Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-06

An AffRAf AND TIA sllpiTom he 4NatcHeZ
Couuer under date oil May ooh says In quick sue
cession The d,ugs ofyolence. boodsLed aud ontrage
pour upon hs from every quarter. The ink with
which we record one catastrophe IS hardly Dr., upon
our paper, ere VIC are called upon 10 chronicle a
mother.
The melancholy ailIlr which suggested tue above
remark occurred IN the county OF williamson At the
of " oudYlllc, IN The early part Of last week.
From gentleman direct from that place we learn
the circumstances, as he heard them narrated, sub
sautially as follows:
A shor, time previous TO the late session OF the
Gtand Jury Of Wilkinson county a challenge was
passed and duel was 10 have been nghl between
Mr.. Leigh, ! sou OF Benz. W. Leigh OF Virginia, and
Mr.. W. A. Nofris. Editor oil the Republican, but il
WIS arranged by the friends OF the parties. When
the Graod Jury convened the foreman in accordance
with his oathtoo an active part in ende avoring to
Investigate the matter, and bringing the parIes con
cerned 10 and cognlzlnl Of the matter before them
They all refused to testify and all consequently
committed to prison.
Some time after this the foreman, Mr.. A. J. Eos
ter happened IN Mr.. Leighs Office and enquircd for
some person, when Mr.. Leigh called him an irCot-
mer and used other abusive language TO HIM A cbol-
enge ensued aud duel was to have been fouph, be.
tween men, "hlch was set Tor some few DAYS sub
soqueni' a1y or so after the quarrel, Mr.. Leigh
met MI I. foster younger brother OF A. J.
Foster ~ the street aud asked him who he was look
ing at so hard! Nh r replied that he hal rio bt to
look as lie pleased, without being questioned some
ohef wofus oil an insulting character were used and
general quarrel and fight eusued, CONNIE n lug be
tween Mr.. &. Foster, DR.. Morse and the friends of
each, among whom were Mr.. Leigh, Mr.. Fielding
DAVIS, Judge Smith Il or two Others; immediately
after which MI Leigh. who had received some per
sonal injury from hlr. Davis, sen, him challenge by
Mr. H. A. Moore, and 10 which Mr.. Moore requested
an immediate answer.-Mr. ID. replied that lie would
answer 1t in the morning. Mr. Moore then used
some harsh language 10 Mr. d. and either called or
! W a uaruu ,nn li,I n
turned and struck Mr.. Moore with a WHIP which he
held IN his hand and injured him severely IN the face
MI ID. then, went home aud changed his drcs
which bad been sord IN the aifray and walked into
the post ofhcc Mr.. Leg walk ed IN Immediately aC
forwards with drawn knife dirk in his hand. III
d. saw HIM AZ he advanced and told him not TO an
proach him. Mr.. l.. continued to do so.-Mi d. re-
peated his warning and told him il he did So that ht
would shoot HIM, aud seeing that Mr.. Leigh did no
stop, he raised double barrel gun which he had !,
his hand and snapped both barrels at him. neither q
which went oil. He then struck him with the en-,
OF the gun and knockc him down and then tetrea,e,
across the street. Mr.. Leigh after rising continuct
to advance when Mr. Davis drew \ pistol and sho
MI L. IN tie side which penetrated his spine. Leigh
alter lingering near two days died of the wound Da
Wis was immediately arrested and after an examiua
ton was adltrd bail in the sum of 900 dollars
Mr.. DAVIS ~ well known in this community as
gentleman oil lrfeproachable character aud II is mat
ter OF profound regret that he should be imptlled b.
the force OF circumstances be engaged in tins nm
fortunate ahalr.-Bat the times seem most depora
bly, out OF joint and VIC prepared TO hear almos
any thing without much surprise. very prrat OK
CIT. ment prevailed in Woodre, and il is uutc pro
ba5le that other atrays will grow of this as boil
parties we understand have violent aud srcnuou
friends.