Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-07-24
ANOTHER VIRGINIA TRAGEDY.

The Lynchburgh Yirginian Of the Sd gves
the following particulars OF a tragedy which
has already been briefly noticed in this pa.
per
We are called upon this morning to re-
cord another most painful tragedy, occurring
between gentlemen who may almost be con.
sidered citizens Of this place. The circum.
stances which caused itsnoweyer, being OF
the most delicate nature, We shall alludc 70
them only in so far ss will be necessary to
make !Dtelligible the sad termination Of the
affair. On Sunday evening last, abou! dark.
DR.. Lorenzo D. Williams. son OF John NJ
Williams, residing just across the river, on
the Amherst side, clipped with the eldest
daughter, aged about nineteen, Of Captain
Richard G. Morris, who also lives immsd,
atoly over the river, with The purpose Of mar
ryjng her. The couple. accompanied by
one OF W.'s brothers, aud Mr.. Edmund
Hill took the Charlottesville route for Wash,
ing!on City.
The family oftae- young Iady getting wind
Of the elopement, accidentally, in a short
time after it occurred, Capt. Morris and hjs
son Richard g., prepared Immediately for q
pursuit, They overhanIed The runaways in
Charlottesviles-they having been disappoint~
ed in meeting a ready conveyance from that
place. The daughter was concealed in the
hotel but the father and brother got possess
sion q her. and then he had Williams and
! his party bound ever in the sum Of S ,00G
each. Both parties left FOR home, and on
Tuesday evening they put up accidentally at
the same hotel. in Lovingston, Nelson cOun-
ty. When Williams party, and young
Richard Morris were seated at the supper
table opposite each other, some indgnity was
offered young Morris by the other party,
when he threw his plate INTO the face 0,
Williams. Morris, Williams and Hill ther
commenced general shooting, which result
ed, after some eight or ten rounds, in tho
immediate deah of Young Morris, and tho
mortoIIy wounding Of Hill, and it is said OF
Williams also.
Young NJ. was shot in the head, aud
IN vital part Of the body, by William.
! it is supposed. Hill was shot By Nor
ris, in the centre Of the breast, and
Williams was shot by him in the side
or back When this occurrence took
took place, the father and daughter
were in their room, up stairs. a mes
sage was forthwith dispatched 10 the
families of the parties, who arrived here
at an early hour on yesterday morning.
The news Of so dreadful tragedy of
course created the greatest excitement
and regret in this community. As to
the feelings of the unhappy families
involved, whose cup of grief has been
perhaps forever embIuered, We shall
= not attempt description. Language
would be inadequate to the task,
AS we gather these facts altogether
from rumor, there may be, and doubt,
less are, many Inaccorac!es IN them
But there is no doubt about the sad
9 termination of the affair, When we
receive the authentic and detailed par
,iculars, -we shall give them.
?. S.-The report has reached here
!. that Hill has died Of his wound.
b More Authentic Mr.. Morris wal
= shot but once, and that through lht
o body. He was not killed in the genera
melee, but was shot by Williams
brother Robert, after he (Morrls) ha'
o shot down both of his antagonists, Hi
2 and DR.. W., and was retiring from
/ the dining room. Dr. W.'s first cal
r. had exploded when he was shot by M
n, Hill and w. both shot after they wer
wounded, but without effect, Morri
y lived but FIVE minutes, dying in hi
fathers arms, who met him at the hea
id of the steps Robt. Williams has bee
ch arrested