Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-02-12

/ Attempted .a-simaiien-s,r"xgie for Lie;
| The New York Times has an account OF we
attempted assassination of Mr.. Fowler ana hls
wife. by Jean or John Christine, French ser
want, who had been discharged from the service
of Mr. +. The attack TOOK place on wednesday
night. 1t says:
Mr.. Fowler was awakened by hearing "a dull
heavy blow at his side. followed by deep groan
! from his wife, and exclamation, ''O1' ao'ah'
somebody has killed me- He partly rose up.
confused at being thus strangely awakened ana
n h. did 40 he heard the sound Of another blow
| followed by deep groans. Thoroughly aroused
/ and startled by this occurrence, be sprhhs ir"'h
| the bed The room was entirely dark ahu ne
heard no sound, save the moaning nf ms "ne'
and IA slight rustDg in one corner oil the urdio"'i
opposite where h" stood. Dropping his hcad
mon his breast, and holding his hands wide
snreod before him, he moved forward carefully.
As he did so. his right hand came III contact win
n person standing beside the bed. In an instant
the expressed fear of his wife. that John would
come back and murder thin. flashed upon his
mind and he sprang forward Ia graphic with me
assaiant. excaiming as he did So john TINS Is
II pretty way to pay US, by coming ne'e 10 i'''
der ~. ALL" Previous 10 this time the assaiIant
Ind not uttered word. lie was evidently
thrown off his guard, however, by the exciainh'
t,on of Fowler as he Immediately replied. "My
maste told me to kill you. and I'm going to do
it" At the same time he dealt Mr. Fowler a
vigorous blow, striking him just below the chest
Mr. F. finding that the object OF the assallant
was really to murder the fnmIy. and supposing,
as hi wife made no more noise, that she was al
ready dead. grabbed with him. As be did so,
some INSTRUMENT fell with heavy sound to the
floor.
A desperate struggle ensued, the parties being
ncryed ON the one side by fear; ON the other by
despel alton and resolution of purpose. Both
were strong men, but the result OF the grapple
for life, proved Mr.. Fowler superior to his antag
onist (,rasping him tightly by the throat, with
one arm about his waist, Mr.. +. forced Christine
back IN to the corner. The doer opened from the
pressure upon it, and both parties fell, struggling,
upon the floor of the other room-Jobn mean
while ealing Mr.. Fowler about twenty very
heavy blows. At this lunctnre Mrs. Fowler,
who really appears to be very brave woman,
had rec pvered from the effects of the stunning
blows inflicted upon, and rising, proceeded to
the ASST stance of her husband. The assassin,
still 6gb ting vigorously, caught her hand between
his teet h and tore out piece Of the teshy por-
ton. I he wound. when saw it this morning.
bore the appearance of being highly infinmed, AS
if innictt d by n rabid dog. However. after Il
pro,ractt d resistance the assailant was over
powered. The children having been alarmed Il
ight was, procured, which left no doubt of Chris
tines ide nifty. A little boy was despatched to
the yard. to obtain chain and rope, with which
he was Sd cu,-ely bound. This accomplished the
nearest II eig hbors were alarmed, and one Of Them
Mr. Hinc kley, at once came down ind informed
Marshal Beam OF the occurrence. Taking II
cutter, h proceeded to the scene OF the trans
action. where he arrested Christine and commit
ted him to Jail. He is still there. no examination
of the C ase having been had on account of the
inability of Mr.. Fowler and his wife to attend.
The instrument with which the blows were in
llictod was u heavy wood axe. belonging TO Mr..
Fowler. 1t was found lying on the floor of the
bedroom immediately after the occurrence, Chris
tine having dropped it there when grappled with
Mr.. T.