The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-11

UNNATuRAL MuaDxn On the night OF the 18th
ult, VIM Franklin Carr, residing near Holmesville,
Miss, shot down, In cold blood his aged father, Mr.
VIM. Carr, without the slightest provocation. The
circumstances are thus related by the Holmesville
Southron
Young Carr, who 10 lately married, lived 10 the
same nouae with his parents, at their residence,
near the headwaters of Msgees Creek in the north
eastern poruon OF this county. There had been
Metnodist Meeting in the neighborhood, during the
day, which young Carr attended leaving his father
at home When he returned from the meeting, he
was accompanied by three or four friends to spend
the nignt with him. They noticed, upon their arri
the son and his father, as the former acted very
cooily and even disrespectfulIy towards the old
man Nothing serious occurred, however, until
tne Iamy ana their guests had retired for the night
aged wife, the mother of young Carr, occupying q
house.
shortly alter retiring, the aged couple were heard
whereupon young Carr rose from his bed, and
went Ia 70 Where his parents lay, and commenced
kicking his father severely In the side as he Law
there upon the floor The old man arose to his
feet at the blows, to defend himself, when young
Carr seized a chair and struck his father with it
several times over the head. scutfie ensued the
nature OF which could not well be distinguished by
the dim and expiring light the hearth, but which
iceuitcu AZ tuc tuIustlQg MS son out OF
the door, which was open, into the yard. Young
Carr then returned to his own roon1 seized rifle
gun which he kept there loaded, and went round
the house to where his father was yet standing in
the door. One OF the guests for the night who had
lett bis bed at the disturbance endeavored TO wrest
the gun from young Carr, but upon his threatening
to shoot him also, he desisted Young Carr then
approached his father In the door, threatening to
kill him before daylight The old man said. "Dont
shoot me, Frank-you know would not hurt hair
OF your head for thousand dollars, and that I
would share with you the last dollar poe esessed in
the world" At that instant, young Carr presented
the gun al his fathers breast, and fred the ball
passing into him little below the breast and lodg
ing in the backbone. The old man turned and fell
excaiming to his wife, "Rhoda, I'm dead man p
and Instantly expired. Young Carr then mounted
horse, and took his young wife and a negro girl
belonging to her, to a neighbors house. not far dis
tant, to whom he related the circumstance to whom
ne also sold the negro girl and in whose charge he
left his wife, while he made good his escape As
yet, he has not been taken.
New York Herald, writing from Greene, Chenan.
60 county, N Y, gives the following account of
one of the most horrible affairs on record:
returned Californian of the name of David D.
Davis, has had some difficulty with his wife. from
whom he has been separated for six months. The
night previous to the murder Davis went on foot
TO bis brother-in-law's house. some three miles
from this village, and passed the night there. In
the course OF yesterday afternoon Davis met his
brother.inlaw, Benjamin B. Hotchkiss who resides
on the adjoining farm, and with whom Daviss wife
was then stopping. An amicable conversation en-
sued, and as II. was about returning to his house
Davis requested him to tell Abigail Davis's wiie)
to come down and see him in the evening. Hotch.
kiss turned away, saying that he would Davis
followed him OUT and as soon as he turned the
corner Of the house drew revolver and shot him
In the back, the ball passing entirely through the
body, and coming out just below the right breast
Hotchkiss fell instantly dead
The murderer then started up the hill towards
his residence, declaring that he intended to kill his
wife He was followed by Mr.. Gilmore Davis
threatened several times to shoot him If he came
one step farther Gilmore still followed him. and
made an alarm, crying to Davis's wife and Mrs II.
to shut the door of the house. The women hear
log the outcry, ran to the door and opened it. when
Davis inmediatelytshot at Mrs. Hotchkss, but mis-
SEQ her. lhe door was then shut, and Davis run
ming around the house, met his wife at the back
door and shot her in the abdomen, in the region of
the navel. She was not Immediately killed, but
expired last evening. Davis then turned a few
steps from the door, and placing the pistol against
his right breast shot himself through the body the
ball coming oat at the back He fell upon his face
instantly dead. The instrument with which the
murders were committed was an ordinary six
inch Colts revolver. Four shots were discharged,
by which three persons were killed.