Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-04-11
CURIOUS AsD sHoCkING aFFAiR.


Mobile IS much excisedshr recent ARRAY. mr.
James Doaaldson. a you 5lp,lsHah Of 'hatci'y,
q high repuiaiion, has ~ By MI !, An-7
drews, aJeweller and d 50 severely thathis
life is despaired Of. Ii I aid that Donaldson, a
The time Of the attack, was walking arm N arm
with the wife Of Andrews when be was met ~ ne
husband, Who drew revolver and deliberately
shos Donaldson down TIE husband il is alleged,
was reused y Jealousy BIZ letters received ~ nis
wife which were supposed 10 have been writer ~
ths wounded nan-and by the belief ihakthe parties
were on their way to place of assg-aati9n, 70
which his wife had been aIldred.- Ri5t- EHqnsrsr.
1. new version was Afterwards plaeFd upon ihe
Affair." aadthe wife was aiso sested ~ accessory
taiae mafder, and lodged ia Jail penaiason
brother has come Out Eith7 car. correcting aieSed
nlls-statsuents. in which il says
The living and q d ing. only desire iaat ms
ruin shpn!G appear ueiofe e1-p1r!S ssassAl<t'S ,
shonid bc relied ups The facts are PLAIN, ana
tAe stofyroi the Circumstances which nave Ieslisu
70 ms cata otao I'd mMxGsr ot yoRRg man us gu
etiag upon ne ways al life, baeyant JoJ ous ~
hapeIni, F.asiiy told. The woman VINO vas tae
: eaefn actor III ft{s sised ct bsoa, has ne hiSnet
rer ltaiibn lhan5ihat of diss0lGIe and worthless
creature prostitatae herself almest iads
~ il the eitgof ST Louis and during het Fesfasnee
here has Tendefed herself notorotis ny het
liasons with many persons whose names, Hetets5
81.
how appreciate the character q an aet 50 ifaqght
with turpiiade.on the part of Andrews and ms wtle
The dying young ulan perfectly eonse Gus o. ms
fate most solemnly asseYerates lha ne never wrote
lstieF 10 the woman ia his life. ind challenges lse
world I'd produce proof to the eonirary or that she
I has ever received one from him. The negro boy
/ [Fho has very general acqua intance among the
Young naeu of the ethyl bellHgiog 10 Mr. Donald
son, has been in the habitpf carrying bouquets and
notes tothe woman lofa different persons, and ii is
probable from this Circumstance. Andrews coanee-
req the idea Of the Young master Of the boy with the
letters Bni why should the sensitive husband have
wreaked his sole vengeance On The innocent when
hf had proof positive of her guilty eommetce with
other inen-and 70 that t2ci abundant testimony
can be pfoduced The unfortunate Young man also
salemniy declares that the meeting iii The sireek
was purely casual. and that nh understood ass gna
tI2n was made on bis paft nor cau he conceive
how such statement could have olI giHated
The statement in abe Tribune is aeietli NJ il The
assertion that onlg the pistol was a$cd. Andrews
had previously 70 the use II the pstGl dcaltlwose
we're blows, which prostfated tbs vaaug man ta the
earth-and on bis rising disehafscI his revolver
tWice-one only taking effect Il is also We'll known
that This cold. daring and arueiaRs murder was
cpncocted and premeditated ard that several per
sons had been told on the morning preceding the
ocenTrencethat The wpm was Il decoy the unFas-
Pecting youth into The fatal snare which Is toteIni-
nate his life. Can a iasf people and lmora! com-
nunty Tolerate The bloody deed TN