Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-07
CiTi IND STATE NEWS.

Srr,ais ILLNESS OF THE Hos. JSo. LETCHER
We learned Yesterday that NJ. Le:chcr Was in
very daugorp8. condition from oil attack Of erysiPe
la-. disease to which. for some time back, he ha
been ,u!irrt. bit which row j. more .uriniGab
than u-ua,. VI Le'chc- was . his home q; LcNlns
ia.
Tn, >HooIlNr cy p. 0. SDls-ExANISA
sA:lo,. blroEg :rE MAYoE.-Yes,cviay morning
John il. Ne;rL, !..snter and trader OF Richmond
NHi!-v.. !"... i.a.. WAS brogsh; before tie Mayor
on tie charge "l b.svn: shot Oh 18th September las:
f. q. SIM. clerk N the Exchange and Ballard
House T.,r pms ncr has yG.oUe ,cmewiac paler
auG ...5 -ur, h!> incarceration in our miserable
t.i. !i. va attended by his counsel judge Crunll
and My.,r,. NarIgrduke Johnson and Guigpn.
Df-. Conway and PeacLy, who, sIucc tac night Of
the shooting, have been mos. assduous in their
OF NJ S.H.,y .h:; the symptoms, are more favorable
for H. recover. %. n leGS, that during tile a-; live
G", y!..:- for the worse has taken place. ,,..!
there .,g'o.utc certainty to his ultimate
covgfy. Ic nG!!ut from Me.ton's Derrinscr pistol
had ,.',r.i ~ sins abdomen one inch and halt
aGyg H. .avt. and nbout oac inch 70 the righ, Of
lie ipgi;n iing o, the body Ii passed horizontally
rpll', au,! uo tile fact Of the wounded man haSin.
i!.sc.s S1rf-- psOd 1t WAS presumed II mad lodged
. ;'.r fGa SIDNEY or bladder The GoctOrs could not
,Ni 20 t-e "rf viii! vrche ".;ic.; danger %
, Wa. y. Io2%.rs. r!erk 4, the Exchange, stated
tia: Oh lac nlit ct =":n September, he Na- going 20
hi- room :rp" tie oiHec, lea'n: Mr Sima on duty,
vino. '1 hear. -. .e.i OF room No. .yi rang Ncr!
violently. ii.l, WAS Mclton's room. Tic waiter
>aiG !'c aG U,rn - Tie twice in five minutes
:HG cGU!a .l" Iyth.G. 10 please the gentleman there
Tie maid A.d a,p been there, but VAS cursed - by
Vi" '"u " ia "rA's-. .c. water supper Nc. liokiI.,
sem -. v.,.. -..yfrr for room! 2Gi ana Just ,..e
by "a: 20 'Dn Gnu: room Melton appeared in tile
oiilcr md cg"'rrcugg abusing Sins Tor not sending
Tor suvrr :: Ian. Sims then knew nothing about
li"pua' lawn. ssa: for IT, Melton was IL anger
-" i.r !,J d. dinner, aad now did not want SUPPER
be: r.A',d - b.! - lie would leave III the morn
in;. >r., .,t. hin politely by what train he wished
I, -. Melton aid lie would 20 by no train and ioGud
.,;' =. AAr.n 20 r." S.9 per day; sad sims wurt
c n .'.a'.r i..!.', and that lie Was the: aud a
:. 1r'j.. S.'., 4;e:!y replied il was no;hIn, Of
tGt kim 5 .,gs's: suggested 70 SIM 10 E.Tc Mel
:Ja take. ~ by imr poi!c". Sims said 10, he would
c2TrEfa y rGG get iII'n TO leave in the mora
igy. N.ar.- :.p;..a.I told servan; 10 bring Mel
ton, ps..r: ."NI. Melton dctcd him THE ser
va,lI' cr I.,.n'r interfere with lin or lis bag
gagr H., ,.s .rll him then tina, he ruu.t nc or
d.rE 'ci."I N.!a ic woG.d ard agreed to 60 quiet
Is - H.. d. G.. y witness suspected lie might re-
l'r.i ar.:eo, e '...o"ed him. Melton reached hI-
room - '-.. aGrpr anI nlu;tcriGg some !!l-eers.
FOR tn or .t.cu nuGtes Hopkins passed 10 and iro
near Mellon, room 70 know If a.! was quiet, and,
inIHs that Melton made no further noicc, witness
retired ~ bed lie heard the report ol pistol.
and boz cal": r9aH!nguP saying that sims was shot
witness went iH"- - SINS room and iOUEd Il So
lie hcnsd thl. Melton had gone % his room, and
he weG. thii! aI! had him arrested loaded pistol
:,',u,. - '." room, but the room window being
n,yG iiopnEa a,r' couple Of servants 70 search on
~. oGt,.dr. Ir,t soon returned wi;h freshly dis
caar:'i p"rr.n:uf gj,io! they had found under the
prisoner ":a!"H
join Z. ~, ni Wcs:-F!or:da was stopping Il: the
ho:c.. un'te J.i.it il question saw Slr. sans en-
gaze. With ;" ''gr i, the 0!iicc, and wiring the
d.v agi h.tg to- r.,. gorrOw. Melton came Gp 10
him, stood -re,u ;,",, of his clt ra. aud struck
Su- with Il tar eyes. SIMS remarked that he
haJ bette: E.''.u Iugt hc d'd, and SAID, II lie
sins ! lyIg. !n! Mrltynj worthy tie go,.cc Of u
gentleman. 3 "prlt caur him. A.ierhnother word,
SINS rl.ppr. ruad 81 Melton across the coulter.
Melton imvu rG!!.t out his pistol SINS stepped
hsc. u'". ~" l.ar, aud told Melton not 70 Gfaw
PET" pI !lu, or, ii he dill, ho Sins would .nIsh
!in.. Niri'r' stems! Sims draw back, rG-p placcd The
T.>, IN ~ pocket. SINS ordered one .crvan, 20 20
ai.i tiaug down tue baggage ot Melton, and sent
:,rstnvs Df the To.Cc. Melton threatened the boys
!; t..,: 1.r:t a'.d dcied anybody to arrest him
l." threats ali r.d;tcrings continued some TINE,
u ..l. ., t.at !. Melton bothered him, he Sins
wpG. r'Ut uiu himself. Melton dcted SINS -
doc, egs,iL@ 81 the .a;ne time. SIMS then stepped
irDa u,' ao IL" C!lcc counter bringing IN his hand
Ecav! susi, about TWO ieet long, with brass knob
NJ On. ,. '..d Tor reaching UP to turn Oh the gas
KEYS !ic Luil t,is club down by his side and ad-
vn'eci u'"rr':s Melton, who retired few feet TO-
wa...s tie passage. !. they were w!thin abOU; five
ity. 81! o.e - .t.cr, il.l;oU shot Sins, after taking
az ,! .'''. ..ai ilau went oil rapidly towards tue
l,.u-' Ii.pr 4" hl- pwu room. Sims tIri!ci quietly
IN auuri.r erection, but -howcd 10 signs OF being
hnr.. Witness Ely approached him and asked HIM
!: A... sim, rtI'i yes. he believed !ic was
pgd aIr. and r.iUc,e'! witness to see and secure
M.,tu' ana t.yn send !or IL doctor. W:!.e-s Went
wit. 'g crowd and saw Melton arrested.
;rn'. !. t.rar.cS "n, AZ his business III TIC coat
roo:. "f the Lc,cl. and his attention was ir,t
-, -.niI1, slu uf