The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-07-25
THE SECOND LYNCHBURG
TRAGEDY.

n correspondent OF inc Cnarl0ttS'
vile (Va.) Republican, writing on the
9TH, from on the spot gives the par.
ticulars Of the dreadful tragedy at
Lovingston on Mondy, growing out Of
the elopement Of Dr.. l.. D: Williams,
with the daughter Of Rich'd G. Nor.
ris, Esq, Of Amherst. near Lynch.
burg. He confirms the statenien we
have previously published, of young
Morris coming in and sitting down at
the table where were Di. Williams
and his two brothers, and Mr.. Hill.
their friend - when they were quietly
returning home after the daughter had
been recovered from them. He
says:--
DR.. W. continued to sip his coffee.
when to the CONSERVATION Of all,
Morris seized a plate and threw it
violently in DR.. Williams face at the
same time springing up with drawn
pistol. All parties followed suit. The
evidence was. that Morris first barrel
did not 60 off, the cap exploding
The witnesses think that he and Dr..
w. exchanged shots. But by whom
any Of the parties was shot Is mere
matter Of conjecture. except Dr.. w.
He was shot, in the bar.room, by
young Morris.
1t is supposed there were from five
to seven shots in the dining. room, and
one, others are positive two, up stairs
Young Morris was caught by some
one in The bar.room as he was falling,
taken up stairs, and died almost in.
stantly. His corpse left here on
Wednesday evening. DR.. w. and
Hill are both here: dangerously
wounded. Hopes are entertained that
both may recover. All the living
persons except Capt. Morris, were
Immediately arrested
Their trial came off On Wednesday.
and, after hearing the evidence of a
host of witnesses, who gave testimony
with hardly shadow of variance, all
were promptly discharged who were
present, the two younger Williams
and the warrant dismissed as to Hill
and DR.. Williams, against whom also
the process issued. This result was
inevitable from the evidence.
The Williams's intended, under adj.
vice, to leave for home. Immediately
after supper. The evidence was con.
elusive OF young Mr.. Morris's inten.
ton to have a difficulty, a, some time,
If not that night.
! have not heart 10 speak of Capt.
Morris's anguish and almost frenzy
that hight-nor of his saLdened and
melancholy and unhappy state Of
mind next lnoraing-nor yet of the
piercing shrieks. the wailing and un.
utterable agony ofhis unhappy daugh.
ter. Her father started home the
next morning, his daughter lying down
in the carriage, the picture Of the
deepest suffering end a broken heart
EXTRAORDINARY Exc1TEMENT.--
Cowhiding by.a Woman.-Unde1
this head San Francisco paper says
Yesterday afternoon. about foul
O'Clock, the previous quietude Of the
day was broken into by a singular
affair." A woman entered the Califor
MIA Exchange with large cowhide
in her hand, and commenced an at
tack upon John Hungerford, who wal
in conversation with some friends
The attack was very spirited one
and the blows were laid over the head
face and shoulders o. Mr.. Hungeriord
The crowd in The room were Of course
taken entirely by surprise, and thought
the woman either insane or intoxicat
ed, and pulled her away froh1 Mr.
HuGgerford. She Of course gathered
a Gro sd around her. to whom she re-
lated the following circumstances, as
the cause of her acts. She said thai
Mr. Hungerford had been Introduced
into the family by her husband, and
had been left in charge of her broth
er's wife by the husband, while he
had gone to Napa; that Hungerford
had paid particular attention TO the
sister. and had persuaded her to leave
with him, which she did on Sunday
morning.
This story father won the crowd
into the ladies' favor, and she was
taken back and Supplied with the
cowhide. which had been taken away
from her, and gave Mr. n. another
cowhiding. receiving herself a severe
wound over the temple. by a cut
from ring worn on the finger Of Mr..
H. Mr.. Hungerford escaped as soon
as there was possible chance, and a
large crowd followed the lady to her
residence. Her name is Mrs. Car
IRISH, formerly Miss Gordon.
The Mobile daily Herald and Irib.
une, learns that letter was received
in that city on Saturday. the 18th inst.
from New>Orleans, stating that
n,o,bor duel Suos nm the eve Of TAX.