The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-11-29
The late Louisville Murder.

/ We are not 10 the habit q transferring 10 our
columns details Of The horrble.rawhead-and !,
bloody y.bonos- -siIairs which oAen occur and 5
( fill many column Of most of che city papers
but owing to the celebrity Of the principle act
ors in the following dreadful affair, we ara IN
dueed TO lay before our realsgs such "details as
have reached US, Many who have derived
pleasure from ~lotters from the continent
Sad "Engtirh IteinSp win doubtless be safpris-
elto tina the aittlior amau capable Of 80 bru-
tal and eowadly murder as appears from
the testimony so fpr, Is The case. The Delta,
speaking of The affair very politly- styles it
the late Ward difiicnltyy las II it WIS smeray-a
a wordy dispute fistcna, orsometldng Of
that sort the editor however, states that he hasv
seen a letter in the hands Of ono of Mr. Mard'ss
friends IN New Orleans, which INSERTS then
bility Of Ward 4, the proper time, 70 show 7
himself if not justifabe, at least, acting under
mitigating circumstance Of which The public
as yet know nothing, For The honos q Our,
common nature, we, .would faip hope somes
thing OF this sort may be- true, but tseenis
passing strange that 80 far nothing oftl1e kind
has appeared, Several scholars Of the scllool
who were present haze been examined aud
the most in favor Of iYarl we have noticed, Is
tic statemept by ohc liule 10y, tliat aitcra
few words about the whipping u Young Ward
| the day before aud Slct Mat Ward called
fTof rutlcr, a damned liar that the Professor
advanced us If to strike, when Waids phtdla
was fired hud Butler iqll. We do hope, that
justice, viii be fairly hieted out, whatever itf
may be, that no position OF wealth lnay be9
allowed 70 shelter tho guilty. The 1ousvillst
Journal, Of which paper Ward has long leeig
aifavortc correspondent, speaks in,be highest
4 terms OF the deceased. The following is the
frie Delta's extract, froiuil louisville pppenssas
/ 1"Thebtte Mmaefbabi5osGsritiA" assaaaa
/ "A few days ago We had usspaleblaallsna
j from Louisville Stating that on the -ttssDng
/ Of the "a inst Mdbew pm Wart author II
@Ehelish Iieihs,n sh5t 1'f5ft4sbriaAv lshllar,
1 that Butler died, AMI tliat satire day Marh
aud q young brother Of his, named Isolrrt,s
had been arrested and committed " prison.
The Louisville Courier, Of the 81 inst, gives
the following account 81 lhe dreadful aff,ir:@
YESTERDAY morning Mat. r. Ward, the eide
st son d X. J. Ward, Esq, went tothesel1od
III this city, near the eBrohcroi Second sinAets
On Chestnut accompanied by tsopfhh trothea
Robert Ward, a youth ofsNicen, aud William (
Wnrd, smaller boy, aud called fdr NJ W. 4
II. II. Butler, ono of the teathefs. hfsw
words passed between them, when Mr.. Ward.
pulled out pistol and shot Mb sliutler dowm.
The ball penetrated his let breast over the
heart, and he lei to the floor, exclaiming IN
his agony 4 lam liel--oli, my pdHf wifcand
cirildT Ward then dropped his pistol and
accompanied by bis brother reirated from the
school room.
NJ. Butler was able % fi.c from the floor
and icit the room ;ssisled by some o. the boys,
but when in the street he fell again. and was
carried home. Ills plly ysicians think the
WOUND will prove mortal. The haIl
could not he extracted aud hc bled inwardly.
Mr. Bhtleg hid corrected VIM Ward. one n
bis pupils, the DAY previous, foe telling false X
hood, which led 70 the tragic affair. sdr
Robert Ward whp acepwpanisd bislrcther /
drew bowie knife and When 1rof Sturges,
the other teachcr in the school, advanced to 4
the aedstance of Mf, Butler he made such
demonstrations that the Professor reireated
and made bis escape ogt Of a window The
Scholar il the schQolroom were nlso scattered
in all directions by the display AZ such war4
+. Ike Instruments III their milisf. e 'a3fs
Mr. VI. r. Ward and Robert, J, Ward. Jr.,
we're prompty arrested and lodged in jail. us
Last night 40 nine o'clock Mr. Buterwas
IN, very PFecarqas condition, with bat slight
hopes Of lis surviving iill morning. lie Was
suffering intehseiS, ard tlie afFliclion of his Z
fainayGs described ~ distressing beyond fneas
sure Ar. Bnier Was one Of tbs best and iD-
olienciYe men iu the world, and We can ap4
preciaie tic anguish of his friends ii Lis being
20 untimely cut oG III such manner. Tie
afiaif Il generally regarded as Of most ass6t :
eiotis ahd unproyoked character, and wha
il lecane ksosn, The deepest Indignation
prevailed throughout the CITY,
N, ave learn from the Louisville papers thh
Mr.. Butler fingered until one O'Clock on tbs
morning ~ tle "a. Nlien lie died. The Dem y
ocut, 81 The 9Th says. fa ~
@Our readers will necessarily look for some
abatement oi tho t.ets cohcerniag the shooting
aiiuyfy " eslncsliy, rs elicitel BY examipa-
4 ton yesterday. Ihe Investigation lbefoFe We
Coronet's Jury was very fal and explicit.
Several physleians sefe present at aport mort
en- examination. il which the track u The
ball was followed ,Irtdagh thelungs, laneFating
: them severely, anil senniaating IN oue q he
ven, s1F.r Of The spird column. AS 10 rtl'e Is