Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-19
Love, Marriage, mud shooting.


In November last. while Mr.. Banchetf. OF
| Grant county. Ky, was in the mountains hunt.
! ing. Young man named Peter Jones ran on
with Mrs Emma Blanchclt. hi. daughter, who
was under age. and married her. To accomplish
his purpose, Jones committed most nefari"us
but singular fraud. BY his proeuremen, his un-
Gle and aunt went to the clerk oi the Owen coun-
~ court and represented themselves, the one to
be Petrr Jones and the other Miss Blanehett,
ana a.ked for license 10 inarfy. and they beng
'th evidently ever age, the clerk issued the IL
cen-e without asking any questions.
They then lief, and handed over the license to
Jones who. in company with Miss Blanchett,
went 10 Rev. Mr. Sparrow. who married them.
The health and spirits of Mrs Bancheit lthe
mother of Miss Emma), she heard OF
wha, had Gee urred, became deeply affected. To
give her beautiful and lovely daughter up TO such
wretch rs Jones seemed to her worse than CON
signing her 10 the grave. Mr.. Blanchett went
over to Jones house aud aconsted both him and
bis daughter. in II friendly manner, and told the
latter that her mother very unwell and deep
ly essed, and TINT if she would come home
and see her he thought it would restore her. As
for himself. he said he had no objections TO the
marringe, bat II wis proving upon his wlte's
mind and making her very unhappy. If Mrs.
Jone, would only go with him and stay few
days he would satisfy her mother with her con
duct and she could then return to Jones again.
We'll pleased with these representations, Mrs.
Jones went .sii! her father but remained several
days longer than had been agreed on, and her
husband therefore went over tn Blanchetts house
IT, see what was the matter. but Mr.. l'lanchett
and innl had gone visiting "A near nelghbor that
day. Jones found where they were.and his wife,
shn, il seems. did not meet him with as cheerful
smIIts beaming on her eountenance as were seen
when they parted, n few DAYS before. He re-
qursted her tn go home with him, but she refused
aud informed him that she would have 30 more
TO do with him
But he was determined not ITO give.it up So"
He then went away and came back the same
night with gang Of rufians, mostly his relatives
aud attacked Blanchet's house, he and his wife
door and rushed in, and then fight commenced.
In the melee one of the Jones party shot in
back and Mr.. Banehett was struck over the head
with the butt of horsewhip. which knocked him
,rnseless and bleeding to the floor. The Jones
party supposing they had killed Blanchett, re-
treated in haste carving away with them Peter
,Jonrss wife, the object of their visit. The per-
sons in jured are recovering.
lis said that there were many as twenty or
thirty persons in the crowd who attacked Blan-
chctt's house. As many Of them could be
identified were arrested the next day. and held to
answer, at the next term of the Grant county
Court, 10 the charge of an attempt at assassina-
ton
Tho Blanche,ts are in humble circumstances,
but are people of the highest re>pectahility and
their daughter is one of the most beautiful and
accomplished young ladies' in Kentucky. Gym,
hiana Ne,cS.