The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-06-21
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correspondence Of the Dispatch.
prATa OF YOUNG THOMPSON.

DEATH VI 1OONo tho@AcS
PETERSBURG, June 10, 1851, 10 o'clock A. N.
u,ss,. Editors Young Thompson expired en-
honr SINCE passing of apparently without pain
1S.s has gone one in the prime OF manhood, who
-, have been an ornament TO our city. Cher.
~ his virtues. bury his foibles. Montague sah
s.is,s in bis innocence, but the evidence appears
= he conclusive to his guilt there cannot De
soub, az to his having committed this hofrise muir
der. "a. o.,,, a.r. 80
..risv afternoon, for a tempting to shoot young
MeIIwsne. He was duly cared nor and locked IN
IN This morning he attempted to iiherate him
20 br cutting through the WALL but being over
go he officer Finn, in HE operations, was con
dnc,ed 10 a stronger cell, not however, without a
Sturdy resistance. coming near severely in1uring
the officer with brick. PocAHoSTAs.
THE remains of Mr. Thompson were brought to
this city Yesterday moving, and WERE In the at
,srnoon, inferred in the Shockoe Hill Burial
Ground. The funeral was attended by large mum.
Der OF persons
We learn tha, much feeling has been excited by
his murder. whlchis universally regarded as most
npu,ovoked and brutal one.
We understand that at the corouer's inquest,
which was held on Saturday, from the dying test.
many Of Thompson aud other evidence, the follow.
inc facts were elected Mr.. G. G. Thompson went
N Petersburg short time since as barkeeper for
Lewis Montague, who kept the st. Charles House
After time he bought out Montague, and changed
the name of the house to q Our House" Montague
anened another house in different street. Thurs
dsv isht message was left for Thompson in his
absence that Montague wished to see him. When
he came in, he hesits.ed about complying, saying
that if Montague wanted to see him he might come
to his house. His bar keeper suggested that he
had better go, that there had been some GOODNESS
between them, Montague might desire to make VI
and be iriendi with him. Yielding to this sugges
ton he took apiece of money from the drawer anC
left with the remark that he would spend that witt
him In his route TO Moutague's he fell in with him
and before he was discovered by Montague
touched him gently on the shoulder, remark
ing Mont, | understand you wish to see me.
His reply was, Eyes, Cd d-n you, l hav,
been locking for you" and thereupon dealt him
blow with his fist, which feled him to the ground
Montague then drew pistol, and Thompson seein.
it exclaimed, 'do not shoot, have done nothing t,
you" and attempted to escape into an alley; Blu
just as be reached the mouth Of it, Montague sho
him He returned the pistol into his pocket ant
walked off with the remark, cd d-n you
I've marked you, aud now I've got you" The oc
cgrrenee was observed by two witnesses, one @
whom fully identified Montague. Notwithstandin
this when he was arrested at his house, soon aftel
wards, he positively denied all knowledge of O
connection with the attack on Thompson and, W
learn, sti per sists in the denial.
Public opinion attributes the murder to bushes
jealousy-the new house established by Montagu
having failed to withdraw any of the custom pr,
viously given to the st. Charles. This feeling wa
still further heightened, it is supposed, by the 70
lowing circumstances number of volunteer
from Norfolk being invited to be the guests of tn
Petersburg Greys on the 4th July, extensive pre-
parahons were planned to entertain them, and prt
posals to furnish the dinner were, a few days since
solicited, and Were sent in by several persons, tn
deceased and his murderer among them, and tn
contract was awarded to the former, whose bi
was the lowest