Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-02

water;-Aier his fathers death. his distressed mo-
fSer plsssa I'm with Mcknight in December 1917
| WON "e ysrved with the utmost possible fidelity
He imrl9se ed SO much in his business, that he wa.
considered 1--WE will not say, one Of the best, but
the rery best gunsmith in Virginia; equal 10 any
in the u. S. McNaught seemed proud Of his ap-
prentice; he was continually showing little speci.
mems OF Daniel Denoon's skill, which astonished
every body. gun Of Demons manufacture was
sent to Birmingham, where il was pronounced by
sharp TO be master piece of the kind. During
all tins time, he not only merted and obtained the
confidence OF his master, but upon the respec,
OF all who knew him. During the period OF
| nine months when Men. had visited England. he
lett his ~hop in Demons care, promising him a
handsome compensation for his attention; but tho
ne deserved II, he never received ii.-At length
ms indentures expired; and for ID or Is months,
he acted as Mems foreman: not word of DISPUTE
ever passed between them: Denoon proved as vi.
grant as foreman, as he had been an apprentice:
| ana The utmost harmony reigned between them.
! ouch was the declaration OF poor Denoon even
| upon his deatl-bed
~: Denoon, however, has lately had a fair OPEN
ing ior gong into business himself: his brother
in-law MIR. Whi,e,) ingenious brass founder.
died but a few days ago, and his only brother was
| an apprentice of Mr.. VILE talked of lormino :.
connection with his brother, and of setting up
LOT himself on Christmas next. Men seemed
not much to relish the idea He proposed to Da-
mel 10 take him in,o partnership, and TO divide
stock. and Prohis with him Unfortunately Men.
mad charged his habits. He had become too idle
100 TODD OF company, andi is believed, too much
addicted to the bottle.-Denoon had not rositiyelv
"eeiined his propositions; but seemed rather to dis
courage il. -;
Another event occurred lately which at the time
uio moi excite as much attention as il has done
since the catastrophe: Early on the night of The
-."o CO. hs store was found fire; but The exer-
iion. OF some of the neighbours extrgui.fred it, be-
lore II dd any material injury. AT the time, Men
saia, and was believed, that it was inadyertent
SET on FIRE by an apprentice; but suspicious are
no" anoat, that he was very much involved in his
anairs, bad insured his stock at a very hieh rate
ana that he himself applied the torch TO his own
store. Whether this il an Injustice TO the memo-
~ oil me departed man, we know not; but some
nave even insinuated that ne had taken up the idea
OF D's, suspecting him of the foul intention.
neither this was the leading motive to his mvs-
FERROUS conduct;whether as it is generally believed
riv"ing him IN his trade, or by whatever motive Il.
1t was jealousy of DIS setting up for himself and
was hurried on, to shed the blood of his innecen,
victim, Is known only perhaps to the Great An:
thor OF his being. But, in the course of NIoodar
last. ne was occasionally employed in trying pis-
tolls: letter is said TO have been found since h;s
own death In his pocket book at home addressed
10 Ms wife, IN which he aludes 10 his intention 10
take his own life, and bids her final ade,I =.
ihe catastrophe was indeed rapidly sweeping on.
| ward, involving TOO the death of much better
man. On Monday, after dining 10 his upper room
with his family and with Denoon, seminole in
good humour and good spirits, he retired To- the
next room, and requested one Of the apprentices
To ask Denoon TO walk up stairs. As The noor
fellow sci his loot on the top of the stairs. Men
approached MN from the room, and discharged a
pistol loaded with buck shot into the abdomen and
Immediately af'eI fired another pistol; which graz
eo MS own cheek and drew blood from it. when
the agitated neighbours and family arrived at m.
| scene, they found d. had arisen and was MAXI.
| his way down stairs; while Men. was laying on
the hoor. The wound of D. was mortal: he eave
description OF the to his attendants and lin.
gered three or four hours. II seemed to he m.
impression at first, that Mem wished to give the
idea OF Duel between himself and his DEVOTED
victim 80
MeN. received no serious hurt. The rest 4,
the story is told in few words. On MONDAY even.
ing he was conducted to the jail; and placed in.
the room with some other prisoners During The
night, after they had extingushed the light and
retired 10 bed, they heard about ii O'Clock some
struggles in McN's bed, and some sounds. WHICH
they afterwards supposed were those of.the pat,n,
OF MS bleeding arm with his her hand. A light
was called fori and Men. was found dead. with
his pallet drenched in blood, The verdict OF the
coroner jury gives the best account perhaps of
manner OF his death:
AT an inquest held on the body of James Nc
Nausht, who was found dead on the morning of ri I.
18th, the jurors carefully examined the BODY Of
the deceased, and also several witnesses who were
iirst duly sworn, and they were unanimously Of
Tue opinion that the deceased came to his death
from the following causes; after the deceased yas
committed to Jail, he had several convusiye fits or
spasms' the deceased having previous to his COM
mi'ment been bled in the arm by physician; a,
some hour of the night had opened the orjfice
win gun screw (Which was found near the hand
OF the deceased) from which quantity OF blood
was lost: That the deceased had sl.o lied q sill
handkerchief so tight round his neck, ss TO leave
evident marks abont it-all of which circunstan.
ces combined, in the opinion Of the Jurors afore.
said, caused the death OF the deceased.
Thus The wre ched Mcknight has hfictes, ius-
tce upon himself What a sad warning , OIL s,s
against the indulgence of incorporate PARSONS
Poor Denooa was accompanied to his grave By tyo
OF Inc 'olun'eer Companies; and long procession
| oil synpaihisins citizens.
RESOLUTIONS
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