The Arkansas banner., 1847-07-05
',l AN AwytlE rRAGEDY, '.

Dr. SsDxET s PERRr, of Sumpier coasnty, in Ihe State CT Alabama, was shoi in the streets of Gainesville on the 6ah instant. by Col JoaN A. WINSTON. Dr.P. lived but an hour after receiving the wound The edit ors of the .4labaaa Journal publish pvisale letter giving scsne particulars of the horrid ailaE, which they introduce thus:
 AR extract from a psivaIe letter received tn thIs city. from the Postmaster al Gaines- vile, which we give below, gives the parlic- uinfs of the late unfofssa=se =gEaie. .a Sump- ter. which resulted in the death of DF. $. $. Perry. Col. Winston has been fOr sosne years senaior for Sump,eE, aud fos the last two sessions, we believe, President of the Senate. Dr. Perry was, last session, a rep reseasaliye from thas seoHasy--holh democrats As both were prominent men ln sheir party, and one, al least, well known tkrosghoul the Ssaie, we gsve the slip below in advance of onf usual tune OG publications.
 GAsxEssiLLE. Ala, June ., lS17
 have just returned from the funeral of Dr. $. s. Perry who was shog down tn my office yesterday morning at 35 minutes past g o'clock, and dsed al B minutes after 10 on the spot where he feii living only one hour. Al the time he was shUs, he was standing within about ; feet af where vas siiting writiHgy on the oppo. site side of the boxes, Col. J. A. Winston dsi the decd. He used a doHble-barrelied shot gun, and shot oniy one barrel, ihe rn- lire load entering the abdomen Of Perry, let ting ont his bowels Whtn reached him he remarked sisa, he wxs "a dead man. which pIoved soon to be the case Mr. \. " Mcslahon had just called Perry in frotn the door where there was number of gentle men sitting to have some cousersalsou on business, cad ss they stopped some g feet from the door. Col. Winston stepped tn and called out, in loud aud excited tone, .sGet ogt cf the way, Mcsiahon,n and fired imule- diately, producing the effect above stated As Perry Gelf, the Colonel shouted, s.Tkank God, have killed ihe selueer of the wife of my bosom, and the destroyer of my own peaee.n He was perfectly frantic for some tune after he had done ibe deed, and said great deal about Perry. who you know. was his family physician. He regretted that he had not gone ,o Mexico last spring. and Jeff his bones to bleach on her plains; for deep and damning injury had been done him, and that. too, by his bosom friend, under the garb of friendship
 The investigation comes of tomorrow be- fore the magistrates. If aalf that Is stated be true. Perry was gully of oae of the ba- sest, foniest and damning crimes ever com mitied by any man cannot say what will be eiiciIed-l will lef you know after the in- vesugaiion. A number of ladies will be put upon the stand tomorrow. Bat mark you this--sAerc IS gssh as derp aud az biack as heHi Perry. poor Gelsded man, thtre are none to mourn has loss. The general voice is that Winston used ihe @nly remedy left him. !, appears that the plot extended to the taking of his fWinston's) life and that of Mrs. Perry. Bat enough now, we shall see what we si,alI see will enter more into the detsiss of this matter when all is developed
 Dr. Perry had six-barrel pistol ou him et the time he was shot, but had not tune to draw it YoH have DO idea of the inlease feeling tha.pevades every portion of the com muHity.
 s. ". Inge aud L. II. Scott counsel for Winston.