Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-03-28

Murder Of c. r. Thomson. The circumstances
Of the murder OF this estlmaDe citizen in the Court
House at Mount Sterling Ky, are thus related by
Il correspondent of the Lexington Inquirer
witnessed to-day the most tragic scene ever en-
acted in Court House, in the murder Of your dis
tinguished toWnsman, Clifton Il. Thomson by Hen
ny Daniel. a suit had been brought bv Thomson
against Daniel ut the last March term. DAME
procured continuance of the cause by verba
statement until the September term. At the Sep.
TENDER term he was again not ready but was com.
PEELED to give written affidavit setting forth the
ground upon which he wished to get u continuance
The cause was continued. 10 day the case was
called, and he came forward with another affidavit
for another continuance. This so provoked Thorn.
son that he requested his counsel to permit him tc
answer the affidavit, which contained much low
personal abuse Of himself. In his answer Mr.
Thomson was remarkably courteous and dirnhed
until he came to the ungentlemanly slang about hi.
having swindled his sister, Daniels wife, Thi.
Thomson pronounced low and contemplate siander
Daniel told hun not to repeat that again. lle re
peated it. Daniel drew Il pistol, took deliberate
aim and shot HIM through the heart before any one
could lnterpoSe. As he had fred he mad,
a precipltate retreat, thinking, doubtless, thai
Thomson would pursue him But, alas his spirl
had taken its flight; he stood mOiunless for q mo
ment, then walked a step or two, fell ON his knees
and tumbleA over, lileleas corpse Oh t was
horld spectacle to see the nliled orator. who but
moment before had held the Court, the bar, the in
ry and the populace euranced in mute astonsh
ment with his powerful but indignant eoquence
converted, IN moments time, into p llid corpse
lie lived about two and half mnutes-slid not
word, uttered not groal nor murmur. His broth
or William was present. and never saw man 5,
deeply affected. The Court immediately ordered
the Sheriff to imprison Daniel, or think the excl
ted populace would have ynchcd him on the spot
The Court adjourned immediately after the occur
renee.
.Me!anchoiy We are informed that the wife o
Harry Daniel, on hearing of her husbands horrible
murder Of her brother, became a maniac and ha!
continued 50 ever slncc.-LOWSrHe Jour.
"A man killed By an Elephant We learn by
gentleman from Baton Rouge, that the large male
elephant of Messrs Hopkins & Cos managerie, OF
Saturday morning killed the person who had beer
for some length OF time employed TO take charge
of it. 1t appears that the two elephants and cam.
81 had been sent in advance Of the other animals
en- route for Clinton, the female elephant and the
camel chained together, When about four miles
from Baton Rouge, the male elephant refused to
cross II small bridge; the keeper, who was on foot
procured horse Tone which the elephant was not
accustomed to- for the purpose of driving it over
and in attempting to mount, the horse shyod aud
threw the man in the road. The elephant mmedl-
ately rushed upon him, caugh: him upon its tusks,
and threw him forty or fifty feet in the air, which
was repeated great number OF tunes, the tusks