The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-12

Another Dreadful Tragedy We ire called upon
this morning To record another most painful ira
eedy, occurring between gentlemen who may al.
most be considered citizens of This place. The cir.
cumstances which caused it, however, being of
'ne most delicate nature, We shall allude to them
only IN 30 far as will be necessary to make intelli
gloie the sad termination of The affair. On Sunday
evening last, about dark, Doctor Lorenzo d. Viii.
liams, son of John NJ Williams, residing just
across the river, the Amherst side, eloped with
the eldest daughter, aged about nineteen, Of Capt
Richard q. Morris, who also lives Immediately
over the river, for the purpose of marrying her.
The couple, accompanied by one of WiIliams's
brothers, and a Mr.. Edmund Hill, took the Char
iot,esvi''e route Tor Washington city. The family
oil The young lady getting wind of the elopement
eecdenally, In short time after it occurred Capt
Morris and his son Richard G., prepared imme-
diateiy for a pursuit They overhaued the run
Always IN Charlottesville, they having been disap.
pointed in meeting a ready conveyance from that
place /; the daughter was concealed in the hotel,
nut me father and brother got of her. and
'ueh mad Williams and his parry bound over in the
sum Of one thousand dollars each. Both parties
ela ior home, and on Tuesday evening they put up
acc'oentaiy at the same hotel in Lovingston, Mel
son 80 county. When Williams party and Young
Nlcnard Morris, were seated at the supper table,
oPposite each other, some indignity was offered
young Morris by the other party, when he threw
~ n's plate into the face of Williams. Morris, viii.
!iams and Hill then commenced a general shoot.
ing which resulted after some eight or ten rounds
IN tne Immediate death Of young Morris, and the
morally wounding OF Hill, and it 10 said of Will
ilams, also. Young NJ. was shot in the head, and
IN vital part of the body, by Williams, it is sup
posed. Hill was shot by Morris in the centre of
,ne breast, and Williams was shot by him in the
s'oe or back. When this occurrence took place,
| 'he father and daughter were in their room, up
stars message was forthwith dispatched to the
families of the parties, who arrived here at an early
nour on yesterday morning. The news of go dread.
lul a tragedy of course created the greatest ex-
ci'ement and regret in this community. As to the
feelings OF the unhappy f0nilies involved, whose
cup OF grief has been, perhaps, for ever embttered
we shall not attempt a description. Language
would be Inadequate to the task.
AS We have gathered these facts altogether from
rnmor, there may be, and doubtless are, many in
accuracies In them. But there is no doubt about
Inc sad termination of the affair. When We receive
the authentic and detailed particulars we shall give
them.
P.S. The report has reached here that Hill has
died of his wound
More AMthentic.-Mr. Morris was shot but once.
and that through the body. He was not killed in
the general melee, but was shot by Williams bro.
ther Robert, after he (Morris) had shot down both
OF bis antagonists, tHill and Dr.. w y and was re.
tlring from the dining room. DR.. vs. first can
exploded, when he was shot by NJ. Hill and W.
po 70. shot after they were wounded, but without
effect Morris lived but five minutes, dying in his
ta'her's arms, who met him at the head of the
steps Robert Williams has been arrested. lynch.
burg (Va.) Republic, Sd inst.