Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-05
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! the r~eleiisnf hanf OF ihiieenfh ahh
street. sas lhfnsn into the ntm Al consterna
,ioh hy The report OF - woman. us'ntd Rehfces
NKinley. hav,n e attempted To XII Ter bus.
hand win a knit. Phe. the constable Of the
district. was immediately applied to by tie
.eiehhors. and on entering the hnnse 81
NKiolsy. fund the latter lying on The floor
IN. blood pouring Ia torrents from n wound
ofihe most desperate description ~ his riglf
side int brloR the arm. The prisoner, his
wife, Who sas standing by, instantly comics
cd that she hal done the horrid decd, on
which the officer removed her 10 Arch street
mi gu, though contrary io the urgent request
OF The husband, who begged that she might
be Allosed 10 stay with hun.
M'k.alry after beng examined by a sur
geon, who pronounced the wound ol The masi
dangerous character, was taken 10 the linspl-
tai IN o hopeless situation hen ne reachhd
the operation rom 81 That institution, the pan
dages which had been hastily applied 10 the
wound, WIRE removed aud the blood spirited
oui npon ihe n par q distance of several feet ,un.
nj immediate measures were adopted by the
skl lf.l surgeons Of lhe establishment 10 siauueb
the bleeding. II now appeared thai one Of the
principal arteries of the body hnd been scv"r-
ed. and that the patent lay ~ a condition Of
extreme danger.
This morning, Rebecca Mkinley was
brought before the Mayor. 10 undergo an 81.
/ animation on n charge of attempting 10 Kill
her husband. She appeared II 10 be about i've
aud thirty years Of age Of iolcrable good ~
pearance. aud seemed 10 be but little affected
at the dreadful situation IN winch Sue 'oind
herself The foregoing facts, in evidence.
having been obtained from Par. The officer who
committed her the prsrner was called up 10
The stand. She sad her I'm band had been
| - Il. Hi. - l.. I..n Ia - lac mat l.fufn |
manner, even whcn she " 5 ~ The most dell
ate siti.iion thai her fri"uls, when they
came TO visit her, were violently abused by hf'
husband. Who, on one occasion, threw a shoe
makers banner Al tsr Of her female aequain.
lance n they were ghiHg p sialrs, and tn
such force rs 10 X anck off a lntg e splInirr tom
the staircase. lie had dnly last wiuier, been
ommined 10 prison foI a brutal assault upon
bef. When asked how she come TO stab her
husband 20 severely. she stated that on Sunday
morning. Just as they WIRE sitting down 10
breakfast. her bnsbnLd beat her violently in the
ace, on which she said 10 him, " John. # you
"a 10 hit me again, | ! stick you,." Her hus.
aud then approached her IN n menaciDg att.
indc, on which she picked MP II case-kuife from
the hrrakias, table. and covering her eyes
with one hand held out The knife IN the diree
,ion in which he was approaching. lie cam
~ RlA Aff'fN AhE AbN Nh'f ~ i's u fill'ft
dialely lrll on The floor. She said nothing was
farther from her though. than desiring 10 in.
lure her husband, aud that she counted HI
deed entirely IN self defence. There was no
one IN the room with them at the time. HeI
husbaud's name was john J. VI kiule., aud Is
a native of the Stale of Delaware. PflsUnpr
was bora in Philadelphia, and has a mother
who lives NJ Darby.
The prisoner was ordered 10 be committed To
prison, Ia wnit the event Other husband 8 lite
or death, aud was at the same time directed by
the Mayor tn have her two young children pro
vidfd Tor by someof her irlrnds. One OF then
Is seven years old. the other an infant Of about
Twelve moulls She was ,heu conducted out
Of the office, to all appearance very little al C.
ted bv the serious charge preferred against her
probably owing 10 her ignorance Of her real
Hanger.
Tuesday, Sept % -Joho ]. MKinlcy died
last nighl at II O'Clock, nj the Hospital, from
The fleets oftflc wound received al the ,ha lads
Of his wlfr on Sunday mnfuit y \ cnto is,'S
inquest WI he ield over the body in the course
OF to-day. The wife sin Trmaans ia pr isun.
10 add 10 the horror Of her situation, she is
within IA few months OF confinement.
Chronicle.
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BeiiHg "A case was tIied at the Circuit
)fh'' ihfiN URN ny Jhlkf b'ufI ~ hlDHnN III
- hich Edwin Croswnll, editor of the Alban,
Agus, was plaintiff, and Chandler Starr, a for.
mef mrmher OF Assembly, was defendant. The
action as brought TO recover the amount of Il
check fof $3.50, drawn by the defendant in In.
vor OF felrI BAN. and indorsed by i'm pay.
lnenl oil which bad been refused al the Bank,
the defendant nat having any funds there. This
check VAS gwen IN consequence of bet made
between MIR Cruswell and The defendant, thr
terms OF which are expressed IN the following
memorandum, depo lied in the hands Of the
Cashier ofthe Commercial Bank -
: Mr.. GrosNeil beis Mr. Starr $3.50 that An.
dre" Jackson will have a majority of so votes
over John @ Adams, for President, at the next
election. Ia CONFEDERATION Of which bet Mr..
stafr promises to pay Mr. Crosacll one hundred
hnlar' lor every voI" exceeding said N ion ~
OF hhy for A0drcw Jackson. Tor the per.
farmaace of his stipulation, Mr.. Peter Balm
5 Ar. starr 5 ,uIeiy, asttpressed in the obliea.
ION .ignfdby Nh. ). aud %eniofs, by Mr.. BAN
aid placed IN The hand of II. Barlow, e,qune
WI h waom also are deposited Two endu, sed
checks, each II Two hundf cd and 6ny ,,llars
h. # which are 10 be delivered by him u
. "tttniug paity on the 10Th December next
LIE delene. 81 up al the Irial VAS tina
The check Was give Tor mn Illegal considcratio.
and VOID, according tothp decisions of the Su
preme Court IN Bum vs.. Riker, 4 Johns. Rfp
40 aud o her cases. Nj, Bntler for the plaintiff
e~ohtended thai this ease did not come within
The priRflIle of Bum aud Rik.f, foI the two
following reasons
/ In that case and all the other cases cited
n n, ordecided since, the persons mak.ns te
e' were authorized 10 vote directly for the
.ahdIidies bet upon. Here the parties TO the
BET were, al most, voters tor electors, and not
idr President.
: Ia the former case, the judges laid great
stress On the fact, that by the bet, the va i,di,y
oilht election would be drawn in question,
wh'ch"a' against sound policy. In the present.
me reasoning could no. apply, as the proce, ings
upon iheJoiut meeting Of The two houses of
congress, when the electoral votes are opened
aud counted. are conclusive as 10 who 10 Presi.
dent, and by how large Il mrJprity.
lbs honor Jndge Durr overiuled the grounds
'asen ny The counsel for the plaintiff, and held
upon the authority Of Bum aud Riker, that the
bet was void, and conspouentiy tbera ,nuld IA.