The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-03

IRON the W,sflanon s.as, Ees. 70 ~ a
This morning D. O. Lee, 3 sAoo olsrk 70 tho fss.ea
ion, rom IooSoD COUNTY c Va ksd David asas Esq
. mer~ haDt os TIE Hrm Of hume &Oo In Alexandria
The homicide toos Psoe u tas room o. tue rsasos
Of the Affair are ~ foIlows:-At the Presidents svee
lAst night Lee felt the band Of some one In his pocket
who was s,snd,u. yery near bin, among osners'
charged Hume with eDdesvohng 70 plok HIS pocket both
hand On Hunes breast Is he made the charge. Hu NO
replied, "Hr should feel myself disnouorco II should
The oS and Hs%s hen od h% s
on hs eTms Alone prevented him from sappng his faos
Tne iso,ss chung around them TO separate them and
MAJ LAZY and others, who were near by, inerppsed
and separated them. They then exchanged cards
Immedisely ,iter the opening Of the Office this mora.
clerk Of the Rouss OF Representatives." vent to Inc room
oHr Lee Mr. Cole the chief clerk accom- them
Here u proper that We should change account OF
the Gaze 10 narrative OF what occurred before
ner's inquest.
On the arrival Of Coroner woodward, Of sbou, Tx
Finn psa u s.sa.
Malcolm, Newell Kennon, Jonn \ Crawford, Macon
Campbell, Ab'Aom Il. MARYLAND. Jonas Keller. Tnos.
King p. Psse testified 70 being in adjoining room,
snd hearing noise as OF scuhins or s.rikDg and
and opening his oothes Col Lee Wa walking ba,k ward
and forward: and said "You muat not blame mt, gen
tlenen DID in sel;-dsienoe saw no deadly weapon
me Coroner bore stated that no weapons were found
Mr. Daniel HooooS se.uasa tbs. he was sitting ia room
No 90 heard the die harge Of q pistol, aud entering
this ROOM saw dissased in ne act OF falling. supported
by DR. Miller aud Mr. Page the pulse OF the deceased
Was extinct 10 few minutes witness had had posses
OF the body since the death OF the deceased aud
certain that no deadly weapon VAS upon his peraon.
Solomon g Heaton saw the Transaction last night ct
the Presldepts levee WA passing towards the east
room with lady and near the doorway Of the Presi
noticed that he had one or two les with him stood
there for oment the crowd being 20 great could not
Them, and seemed TO be trying to- pass and 60 out
deceased this gentleman COL Lee stood rather ss
ting deceased, and while In that position saw 0ol Lee
put bis hand on bis panaooDs pocket he then ke to
and at the same moment stepped up to him aud
oolisred him saying, .Yoa have my pocks'book -
Col Lee remarked further he should not fet him 60
until be gave up the pocket booh and the Colonel then
ness deceased did not reply Immediately, bu,
looked surprised his nrst reply that witness
wss no wn, 90 you
felt your hsnd In my pocket aud say you take OUT"
dsceased replied that he had not taken the pooketoook
Qured Of Col Lee bis name; Col Les gave his name aud
turning to witIe.s said here is gentleman who .no ~
this Conversation witness said 10 deceased that ne knew
Col Lee deceased began 10 get little dted manifest
ms ~neM nsn passed COL Ess and IN he
of the then to tho ONCE about this
morAng 10 room adjoining; soon after came lnto tois
room; found Colonel Les; made inquiry how the Affair
terminated night, he relating circumstanoe
the chief CLERK Mr.. Cole, Of the Pension Office opened
the door, came W. and inquired Oo Lee In; mme.
datey two gentlemen into the room; Col Lse
standing by his desk Of the me two or three other gen
tlemen In the ROOM recognised deceased one Of
the gentlemen who ertoret; Col Lee passed to.
wards the door from his desk advancing some-
what towards the gentlemen or In the direc-
ton Of the door; thinks deceased remarked you
the gentleman met last night at the Presidents and
accused Of taking your pocket book" acquiring as
the time he recognize him; Ool Lee replied that
he did recognize him DISTINCTLY they entered into coo
veTaa,ion and deceased undertook 10 explain why he
sbould be accused OF muttng act Of that kind
TemsIked that he bed lived upright man for forty i've
years. and bad probably given say more money than
Col. Ice worth, and asxed what motive he could
charge; COL Ice answered that he did rsiterste his
charge they stood faolDg each other at that time
deceased had black caDe. With bent handle, In his
hand q identified by tho witnes 90 the one
deceased struck Lee over the head ~ many a. three
umes; Co, Lee retres,ed; deceased at the same
atr wards the pistol Ia the hands OF Colonel Leo
deceased fell and exclaimed that he Was dead
Colonel Lee stood haning forward at the time he Cred
with bis back towards the deceased tn ks he must have
reached his hand around and lred under his ARM olo
Btl Lee toldwtness morning that after witness left
You have mistaken your man" telling him Who dc.
ceased WAS that he was . Mr. Hume, OF Alexandra.
p. S.-2k p. Several other Witnesses have been
examintd and the jury have brought In verdict that
the decf ased 10 his death from tho eert or pistol
ball fro pistol in the OF DoddridgeC Lee which
caueed his dcsth In lees than ten minutes.
nrs Sorrow and Berry made an examination OF the
body and tes fed 10 the effect that the ball entered the
abdomen inch from tho medium line ana three inches
below the umblicus rassing nsards and wnwards
csnsipg cath from hemorrhase, and probably By pres
sure on the spinal cord.