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The Republic
Washington, District Of Columbia
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An elderly mulatto man named William Mitchell was found dead near the upper bridge to Georgetown on Saturday morning, murdered with blows to the head and face while returning from a Methodist meeting in Georgetown the previous night.
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A poor old mulatto man, between sixty and seventy years old, named William Mitchell, who resided in the western part of the city, was found dead on Saturday morning, on the hill a short distance east of the upper bridge leading to Georgetown. He had been on Friday night at the Methodist meeting in Georgetown, of which he is said to have been a worthy and consistent member, and the foul deed was done while he was returning home. We have heard no probable cause assigned for this diabolical act, and can only conjecture that it was done by desperadoes in sheer wantonness. Blows from clubs or stones upon his head and face were the injuries that caused his death.
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Near Upper Bridge To Georgetown
Event Date
Friday Night, Discovered Saturday Morning
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death caused by blows from clubs or stones to head and face
Event Details
William Mitchell, a poor old mulatto man aged 60-70 residing in the western part of the city, was murdered while returning home from a Methodist meeting in Georgetown. He was found dead on the hill east of the upper bridge to Georgetown. No cause assigned; conjectured as act by desperadoes in wantonness.