Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-04-25
PHILApELputA, April 10.
IIORRlD ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND
SUICIDE

IN attempt at MURDER and a suicide, took place
in this city on Friday afternoon, which 10 us APP
pears to be an affair quite strange and unac-
countablc tn New York tragedy. No motive |
Is manifest; none at least Which lsyrt evident.
Ii seems rs II the excitement growing out of the
act, which di,,racls "A sister city, had struck re-
sponsive chord of madness in the bosom of the I'M
happy suicide, OF whom are about TO speak, and
led HIM 10 attempt murder quite as unprovoked
aud airocons as any with which our criminal re-
cords stained.
On Friday afternoon, at Il little after four o.
clock, the ncighborhood of No. 60 Filbcrt street,
a boarding house, kept by very cstimablc lady,
Mrs. w AIDE, was alarmed with the report Of fire
arms, two shots succeeding each other in quick sue
ccssion. From the back windows of the ad accent
houses, Mrs. Wadc was seen TO rush into the yard
covered with blood, and screaming for assistance
Those of the family, who at home, were up
stairs, and on hurrying down to discover from
what the unusual noise arose, they entered
the front paor, and found Young man, named
Richard Brown, extended at full length upon a
couch, pair pocket pistols discharged, lying by
his side, the full of smoke, and he with bull
IL, wound in the left breast, over which his waist
coat was burning, having been set fire by the
flame OF the pistol. lady, who entered the par
Tor first, distinguished the fire with her hand, and
felt that the Wounded man breatlcl family twice,
and expired. On fastening to the assistance of
Mrs. Wade, II was asccrtancd HAT she likewise,
was wounded in the breast, but as il has ii, pro
we'd not mo,ially, the pistol fired AT her having been
loaded with small shot, the greater part of which
lodge in her corset bone, and was diverted from
! It's deadly ann
The circumstances Of this strange affair, as near
as We could ascertain them, are as follows: Rich
ard Brown, the deceased, who was young man
/ al Il al Sti,rp # l, I,u1
for some time been attentive to Mrs. Wade, who
is divorced from her former husband, and supports
herself by keeping a boarding house. In the morn
ing of the fatal day, he called upon the lady, and
! proposed an excursion tn the county, which, from
some cause was declined. In the afternoon, Mrs
| " ade and her sister, while walking in Chestnut
street, met Brown, who joined them, and finally,
Mis-. " AIDE, leaving her sister, returned home with
him. When they had reached the house, Brow
called Mrs " AIDE into the front room, being dcs-
rouS, as lie said of showing her purchase he had
made. She went to him, and he produced pair
ol pocket pistols, asking her at the same time
whether she did not admire them. She replied
lanchlncl sand he, dwelling one ut her bosom,
sad he would snap II at her, and as she made Il
motion 10 retire, fired the pistol, iniliciing II c
wound before mentioned Mrs. Wade rushed ou',
screaming in agony off right and pain, and in an
instant afterwards the report olhc second pistol
heard, winch hurried the pcSs man into eternity.
Such are the particulars Of this strange and unhap-
Py affair as reported 10 MS.
In the evening, Browns body was conveyed TO
his mothers residence, who is a widowed lady of
wealth and responsibility residing in north Second
stree.
" hat could have been the motive for the act we
are unable to divine. 1t is attributed by many to
jealousy, While others assert it to have been the
effect OF morbid insanity, perhaps brought in play,
rs is frequently the case, by the narrative of the
New York affair
Mrs Wade, though at frs, supposed 10 be- NOR
tally hurt, was this morning reported out of dan
ger, and TO be in the way of rapid recovery.
1t Is somewhat singular that there was a diff
ference in the loading of the pistols, he having
been shot through the heart with a bullet, while
the wound ON Mrs. Wade was made with small
bird shot.