Washington telegraph., 1848-03-01

deah ui the laller.
II Is not our purpose to comment upon
this case.
In fact we consider it unfortunate that il
has become the practice OF the press, in
some portions of the county, To take too
much notice OF private difficulties; aud by
the by we would remark that this was an
affair which arose from circumstances Of
purely a private character, tnlally diseon.
nected in the remolesl manner with the pn
litica or social position ol either OF the
parties. We make lhi. remafk because so
many nl the printing fraternity have eyineed
u puguaclous disposition of late years, that
whenever 4 dilIifny occurs between one
ol them aud an, nlher person, Ia suppose
at once thai il Is connected with heir Gu,
pacily as editor. The only correct course
which we consider left 10 US, is simply to
relate the evidence in the casp. a elected
upon lhr tria bpihrc the court ii inquiry
on Friday asl aud etve every man in the
community 10 MAXI his uWn comments
aud ,uIm his own conclusions
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TONS right hand had heen injured IN prey
Us rencuunlfe between the same parties
Occurring ahout a week before, } aud since
that time had been carried in sling. On
Thursday, after every person except two
gentlemen aud two ladies (besIdes the par.
lies had retired from the dinner liable at
Ballafd's Hotel, piilman rose up nom his
seat aud started as ii be was passing out
al the room, hut, when he reached a
point behind Caperlon, stopped and raising
heavy Windsor chair. struck Capefton
ON The head. knocking hun out Of his chair,
aud repeated his blows until be had ielIed
him several times. Caper,on rose as soon
as he could, and walked forward, attempt.
ing 10 draw from his pocket revolver.
which he was unable IL do lrnm the iari
that the pistol was entangled with hand
kefchisl, aud thai be- could usr his left
hand onI,, The right heilg still in a sling.
CapcHon walked On until he reached the
door, passlnglh the whole length oi the roam.
Pilman following and continuing his h'uWs
wilh srrond chain. lbH lri having been
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lhis pa#H. received .sht wound iu Ihr
anu iuang he lghl, WhIrh aI course was
pufeb accidental, a he was aud .liIl is on
lbe musl friendly terns with Gol. {.
! The testimony was remarkably clear and
satisfactory, al the wilhes.e. agreeing upon
every material point, and Col.C.was acqlii.
ted wlhon, a moments hesitation hy The
couu ol inquiry.
Besides the wound which resulted in his
death, Mr. Pullman received slight wound
from one ol the shots in nj, left arm. and
another ball passed through bis coat.
The INJURY received hy Col. Caperlon
from lhe hr., blow was yer, severe. nj.
hnad being cleft 10 the boue iar nearly four
inches and II is only b, one ol those
strange accident. iur which M nnc can ac.
count that hs skull w1s not crushed.
Considering The stunning effect II ,urh
a blow, lhc continuous REPETITION Of sewers
hoN' the loss OF blood from such a wound.
he i,g, that hi, eye, Instantly hleI with
bioud from the wound, that piliman wa.
mo.tui The time sheltered h"hinl Mr. Pick.
els, (Which account. for The latter being in.
/ Iurrul +r.i .s. all this he .hut with hI. lsti
hand. which he had never used before. aud
wuu. d uui ai hi. time had npi llc right hand
been cBirr,t disabled. lll. perhaps. one of
The mlsl remarkable case. ui shooting on
/ record
Il Is perhaps well tn fcmar, hero that
PuIuuu wa, armed with a pistol .lmilario
tbe one u.ri hy Capcuun, hut, from
'ome meApnmHirAn.r diJ not draw lt du.
ing 'br hshi; aud that Putnam. on the
SATURDAY prs'Iou. alrd ha hr intended
10 attack Capcrou The lir.' iimr be caught
ulm separated from hi. ifrnd.
J. 1pf"ars IHl hr NHu.rlfih,r wn- over
Zoo n Incredible .hur tlrnr 900. iin. from
lur beginning .l .ae ani nu uua intrIler
ed with eIIbTr a. ih' mr.r.
THE Nl.auI death of ans mln IN nn,
manner 10 uiUaysto hr regretted. a. tact
sJandlog bl ITSELF bat we lhns that ryen
man should take a candid rrv,rw NJ all the
circumstances attending i, aud see wheth
rr, ii he bad been in the position oi the
plfiy acting, he would have done otherwise.
We leave the maljeI Ia the hands Of an
intelligent public, confident they will do JUS.
ice To the living a. well as the dead
Richmond Republican.