Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-18
CRIME AND IT'S CoNsEoUENCES!

We learn from the Sumter Whi=, tsfys the
| Montgomery, Alabama, Flag, That Co'2 n So.s
| Anthony Winston, Of Sumter, saot ~. ,; o. -
Perry, OF the same county, at Livingston, ~ ~
| DAYS ago. Dr. Perry lived but few hours. ~, ~.
p. was member of the Legislature a. .ne , lds.
session. and was universally esleemeu ny a.' ]h io
became acquainted with him. The cause VI -. ~
difficulty which led 10 his tea,h, was lc,a'ea ar =,
us by A stage passenger yesterday mofning' ah1
| II true bowcyer much the friends oi BON par
ties may renre, The occurrence, Colonel W ins'oh
must be held suililcss BY the law, and en'"ey
jusliGable BIZ the public. j.,
Since writing The above, we have reGei'eu .iic !.
following statement published By The Journai ..
this civ The letter is from gentleman al
Gainesville:
GuSEsvrLLg, ALABAMA, June 2, 1877.
have Jus, returned from The funeral OF Ut. ,.
s. Perry who was shot down in my Office ycster-
iay morning a, thir,y-ive minutes after O'Clock,
and died al thirly-fye minutes past 10, on Inc
spot where he lell-liying only one hour. II, lhe
time he was shot, he was standing within aoou'
FIVE leet of where vas sitting WRITING, on Inc
opposite side Of the boxes. Colonel J. "A. WIN
sion did The deed. lie used double barrel shot
gun. and shot only ono barrel, The entire LOAD en-
lcring the abdomen OF Perry, letting out his
bowels. When | reached him, lie remarked
that he was "a dead man" which proved soon
10 Dc the case. MT. MChdHul Hdu Jsot Sai'
cd Perry in from the door, where there were
a number of gentlemen, TO have some ecn"eisa-
lion on business, aud as ll.cy stopped, some 20
feet from tie door, Col. Winston stepped in ana
called ont, in loud ard exciting tone, 'Ge' out
OF the way. Ecalahon,' and fred Immediately
producing lie effect above stated. As Perry ieli,
The Col. shouted 'ihaaI: God haze killed Inc Sc
Queer al The "fe q me- btsom and The destroy
or OF ny peace" lie was perfectly frantic Tor
some tine alter IL had done the deed, and SAT-
great deal abcu; Perry and his (Wins.oE's wife
PERRY, you knew, vas his family physician
lie regretted that he had not gone TO Mexico last
spIins, and lef his bqnes 10 bleach en- her plans;
for a deep an! damniug injury had been dohe
him and that, 100, by his bosom friend, under TIC
garb of friendship.
1.-THE investigation comes off tomorrow before
The magistrates. If half that is stated be true,
Perry was guilty OF one of The basest, iouiesl ana
most damnins crimes ever committed by any man
Il canno, say what will be ciced-l wlii iet
YOU know after the investigation. NUMBER ~
ladies will be pa. upon The stand TO morrow. SUI
mark van ,his-lheIe is guilt deep and 5taes as
Acil, Perry poor, dcluded man, there are none
In mou,n his loss The general voice i, that
Winston used the only remedy left him. II APP
nears that The pio; extended 10 The taking OF his
tWinsion's) life, and that oil Mrs. Perry But
enough now. We shall see what we shall see.
will enter more into The details OF this matter
when ali is developed.
nDr. Perry had a barrel pistol on him al the
lime he was shot, but had not time 10 draw IT,
You can have no idea of The intense feeling that
pervsdes every portion Of the community.
S. w Inse and L. Nj. Scott are counsel for
Winston Yours, &c.