The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-10
From n iatc london paper.
LOVE AND PISTOLS.

Braudam. irenchman of Tie lev
ishpcrsHasinu. " 10 described hinsel
a. a teacher II languages, was bro
before sir L. Bunir, charged viii
ALTERNATING Ia shoot Miss Jane DreWi
Il ypuuS lady tftonSidrrable persan
nj attractions. who attended IN pro.
prld persona. accompanied by hcl
friends, 10 prefer the complaint.
II appeared HAT the fair prosccn.
trix, is residing with the Rev HALL
field Cosgayne O'nonaghoo aud his
lady, at their house in lordship lane.
| TottCnham, and that The defendant
having occasionally called 10 give
licr Instructions in French, he br-
came enampred IL her aud latter
| ~ lie VAS received with encourage
ncnt IN the character0r an a,ONed
lover. Ills attentions 10 her were
ardent and unirmittiug his VOWS
Of unaltcrable love and ADMIRATION e
qnalIy icr,cnt and unCeasing and
# his pWn account Of himseli was 10
be implicitly believed, he WAS all
that was Just and hon raLIe. Both
parties were lool>ing forward IN ca
ger anticipation ol tie bliss that was
10 attend them when Their deSlinics
should be cternally united, when all
at once, il did not appear how. Miss
Brown made the dreadful discovery
that Monsieur IN lius Hrmda.a
WAS already married To- another, aud
that HAT otier was still IN the la
Of the living.
TINS discovery was communicated
to him without delay. He Mas thun-
derst'uck, but denied The fact " mp
on bis honor" lie said that In be
sure he had formed a sort OF contract
with anothef lady AT Jersey, bnt that
he considered that contract not AT
all binding, and that he was ri Iihcr-
" 10 cmet' into tbr married state
with any lady AT amy time. The
Jersey lady. however, was found ont.
and her account ii the =. cuntract,'
as Nuns. Rrandam termed II, was
such. as, leaving the moral obligati-
on out OF the question, con, inced the
Rev. Mr.. nnnaghoo, Miss Browns
protector, HAL a second marriage
would be decidedly illegal She
therefore dismissed him altogether.
and on Thursday last some books
aud other matters which sle had re-
ceivcd from him as presents, were
returned 10 him In the afternoon
al the same day the defendant made
his appearance N Mr.. Danaehoo's
house and requested al interview
Wild Miss Brown. The request WAS
complied with. aud he was ushercd
into a parlou III winch thai lady VAS
sitting with Mr.. and Mrs. Dona-
gboo. lie con,erscd for some mo-
mcnts on different suhIcct AID with
apparent GOODNESS. but miss Brown,
Who Observed him very atlcntifely.
! thought the SAW - mist hief in his
IeNc." and mo- cover she perceived
that he kept one hand under his coat.
as il Cuncealing something there
She bcrame alarmed and ran ~
stairs, followed by Mrs. Donaghoo
Tie defendant then became curaged.
and Mr. D0naghoo found il nccessa.
iy to cndeasor to st him out Of lh'
/ house.
With some persuasion he consent.
ed to ~. and left the paionr. as
Mr.. Douaghoo supposed, 10 quit he
house, bat he turned shortly round.
and ran up stairs. lie there oblru
Died into the bedroom, where Mrs
DonagL0o and Miss Brown had re.
treated, and drawing a double-bar.
relied pistol from his coat. he pre-.
scented il 10 the breast 0fihc latter la
dy, Mrs. Bonaghoo, ulterlng 4
loud scream, sprang Iorw.,fd ant
dashed the pistol aside. aud .fs:s'
Brown ESCAPED fran the room, ant
ran up another fight orstairs. Mr.
Douaghoo, On hearing the noise
FASTENED up stairs, and found his
wife building the defendant by thu
arms. he seized him and with til,
assistance OF female servant, got
him upon the ground, and after q
desperate struggle, succeeded in
Wrestling the pistol fron him. MIR
Donaghoo,wilh very good Judgment
kept Mons. Branham on the foo,
with the full weight Of his own port
~ person upon him, until the ser
want fctched a horse pistol. living
hard bV. to whom the defendant WA,