Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-08
From ~ Balsi@ors SsA.


! TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN WASHINGTON.
( Opr Ws.fiu,to1 correspoa e1es gives al &C.
coupt OF sb ,ing tff4ir Whi;h occurred t. th&t
/ civ on S.t1rdsv, resulting 10 the death If Ds9id
/ Uon,s E.o.af.e chaat If Al zsndria, Va, G: ;Ls
! lands o. OIL d G Lee, member OF tue Com
mon Courc a. va suiag'cn, aud Gle K IN tie =.
! s,on Ofee TIE "a Tor. It ap2el.s hal cusrged b.
/ rmsr with picking bis poke. a. NJ Pre- ID ats
legee, on Hay night Az exp -nati7n wa scagdt
| by Nj. Hume on Saturday mJrui0g when sn al.
! teTcatlon eusued 10 E o N e. the .nso1 Ofct
followed By The unf innate death of Mr. e I'M kIbs
main facs Of ths Distressing affair arc gwen n ths
letter Of oyF Washing o. FcespOuCe Il. in sd il.
ten 10 which We lave the e7dsuce befJre the
co O1ers inqlesl, as follows:
KUg F. bags testified to being IN 50 adjoining
7 ON, anu heating = bose as Of scUfl Or siT:k
ing, enc ca entering cecsss sa5 IaaIug A@si5-
ted 10 laying hin bsck aLa oEe ing bis cloth-s;
Gil L-e was walking back and forward aud ssia,
'Yol must not bIams M, gentlemen, did it 10
seli-teie c. SAY 20 daily ssaP5n IA he hands
OF the deceased [ Toe coroner here stated that
no weapons we're lJund upol tue person OF tbs
deceased
Mr. Dsaiel MsC-ok testified TIA. he was sitting
in room No 80; b, ard the schsrg5 OF pistol, aid
entering this ssw de.eas d n the act OF Isl
ing, supported by DR. .Mter aud Nc Psgs, the
pulse of the deceased was extinct n fsE MINUTES;
Wines; had had possession Of the body SINGS the
d-aih Of the deceased and Is certain inst no deadly
We pea was upon his Ierson.
Solomon g. H5st1n ssw tho transaction at the
Presidents le7ee; WIS passing towards tie ct
room with g soy, scd near the doorway Of h,
P, esidenls reception room came up In the rear
Of CJ Lee; No ic mat be bad Que Or two ls.
dies with hin sto th5Te for NON ut, the
crowd being 50 great could not pass gea..e-
man coming from the reception ON met them
nd aaamLN n - frvsuU n DsEa Il n %
deceased was % gsnjl-msJ; COOnel Lee $40 ii
rather facing deceased n while in that pcsi
uOl saw Gu. Les put his hand on bis psntsl. Ou5
poke ne then spoks to deceased, aud at e
ssms moment stepped up TO him ard cJllNel
b. N, saying, You have my pcc5et-book;' C.u,d
not sag if deceased sad sdg with him or not;
Colonel Lee remarked further that b. shoult
not LEI him go until be gave up the p, cket
book, sud the Colonel thea called for assist
snce turning bis head towards thu witness; de-
csassd did lot reply Immediately but LOOKED eur
prs d; his FIRST reply, that witness heard, was
For whGt reason d1y,u make this charge ! -
D. Lee did not seem part CUlaIly ext ed; Lee
ssii: tSr, telt your nand IN ny p5cS-t, sn
saw you taks it out" deceased replied hat b.
ned taken the pOck st-bOok and sesmed sur
pr d ct tbs Charee and inmed ateiy iuqu rel
OF CJlonel Lee bis name; CJloEeI Lee gave mis-
name, and turning to witness said here IS gem
cd ls hold upon lie COAT during this converss-
tor; witness said to dc sssd that he knew CJ.
LIE; deceased began - g q little excited, mani
testing some fe.i9g, sad said TO Colonel LIE,
Cone, go with m, Wines then passed. Colonel
E. and that is eli he saw of th3 occurrence Their;
c3Ino up TO the Office about 8 o'clock this morn ng
10 room s5jOIulngi so alter came into this room;
found Col. Lie; msde Inquiry how the affair lerni
mated lsst nigh; he was relating the crcumstanc-;
10. NJ Gala nj h., parr.,- 0fiaa
ed the door, came 10 and inquired if Col Lee was
IL; Immediately two gentlemen cane into The ro5mi
Cyl Lee was standing by his dc=k st the TIM; twJ
Or three Oher gsutsua were u tn r)On; re30g-
MED deCe7std 20 one Of the gentlemen WAC eute'-
d; Gel Lee pas ed t0war Is the dor from b
desk advancing somewhat towards The ge1' !enen
or n direction Of the doc; thinks dece SGD re
m.TSed you are the gsatemsl | met last nigh
q; The Pres dauts and accu ed me OF taking your
pock book Inquiring at tle same .Ime il be re
c1gnizsd Tin; Col LIE replied rhs he did rec 1guz
him dstincy lb,y entered into conversation,
s1d deceased under K . explain why b.
should not be sccused # COMMITTING al act
Of that k NJ; remarked thai be lived an upright
man for As years, aud hsi prO1sby gwen away
more mOHey lhsn Gil Lee was worm All Led
wast uoiye q could have in pickJug his DO 2Est
also If he sal reiterated his charge. They ood
facing eGch oJh.r at that time. Deceased mad,
blsCk csae, wi bent hsndla in bis hand, {,
one was identified by Ei.ness as he one,) dece. g.
cd struck Lee over the head as many as three
times. Col Les retrssei, deceased at the same
time striking him with canC heard the report cf
pjs oil; afterwards saw the pistol in hands OF ].
Lee; deceased fell over aud exclaimed hist he was
3 d. d mar Col Lee stood leaning forward ct the
m be fred, with bis back towaris the dec aas36;
nzs he must have reached his hand sTOIni Id
feed un5erh ssrm. Col Lee tod wItne g this morn
IN lat sitter viii S left hin A. the leveo gen
lem u t.uct ed h IN and said, You ave mistaken
lCur man. lei ing hin who deceased was; tbs.
be was 3 Mr.. Hume, Of Al xsndris.
AZ eg the examination OF several other witnesses
thecsse was given 70 the JIry, wl) afeT reliriug for
s-0rl gme, brought i a verIcs thst the deCsl ed
came to hi5 des ii 'from the affect Of psto! 6sl
from pisgrl 10 the hsn is OF DoiOrdge c. Lss,
Ghs Washington Star says @. Mr. Hume
He Sc as q csnt'emiu Of mea ; noted for L- 90
ing goveTned y sc-upu'ous sense 0 propris.y in
al bis co. duet throu yht ty for his active bscev1
eUce, snd indeed, for the possess m OF just such
tTsits of character e. secure for one the cJI6ie
and regard Cl his leow citizens He wa8 a widow.
eT vi Jour child ., two OF them being grown up
eau ghters who are now in this city 81 Iae resideu-
c. Of s re awe. Hs age was about foriy-fv4
years. D. Z. Lee is also Al sged m N offindy.
From tie Mt i0HGI IstsLgsncsr.