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and Virginia Historical Society, Richmond); 76 pages;

Muir threatened to foreclose property he had sold kpes
so Epes shot his creditor and hid his body on the farm.
He faked a series of letters to account for Muir's absence

but he: pawned his victim's watch and led the police to his
door,"

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EPES, William, Daindridge LARGE CARD

"William Daindridge Epes, the murderer of Mr. Muir, was
hanged at Dinwiddie Court House, Vase, on Dec. 22, 1818,
He made a full confession of his guilt in regard to

the murder of Muir but denied that he had committed the
other murders attributed to him,"

HILLSBOROUGH RECORDER, Hillsboro, Ne Ce, 1-3-1819
"rial of William Dandridge Epes, for the murder of

Francis Adolphus Muir, Dinwiddie County, Virginia; in-
luding the testimony submitted in the case, the speeches
of connsel, &c. to which are added the confessions of the
prisoner, an account of his EXECULLONg &Cy &Ce Petersburg
Vasy Je Me He Brunet, Reporter, 189 (Copies: Library of

EPES, William, Daindridge LARGE CARD

“William Daindridge Hpes, the murderer of Mr. Muir, was
hanged at Dinwiddie Court House, Vas, on Dec. 22, 188,
He made a full confession of his guilt in regard to
the murder of Muir but denied that he had committed the
other murders attributed to him,"

HILLSBOROUGH RECORDER, Hillsboro, Ne Ce, 1-3-18)9
"Trial of William Dandridge Epes, for the murder of

Francis Adolphus Muir, Dinwiddie County, Virginia; in-
luding the testimony submitted in the case, the speeches
of connsel, &c. to which are added the confessions of the
prisoner, an account of his execution, &C, &c. Pete sour
Vas; Je Me He Brunet, Reporter, 189 (Copies: Library of

EPES, William, Daindridge LARFE CARD
Muir, was
22, 18)8,

HILLSBOROUGH RECORDER, Hillsboro, N. Ce, 1-3-1689
mirial of William Dandridge Epes,’for thé murder of
vancis Adolphus Muir, Dinwiddie County, Virginia:
luding the testimony submitted in the case, the
of connsel, &c, to which are added the confessions of thel
isoner, an account of his executions &c, oc. Petersour
M. He Brunet, Reporter, 1849 (Copies ary of

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