Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-19

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turn will soon come-Bdk. Patriot 14M.
DEADLY ENcouNTER.-Day before yester
day afternoon, an ARRAY took place near lib.
bats Crossroads, some ten miles back OF Al
.xsndrla, in Campbell county KY, between
William Prichard and Jesse Yelton, which
resulted in the death ofihe former.
The parties were both between fifty and sixty
years OF age, and both farmers in easy clrcum-
stances. Mr.. Yelton was widely known, hav
ing few years ago been County Judge, and
being generally prominent as citizen. Prlch
ard was famed for his height, being the tallest
man in Kentucky. with the exception Of the
celebrity known as the kentucky Giant"
Both of these men were "looked up to" by
their neighhors, and there jealousy ex
isting between them for long time. as they
lived in the same vicinity, as 10 who should be
the "leading man" But Tor the past year on.
ly did they entertain bitterly hostile feelings
toward each other. At the last term of the
Circuit Court, OF Campbell CO., their anlmoslty
had reached such pitch, that Yeton went be
fore the Court and made oath that he was a.
fraid that Prichard would kill him, and Prich
ard was held 10 a heavy sum 10 keep the peace.
The primary cause of the difficulty between
these men seems TO have been a mutual eal-
ousy-each regarding the other as a rival
Rumor has three stories about the immediate
cause of their enmity.
One is, that Prichard was Jealous of his wife,
alleging that she was too familiar with Yelton.
Another Is that both were men who associated
10 considerable extent with several women
of low character, " no lived In the vicinity, and
that on some occasions, they had come in col
lision from that cause. But the most proba.
ble reason given is. that both were agents for
the Taylor estate" and that their differences
grew out ofbusiness relations.
On Thursday afternoon, Yelton in company
with friend was riding along the road with
a shot gun on his shoulder, within, sight OF
Prchard's house, when Prichard was discov.
cred walking by the road, nearing them, car
rylng gun and axe, one weapon on each
shoulder AS the parties drew within few
rods of each other, Prichard stepped from the
road, and for moment went out Of sight of
Yeton behind an uninhabited house. When
Prichard disappeared, Yelton-fearing trou
BILE and thinking he would be taken advantage
of-dismounted When Prchard reappeared,
Yeon says his gun was cooked, and he Vel
lon) hen cooked his gun also.
AT this Prichard advanced rapidly Carrying
his gun IN a menacing manner, saying Don't
you cock your gun at me"-and using some
profane expression, intimang violence.
Yelon replied-"Yes will cock my gun
when please, and will shoot it, too, if you
come any nearer"
Plichard continued to advance and when
quite near, Yelton fired, and the entire load
entered Prichard's abdomen. Prichard then
attempted to discharge his gun, hut staggered
and fell, saying-"he has killed me-
We could not learn the exact time of Pr-
chards death but it occurred some time du
ring the night following the ARRAY His dying
declarations were that he did not cock his gun
when he went behind the house. and that he
had no intention ofmaking an attact upon mis-
enemy.
Yelton says that he can prove that Prichard
recently offered woman $40 in gold if she
would contrive 10 get him Yelton) in a place
where he could be killed conveniently. After
the ARRAY Yelton rode down to Alexandra,
with the intention of surrendering to the officers
of the law. but his friends PIT rsuaded him to re.
tain his liberty until duly arrested Clncin
aatti Commercial.