Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-08-17

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AFFRAY IN NORTH CAROLINA The Dam
vile (Va) Register. of Friday, learns that
dangerous ARRAY occurred at Germantown, N.
c., one day during the previous week, which
came near resulting in the death of several
persons =
Some months ago, hoax was sent TO the
Greensboro Patriot, (and copied from that pa
per into the Register,) representing the mar
rage of Dr. Madison r. Foniaine, of German
town, N. c., with a person whose name we
have forgotten DR.. F. was speaking of the
shameless trick, on one occasion, in the pres
ence of DR.. White, residing in the same coun-
| ty, when the latter gentleman made some re-
mark which induced Dr. F. 10 inhict several
blows on DR.. White, but the parties were
separated without much damage or apprehen-
sion as to the consequences. Soon after this
occurred DR.. White made visit 10 his native
county Of Appomatox in this State, and while
| there he received letter from Germantown,
| from some frienl, reminding him that it was
absolutely necessary for him to avenge the in
suit said to have been received from DR.. F. in
| the first attack. Dr.. White and his brother
then armed themselves and went 10 German
town, with view to cowhide DR.. Fontalne.
Arrived at Germantown, they alighted and
went Immediately into the tavern where DIR.
Fontaine was seated, and commenced the at
tack, one holding a revolver 10 his breast
while the other inflicted blows with the cow
hide
Dr.. F. promptly rose and resented the at
tack, but the bystanders interfered and sepa-
rated the combatants. DR.. White then disap-
peared and so did Dr. Fontaine, as is supposed
in pursuit of his assailant, neither OF whom
says our informant, has since been heard
from In the meantime, DR.. WIS brother was
arrested and committed to Jail, where he re-
manned several days, but finally gave bail fol
his appearance at Court. t.4 a.
/ The news OF this difficulty soon reached the
ears of Dr. Fontaine's brothers, Messrs. Viii.
liam and Charles Fontane, of Henry, who
Immediately repaired 10 Germantown 10 defend
and protect their brother. Arrived at Ger
mantown they found the two doctors were
absent, but MIR. White, (whom neither OF then
na0 ever Seen,) sui mere. -... .r-...... "a.
At their first meeting, however, Mr.. Chas
Fontaine and Mr.. White mutually recognized
each other by their likeness TO their brothers
the doctors and no sooner had this recognl
5 ton beer made than Mr.. Fontane presented
! a pistol at Mr.. White, and was in the act o
firing when White knocked the pistol upward
the ball penetrating his hand without othe
damage White then retreated through tn
tavern, Fontaine bursting three caps at hin
: in his flight.
D The Messrs. Fontaine were then ARRESTED
and held to bail
5 .Aacf,M Murder. ST. Louis New Er;
of the 4th instant, contains the following de
tails of terrible murder committed by maj
under the influence of jealousy:
From passengers who reached this city thi
7 morning on the steamer Kate Kearney, We arr
, informed of the particulars of the murder o
] Mr. T. B. Hart, at Palmyra, Mo who fell b.
+, the hands of Mr.. John Wise, a clerk in tn
Post Office in this city. The circumstance
. which led to this fatal and much regretted al
I fair are briefly these: Some weeks SINCE, ant
! during the prevalence of the cholera, MI
e Wise-who is a married man-sent his Wit
: to Palmyra, and soon after her departure hi
d suspicions were aroused, whilst at his dali
d avocation in this Office, at seeing her ham
: writing upon letters addressed to MI. Hart il
S this CITY. One or more of these letters, W
It are informed. were opened. but, as if to avoi
e detection, fictitious name was used. WIS
and Hart were at this time, and in fact Tor
: long period previous, upon terms OF the strict
: est intimacy. On Wednesday last, Hart lei
e the CITY on the steamer Whirlwind, which a
gain aroused Mr. Wise's suspicious. who fol
n lowed him the day after on the Kate Kearney
p Hart reached Marion City about noon o
o Thursday, and Immediately procured con
i veyance 10 Palmyra, little town seven mile
J. in the country, where Mrs. Wise was sojoul
IS ming. Wise reached Marion City about i
Re on the day following, and also went lmmed
= ately out to Palmyra. a-
y; AS soon as he arrived, he went to the pc:
a office, and found five letters, as We are inform
e ed, from Mr.. Hart, addressed to his wife
d which confirmed his worst suspicious II
e instantly armed himself with knife and pis
e tol, and went to the National Hotel, wher
y Hart was stopping. Going in through th
is back way, he met with Hart on the side walk
in front of the house. and without warning
ID drew pistol and fired, the ball taking effe'
{. in the left shoulder, producing flesh wount
IS After being fred at, Hart started TO run throug
ID the house, but was overtaken by Wise, VIII
Id then drew the knife and inflicted a sever
is wound on the right shoulder, nearly SEVERN
m the arm from The body, another in the rigl
he arm, several in the side, and the last and mo
a severe in the back, severing the right robe {
the lungs. By the tmethe last blow was il
in flicted, the parties had reached the back var
y and Hart fell upon the pavement, literally CT
to pieces, and expired in few moments
le Several persons who witnessed the ARRAY, el
is deavored to stay Wise's arm, and narrow
n' escaped being cut themselves. Wise gay
himself up TO the Sheriff, and when our IL
formant left, was still in custody, awaitlr
the coming of witnesses from this city for
at examination. Har,, the man killed, is a Sal