Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-10
Attemptea Asaaa .ination Of AL EDITOR.


Yankee Blade, weekly paper published i'll Hos
ton. II is worthy Of remprk, that former com
ductor of that paper, Mr.. Mathews, was killed
some years ago, by a man named Cooiedge, 81
Waierville. in Maine. He was tried, aud senten-
ced 10 be hang fvr the crime, but belore The exec
cution he was reported 10 have died ia JAIL The
warden subsequently, discharged upon suspi-
eiono having conniyed al his escape, and piacing
tie body oil some dead man in his place. roiessor
Webster, OF Cambridge, was on the list OF Wit
nesses in Cooiedge's case hen he was nrresIed
Tor tue murder of DR.. Parkman.
From Tic Boston Journal.
ArrEMrrED AssassiNATioN---- Tlie usually quiet
village OF West Newton was throw a Into state
of great excitement this morning by singular af-
fair, The particulars Of which we are informed,
are rs follows: Between three and four O'Clock
this morning. the house Of Alr. Elias b. Paine was
stranger, the noise OF Whose move
fnents aroused MI. Jos. Paine, son OF Mr. T.. y.
Paine a yourg man, Twenty-Five or SIX years OF
agr, who was sleeping i'll the lower part oil tie
house, Young Paine instantly sprung from his
bed, and concealed himself N corner of The
room 81 asthe intruder entered.
The man went directly TO tile BET, and seemed
disappointed 10 find II unoccupied, offering
slight ejaculation. AS he turned away, young
Paine struck upon him, aud was Immediately
sailsd witba dirk knife, and stabbed IN several
places- Paine at last succeeded Ia wrenching
The knife from the hands of his assnilnni, when
The fellow drew pistol. which PUNE gTnsped,
and by extraordinary good fortune his tftfe ihger
teas betipetl NE cup and Tie hammer just as Tie
trigger icss dra,rns The hammer Of tile pistol
To- i q small piece Of flesh out ofthe finger! The
fellow male second attempt 10 discharge the
weapon, but Paine struck his arm, and the ball
en W, me celllng o. she room,
being he @ si sl,s
stabs with The knife The man succesded. lew
ever, in getting out OF tie house, bul closely ioi-
lowed by Paine, who again clinched him in tie
ing, n,u'iig hliisslI Lowing weather.,
anu 20 las tnas 9ne uiah wouia Escape, tiil,psd
~ s.us sstess pncA OF me hoise, anu not
~ aoss ssssp ol zen ieet Ihe
anu
sssatsa 5ussas sne ial,.y, WHO hau oeen nIopseu
~ eus =. she lssol " hlch WIS nEed during
sns slsugste iniths nonSes arrived Al the spot.
oang t,alne, " hoi IS Of slender frame, and has
ions osei ~ lee ole nodliy heaitn was
sessiely put not aangsrously injured. he was
from loss OF oiooN whsn lhe IAN
~ tsashsu sne si2ss anu sfeieif Oiuts-
81 +, ~ sns iaii rom me eit,oau 49,
~ y oei,evsu tnaI was the otleel
OF me thouep me ullaiI Is involved IN
ElI.sfa;ne Us enc oil tss sailofs OF the
1anAee biaas- fis haa peen lsasing uuIiiig the
tntss y
ills imposed irat had been v aicl ing
S ii;es,ls ~.
stabbed NV Mr. p ma L.. m 81 3
dirk In, Il. aud az
uIoaaBiy eatio md arr ,i,le
ms Il -
mo- ,,r,sst ,SSs <, -
=
e
& aTrEairr TO MURDER rliE Z RESIDENT or NEw
GRGNADA.- Neso Graaadis,o OF March both,
gives tfie foIlowiDf nefottrt m <
- y 'e q o. tssw
Grtnada 81
s.sAt Two O'Clock sinitfe morning of Thursday.
the 18th lust. am IN efnal mac hint was discharged
a aiiist lie windows and lie wallis oil Tie Goyefh-