Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-11-27
ATTEMPTED MURDER.

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on Thursday morning are copied from
the Journal of Commerce.
0ne of the most horrid and monstrous
attempts TO take the life of a fellow crea-
ture was yesterday perpetrsted on the
person of Mrs. Newman, the keeper of
boarding house, at % William st by a
fellow named Richard Johnson. 1t APP
pears that Johnson is Job printer, and
had his office IN the upper story OF the
house, and that he owes considerable
SUN for rent and board. Mrs Newman
had frequently solicited bin to pay her,
but he invariably put her of from time
to time, and without giving her to under
stand when it was his intention to liquid
ate the debt
About fortnight since be left the
house and remained absent until Thurs
day when he returned and found that the
greater part of his property was seized,
by Mrs. Newman. Yesterday he insisted
upon her restoring il TO him and drop
ping all proceedings This she refused;
he then threatened her with violence, il she
did not Immediately comply with his de-
msnds, and left the room in very eglta'
/ ted manner. In about three minutes he
returned. and without saying singi"
VOID, drew forth pistol which he fired
! the contents lodging IN the right breast
Of the III fated ~ oman. The coHsterna-
! ton produced was beyond description,
the daughter ian TO her parent, and
lad ran into the street crying most bit
terly for help, intreating the passengers
t. 20 into the house, saying "a man has
shot my mother"
| Several persons, who were arrested
BY The report of the pistol and the cries
Of the boy, entered the house, and Just
AS they approached the poor woman who.
was bleeding profusely, Johnson, who
bad lett the room, again rushedin, say
ing with great vebemence. II the first
shot did nat kW yoa, --you. his shGli!"
and before any one could grasp the vii
Ian. be dis charged the pistol 10 40 do
ing the barrel burst, ard the charge en-
tered the right arm Of Mrs. Newman.
but pieces of the pistol struck the IN
happy daughter, nearly severing one of
her thumbs and several wbundng her il
different parts Of the body.
The wretch however, did not escape
the hand which guided The deadly wea
pom was shattered from the arm, and
notwithstanding considerable resistance,
he was bound, put upon cart, and tn
ken to the Police. Ga his way 10 the
City Hall, he was asked what could IN
duce him 70 commit so horrible an act?
lie rpslied that he had good reasons
which tie cHuld show the public, and he
should answer ~ questions On his ar
rival before the magistrates. either from
loss o. blood or from the etfeet OF the
transaction upon his mind, he could not
ar'iruIate word, and he was removed
to ifridewell, with Tie order of WT jus
,tice Wyman, that surgical aid be mme-
diately afforded him The remains of
the pistol in numerous pieces were br"t'
to the office and some powder aHd buck
shot were taken from the pockets OF the
prisoner
! The Commercial Advertiser of Satur.
day Evening saws:
| We have Just learned at ia o'clock.
that the unfortunate Mrs. Newman is
dead; and that cornner's inquest is TO
be held over the body. 1t is said in one
of the morning papers, that il will be
necessary to ampntaIe Johnson's hand,
in consequence of the wound il re ceived
by the bursting Of the pistol.
The Rev. Mr. Mason. OF the Ceder-
street Church. attended the dying wo'
man last evening. and administered the
consultations of religion.-She forgave
johnson, and all others. for any injury
done or meditated against her
Ohio.-The State Journal of the 18th
inst printed at Columbus, contains re-
turns from all the counties in Ohio. In
Al counties the returns are complete,
and in the remainder the majorities
have been ascertained.
From these it appears there were given
For the Jackson electoral ticket, $4,000 votes.
Fer the Adams do. do 50,307
Maoritv Cor the Jackson ticket 1896
So that the jackson Electors are cho-
son by the majority Just stated In re-
ference TO the returns, the State journal
says
Ills possible that, when the votes shall