American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-10-08
Correspondence Of the American Republican,
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 7, 1915.


.7nother attempt 10 .hsasSindtc Captain Henry
" Paine. This gentleman, who has Of late
attained such celebrity in the public prints, in
consequence Of his repeated assertions that some
one is perpetaully in his path, who is determn-
ed to take his life, has been in this city for the
last ten days, at Tyler and Blrch's United
States Hotel. Last night, according TO Capt.
Paine's statement, as well as the most positive
declaration of several highly respectable gen
tlemen, another attempt was made intended Tor
his destruction.
The affair has created much excitement, and
is the universal theme of conversation to-day
Opinions are divided, and shall therefore give
you "a plain unvainished tale" precisely as it
came to my hands from Mr.. Tyler one of the
proprietors of the Hotel, who was within few
feet of Captain Paine, at the time he declared
himself shot at. About nine o'clock yesterday
evening, Captain Paine, Mr. Levi Cotton, of
New York city, on one side, Mr. w. A. Paine,
of this city, on the other, and Mr.. Thompson
Tyler, were standing in front et the United
States Hotel, near the western door, under the
portco. Captain Paine was conversng, and had
a small cane, which he was twirllng i'll his fin
gers, when his hat was knocked backwards and
caught by the granite pillar, against which he
was leaning. There was 10 noise other than
was Hiahc ny tho lo'eo WIN NlN'i '''' "' 81 "h
the pillar, but this was sufficient to attract the
notice OF the surrounding gentlemen falne
Immediately came into the hotel bearing his
hat in his hand, and declaring that ''some one
was trying to shoot him again"
The hat was examned hole appeared in
front, about half an inch III diameter, midway
between the bnm and the crown, and another
at the back situated as the other. The hole
looked as if il had been punched quickly. Cap
tain PANE said he telt his HAIR witch when inc
s'uG OF o""eI S'r"cN Nun ,-.,,,
Inc gentlemen Went In'meq'aieIy oach TO
the plIiar opposite WhIch t"oy mao Oeet STAND
ing anu upon searching '''c paw ,ou,'o 'e"u-
ell slug ABOUT an men IoIlg ana nan d" INC"
~ u'"I'c'oI' W"'GI cNaI'ly h'''a 1,io "oi' III
up n%'' "e siuS "n7 'o"ii'' ~ wv
blich OIL u - lIo,e! NdP', l. 'PP'"ltG qu''c
cam anu usc a. ,'o III o
teIeu INC Ho'el' p'' IL" minutes l'eI""ius
he became excessively yslvl'Gl' c'iai'geu ccol
IN lhe iace anu cAN'o'tc" c'tNonI S'S''S % icn'
and Anxiety CPoil CAa'll,lhS Sle granite p'i-
lar III the spot level WIN capt. r. ha'' Il cent
or leaden mark was iound, Which appeared 10
be recently made, ana whIch looked as l! some
hard substance had been sent against II WIN
great force Inc noise maze by the nat "heh
it struck the pillar, was distinctly hcafa oy MI
Tyler ana the other ABOVE "eiilo'ieu scn'le-
men. They heard no other noise, put l'l' a.'I
diately went up 10 T TI shot 'o mads ' n.,
nun INTO the MOTEL lie s'o'' ~ niaue' .iuss
nave De9n sent 1y ,nodi,s , o, r n a
other silent ana ueauiy instrument .p' "A mum
Der OF hachs "elo s'anu az '"o I ill.,, a,Por
SITE lhe spot where M. '''iT anu -, oano,
gehtleiheh were summing "o .,r rnnan
sta''eo, VI oPPos,'o u'io1.,o,S, .o' '.L
ol discovering tne Pe'Pol"ao'S y. .,'' .''"
haht ac'i oo' 'ouno ~ o"' oI''" "'''''' " '0''
suspicion.