Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-07
From the Lynchburg Republican of Thursday
ANOTHER DRFA DFUL TRAGEDY

We are called upon this morning. to record another
most painful tragedy occurring between gentlemen who
may almost be considered citizens of this place. The
circumstances which caused it, however, being of the
delicate nature, shall alude to them only in
so far as will be necessary to make Ineligible the sad
termination OF the affair. On Sunday evening last
about dark, DR.. Lorenzo D. Williams son of Jno Nj
Williams, residing just the river on the Amherst
side, eloped with the eldest daughter, aged about nine
teen, of Capt. Richard G. Morris, who also lives i'm.
medatey over the river with the purpose of marrying
her. The couple accompanied by OF WIS brothers,
and Mr. Edmund Hill, took the CharIottesv lie route
for Washington city, The family of the young lady get
ting wind OF the eopement accidentally, in a short lime
after it occurred, Capt Morris and his son, Richard G.
prepared Immediately tor pursuit They overhauled
the runaways in Charlottesville, they having been dis
appointed in meeting ready conveyance from that
place The daughter was concealed in the Hotel but
the father and brother got possession of her. and then
had Williams and his party bound in the sum of
thousand dollars each. Both parties left for home,
and Tuesday evening" they put up accidentally at
the same Hotel in Lcvngston, Nelson county.
When Williams party and young Richard Morris
were seated at the supper table, opposite each
the other party, when he threw his plate into the
face of Williams. Morris, Williams and Hill then
commenced a general shooting, which resulted,
after some eight ten rounds, in the immediate
death Of young Morris, and the MORALLY wounding OF
Hill, and it is said of Williams, also. Young M. was
shot in the head and in vital part of the body, by
Williams it is supposed Hill was shot by Morris in
the centre of the breast and Williams was shot by him
in the side back When this occurrence took place
the father and daughter in their room up stairs
message forthwith dispatched to the families of the
parties, and they arrived here early hour Yesterday
morning. The of so dreadful tragedy ofcourse
created the greatest excitement and regret in this com.
munity AS 10 the feelings OF the unhappy families in
volved, whose cup Of grief has been perhaps forever
embuered, we shall not attempta description. Ian.
guage would be inadequate to the task.
AS have gathered these facts altogether from ru-
NOR, there may be and doubtless are, many naccura-
ces in them But there is no doubt about the sad ter
mnation of the affair." When receive the authentic
and detailed particulars, we shall give them.
P. S.. The report has since reached here, that Hill
had died of his wound.
MORE AUTHENTIc.-Mr. Morris shot but once,
and that through the body. He killed in the
general melee but shot by Williams brother Ro-
bert after he (Morsl had shot down both Of his anag-
ming room. DIR. WIS first cap exploded, when he was
shot by M. Hill and W., both shot after they were
wounded, but without effect. Morris lived but five
minutes, dying in his fathers arms, who met him at
the head Of the steps. Robert Williams has been ar.
rested.