New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-21
PENSACOLA CORRESPONDENCE
A TRAGEDY,
PESsAcoLA, Fs. Aug. Is. 1857

.-s I. .5-...-. PEssAcoLA, Fa, Aug. Is, 1856.
wednesday morning. the 18th inst, though as bright
and rain brought over community a gloom which
has notyet passed off. After breakfast gaiked down
the STREET and was immediately struck with the earnest
Of very enc men collected here and there in
little grups talking in under tone and looking occa-
sonalytowards public inn before the door OF which
was htded horse attached to buggy OF course the
question what is 1t came Involuntary, upon ap-
proachig the first group, Il has killed it,, was the
aconic snswer, sending the blood chilled back to the
heart me cause was tod me in very few words
With otrs stood for some time waiting the unor-
tunste nan. Ina few moments accompanied by friend
who hattollowed him from Warrington with the horse
and buggy to facilitate his escape having left there
the Of the tragedy he came out and
approached the buggy The expression poor fellow
spontaneously and simultaneously coming from several
attestedhe sympathy felt for him. As he pulled himself
into hsbuggy and tell back into the seat he presented
appearance shall forget had never seen auy
undr similar circumstances and this may in
creased my sensation. He looked round his friend
he horse to start and bowed to those standing
about Tie door-but oh how meaningless how mechapi-
cal Hhexpresson Of countenance indicated wrupg
with anangulsh lndescrlbabs and inexeressibe. In
minutes they had dsappeared-haviDg taken the
road leaing TO Mobile, The particulars were as follows
b and have long been bosom friends-muualiy assss
ing eac ether-the latter having given the his
first successful start in business Their intimacy and
confdece seemed constant. Last Sunday L. and his
wife with and two other friends spent the day
ogethe reereating the bay on the day previous
the I'D event, dined at LIS house L. was making
preparsions to leave for the North and desiring make
OF his STORE
what hsdeemed suitable one, and went home to
suit hiswife about it.
1t VA about O'Clock P. M, and he was surprised to
find thu front door and windows closed Going round,
howeYe the laek way and finding in, he supposed
his wehad gone upstairs to take EVENINGS Lounge
Going P to her room, unsuspectDg and upprepared his
ieeingsmay not be easily imag ned upon finding his sup
posed tiend with his wife under circumstances which
were euTncve of their crimnaiity. j. in the seufls
made h escapes and secreted himself for the balance oil
the day That night the friends L. hearing of the cir
cumsaice, and iearning that he intent upon killing
j. oouneled with him. and got him say he would not
In the MORNING, however, when he began realize the
fact thu his family broken up his happiness forever
gone hssezed his gun and went up to Js house AS he
oft Of the gate H. shot at him but missed where
upon ndsayored to escape back the house but as
he wheeled into the gate part Of the load in the other
barrel box effect in the back of his head, killing him al
most inanty. These the facts as / have learned
them have heard of attempt to arrest the unfortu
nate min
Yestsdsy was called to bury the dead man Invent
to the house Of his motheran excellent pious old lady
Three ung sisters comfortless were
aroundthe mangled corpse of him who was but few
days slice in the prime of hferobust and manly in sp-
psaran-doubtess considered the pride of the family
LOOKED in upon the dishgured face and the thought,
j" Man,in the image of God came over my mind.
Msrred and mangled, how unlike the Heavenly now
This iss the OF SIM IHs 1ages Of sin is death
Oh htE many are working for such
The houghtess Of course, liberal in their denun-
cation very res in morazing upon the sad ransae
ton The tongue Of scandal is busy and the poor suffer-
expect the cruel heartlessness to continue for
some tine For my part feel that the reproach is upon
our corrupted nature, and with harsh words pray
Coda mercy upon the unfortunate sufferers. "0h, God
Thou rmemberest that we are very dust 20 J.B.O.