Southern shield., 1852-09-18
A Tragedy.

10 this day, hollerin hornets hornets!!' ~~-~~~-~~-~~~~~~-~ A Tragedy.
 It will be remembered that some several years ago cripple caused himself to be
 driven in hack to the door of smal tene-
 ment near the corner of Market and Second alreets; and after calling the inmate, Wm.
 Baker, 10 the side of the hack, shot him, pro-
 ducing instant death. He was arragned and
 had his trial, when the following circum-
 stances were elcted. The name of the crip- pie was James Peters. He had been ac- quainted with Barker at the South, and per
 haps they had been inmates of the same houses, woman named Pamela Newcomb
 resided with them, probably as Bakers wife,
 as she was living with hm here as his wife
 when Peters killed him. The story of Pe-
 ters was. that Baker decoyed him out, we
 believe upon the Natchez Bluff, and there stripped him of his money, and beat and cut him in the most inhuman manner, leav-
 ing him for dead. Peters was taken to the
 hospital, and remained for long in a critical condition but finally recovered with the en- tire loss of the use of his lower limbs, which had been paraIiZed by the injury his spinal cord had received. During the long days of confinement visions of revenge and the means ot accomplishing it frequently flashed across his mind. But his better angel ban ished the dark phantom, which would come
 again until the fearful purpose was a settled
 thing. He determined 10 seek Baker, lay
 the case before him, and give him the alter
 netive of yielding him the necessaries of his miserable existence or death. For some
 time he Wrung from him a reluctant support;
 but at length Baker decamped, taking with him the woman and leaving Peters helpless
 j1eaFhln9 that~Baker had I2ceted ia Louisville, where, as usual, he maintained himself by gambling and worse means, he came 10 this city, and had more than one in- terview with him, repeating the alternative.
 Baker put him off from time to time, and becoming eXasperated and desperate, he caused himself to driven to Bakers door, and calling him to the carriage door shot him dead. The woman who passed for Bakers wife corroborated the story of Pe- ters in every particular: and the horrible appearance of Peters in Court, his limbs in constant motion, beyond the control of his will, produced such an effect that he was, although found guilty, recommended to, and received the the clemency ofthe Exec utve-
 We have never heard of Peters since, ill when we were told of the tragic which terminated his career he was jealous of Pamela New comb, with whom he has been living, and who was the Paramour of Baker; or wheth- CT he had resolved upon self-destruction and wished her to go with himto
 "That undiscovered country, from whose bourne,
 No traveller returns"
 is not knoWn-probaby the latter-and q paper was found ukon his person containing the following words: "Gentemen, this is have no wish to live longer; want us both put in one coffin and buried together-Peters." From this it may be inferred that the morbid anxiety for termi- nation ofhis suferings had grown too strong Tor the instinct of life, and that his deep and abiding attachment for the woman caused that strange and unnatural but frequent wish of minds diseased, that the object of af- lection should accompany them through the last fearful journey, and drove him to at tempt her life previous to his own. He caused himself to be taken to coffee house on Preston street, where he waited till she passed along from evening market, when he snapped a revolver at her, and immediately fired another barrel at her, the shot taking effect in herarm He then turned the weap- on upon himself and inflicted wounds of which he died on Sunday afternoon He was conscious 10 the last; and almost his last words conveyed the thoughts and feelings paramount to all others, and whiah made his breast constant hell :-"D-n Baker expect to meet in h-ll, but d-n him. Thus ends the tragedy. Of the three char acters. two have gone to their final homes, in blood, and the third narrowly escrped similar fate, and only lives to be a by.word and scorn, unless, indeed, she hides her head in penitence and ashes from the worlds gaze. -- -LouiSuiHe Times
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 Great calamities teach Us many beaut' Tul lessons, and reveal to us much we shoUIt never have seen from the common level o, life.
 No catechism is so useful 10 children " their parents example at home. It Is t''' brightest mirror under their root,