Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-20
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MURDER IN CuLpEPER.-A most outrageous uur.
der committed Tabernacle meeting house in this
county Thursday the 9Th instant, by William Curtj.
upon Frederick Brown. The circumstances attending lh
murder briefly these. are informed protractea
meeting of interest had been going for some days
nj the house above named On Thursday the day OF n.
murder Brown versing through window with
Young lady in the house during services The mother OF
the Young lady, who also the OF Curtis went To
the place where her daughter was sitting and observed
Brown that she did thank any gentleman talk with
her daughter during services and said Ia Brown that lie
better into the house and get religion At this Brown
became offended, and INDUCED in some harsh remarks
against her. the hearing of Curtis Curtis required him
to take the remarks back but Brown refused do 80, and
started off Curtis drew aside with friend. from whom il
s supposed borrowed pistol and then pursuing Brown
overlook him about one hundred YARDS rom le meeting
house He struck Brown with cow'hde Brown turned
upon him Curtis told him 10 advance upon him. for II he
did he was dead man. But Blown continued 10 advance
and when almost in reach of C drew pistol and shot
him dead We understand that the bsl entered Just below
The eye C. looked npon The murdered man Tor mo-
ment then fled He has not vel been arrested
The above facts have been communicates 10 u.s. but not
officially We therefore suspend any remarks upon what
appears TO US Of The most hIndy deeds ha, ever
yet This land guilty Of for tear ot doing Injustice
even murderer Cuipsper Obserrer
DREADFUL. AFFRAY-Oss Man KILLED AND rwo
WouSpED-A dreadful nay took place last Sunday week
duh instantly between parry 81 six men, near Lick Creek
Church in This county hey came 10 inc chufrh osensby
10 attend divine service but retired to the woods by for
The purpose of gambling the forenoon was
through The people in The church were startled by cry of
murder The minister paused in his sermon and the people
rushed out and proceeded in the direction whence
sounds Arriving the ol The airay, they discovered
three men stretched upon the 2Touad insenslbe One Of
them Philip Bowyer died IN i've minutes after he dis
having received several mortal slabs one OF the
received fracture IN The SKULL that he
did not his senses Tor some hlleen minutes and
believed be fatally wounded the wounds OF The Other were
severe bnl mortal The names OF The wounded have
not learned. The three unwounded OF the party fed
APPROACH O; The people Of The church, and have yet
heard from The fight ont OF et.cita'I0n o gambling
drinking, and furnishes another arRniaent "a the teto
taller against the Of arDhoic liquors. is1ts5rTg
(Lrecnbrier County, ira
WESTON is the county seat o Lewis pleasantly
ted branch OF the iionongalea and about 30 mIes
East Richmond The town was laid ont IN ISIS, on
the land then owned by Mr. Robert tleser Commission
rrs were appUinIed select of whom our excellent
townslnan Lewis Maxwell Esq one The site tor Tho
chuscn becaGsr IL oIssern by The GomnliS
that roads would be opened through This section and
thai travel wGni in his decionr AID we UNDERSTAND
from good authority, that the noht oil way mad nee"
granted by The Legislature 10 the Baltimore and ONO Kan
Road Company al the line il asked for, that road
would have passed through Weston instead OF taking the d.
recliua did lhus proving the sigacy OF the Commission
,rs The Legislature however, thought proper 10 refuse
then has since granted and thereby lost thou
Of dollars because the Company were Wiling TO paya
bonus Tor the right OF way when first asked tor IL mas
since been granted ior nothing.
COLLISION IN THE SEAROARD AND ROANOKE
isnA,{
Al about II O'Clock, NJ yesterday ihnrsday) COLI
took place The abnve road al Newsons depot hTtt
miles from Weldon between The express train from Ports
mouth nni baggage ain which endeavoring 10 Gel
oil thu track npon Inc lGn.0G ii the depot The engine.
ANA lenders oil both trains thrown oil the track AMI
very considerably injured the tenders being completely
wrecked and the baggage crates ot the passenger train pretty
much used up but without injury 10 The baggage
Mr. Shannon, the engineer Of The express train was Tho
person INJURED 10 extent OF his legs was com
p.trly smashed eng AID .e!dc. erd rhr "trf
somewhat hurt physician happened TO be present. snl
when man carried Ia the public houee applied band
ages and adopted The other usual means u prevent The loss
OF blood until another older physician with instruments,
could lorupnn the arrival Of whom the limb was
annotated ns Mr.. she nnun resides Ia
Portsmouth, and his wife and family there His recover
doubtful cnnsideIn. The injury and The dreadful shock
and IL blood kuGte: who The
tender although belonging IN H. aol severe cut Oh s
head by jumpin. oil Wilmington Journal
PORTER ACQUlrrED.Wc learn from Louisa Court
house that Porter whose trial for murder has been going on
there the past week, has been acquitted.
SEABOARD AND ROANOKE RAlIROAD.-The re-
GENTS on this road for the month"; Sl2 600 being
naary double the received The old portsmnnth
aud Roanoke Raiiro.d