American.’ said he, advancing.
j ‘these hands were the first that raised yon proud
j banner to a gaff; I fought, bled, and conquered
I under your stars and stripes and while the arm
that first reared it is left me, it shall never be
lowered in submission to created man.’ I could
make no answer to his speech, but I grasped his
hand with a pressure which indicated far more
than words could express: after a moment’s
pause he looked around to observe that none
w'ere within hearing, and again resumed. ‘Yes,
stranger, I once shot a man dead for laying his
hands upon the hauiyards with the intent ot
striking that proud banner to a foeman,’ A
fierce though animated light for a moment illumi
nated his expressive eye,and then turning abrupt
ly away, he strode to a distant part of the quar
ter deck, with a manner which seemed to for
bid further intercourse; this singular man made a
deep impression upon me, and I resolved to stu
dy him well during the voyage.
There was a general movement amongst the
ship’s company, and the eyes of all on board
were turned towards the squadron, and then,
inquiringly on the Captain as if to hear and obey
his commands.
His Britarvc Majesty’s ship Hyperion, had
overhauled the squadron, and infoimed them by
signals, that the Duke of Clarence, now VN illiani
the Fourth, King of England was on board. In
a few minutes the peak of every vessel in the
fleet, save ours, was lowered, and for a while
nothing was heard on the waste of waters, but
the creaking sheaves as the hauiyards sped
swiftly through the blocks ; peak after peak, fell
in honor of the royal passenger, but the gaff of
of our vessel was motionless, and reared its
proud head, while all around had submissively
fallen. When I learnt the cause of this move
ment. I turned towards the Captain, and never
shall I forget the ghastly smile, that at that mo
ment played around his lips. ‘Fools!’ he mut
tered, ‘ inions to do homage to the hoy whose
father’s foot is on their necks—by heavens Id
suffer death before my peak should bow to their
effeminate pup of the purple,’ and he cast his
eyes jealously along the spotless canvass.
‘John liuli seldom allows such disrespect to
go unpunished;’ whispered Bob Barnacle, ‘see
they are lowering the yawl from the davits for
the purpose of hoarding us, and it the judement
of an old seamen don’t deceive him, we shall
have some heaving of iron before the squall
blows over.’ * I hope nothing serious may ac
crue to us,’ said I.
The naval veteran shook his head important
ly as he answerred, ‘the captain is like a Dutch
lugger in a blow.’ As the veteran concluded,
he moved away, leaving me to conjecture the
meaning of his mysterous sentence. Again I
turned my attention to the commander, for a
moment he regarded the yawl as it left the ship’s
side, and then folding his arms, he continued to
pace the quarter deck until its arrival. Our in
dependent hearing had been perceived by the
whole squadron and the eves ol men, of more
than one nation, were turned upon us with jeal
ous curiosity, and a thrill of national pride tra
versed my veins as I contemplated the proud
sense of freedom we had so nobly displayed,
yet we had committed a daring, it not a rash
action, and there was no alternative but to fol
low it up manfully, or disgrace the proud pen
nons that floated over us, in presence of the cit
izens of almost all the Christian nations ot Eu
rope; the dark man who paraded the quarter,
was the sole being upon whom was rested the
responsibility of our country’s honor; his com
mand might exalt us in the eyes of many a
jealous rival, or on the other hand might render
us an object oi contempt and ridicule ; but al that
moment I felt a certainty of conviction, that our
commander would honorably finish the work ho
had so nobly begun. The English yawl had
now arrived and a young midshipman, arrayed
in all the naval finery of his nation, ascended
the ship’s side, and sprang upon the deck.
‘ Are your peak hauiyards choked, or has
your mizen down-hauls given way, that you re
fuse to drop your gatl to his Grace the Duke of
Clarence?”—asked he,gazing severally on those
around in order to discover the commander.
‘Neither, young man,’ was the calm reply of
our captain.
‘Then why have you dared to insult tne flag
of Grcal Britain on the high seas?’ demanded
the youth, with an impertinent and cocknied
air. ‘Are you not fearful that we will in
flict the ehaslizeroent you so richly deserve!
V park of anger flashed in the eyes of our
commandant, but it instantly passed away,
and he calmly replied, ‘no boy, I am not
fearful of receiving punishment at your hands —
nor shall my peak or banner ever be lowered to
the cross of England while I have life to lose in
its defence.’
‘By Saint George, sir Rebel, you speak taun-
I tinglv of my country’s prowess,’ exclaimed the
midshipman, ‘more such languge as that might
tempt us to tear that rag ot thine from the gatl
and trample it beneath our lcet.
At this disgraceful allusion to our flag, the
: lips of our commander quivered with concealed
race, and turning to one of the sturdy seamen
that lined the deck, he vocifeiated, ‘Barnacle
throw that man overboard.’ ‘Ay, ay, sir,’ ex
claimed the veteran, and seizing the slight form
ol the midshipman, he hoisted him over the gurw
wale and plunged him into the sea beneath,
j A roar of laughter ensued amongst the sons
of Neptune, and even the British seamen were
observed to chuckle with smothered delii lit as
they drew him dripping from the briny element
and shoved off to return. When the yawl
which contained the exaspcra'ed midshipman
had arrived at the side of the British vessel, a
irenera! stir was observed on her decks. 1 e
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