Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

In II
ANOTHER SCENE OF VIOLENCE AND DEATH.
II is our painful duty to record this morning a.
mother death in this city from violence. Sun
day morning, about one O'Clock, Amos r. Har-
rold, of Nansemond county, and Alexander Gil
liam, ofthis city, got into difficulty in the bar
room of the City Hotel which resulted In a
personal encounter and the stabbing OF Gillian.
The difficulty had its origin in an innocent BAN
ter from Harold, which was responded to by
Gillian. Both parties placed several hundred
dollars on u table as wager, and IN reclaim
ing the funds Harold laboured under the i'm
preston that Gillian had obtained 500 note
belonging to him. Some words ensued be-
tween the parties relative to the ownership of
the note in question, when Harold remarked
that he would not believe Gillian under oath.
As soon as he had given utterance to this re-
mark, Gillian knocked him down, seriously in
turing Harrold's mouth and face Friends of
both parties present then interposed and settled
the difficulty. This occurred between IL and
O'Clock. Shortly afterwards, however, the feud
was renewed by Harold denouncing Gillian as
a scoundrel. Another collision ensued, during
which Harold stabbed his opponent in three
different places-in the side, the shoulder and
and the abdomen. From the effects of these
wounds Gillian died Sunday evening, about 7
O'Clock.
Mr.. Harold was taken into custody shortly af-
ter the rencontre, and placed in the cage, from
whence he was removed to the city Jail on Sun
J,x, bo nbt bnfor
the Mayor and examined upon the charge of
unlawfully stabbing Mr.. Gillian. He made no
effort to avoid the full responsibility of the act
but the evidence went far to show that he had
committed the deed in self-defence. Gillian was
a stout, athletic man Harold is small and
weakly in appearance, and wholly unable ply
sically, as the result proved to cope with his
powerful antagonist. The parties had met as
friends and continued as such up to the period
when the misunderstanding occurred. They
had been indulging rather freely in wine, and
to this cause may be justly attributed the whole
difficulty.
Shortly after Mr.. Gilliamreceivedhls wounds,
medical aid was summoned. Dr. Gibson, one
of the attending physicians, stated before the
Mayor yesterday that when called in he found
the patient laboring under the effects of three
wounds. The most dangerous one had been
given in the abdomen. Upon examining this
wound, he found it to be about II inches to
the left and half an inch below the navel The
orifce appeared to be about Ii inches in length,
and had evidently been inflicted with some
sharp instrument, which had undoubtedly pen
etrated to and injured the intestines. Little
hemorrage ensued from this wound The second
and next most dangerous wound had been given
in the side, with the same instrument. The
third was an immaterial wound near the arm
IT, - l.. f1,to ,f
the two first named wounds would have produced
death.
Shortly before Mr.. Gilliam's death Sunday
evening, he expressed desire to see Mr.. Harold.
Mr.. Sergeant Ferguson accordingly brought that
gentleman to the bedside of his dying friend A
deeply affecting scene ensued between the par
ties-Mr. Harold regretting his rashness in
using the knife, and Mr.. Gillian justifying him
for so doing. They parted-one, soon to meet
his God, the other to gloomy prison.
After hearing the evidence in the case, the
Mayor committed Mr.. Harold to Jail for further
examination, and named Monday next as the
day when the final examination would be had.
Application for bail was made and rejected.
FIRE.-Last evening about half past seven
O'Clock, the southern wing of Col. S. S. Myers
tobacco factory, situated on 9TH street, at the
head of the Basin, was discovered to be on fire.
The alarm was promptly given, and the firemen
lostno time in turning out with their apparatus
but SO rapid was the progress of the flames that
the fourth story of the building lin which the
fire originated) was wholly encompassed by the
devouring element before drop of water could
be thrown upon it. The roof of the wing be-
ing covered with slate, the iremen found it i'm
practicable to effect an entrance from above
Their efforts, therefore, were almost wholly di-
rected to combining the flames to the wing in
which they originated; and in this they were sue
cessful. The Northern wing used principally
as a warehouse, and in which large quantity Of
tobacco was stored sustained little or no injury.
The wing consumed was devoted exclusively
to the manufacture of tobacco, consequently all
the valuable machinery and fixtures used in this
department were consumed, together with
largequantity of tobacco. The loss is heavy,
but we learn it is fully covered by insurance.
The fire was unquestionably the. work of an in
cendiay.