Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-05-30
LOVE AND MURDER,-The Missouri Democrat

Love AND MURDER.-The Missouri Democrat
of the 2sth, relates the following:
The people of Washington, Mo-, were thrown
into considerable excitement on Sunday evening,
18th inst, by hearing that Mr.. VIM. L. Hall had
inflicted fearful wound with knife ON the r,er.
son of young Mr. Bullock, Of Union. The
circumstances attending the unfortunate affair
are reported as follows: Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Bull
lock had both been paying their addresses to
| Miss s. b., a very worthy young lady, living
I with her widowed mother in the vicinity OF
! Washington. Hall had, no doubt become ieal-
Gus OF young Bullock, judging from the many
insults that he (Hall) took occasion to offer.
Bullock, however, passed them off lightly. ON
the fatal day Miss B. was at Washington, and
Mr.. Bullock went with her to her mothers
home. Hall having learned the fact hired a
horse, armed himself with large knife and re-
ynlVer and proceeded as fast as possible to Mrs.
! b. g On arriving, Bullock spoke to him in 4
friendly manner, hall paying no attention to
his address Mrs b. was not at home. Mr..
Bullock proposed to Miss B. that they would
ride to her uncle's, at which place her mother
was. Hall said to Miss b. that she had gone far
enough with that fellow for her own good. Mr.
Bullock asked him to explain his meaning
Hall drew q knife from his bosom and struck
BULLOCK, the weapon passed through his left arm
into the breast near the heart Bullock raised
from his seat and struck at Hail. who stepped
back and drew his pistol, Bullock endeavored
to raise his chair TO defend himself but found
he could not use his arm Miss b. behaved in
manner that did honor to her sex, andin place
of tninting, as many would have done used ev.
cry cxertion she could to save tho unfortunate
young man. She seized Halls arm and heldit
ordering Bullock to make his escape to neigh
boris house close by, which he did, bleeding
Proiusely, when physicians were called to ex-
anime and dress his wound. Hall went back to
Washington where he was next day arrested.
examined before justice of the peace, and re.
qnlred to give bail-which he did at TINT
time Bullock's wound was not considered NOR.
tai, but on examination afterwards it was as
certa1ned that the knife had penetrated to the
heart On Saturday morning, the 23d, he died
Hall was re-arrested, and placed in safe keep
ing. Hall is the son of respectable parents,
VINO reside IN Washington, and to whom his late
conduct viii be heavy blow Bullocls's pa
rents reside in Union. He was young man of
honorable character and amiablc disposition.
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THE MASSACHUSETTS Kansas RESOLVES. The
Kansas appropriation resolves, as finally passed
by the Massachusetts, Legislature, are as fol.
lows:
Resolred, That the sum of one thousand dol.
lars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to
be expended, if necessary, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary, for the relief of such bona
Jlds settlers in Kansas as shall have been strip.
ped of their means of subsistence and brought
into danger of suffering, or of being compelled
to abandon the Territory by a recurrence of
INVASION and outrages, such as have heretofore
been visited upon the people of that Territory.
hesOtred, That the Governor may, with the
ADVICE and consent of the Council, render such
aid as he shall deem necessary or expedient. In
protecting and defending, in the courts of tbe
territory and of the United States, the constitu.
1onal and legal rights of such peaccablc and
deserving settlers therein, or of such citizens of
Massachusetts, being in the Territory, as NAV be
exposed to the loss Of life, liberty or property by
he unjust DEGREES of the pretended Legislature
II that Territory, or by nnwarranted exercise
II abuse of judicial or ministerial authority.
!tesotUed, That the Governor, with the advice
md consent of the Council, shall be CHARGED
NTH the authority and the duties conferred and |
imposed by these resolves; and he is hereby |
authorized, by and with the advice and con. |
sent OF the Council, Whenever in his judgment
the exigency of the case requires it, to draw
his warrant upon the Treasurer of the CON.
for the above sum, or any part there. |
Of IN pursuance of the foregoing resolve.
Rcsotred, That the authority and duties CON. |
terred and imposed by the resolves shall tar.
inmate and expire on the assembling Of the neyt
General Court, viz: on the first Wednesday of
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