Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-09
CITY AND sTATE NEWS.

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CITY AND STATE NEws.
a BLOODY TKa0EpY Al WELDON, y. C.-Mr. Pat.
Mclo"nn gcu!.eman not long since connected
with the work nt the Washington Monument in this
city, WINS violently and hrutally attacked on Monday
last mt Weldon, y. C., rcccIv!n. two WOUNDS
from pistol balls and ohrr inquiries from three men,
two o the number carGei Everett, father aud son,
and the @t!iIr named Price, who had followed him
some distance that day, with the svowod intention Of
killing him. Mr.. MctiowGn haa been for some time
Mail AGen. on tho Weldon and Raleigh Rail Road
He ii married man, about fifty years old, as q wife
and savon children in Raleigh, and stand, very high
in public opinion iG ha, two brothers in ynchburg.
It is hardly pc.sible h. can recover from his
wound. The particulars of The bloody affair we Aud
in the South.Side Democrat,
Mr.. McGowun, has been in the haiti CT keeping an
account with John IL. Everett fostmaster at Spring
Hll Halifax Co.. y. c., 7Tho keeps q store and &
few days since tho latter sent Mr.. MEG. bill for
81 0S, bGlRacc dac. McCi. replied by note, sta
ting that ne did no think lie owed il, but if he did he
wna!d pay il. Everett Piled by savHs that he did,
and Nee sent him tho money. Everett returned q
receipt, undc:ncatI which WAS written, EEuu know
you owed thr money but .gd 10 caOUsC Gt oi it,.
Mr.. McGowan tent IN. cCrl. cote, stating thnt ho
had no. tried ~ chen: lin, "a he proved by sending
the norey when informed that i really due and
that If he ttj charged LiI4 with trying TO chea. him,
he told q lie.
Everett; determined I" have revenge for this, and in
''ni =, I.s,tn IN WnnJsw nttscE McG VIII, hear,
; of ,b.;r ;mt.nt;,n r,C,s.d IN rn.c, tn,u, remain
in9 in hi. mail car They tn; OH tic IN and follow.
eI linn T., Wrljnn. ,lsri.rn.s that they intended to
kill him. At this place, Mr.. Nalcn delivered McG.s
mails 10 the Wilmington cars and by his request
went off IN seek Justice Campbell. He was not in
W. 80 " -, mo y;s,rnte named Parker was found
before whom the parties were summoned. McG.
800 that he had cause 10 apprehend violence from
,b. Evrretts and Price but tIny declared TINT thsv
hnJ M ;ntont;on nj as.uul,inr h;rr epd unSar ,hs
declaration they were tI'uissed Mr. NEG. left the
magstra'rs once NIo procee'ea loWaius Inc depot
70 sxplnin III. difficulty The Younger Everett an.
Come m md h. w1uld rrnlain The whole He rush
cd up and drew his pistol. NcG. caugh. Linn by the
coiar' ana Irr~ anoiu'r u. 'ne s'e '.l'e pu''lris
iI. ,T III j." '1' ro.rd rc,oIvsr ~
McG.s hack and Immediately pulled the trigger but
the cap snapped. The bva.undcrs now intertered
and drew the cider Everett back, but lie continued
10 dscharrr his pistol az Mr. McGoyan one OF the
balls striking him on the back Of the head and in
f;cting severe woand During this firing Price, who
YVES outside of the crowd fired into it, causing the
bystandrrs to fsll back Young Everett then
struck Mr. G.. in the face with his revolver causing
him 10 starrer hack 10 where the elder l. was stand.
ing The latter then struck him severe blow in his
face causing him 70 ful! ut his sons feet, when the
deliberately placed The mouth Of MS revolver
al Noes shoulder and then moved il upwards TO
his cheek lust in front Of his eur, when he fred
Young Everett then declared that he had killed Nc
Gowan aud had come thore to kill him. Mr.. Wm. y.
Allen then stepped forward called upon Tie citizens
aid him in nrrestinp hr p,rn.trp:o. of this fendsi
Outrage aud it is greu!Y due tc Ii. praiscworthy ef
forts that tho u.iscrnGl:.s we're Immediately taken,
bound, and conveyed 10 Halifax Jail. During the
whole affair McI;owan never fired once his Intention
was too severely wounded t. E0 able 10 defend HIM
self.
Iuesi6! oYou'ns Mr.. Mc''"wan was s'!l' aN'e' sur
rounded by hIs family with slight hopes OF recovery.
The ball which entered the neck has not been found
SisGrLAR acCirEH!'-on i"e'"'J H'B"'' ""'e
two servant girls, the property OF Mr. John Priddy
~, ,.,., !, IN. V,IIe, crd , fr.a
WIN io''up' VII '''' cav -,
girl, who was on VISIT the preises vi MT T. were
IN la. Kitchen ouictIv Ur.aged in conversation, mud
,Ie nrdinsrv omestic duties Of the place, q sudden
nnd lo,,d expSo.on took place in their midst. which
for n time was supposed to have been caused by
Snn fred nj them through window from tic outside
nf thp buiIGinv After the smoke LEO cleared away,
,hn alarm somewhat snbgiGst. anL an investigation
ns Ind il was di.C.yrred that the alarming occur
rnmcn Lcr n.occedcd from the explosion of bottle
fIIrd with powder, into which some OF the servants
Ind stuck n candle without knowinc the explosive
and dangerous character OF TIC contents. The girls
,v,re NIL more or less Injured though not dangerously
,, ,h .yr!i,u. The ua,lclc. OF pa.s from the bo,.
,I srikin- them in the nce induced them at first to
,oI;ovo, ,hn ,h.,. buI h.cu wounded hy shot Ono of
tham had nm uc ash rr, ;r hrr throat by piece O.
tha Nyinr class ard .u ,yc b,Ii,vc w.rc burned on
,hc hi.s. ;rnm tho nowd.r Tho n,y,cr BELONGED 10 n
boy, who Ind sonctim" since obtained it, and left it
IN III. Kitchen until lie should l'n'r "cc"Sioh 10 USE
i" Ills 'l''''>' 'p'''
TuE FIRE IN PrrrRssuRc.-I Tho Petersburg pa
oars I'm fpi,e 70 reach ia Monday we were unable
,,o ,,or,;o,,Io,., Of rho d;ssstrous fir,
Se''e'oa! W S''e ''e P"' 'N"'' -
in that city lon Sunday morning. we iearh from
the Soutb-Side Democrat that the following houses
vrre destroyc,l involving loss of about S25,OOO
A building OH the corner of Washington and Union
,treets oDposite Jarrutt's Hotel.
Tb. shoe-maker's shop of Mr.. Davis.
Sewell's oyster house.
The dwelling OF Mr.. II. !. C,ce,
The apothccarr etc 20 of Messrs. Thomas q Fuller.
Tn. dwsll;rn and store of Mrs Leslie
Tho large car factory OF Mcssrs Tappey Il Lums-
Ion
o,co,tor's tobacco factory; Gt yhicL rolnt the FIRE
was a-rrs,cd
The losers by this ss! event are Messrs. Tappey 4
Lumsden probably abcut S6U0O--no insurance;
! onons,ar's icsa rnkroyn but insured: Mr. Gee
Mrs. Leslie, Mr.. Robinson Mr., Davis, and Philip
Newell, none of whom were insured, or it 80, only
% nrassG eNer thai the IRE was the work of nm in