The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-05-24

Columbia county, when man by the
name of Luke, fired revolver at the
Germans, woundiug three OF the party.
two in the head and one in the ear,
and made his escape. The wounds
we believe are not considered danger.
Gus. Hazlam, Cooper and Weigel,
are the names of the wounded men.
From the Baltimore Sun.l
TERRIBLE TRAaEDY.-Wash ashington,
May Is, 1858. Our Northern Liber-
ties were last night and this morn
ing thrown into state of excitement
never before witnessed there on any
occasion-whilst bloody tragedy in
wolves several worthy families, here
and in Baltimore, in deep aflfiction.
Mr.. Robert A, Hawke, for the ten years
o faithful messenger in the Office ef the,
Third Assistant Postmaster General
(hnance bureau retired about nine o.
clock last night with his wife to
bed. They occupied the front cham
Der, and an Interesting daughter Of
twelve years Of age slept in an ad-
Joining room immediately in the
rear. No unkind word had marred the
tranquility Of this apparently happy
family, At an early hour, on the
lost evening Of the week, two Of this
little group surrendered themselves
to repose. little dreaming that the an
gel of death was lowering. over them.
The daughter was in deep sleep; the
inference is also clear that Mrs. Hawke
was asleep on her right side, her
face turned to the wall; when her bus
band arose III the bed. and deliberate.
ly cut her threat on the left side from
the "apple" to the lower bone of
the head, severing all the arteries and
the jnguhr vein IN most shocking
manner. Another wound, transverse
iy, bore additional evidence Of the de-
termination of the murderer. Strange
TO relate, the mangled woman, rs if
TO ascertain the author of the deed, sud.
denly sprung up, bsthod in blood, when
she saw her husband by her side with
the same razor, in. the act of. cutting
his own throat. With a power which
must have been impaired by death, she
knocked tho razor out of his HAND,
then lcaped out of bed, tho blood
spouting from her, and with an ex-
clamation "Oh my God" ran down to
the front gate. There youth, Robert
johnson, was passing, who beheld
with horror the woman, ran next
door, alarmed his mother, Mrs. Ann
johnson, and before Mrs. johnson ar
rived Mrs. Hawke had been, twice to
the gate, although then entirely speech.
less, but pointed to her throat. When.
Mrs. j.. reached Mr. Hawc's gate he
was. at the window implorihg some
one to como in, stating that he
had cut his wife'ss throat, had; out his
own throat, and intended TO kill his
daughter. When Mrs. j.. eamo in,
Hawke was ON his knee leaning. ov.
or hio wife.
Mrs. Hawke had returned to her
back room, where she had fallen, and
was dying. A skillful physician
was sent for, who testified to the
nature of the wound, estimated that
altogether she must have lost six
ty ounces Of blood, and died in a.
bout thirty minutes after she wound
WAS inflicted.
Soon after the arrival of Mrs. John.
son, Mr.. George Harvey, attracted by
the confusion, entered the house, seized
Hawke, and confined him on the set
tee. Hawke told him that for q
long time, it had been impressed on
bis mind that he must die; that his
wife was an angel-one Of the loveliest
of woman-a saint, and he could new
or brook the idea of leaving her be.
reaved, or that another should take
his place. He intended that al! these
should die ogether, and be in Para
disc this morning. He added that the
innocence and beauty of his little girl
had paralyzed his arm to such an ex.
tent that he could not despatch her.
Reason seemed at this point to
resume her throne, aud he desired Mr..
Harvey and all TO exert their efforts to
restore his wife. In O short time Mr..
Allen and other members of the
guard arrived and took Hawke in
to custody.
Their daughter was conveyed to
the dwelling Of her uncle, Mr.. Patrick
II. Sweeney, of the cisy postoffioe, and,
on leaving Hawke desired RI lriss her