Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-08-05

leigh in said Convention
Gov. Chas. Manly, Judge r. M. Saunders,
Henry W. Miller, W. II. Harrison,
L. I. Clayton, j. Q. DeCarteret,
Geo. w. Haywood, H. D. Turner,
Sion II. Rogers, Edward CantwelI,
James McKimmon, DR.. J. A. Waddell,
John W. Syme, Geo. Little.
The Tragedy in G%oldsborough.
The last Tribune continues a full account
OF the personal conflict between DR.. Davis
and the Odenheimers. That paper says
One T. Odenheimer had a small account
against Doctor Davis, which the Doctor ad-
mitted to be Just and was willing to pay at
any moment when presented. 1t was but a
trifiing matter. In this account Odenheimer
had incorporated another contracted with a
slave of the Doctor, and of which the Doctor
knew nothing. Without, however. present,
ing either or both of the accounts for pay
ment, Odenheimer merged the two accounts
and handed to an officer to collect. with in
structions not to warrant the Doctor, provi-
ded he would pay the bill, including the ac-
count contracted with the negro. The officer,
without any explanation, warranted DIR.
Davis. This, with other aggrayating cir
cumstances-which we will briefly explain
- irritated DIR. Davis and induced him in the
moment of excitement to cane Odenheimer,
which he did, week before last, in this office.
The aggravating circumstances which led
to the Gaming are these :-Odenheimer keeps
a store of ready made clothes and other dry
goods, and groceries, comprising, among 9TH
err things, cheap liquors. The Doctor learned
satisfactorily that his negro boy William had
been in the habit of buying liquor by the
quart from Odenheimer and retailing it to
oEbor yonrOao Io bod o1So n Coz, xroo1-e
ago, endeavored to prevent an ARRAY between
Mr.. James Hamilton, a store-keeper of this
town, and Odenheimer, on which occasion,
he prevented Mr.. Hamilton from splitting
Odenheimer's head with apiece ofinch plank.
Afterwards Hamilton and Odenheimer got
together and the latter being q pretty pow
erful man, put Hamilton down, whereupon
DR.. Davis pulled him off and there that af-
fair ended. OdeRheimer, misconstruing or
disliking this interference by Doctor Davis,
had taken the liberty freely to speak of it,
and indirectly to threaten Davis such, at
least was the rumor that reached the ears of
Doctor Davis, but to which he paid no atten-
ton whatever. But when the officer came
to him with the warrant he naturally thought
that it was adding insult to insult, and deter
mined to cane Odenheimer, which he instant
ly did in our own Office and in our presence.
Thus went matters previous to the trial
on last Thursday morning. Doctor Davis
was requested to attend trial at the store of
Washington & Andrews. Thither he imme-
diately repaired, unattended and unarmed,
having neither walking cane or any other
weapon-not so much as a pen knife in his
possession. Not so with Odenheimer. He
attended trial, accompanied by his step son,
a young man apparently OF ~ or Il years
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tols-some say the young man had three
in all carrying seventeen balls. This was
evidently in pursuance of a conspiracy en-
tered into between them to murder DR.. Davis.
They knew that the Doctor, while he has
never been known to commence q quarrel or
originate a ~fght-would brook an insult from
, no man. On the trial, they clearly foresaw
t that he would object to that part of the ac
, count contracted by his negro, the elder Oden.
) heimer would insult him, he would avenge
. the insult and young Odenheimer would
' open the fire. This was evidently the ar.
rangement as the event proved.
I On reading over the items Of the account
o Doctor Davis objected to one as being incor-
n rect, and observed thathehad not authorized
! Odenheimer to let his negro have the article
in question. Odenheimer said he-Davis-
n had so authorized him. Davis remarked i
you say so you say a lie, and if you repear
it I'll split your head with the shovel, at the
Y same time picking up q small fire shove.
living near. Odenheimer meantime replying
ats another" whereupon DR.. Davis struck
IF or attempted to strike the elder Odenheimel
e when his step son instantly fired, the bal
# taking effect about an inch below the RICH
nipple and passing horizontally through hi
a body. Davis then rushed on young Odenhei
H. Ia roon GnoI ~ no-.. L.
ball passing out of the window. The young
d err Odenheimer then fired across his shoulder
n at the Doctors head, the ball missing hin
~ and lodging in the wall. Davis then rushe'
"A from the counting room into the store, an,
n seized a spade, the blood meantime 1owin
in torrents from his side, but ere he coul
Mace himself in an attitude of defence hi
murderous assailants were upon hih. E1
bausted from loss of blood he again grapple
with Young Odenheimer, seizing the hand i
which he held the pistol and preventing hlr
from shooting. Here again the old man tre(
- and Davis having his arm around the youn
q man. the ball smashed his finger, glanced
and entering the back of the young MAJ
9n nassed some four inches in an upward dire
ha ton lodging under his shoulder blade. II
old william then advanced and gave the DO
70 tor two blows on the forehead with the bu
he ofhis pistol, and instantly turned it, aimed
"a deadly shot, the pistol being not more thu
ch II inches from his head, when Windal
ar- Robinson, q youth, less than seventeen yea
old, whom we are proud to call our son, wi
lly at FRAT iuncture, arrived at the bloody seen
.rd lifted a spade, felled the murderer to the foo
and saved his honored and beloved relati
an from instant, cruel death. Another instar
sht and Doctor Davis had passed into eternity