Accomack County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....George East - Murder May 22, 1854 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Clifton Cardin cliftondcardin@juno.com December 10, 2009, 7:22 pm Republican Compiler, Gettysburg PA May 22, 1854 Shocking Tragedy in Virginia - The Petersburg (Va.) Express has a letter from Accomac Court-house, giving an account of the horrible murder of a man named George East, by his stepson, who is yet a minor. The letter says; "Overtaking East he stabbed him repeatedly behind, till he fell, when the assassin got upon and literally cut him to pieces - riping out the bowels from the breast down - cutting him in the breast, laying open his heart an inche or two, and stabbing and gashing him in a number of places. And to cap the climax, after the blood thirsty monster had left him, fearing, as he says, that he was not dead, he returned, propped up the body against the fence, and cut the throat from ear to ear, the wound extending entirely through the windpipe, and disjointing the neck. He then returned to town and delivered himself up, saying he had been intending to do it for a long time." He alleged, in his defense that his mother had been ill treated by the deceased, but it is thought they had fallen out about the property of Mr. East. The parties were heretofore respectable, and in good circumstances. It is also stated that it will be difficult to prevent the populace from lynching the prisoner, so great is the excitement. Additional Comments: George East married Mrs. Molly Ames Nov 13, 1849 in Accomack Co VA 1850 St. Georges Parish, Accomack County Virginia Family #1087 George East 44 Mary East 48 Harriet East 8 (c1842) George L East 4 (c1846) James H Amos 16 (c1834) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/accomack/newspapers/georgeea129gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb