New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-08
The Late ARRAY AT Acc0mac.
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AccoMAc c. II Va Aug. 81, lss7.
| regret to have TO inform you OF an unfortunate
siiray which occurred al our Court House yesterday
afternoon a. being Court day In which Mr. Wilism
h Fnney was shot For days before Court the County
with reports thst Judge Bsyy to be attacked
that day by combination a men, led on by some OF
the Messrs Fin ney AMI L's0. that the Court was to
be iusulied and OF its members taken from the
bench and lied These reports painfully affected every
lover of peace and good order and many were disposed
10 attach credit 10 them whatever but the result
proved that they were mistaken. AZ soon as Judge
Bayy got through with his business In Court which was
between sunset snd dark he left the Court House
walked over the tavern. stopped jest In front OF Tie
hotel Vi hen he wss taken on lew feet ~ client ana
engaged IN conversation with him AZ This ume
Mr. William B. tirney wss seen 10 approach Judge
Bsyly followed by his hackers, who i seems hsd
all been assembled N the tavern porch but mo-
ment's conversation ensued ~nen siuney struck
Bsyly and knocked him down; and AZ bsyy Iose
he discharged his pistol at tuney and the ball passed
through biz thigh and lodged In the loot oil MI tracer
The wound Is uoi considered dangerous one The
mob (or cannot In truth characterize II 10y amder term
became furious snd man Can conceive wnsi tne
result would have been, but Tor the very prompt and
energetic action of Mr. John c. wise o. our msgis-
trstes Mr. Wise himseli WAS armed, he being one OF
the Justices that threatened with being taken on
the bench and tied on that day snd was this oriunste
circums,ancc that enabled him 10 hold the mob IN
check. everything like law and It's officers disre-
earded and trodden under foot The excitement was
great that found impossible 10 20 into anything
ike investigation 81 the matter ana Judge bAyy wss
lodged in js for the night To day The whole Meter
underwent nveste alton. when he was tuAy SCOUT
led The evidence made ont pure csso OF scideichce
Three msgisusies sitting 10 the case ara isey
were unanimous In their opinion Throughout thi'
whole affair the conduct and besrns OF Judge B. we're
cool calm and collected. Mr. John {. Wses EFFORTS 81
peace cshccr above s praise and the wri1er OF
s would Dc doing injustice % his own feelings were
ne 70 on' 70 add that IN these efforts he noby su'
.s.er ~ Mt heve West, Of the very best oihcers
as' 'ns OF any other country ever blessed with
nis 'o'n ana is'tered coat the next morning the
evidence OF MS services through this Try ug affair.
lou msy De rAdy l. ask the cause Of this excitement
sgsin,t Judge bsyy viii answer, In a word IL
Mr. "lHisin o finney defeat at our last Spring cleo
ton and the triumphant vote which Judge RAyly OBJ.
tanned In this County for Congress.
MAIL FAlIURr-rHE CAUsE-The Mail frorn
the South failed 20 with cars Tor the North
ON sunday evening al Washington The failure WA
caused by the burning Of a brioge some twenty miles
this side OF Richmond which created ehasrn over
which the passengers mail and baggage had to croa
piece meal and fresh locomotive hst 10 be brought up
from this side with the tran OF cars 10 bring
al down the river. The are 10 supposed to have been
the work Of an incendiary Bridge eost IRON slsoo
to $1,000.