Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-12-19

n short time he heard TIE report Of pisto
or gun. McA. and II. entered the cham
Der Immediately after the report and saw
Mullens in reclining position on the floor
/ As soon as NJ. saw them, he reached GU
his hand to Nc but did not speak. McAleal
and Honihan dragged Mullen out of thu
chamber, through the sitting soom and pas
sage, into the street, &ad placed him on tn,
sidewalk, where he was afterwards found
AS soon as the officers arrived, they enter
ed powaey7s house By the back way traced
the blood into his chamber, and on searching
a press in that room, Dissolved one of Colts
FIVE shooters, three of the chambers to which
had been discharged, bat two were aosaed.
There were then but tEro persons in the
house-Downey and Mrs. Crickard. Dow
ney was lying On the floor in the trent room
apparently in profound slumber, the re-
salt, in the opinion Ct tie physicians in at
tendanee- Of thorough iatozieation.
At the inqaest, which was Immediately
held by Coroner A. !. CARRIER. several wit
neases were smorn, viz :-Messrs G. z.
Wood, Michael McAlear, (nephew of Pat
rick McAlear) Thomas Honihans Cease and
others
! G. j.. Wood was first sworn and xan1n-
ed lie knew nothing in regard to the
death of Mullen He had seen the deceased
Saturday morning. and held some converse
ton with Elm in regard to the girl Margaret
Leigh. Mullen he'd 1ald him positively
that lie would not marry her. Another
Witness testified that Mullen had told him
he irteaaed to marry her. Michael McAlear
Gnephew of Patrick NeAlear) was next ex-
amined. Sie had gone with deceased Sat
urday night, in company with Thomas Hon
ihan, to the residence of I9r. powsey. DIR.
Downey had requested him to ask Mullen
to come up he did not know for what pur-
pose. Mhca 9lc Aaaar entered the house,
DIR. Downeys Mrs. Orchard, Miss Leigh
and the Little boy, were in the front room,
While he &Me&lcar) MAS playing wioh the
little boy, DR.. Downey and Mullen went
into the back room. In short tune the
former re-entered the front reess, took what
witness supposed to be book from the
bookcase and returned to the back room.
4 few moments afterwards witness heard
the report Of a gun or pistol. He imme-
aiately entered the back chamber, and saw
Mullens in reclining position on the floor
Mullens held cut lis hald to McAlear, but
did not speak. Witness and Honihaa tllon
dragged the deceased fran tie house and
laid him on the pavement. Witness re-
manned with TIE body and ldoaiLan went
for assistance. The young woman, Mar
garet Leigh, .eame out CT the back gate of
the yard and requested McAlear to accom-
pany her down the street He did so, and
informed the jury whore she could be found.
She was subsequently committed to Jail.
What became of the little boy did not ap-
pear from the evidence. McAlear testified
that DR.. Downey was sober and as cheerful
SIS he Lad ever seen him. He did not see
d. when he went into the room after the
shot
Thomas II0nihan testified substantially to
the same facts, except that he heard some
conversation in the back room. lie heard
the question propounded will you marry
the girl" Did not recognize the voice
Mullen said lie "Le was willing to go before
Z Magistrate and make clean confession. +"
Rhc evidence ofthe other witnesses vas
mostly immaterial
The jury deemed these facts sufficient and
rendered a verdict in accordance, that
Mullen came to his death from .pistol shot
fired by Rev Daniel Downey w'Legoup-
on 'Dr. Downey was committed to Jail, tho
still in state of stnpor. the hour then be-
ing l. O'Clock.
DIR. ,oowney, on the following morning,
promptly admitted that he had shot Mullen,
but denied thatlit was done Intentionally
Ills statement, as reported, is-that Mullin
had injured Miss Leigh and had refused to
marry her after repeated promises to do So
tlat Mullin had come to his house on Satur-
day night, and he invited him iuto the back
room and told him lie must marry the girl
that Mullin immediately struck him,
which enraged him very much, and in lthe
reckless and careless use Of the pistol it was
undesignedly discharged. lie protests that
he had no idea CT killing the MAN. st is
iproqento aadthat there is slight bruise on
thep prisoners forehead. We have heard no
statements eonsragertiag tae account of this
LorFld Enthusiastically affair, as published in
tie Spectator, and have therefore made free
use of its report
/ y post mortem examination had on Sun
day by physicians showed that the ball en-
tered the chest on the left side, ranging
Downward penetrating thc.apper part of the
left lung. ard '~eInding various large blood
vessels near the heart
/ The body of the deceased was sent 10
Washington on Monday to his friends. 1t
is stated that the deceased has wife liyino