Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-29

The examination of ID. O. Brown, charged with
shooting w. Ill. Smith, with intent TO kill, on Sat
urday last, took place before the police court yes
day. We have before given the particulars OF the
affair.
The TESTIMONY went 10 show that Mrs. Smith
was previously the wife of the defendant, that she
obtained a divorce from him on last Friday week
Previous TO obtaining a divorce from him uhe
grounds of which was a gross neglect Of duty she
had been in a very destitute condition, brought 10
il by the defendants conduct. That Mr.. Smith
had been kind TO her, and rented a house for her
and boarded with her last week.
On Saturday morning defendant came TO the
house whore she was living, and requested to see
her. Mr.. Smith let him in. He conversed with
her, and from his excited manner and threatening
language he alarmed them both. Smith then put
him out of the house, when he placed a pistol al
the breast of 5. and fred, the ball lodging against
the rib, inhicting a slight wound. Mr.. S. was en-
gagged 10 be married 10 Mrs. Brown, and had taken
out a license before the difficulty. On the Sun
day following they were married.
Mrs. Smith, in giving her testimony, asked per-
mission of the court TO state the circumstances OF
the case, which was granted. She then related in
a most truthful manner the treatment she had re-
ceived from Brown, and said that Mr.. Smith had
been her only friend between her and Mr.. Smith
there had existed only a friendly and kindly inter-
course up 10 the time of their marriage.
The court, after reviewing the testimony, held
Brown in the sum of 81 900, TO appear and answer
the charge at the next term of the criminal court.
We have not learned whether he gave the required
bail.-Cin. Columbian.
Wild Sports of Chicago.-Yesterday evening,
about 5 o'clock, says the Tribune of Friday, an OK,
which was about TO be offered as a sacrifice to the
carniverous appetites of our citizens, al a slaugh-
ter-house in the southern part OF the city, sudden
ly took it into his head that his race on earth was
not yet fully run, and just as the fatal blow was
about to be struck, broke loose from his fastenines,
and mazda a hold rrah far liharfv and tho Ipor The
cxecutioner struck at him with an axe, just as he
cleared the door, severely wounding him in the
leg. This rendered him perfectly furious, and
charging furiously at his opponents, he cleared
the way before him, and entered the field of war
in Michigan avenue. Here his pursuers sur
rounded him, and commenced to fire upon him.
Having nothing but shot guns, the wounds he re-
ceived did not for some time disable him, and he
frequently cleared the field of action by repeated
charges, which drove all before him, to take re-
fuge behind fences, barricades, &c. He at last
was despatched, and fell upon the scene ofhis ex-
ploits, covered with blood, dust, and glory.
Curious.--In digging a well for the use of the
Pacific railroad company, at Franklin, a few days
since, at the distance of thirty feet below the sur
face of the earth, the men came upon large limbs
of trees, which seemed to have been there for
ages. The soil in which they were found was
black and rich, and had a very strange and often
sive smell. Until recently, where Franklin is now
lOCdleu, was COVcrcu VIII immense IOfeSt trees,
which must have been growing for many years.
81. Louis Republican.
Curious enough; but il is not the only case of
the sort which has occurred. About sixteen years
ago, in digging a wellin the town Of Peru, Ia, the
workmen came upon the top of a tree some five
or six feet below the surface of the earth, and
finally came TO the trunk, which they followed
down TO the very roots, so that the entire tree, in
a partially decomposed state, was tax en- out of the
well before it was finished. The trunk seemed TO
have been covered with earth while standing in an
erect position, and this must have occurred hun
dreds of years ago, as a large growth oftimber had
covered the ground only three or four years pre-
vious TO the discovery.
We were an eyewitness TO this, and the cir
cumstance will be by the " Oldest in
habitants" Of that prosperous young city to the
present day.-PaducoA Democrat.
Death by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Henry Hop
kins, Of Cranston, was bitten by his own dog, sup
posed to be rabid, in June last. The dog went of,
after biting his master, and was not afterwards
heard from. The wound, which was on one ofthe
fingers of his left hand, did not heal but after the
lapse of several weeks, little apprehension was
full on accountofit. About ten days ago, Mr.. Hop
kins went to visit his brother, in Foster, near the
Connecticut line. On Thursday last, he was
taken sick. Spasms, and other indications of
hydrophobia, succeeded, and on Sunday night he
died. He was, We believe, about thirty years of
age, and was generally respected. Mr.. III. filled
several important stations in the church and
society with which he was connected and in the
tendent of the South Providence Union Sabbath
school for some considerable time, whore his loss
will be severely felt.-Tribuae.
Accident on the Long Island Railroad
Yesterday afternoon, at about A o'clock, a freight
train on its. way TO Brooklyn, to which was attached
two passenger cars filled with Brooklyn policemen,
on their return from a target excursion at Jamaica,
broke the axle of the forward car, throwing both
off the track, and in that way they were dragged
for some distance before the engineer could be no.
tilted of the difficulty. The platform and wheels of
the cars were torn off, and the bottom of the rear
car was completely demolished, bundling the pas
sengers one on top of the other, and yet, wonderful
to relate, no one received any serious injury.
We learned at first that the arms of several of
the men were broken; this report subsequently
turned out to be only their fire arms, detached
pieces oftheir nuskets having been found strewed
upon the track. Tie accident took place at Wood
Haven, and caused a delay on the road of several
hours the passengers going east were compelled
TO change cars.-N Y. Herald, ETH.
Suspected Foul P~Iay.--Some excitement was
produced ON the pier and among the police this
morning, by the discovery of a quantity of blood
on the pier, above the @Cut." An examination OF
tie premises being made, it was found that there
was a streak of blood leading in the direction OF
the river, and that the ground had the appearance
of a man being dragged along on its surface.
Means were forthwith adopted 10 ascertain if a
man had been thrown off the pier, by g dragging
the river. We have not, however, heard the re-
suit. In connection with this announcement, we
may as well state that we have frequently heard
complaints that this section of the city has never
been properly guarded-that it is dangerous for
any one TO pass along the pier after night-fall.
Owing to the limited number Of the police sta.
toned in that district, it is impossible for them to
even visit that localty-ABany Argus, Oct. %.
Fatal Explosion-On Tuesday morning two
boilers in the Manchester Print Works, in Smith
field, exploded, killing two boys, named Patrick
Mcguire and Mathew McCabe. There were about
one hundred persons at work in the building at
the time, and it is surprising that no more were
killed or injured. The engine room was almost
completely demolished, and it is estimated that the
amount of damage done by injury 10 the building
and destruction of goods, will amount TO about
$4,000. The works are owned by Mr.. Theodore
Schroeder, who will undoubtedly Immediately pro-
coed to repair the damages sustained. The engi-
necr has been for a number Of years employed in
the works. and is regarded as a careful and attcn-