The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-23
From the Kentucky Commentator.
,uRDER OF DIR. BROWN.

7. ,ha lang catalogue of shocking muir
,ybieh have stained The annals Of The
w., s;nre the notion that pubic Justice
sha'.,d h. made 10 ,ield tn private con,e.
n,+nee and private feei'ns, began I" be IN
ssleated. there Is none perhaps more grew
..,,s than that which we are now required
" ~, Eriday the e2d inst. DR.. Preston w.
nm was cruelty nurdel ed, IN the cont-
=, i aerson, by one Rand II ". Smith.
M circrru.tances attending the pefpetra
49,. "a f,aivpd from an authentic source,
,a,s brlsily these DR.. Brown bad
60, m the Ohio, l6 miles below Louis
lilo at which he occasionally passed some
,,n. boarding s. lodging with Mr.. Christie.
,,har a neal neighbor, as he had no house
on his own lahu'
A misunderstanding had existed, for
some time, between Mr.. Christopher and
Smith who was his son-in-law. And So
;,,.terate was the hate of Smith that he
a,t.ndrd his hostility to most of those
,,bo we're familiar with CHRISTOPHER and
dacl,n.d social intercourse with him.
IN Thursday evening, Smith was at Chris
,n,ber,s when DR.. Brown came in from
Rio farm. Some whiskey was offered,
and Smith haying drank freely, became
abusi,e TO his family. DR.. Brown remon-
.,rated with him, which only had the effect
oftnrnng torrent of abuse upon himself;
and he left the room and avoided the mis-
reant. Smith went away, and made sew
eral attempts to borrow rife, foI the pur-
no,e. as he declared, of shooting Dr.
Rr.nn; but did not succeed. He howe
Ger. the next morning by some means, OBJ
taned horseman's' pistol, which he char
eed heavily with sluss, and concealed in
the inside pocket of his & cal coat. About
oelock on Friday morning, he came to
Mr.. Christopher's while DIR. Brown was
at breakfast, and told the Doctor he wanted
satisfaction or something 10 that effect
The doctor replied, deieiring the matter
til) he had done breakfast, and then went
out of the breakfast room, when scntfle
commenced lno one presently between
Smith and the Doctor; the noise brought
Mr.. Christopher, who found that the Doc
tor was thrown back upon bed by Smith /;
. Christopher seized the latter by the arms
behind, and pulled him off, and out of the
house and held him sometime. Doctor
Brown approached and attempted to paci
~ him Christie her now lpnsed his hold
on Smith, who was no sooner at liberty,
than, with an instantaneous motion, he
drew the concealed pistol, ready cooked,
from his pocket &. discharged it at Brown,
Christopher standing close by. Eight
sugs, aimed about the hip. scattered over
and entered Browns side: one of which
passed through the body one struck aud
entered Christopher's knee, another passed
through his thigh. The latter fell: but
the former pursued Smith little distance,
I'LL he got into corntield and escaped
The Doctor though, sensible of his situa-
tion, Il saying that he was mortally "oun-
died. talked about the. yard several minutes
and finally mounted his horse, hoping IT,
be able 10 ride home but proceeded bat
few rods, before he tainted and Was Ia
ken to the house, where he endured his
sUferngs manfully until two the next NOR
ming, and then expired. His remains
were brought TO this place aud inferred
near those of other members of the family
On Monday last.
Smith remained in the neighborho d,
rather exultiug in the deed, (but sorry il he
had killed his father law, as he feared he
had, until he found that Brown was dead,
and then made off. On Saturday morn
ing, be even had the boldness to appear
at the ferry on the Indiana side, and halioo
across the river, asking if that damnd ras-
cal was dead--if not he wonld come over
and kill him lille has not yet been taken.
Doctor Brown removed tn Louisville
last winter, from this town, where he resi-
Died several years. much respected and es-
teemed. He has left an amiable family,
aud numerous near connections, to de-
plore his antmely death among the lat
Ter was distinguished brother--John
Brown formerly of the Uoited States Sen
ATE, and the present Miolster to France. =
Doctor 3. was cot off in the midst of his
usefulness, when scarcely past the prime OF