New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-18
SHOOTING AFFRiX.
HUSBAND DEFENDING HIS WEES
HONOR.


From The Cineinsau Cols~b4I4 Ja. Is
distressing stfar occurred IN front 81 tae Nstona
Tbeat.r oD lsst Saturday evening and az it IS ikey
from the circumstances under which IL happened the
respectable ~ OF the young men involved aud their
run rous iriencs, 10 excite very great sensflon,
we have been at some trouble TO procure me facts o.
the Gaze. The parties 10 the oil ar were Two young
uep. named Hiland H. Ofmsbee and ThJmas Jes-
nings , A.
merchant tailor on VI 4inst. Mr. Ofmsoee was for.
nelly one of the chef clerks in the office OF the Ma
tior al Telegraph They aTe both youog men oi pre-
Possessing monners, and have many friends.
Jennings is repuiei TO have b.en anxious for the
reputation OF lady killer and from the curious an
iy of wishing TO be thought debau:hee Is san to
have been in be habit OF Boosting of seductiOns that
he had accomplished. WIS, truth there may be in
hi. i'm uta,ion do not know.
IL ems that lie was acqu .in,ed With Mns Eek
ert, TO whom OImsbee had been Tor some time pay
il z bis Attentions and whom aoOu' Tour Weeks ago
he (Ormsbetl marri. d.
In COW creation with ZONE OF his youthful associates,
Jennings boasttd that he mad on one occision got
Miss Eckert now Mrs Ormbes, 20 take buggy ride
NTH him ard that he had at some hotel III the cour-
,ry Effected her seduction; stad all night and re-
turn cd 10 the city next day. Inese DO ss ost nothn
b, their passage from one person 10 anD,ner until
they reached the ears OF hr. Ormsbee, VINO IL OF a
highly sepsitiye organization enc was stung To mad
Less by them. q.
The very soul Of high homo: and feeling he was
SHOCK ed al the mputa1ons the honor OF MS VIE,
end at once sought en- interview with M. Jennings.
The latter standing oy the sloys 10 the looey u
the Nation al Ibeafer at 10 oclock on saturday nsh
when Orusbee tapped him on the shoulder sn1 asked
him TO step 10 The ooor.
he did 20, and as they got outside me nouse erns,
bee asked him if he had boosted 10 public toit rs haf
seSuced Mis- Eckhert He smiling replied inst he
had and OrDsbee drawing pktol, placed II 10 Jen-
ppgs- face ado fred. The ball shl't=red sDn,nsS
1o,s tore his face badly, and lodged Ia the hesd'
Deputy Marshal Gray was standing wtnin ,ss
Sc arffes wis =
o1ce erected Ofmsb.e, who made no resistance and
ouiy said IL don't care ii am hung for It; 10 sad
as ,edueed NV vile The wOunde mao sas car
red across the street 10 the Woodrun House ana the
medical aid of Drs. Wood and Foster procured.
Twas founo that The ball which had been Of farge
size bac entered the left SIDE OF he upper up, tearing
ana lscuIing extensively the oOnes of me nose eni
face The ball was not found as soy attempt 10
pr, bel the wound was followed by strangiins WITH
Blood and tie occurrence Of spasms. Should Jen-
Iipes recover which IS hardly possible, ne WILL DC
hOr IDLY mutilated. S,..;.,
House where be tainted ana rem nia.
In . .tste Of ibseDsbity. The meeting between MN
and his wife es deeply affecting; II ,-,.,h .,
YESTERDAY morning be ~es iaken 20 me -Nin'n -''
.,s,;or bouse where some hurcreds OF oar u % ~,
s,.c,sble citizens called % him. Many ais" caa
~ r. Wooornf House % iesrn the c)ncilon OIL Nr'
-, "a Tho also hss host Of friends VINO u o.
49,. S;et1e..ing affair grew from indiscrehon and
,aJebearirg, rather than from cI'S'N'sao.s c'noa''
% biz part .so -.si5s. q. s,5ry.
s,d wss seot FOX Immediately and arrived 1919 ngat.
N-,srs. CaxiIe, Hayes AID Rogers, sll -ct a. hf.
o,,.bes's attorneys A, L. o'clock yesterc iy Judge
Snooner concluded that il thers was PROBABILITY
~ NJ JenpiDes recovery ne would hold Mr. Orns-
he 10 bell In a. 900 bonds f.. bis appearance -
spsver the charge tina, nigh: be preferred ss AN
him. 49,, -.
Atore tine Mr. Jennings vas Suppose - % dy,1s
from q an ulsion sd d.. Wood US zen; az. az
removed a bone from the threat Of M. Jennings
sbo tien became easle-. -
,sera eorsuit lion ait neStysct 10 e.. ~ y
Mr. Jerri.s, esnelaGsd lot 20 2,csP. % -
JerIiBss yss :. liable yss.e-ds. sna u "
tcfre t0re Of be -ec-ve-.