Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-02
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TuE CENTRAL RAILROAD COLLISION. The Richmond
Wing says of the late collision on the Central rail
road " The very fact thnt there WITS collision ut
all shows plainly enough that fault lies at some ones
door How the Two trains To meet midway be-
tween 81 couple of turn-oHts only three miles apart
l. il not clear thntlhe collision WAS due either To
faulty schedule, or 10 the violation of the schedule
by one the other Ot the NO conductors? We
submit that no proposition could he palmer. 1t is
not onr purpose 10 lay the blame of this collision
which came very being horribly friehtful and
fatal upon any body in particulars for, have
already sai we are not prepared 10 say who Is to
blame. But we do maintain that some one or other
Of the officials or employees OF the road is to blame
and we contend further, that il i, due TO the public
avs well TO the interests of the road that the cause
of the accident should lac fully aud thoroughly inyes-
tigatea, and the names Of the guilt. in the affair be
given to the public.
ATTEMPT TO PoIsoS pArRoL.-For several weeks
past the citizens of New Kent county have been
lively engaged in paroing by night, aud several
occasions those in the neighborhood of the Cross
Roads about five miles from the courthouse, sue
ceedci in detecting negro fellow named PIE tsant,
slave 10 Mrs Fannie Tmberlake, at places where he
had no right to be- aud of course subscribed for his
offences, Being of a surly disposition, and not feel
ing disposed to submit to any restraints from his SUI
perors Pleasant resolved in his own mind to be
yengcd for the punishment he had undergone On
learning lHal THIS patron WAS III lnt Hbll OF stopping
every night ut the residence of Captain Thomas :.
Morris, a Justice of the county, where lie had
daughter living named Helen, he determined 10 use
her instrument to carry out his designs ga
Tuesday morning last he accordingly visited his
daughter and finding from her statement that large
decanter OF spirits always kept on hand from
which the patrol we've invited to drink, he furnished
her with large quantity OF my,atic ACID, and drec-
ted her put it in the decaner of spirits, which she
did. Proeidentiaily the patrol did not call on Capt
tal ada
capped the dose designed for them; but, during the
next day the Captain took drink from the decanter,
and soon thereafter was taken very sick and seized
with vomiting physician was speedily called in,
and after administering the proper antidoe succeeded
in relieving Captain VI Of the delecrons effects of
the poison.
After becoming rongalescca Captain Morris took
steps TO discover the roisoner. and on questioning
Helen was readily inced that she was the guilty
party though She denied it bitterly The next day,
however in coversation with one OF Captain Morris
daughters Helen made full confession of the crime,
acknowledged that she had put the poison in the de-
canter and stated that she had done 50 mt the III
stance of her l,her whose object it was to Kill the en-
tire patrol, as we'll rs Captain Morris On the vol
untary confession Pleasant was arrested aud commit
ted to the Jail Of New Kent county to be tried for his
liie.-R. DiV"'rf.
Lazy "DrfR. SLAYER."-i few days ago, Mrs.
Wells of Prince George. saw her dogs running fine
deer in The negborhool other house. and feeling all
the enthusiastic excitement Of tue spors@oalan,
she seized her gun and Joined in the chase. fae deer
made for the river houy pursued and tried to cross
ON the ice but he progressed far the wcdrected
lead from the ladys ride made yenaon OF him. He
was carried home and moi only reflected credit on The
gallant sporswoman, but on NIL who were invited to
the feast Pet. DeAocrd
The WASHINGTON and Alexandria Railroad WAS well
patronsed during the past week. Commencing at
eight in the morning and Mt re.ularly recurring ia
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