Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-20
From the ". Y. Courier, July l6.
Dreadful Murder M UprSoy 6r;ty

This ordinarily quiet little city in miniature w, ,,,i .
To fever Of excitement yesterday by the ntorm,,o d.,
Mr. T. W. Spencer resident there had murdered his ,e
BY shooting her, about mdnghton Tuesday The facts .s
We have learned them briefly these: Speneer vbois
haNe oil Cahandaigna IN tins State, aud who a travel.
ng lecturer on Mesmerism, married to his late wife
Miss Dobbin al that place. about year since He bad
gone Oft souts lecturing and returned few monks a.,
when he took small house Jersey CITY and 400,
ter his wites mother and brother 10 reside with him
battery they have lived very unhappily togetbcr ,n5
he has been harsh IN his treatment that +, Co..
days since she was compelled to have him bound owe,
To Keep the peace. Ca Tuesday night he returned
home AZ late hour, and on going 10 HE 49,
apartment, she refused bin adnittance wherein non
he grew violent that che called for aid 10 her b,,b
who was in an adjoining Ho came and a. she OMEN
ed the door to give him admance her husband rushed bv
hum, and drawing revolving pistol snapped IL Al her with
10 ie" zee, o. her person The cap only exploded and
she partly turned a. avoid him, he discharged the SECOND
barrel At her, the ball from which took effect under the
right passing upwards through tho lungs coming ont
the left side Of the throat and severing line gui,, -
She fell to the floor, bahed In her blood eGcaimnp you
have shot me-" and al the moment the wrechsd ma,
pointed the pistol at his heart when young Dobbo
sprsng and caught his hand holding firmly with Inc muz
zle Of the pistol pointed downwards. lie was immediately
secured and taken prison. and coroners Jury being
moned verdict Of wiful Murder was returned against
him.
In tho morning David Graham, ESQ WINS sent fo, and
by his sdvico he refused snswer any questions nj the
smnauon which held in tho Temperance Hall and
which filled " ith the excited citizens We believe the
above 20 be plain statement II the facts but Of course
there were ihousand rumDs aoai respecting tho unhsp
py occurrence One Is that Spencer was her fourth bns
band-hef first having died. snd she having beon divorced
from two others One among the assigned Tor the
commission o this rash act b. that Mrs Spencer had 70
fused to accompany him to the South and aid IN hs mes
merle lectures by exhibiting herself carvoyunt sub
IecL The true cause, however, have IL from good
authority il jealousy and informed that the unCor
tunae man believed be had good suspect hs wife
Of inhdelIy with importing merchant Of this city On
the other land, 10 ls SAID sho exemplary member a
The Baptist Church IN Jersey City, universally respected for
her mild and amiablo department
The deceased only about rs yssrs Of sge and sa
remarkably beautiful gentleman who crossed the ferry
Tuesday afternoon observed her bOsrd The boat and
Wa struck we'll with her uncommon beauy a. With her
modest adyke department though he did not know who
shc wss. Tie among the crowd who thrOngsd to see
The uDrdoed wife, end shocked beyond expression 70
End in the feess corpse covered with her own blood the
beautiful woman who the dsy previous had attracted
bic attention.
Mr Spencer, having refused 10 any question:
was Yesterday fully committed the charge u
der, and the will be- sentin 10 the Grand Jury
SUiclDT a young named Louis Hoe, IT,, commit
ted suicide IN grave yard IN tallahassee Fa tho 25ih
ut, by blowing he brains with double harreled