Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-08
Fatal RENCouNrER


Little Rock n. L. June 1.-The n,ortifying and
pai"iui duty again devoves upon us, of recording
the fact, that our unucy and i'll ta,ed little town
taife"dy TOO notorious at home and abroad for such
occuriences) mas unfortunately been the scene of
another homicide Ii took place on Saturday even
ing last soon after the execution of the wretched
otiickiand III the store OF Aessrs Wilson & Staurt
between zen Edmund Hogan and Andrew Scott
Esq late Judge oi the Superior Court O.. Iii,
erritory, and resulted IN the almost instant death
Oh the former. Having felt it duty which we owe
10 The public 10 notice the result OF this unfortu
nate and melancholy transaction, Justice TO the
living perhaps demands that should relate some
OF Tie circumstances under which il happened,
1 hey are briefly these:
ven. Hogan and Judge Scott met al the above
store, IN company with a number of other persons
all apparently III good humor They had been
competitors Tor seat III the Legislative CouncjI
at the last August Election, and the conversation
turned on some o the events OF that CANVASS which,
pioduced lew warm words between them Gen
hogan asserted something, which was denied by
JddSe Scott OH which Ii. repeated the asse rtio,,
ana remarked that he could prove it.--Judce -
replied, III substance, that the assertion was I'M
uuc 'hdt IL could not be proved and that any per
son VINO made II, Was LIAR! This reply was fol-
| ,o"eu Oy d blow from Ii. which feed s. to the
MOOR who, IN rising, drew the spear from his cane
ana gave H. Tour slabs i'll the breast and sides 3
oil which We're .iortai. Hogan walked TO the door
commenced vomiting blood, and was a corpse in
less tnan ten minutes.
Cen Hogan Was very large man, weighing con-
siueraOy upwards OF 200 lbs, with strength in pro-
portion 10 his size, aud accustomed TO athletic exer-
cissS; while Judge Scott is small man. rather be-
tow the middle stature, and unaccustomed TO hard
employmcnts or exercises.
Gen Ii. was a native OF Geo. and was a member
Vi "'e Legislature OF mat siae Tor several years in
successor Tie removed TO Arkansas several Years
ago, whe 1t formed part of tie Ter of Miss and
was repeatedly honored with a seat in the Lesisla
lure oil that Terry; and since the organization of the
government oil this Territory, has been twice eIec
tea III lis General Assembly, ana was anember at
tIe tnic oil his death. lie likewise held the office
Oh DTiedGler General o! the Militia If the T. .rritorv
OF Arkansas, for several wears under com,nissioy
from the President OF United States; and has re-
Peatediy held the Office oi Justice OF the Peace
ana otler civil appointments. a few Years ago ne
was III tocrdbly easy circumstance bu, az lat
years has 'een considerably embarrassed. and Inv
his sudden death, has lett lage and helpless fari
iy IN very destitute situation
[.4rkGnsas Gazette.
On the 18th ult. young lady named Wright
belonging to the village OF Slans,ead Lower Ca
NADIA, put period 20 her existence by drowning
herself in pond. She is represented as havinSs
been lovely and dutiful daug hter-an affection
ate sistor-and viriuous friend and Communion
much beloved by all who had the pleasure of her
acquaintance. few hours before her death she
wrote letter, OF which the following is a copy
FRIENDS now take my pen in hand to adj
" COS ~" oi tue last lime am Just going TO
iedve you you need not search after me- for am
going where all search will be in vain [ do NOT
write this that you may not find me- but thar YOU
may not search in vain. | have become very tir-
ca OF this world, and am perfectly willing to leave
H. entreat you not to mourn for me but mourn
ioE yourselves. ! am going where the wicked
cease from troubling, and the weary soul can rest
III eternal repose. This is what have been
tniIkinS OF Tor some lime My sorrows are now
piossoined- and will be nipt by the kind
hand Of Providence.
"BETSEY."
IL has been generally supposed, by the people
III mat neishborhood. that, If a person should ret
drowned III the pond, they would never rise in
consequence OF the mud, which is exceedingly
deep; and il is probable the deceased entertained
the same idea.
The Bo,ceTy Theatre, .Nelo York The walls
oil lic new building said 10 have already risen
TO nall their height The Theatre is intended 10 be
Two hundred feet in length, a hundred in breadth
and lotr or five stories high. The Contractor has
entered into very heavy bonds TO erect and finish
THIS splendid building in seventy doys from its
commencement. We have heard that the PENAL
ties he has laid himself under amount TO a forfei
ture oil twenty dollars per day for every day the
work Is prOtracted beyond tue stipulated time
"here IS the absolute necessity OF such hurry in
he erection Of public edihce