Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-09-04

MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.-The ST. Mary 8
Beacon, of Thursday last, says: 1t has be-
come our painful duty to announce the de-
cease of Mr.. William Brown, shoemaker, of
this place, who died on Tuesday evening
las, from the effects of blow inflicted up
on him by Mr.. Vincent Camaler, young
man acting as clerk in the store Of our fell
Mr.. John A. CamalIer. The
particulars of the affair, as we learn from
one of the young men who was present on
the occasion, are substantially as follows :
On the evening of Sunday week last a party
of some three or four went down to the
wharf for the purpose of obtaining boat
in which to GO down the bay after oysters.
On reaching the water, they discovered
Brown grabbing short distance above the
wharf, and hailed him to know if they could
borrow his canoe. He replied in rather
pe,nIan, tone that they could not, and get
ting into his boat, (,he young men crying
The while, "Billy Brown I" "BIIy Brown ~
in order to tease him. crossed over to the
opposite side Of the bay, where he COM
meneed Grabbing. In a short time, however,
he re-crossed the bay, and stalking down his
boat a short distance above the wharf, wad-
ed ashore, bringing with him his paddle and
him if he was mad, to which he replied that
there was nothing for him to get mad abou'.
They all then started up the road towards
The village, the young men teasing Brown
10y talking to him) as they proceeded, On
arriving opposite the house occupied by
Mrs. Adams about hundred yards from
The wa,er), young Cama|er, who had lag
ged a short distance behind, ouickened his
pace SO as to join the other young men, and
as he was in the act of passing Brown, the
latter suddenly turned and gave him Sc.
we're blow on the forehead with the paddle
Camaler Immediately seized the paddle
and wrestling it from him after brief sirug'
| gle, dealt him blow with it on the head
| Just behind The right ear. Brown Instantly
fell forward on his face, apparently lileless,
On turning him over, they discovered tina
the blood was flowing profusely from his
ear, and one Of the party ran into Mrs
Adams house to get a basin Of water &c
check it. Failing to stop i. Immediately
physician bu. by the time he arrived .ht
hemmorage had ceased, and Brown was re-
moved to his house, distant but a few PAGES
On Monday he seemed decidedly better, an(
i, was the general impression tina. he woult
be about again in the course Of a week o
So During the succeeding five days h
was still considered to be gradually mend
ing, but on Saturday nigh, he was suddenl,
taken with delirum, and continued to grow
rapidly worse up TO Tuesday evening last
when he expired.
|. is due to Mr. Csmalier to state that
is the universal impression that he did no
design doing Brown any serious injury, H
has evinced much concern about the matter
and during Browns illness paid him every
attention in his power.
Since the foregoing was pu. in type,
Jury Of lnques! has been held upon the bod,
of Brown and after full investigation of tn
matter, it was unanimously decided that tn
deceased ''came to his death by an acciden
tai blow by the act of man, with no insen
to kill"