The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-10-13

BIsHoP DoANE,-But little of ;n,e,ss, r..
thus far ,ranspred relative TO the trial of Rich
op Doane. Resolutions were 10 have hoe.
discussed by the court Of Bishops on Mon
day, proposing TO defer the trial of the new
presenlment against Bishop Doane until after
the meeting Of the convention of the diocese
Of New Jersey, and to dismiss the old present
ment, on the ground that the New Jersey con-
venton had, at lis last session. declared them
not proved. The New York Times says the
70 llowing scene occurred before the court on
Friday:
When it was determined by the court to re-
move to Burlington, Bishop Burgess hoped
that no members of the court would suffer
themselves to be the guests of the accused
Bishop. Bishop Doane Immediately said that
he presumed hi. Right Rev. Brother, when
making the remark, could not have remem-
bered that he bishop Doane) was the guest
of Bishop Onterdonk during his trial. Bishop
Burgess replied that he had ii in his mind at
the moment. Whereupon, Bishop Doane re-
joined that he could not, under such circum
stan es, but consider the remark as a gross
outrage and suit, such as he would not say
no christian Bishop, and no christian gentle
man, butnO man could listen TO without indig-
natlon-that he could, therefore, have nothing
further 10 say to Bishop Burgess.
FRATRICIDE.-The following account of
horri BILE occurrence in Accomac county, Va.
is furnished TO the Baltimore Sun by a cores
poudeht:
One of the most horrible tragedies ever
known in this part Of the country occurred on
the night of the I'd of October al or near the
Gross Roads, in this county. John Beote be-
ing at small house on his farm, a place fre-
quently resored to by him for catd-piaying
and 9th purposes, sent about o'clock, Z.
M, for his brother, Joseph q. BeIote, who
lived about a quarter o! mlie from the pla e.
On the arrival OF his brother, game Of cards
was commenced; but after Il short While, John
opened quarrel with his brother, and, finally,
went to the other end of the tuble and kicked
him He then, being quite athletic, threw Jo-
seph to the floor and beat him severely, when
he was taken off. He repeated it a second
time, getting him down and beating him, and
again was taken of, ana third time he re-
peated it, when, after being separated, much
enraged, Joseph ran to his house, AIMED him
self with revolver and two butcher-k -knis es
and returned TO the place where the distur-
bance occurred.
The door teing locked, he shot through it.
but on being advised, was about to return
home. He had got thirty yards or more from
the house, when John, knocking down another
brother III the house, ran out, and, with fence
rail uplifted, swore he would Kill Joseph, who
in return, made similar thrent against his
brother, if he came to him. After striking at
Joseph with the fence rail and missing him,
John still approached him, knocked him down
and was upon him, when Joseph, using his
knife, cut him horribly IN one or TWO places
rene hing the ilnpy frOD rho efiact Of j,;o3
John died on the morning ofthe 4lh inst.
Immediately after the act, Joseph went to
the court house and offered to give himself up,
but was not taken iLto custody till the 9th
He was then committed to Accomac jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
Joseph, ever before, was known to be peace
able, quiet, and good citizen. 1t is sup
posed that both were under the influence Of
liquor.