Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-20
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nesperafe Assault.

r Mr. Berkeley, on Tue oo.'" " e'syi-
o.o;a Avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets
sa ""amnanied by scream. startled the resident.
ao' .b,t immediate neig horhooJ, and instantly
III - inquiry. II was not long before dense
.rowd collected.
erI I,,ears. as far as we can gather the facts,
u, Anlrew J. Morrison and his vile occupied
a,,s at Mr.. Berk, ley's, and that for some
rooa" nast jealousy had existed on the part OF
m. Morrison, caused by young man named
w n Hester, a dry goods clerk Yesterday
's.,n,on Mr.. Morrison suddenly entered his
5AJa;nos. where he discovered his wife and Mr..
II 's,er .;r,ng together on sofa in the parlor.
Mr. No,ris. ia Jog no doubt of an mprop-
;av..ion OF MS marta rights, and being pro
e. ;lai .ll one of Colts ievolvers. fired thrice
vi. .La ,arties. wounding Mr.. Hester severely,
;rnor fatally; the ball. ii is said. penetrated AT
u. y hack near the right shoulder blade, passing
aownwards through the lungs; and another
I',llet after striking The right am of Mrs.
W,r,;son. near the Glow cn'ered her side -
II was extracted hy Dr. Hall. The wound
:. not at present thought to be dangerous.
Mr. Hester was conveyed to his lodgings on
,ho onnoste side of the street, where the neces
.arv medical aid as administered. Justice
Goddard and Dom shortly after came into the
room and Jointly subscribed to the following
.,a,arnent Of facts which their examination q.
lcited:
having been informed that VIM A. Hester had
been shot by man named Andrew J. Morri
sop, and having been informed by DR.. J. G.
Hall that he was dangerously, and probably
fatally wounded. we proceeded to take his
fHester's) statement in our presence. The
doctor Informed him of his critical sitnation,an
being warned that probably he might moi live
more than twenty minutes. he stated that he,
A. J. Morrison, and Mrs. Fanny A. Morrison,
his wife. were on very intimate terms, and that,
as dying man, he would tell the truth.
He had frequently been to their boarding
house TO see them; was TO him as brother, and
Mrs. Morrison was to him as a sister: aye, more
than sister. He had slept in the parlor all
night, while Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison occupied
the adjoining bedroom. Before this occur
renee yesterday he went to the house to see
Mr.. and Mrs Morrison, and found Mrs. Nor
pson in the parlor. They took a seat on So
ia together; and The " Gather being very warm
he remarked, Fanny, it's warm and took off
his coat, and resumed his seat, about the ord
nary distance for conversation.
'She stated that she expected Mr. Morrison
in few minutes. During the conversation he
heard the discharge ofa pistol. He did not see
who fired the first shot, but saw Mr. Morrison
come up and fire the second He was at the
time Of the first fire sitting with his back 10 the
door. After hearing the second fre,he scream
&c, feeling II hurt. Mr. Morrison then closed
on him. ard snapped at his breast when he ar
rested the pistol. He then pointed at his vile's
breast, fired, and shot he. He iHesor) had
not placed is hand on Mrs. Morrison, and
never had any intention towards her. having al
ways thought too much of her. He had no re
collection hon his Panialooas came ot'
When the officers went into Mr.. Berkeley
for the purpose Of arresting Mr.. Morrlson,they
found him at the bed side of his wife, engaged
in affectionale attentions, and, as we were in
formed by gentleman who " as present. ex
pressing his belief fin her conjugal fidelity. but
jenounc,ng Mr. Hester as actuated by dc.
sign 10 force her.
Mr.. Morrison was committed to jail for lar
her examination by Justice Goddard and Dom,
charged with attempting TO take the life of Mr..
Hester and Fanny A. Morrison. |
This occurrence happened in broad dny,and
IN The most public lhoroughfare. attracted
large and inquisitive and excited concourse
If people; and it was not until Mr.. Morrison
as driven off to prison in hack. accompan-
ed by police officers, 'hat The crowd dispersed
The sad intelligence soon spread throughout
he city, and formed the prominent topic of
everywh here throug bout The re
nainder of the day.
Since the above wes written,we learned that
at clock, the ball, which entered on the
right side OF the upper portion OF Mr.. Hestor's
back, was extracted from just below the s'om-
Ach. and that NJ 10 o'clock he was in an ex-
trem,ly c al go ,dition.- Wash. Rrpubt'c
pHrL ,prp I'll \, June 10Th steamship
keystone slate, foI the Phladel phia and Sa
steamship line, was launched at o
clock the morning Of the 18th inst, from the
ship yard of Messrs Vaughan & l.ynn,Ken
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