▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁and ▁the ▁complete ▁covering ▁of ▁the ▁walls , ▁showing ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁southern ▁window ▁by ▁a ▁thick ▁coat ▁of ▁im pen et rable ▁iv y . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁have ▁been ▁exam ined ▁min utely , ▁and ▁the ▁conclusion ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁main ▁ch an cel ▁( of ▁chap el ), ▁vest ry , ▁d ining - room , ▁d orm itory , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cells . ▁The ▁principal ▁walls ▁of ▁all , ▁except ▁the ▁southern ▁and ▁eastern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁ch an cel , ▁are ▁now ▁demol ished ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁feet . 1 9 th ▁century ▁murder ▁Ext ract ▁from ▁West me ath ▁Journal , ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 8 2 7 : We ▁have ▁just ▁heard ▁that ▁a ▁most ▁dread ful ▁murder ▁was ▁committed ▁last ▁Sunday ▁night , ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁between ▁B ally ma hon , ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Long ford . ▁It ▁appears , ▁that ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁named ▁Thomas ▁Need ham , ▁son ▁to ▁the ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Par ish ▁of ▁Mo yd ow , ▁being ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁home , ▁fell ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁some ▁persons ▁who ▁were ▁drink ing ▁in ▁an ▁un lic ensed ▁whis key ▁house , ▁no ▁quar rel ▁whatever ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁occurred ▁there , ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁leaving ▁that ▁place , ▁the ▁un fortun ate ▁Need ham ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁bar bar ous ▁manner