Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-04

4 pubIl shed. The Gallpn Democrat. of the 18th
+ inst. gives the following history Of the affair:
A difficulty had existed between Garnhart aud
a m1a b. the name Of Starr, in relation 10 Stnr',
/ wife. between whom and Garnhar warm nj
/ thchueut existed hrftre her marriage. Several
/ times Stafr had threatened his life. aud bat n
/ shoit TIM brirrp h- death. Garnhnrt received
/ al Anonymous letter stating that Starr cuntrm-
/ plate taking his life. and, although he was board
ing at The same house with Starr aud on terms If
intimacy. he became alarmed and applied TO his
friends f5r advice. lie proposed leaving bat
those with whom be counselrd rejected the iIea
and related tho a1age that "a barking dog never
bites
During Friday the youngsters of Gallon
invited Ia attend merry mixing at the house Of
Mr.. II. Fortney, about half mile from town
Ia the course Of the day, young Gnrnhait asked
pernis zion Of his employer, Mr. Stenizto attend,
which WIS granted, and shortly after 6 ociock
he left the store alone. Starr, who was in the
store at the time went ont moment afterwards,
and started towards the depot About fifteen
minutes afier Garnhart left the store. several
young gentlemen passed by. en- route for the par
ty, and when opposite the residence of Mr. Rib
let, they discovered person lying in the middle
of the wagon track, who they supposed to lie
drunk; and, after making several testing remark.
one, with autern in land, approached to scan
more cusey his textures, when, Judge their hor-
ror and aston-hment they discovered it to b.
their friend, George Garnhart. Immediately
upon hearing of the frightful tragedy, the friends
of Garnhart unanimously rested their suspicion
upon Starr and Immediately repaired 10 his res
idence for the purpose Of arresting him, but he
was not TO be found. Search was Immediately
instituted but it unavang. Telegrhphio
communications were then had with all sections
OF the country, but AS yet his whereabouts has
not been discovered.
After Starr left the store it is supposed that
he proceeded in roundabout manner, and came
upon hi, victim in the hollow below the house,
and shot him in the side
While our e,,mable citizen, Mr.. Peter Stentz
resident of plymouth, Shelby county. an
attachment sprang up between his daughter Ma
ry, then mere child, aud Starr who resi-
dent OF the same place, but qutoa youth Starr
proposed marriage was accepted, and applied to
MIR Stenta for his consent to the match. The
old gentleman refused on account of their ex
IRENE youth. Starr then proposed To go TO Cal
ifornia, and marry on his return Mr.. Steniz
agreed 10 this, and shortly after he departed for
the Golden State.
During his ABSENCE Mr. Stcntz moved to Ga
lion aud eatcrcd the dry goods business. Young
Garrhart had just returned from California, und
Mr. Stfn2 employed him as clerk, Garnhart
boplded at the house Of his employer and being
thrown constantly together an intimacy sprang
up which soon ripened INTO AN ardent attachment,
and resulted in am engagement Mr.. Stentz Oh
served tho drift of matters and cautioned his
daughter against centering her affections upon
Garnhart while she engaged 10 Starr. but
gave her permission to keep his company provi-
deed she would write 10 Starr and break the en-
Eagement, but this she refused 10 do.
Last June Starr came home and demanded his
bride. The lady objected to filling the engage
meut be insisted and her parents insisted that
she should not thus trifle with him, and being pre-
vailed upon they were married in July, and