New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-06


few oay much ox itement haspIcvaed at Ptsburgh
IN oonfequoIcc of alleged attempt OF Mr. Jeremiah
nj, ib ben OF Philadelphia 10 shoothis brother-in-aw
Mr.. Isaao Craig, of Allegheny CITY Pa, against wA1In
he preferred n serious Charge. he PttS6argA us
,aofeh hes the following version of the affair. Mr.
Craig few years ago married a daughter of CHAM
bCIs Mckibben Esl., az one time p05naster IN tnls
civ and soe with his SOM proprietor of the Mer-
cl ants Hotel, lhiiadClpia ia. In November last al
other daughter OF MIR. MckibbCn Ia deaf aud dumb
girl was u whit TO her sister in Allegheny, for
month efior which she returned home Last week i
was osceTtoned that she had been for some months
enciente and on being questioned she charged her
BIO beT-in-law with being her seducer Her father
and brother Immediately came here, removed Mrs.
Craig TO tie residence Of her aunt al Sowicky during
ECT husbands abseIcc, aEd on meeting Inn on their
return The shooting affair alluded TO OIL Since
then Mckibben has instituted civil action against
Craig for seduction, claiming twenty thousand dollars
damages, upon which Mr.. Craig ION Tuesday after
ncon surrendered himself to the Sheriff without tender
ing ball. and remains in custody. 1t ia due to the
accused 10 state that he denies the guilt imputed TO
him, and alleges that be in search of the Mcssrs.
MCKibhon to MAJ fhe same statement to them when
ATTACKED Tie whole case, owing in great degree TO
tie social position Of all The parties, has created a
great excitement III the community, al deep feeling
against tie accused.
RAFE.-On tie 18th of May, Alexander Massie, Jr,
and another man committed rape on a little girl in
Attlcboroueh, Mass. The girl was IS years Old, of
parents OF high fespeciabty, and the revolving deed
caused great excitement in that small manufacturing
villaee. The other man Immediately arrested aud
put IN jail, but Massie escaped out Of the State TO
pawtucket IL miles distant and kept secreted till the
lext Tuesday night, when he walked to Boston, and
took the rs train cars Wednesday morning. for Man
chester n. H. where Lis brother-in-law resides He
remained here with him TIL 1hursday afternoon, when
this bfol.er-in-Gw carried him 20 Hooksett in
20 take the O'Clock train up. His money gave out
BY tie lme lie got TO Eouse's Point, aud he walked
tie remainder Of the way, arriving, he says, at
Montreal az 10 O'Clock Friday night. The scoundrel
was pur ued TO Montreal Gnd captured by an officer
iom Massachusetts, who brought MIN back to Attic
borough, where he was examined on the 3Oth ult.
Run, LOVE AND DEATH.-T1e Lafayette (Ind.)
AmoricaH OF the seth, says: AZ Logansport on Fri
day evening last about dusk, Spencer Davis, young
about went, five years oil, nephew of the late
General Triton, blew his brains out with pistol
loaded with seven buckshOt. He printer, and
worked in the Office of The PharOs had for some time
past been addicted 10 hard drinking. He had been
endesyorrg to pay Lis addresses TO a young lady
named Baldwin, who resides on the Island in
the Wabash, ly whom lis suit was rejected.
On Friday evening he went to the gate OF the house
end called the young lady, saying be wished 70 bid
her eood-by as he wa going away. Upon coming
cut she perceived pistol in bis hand which ne was
att, mpting to conceal behind him. She Immediately
ran into the house in great ALARM fastened the door and
sent boy through back window for herfather who
soon aryed ard found Davis sitting upon the porch.
As he entered the gate Davis rose up, and Mr..
Baldwin perceiving pistol in his hand which he was
in the act of raising, said to him. Davis don't hurt
me. Davis replied, "No, Baldwin, wouldn't harm
hair Of your head" and Immediately discharged the
pistol into his own right temple. He fell bleeding CO.
piousy, with horrid wound in the head out of which
the brains Immediately oozed butneyerheless he lived
for several hours.
The Bangor NE Journal Gays that on Friday.
June l. at Basin Mis four men started in boat on
pleasure excursion. They ran 10 under the undertow
OF the sluIoe, when the boat capsized Two were
drowned Michael Shea and brother, single men.