The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-10
PRICE ONECENT.
LOYAL ArrAIRs.

EsRI,Us CHAIas.-No little excite.
mant vas created In this city YESTERDAY mornip,
Dy the announcement Of tho fact that JnaAxD
WnliaMs bad .bssa arrested sud held 10 answer
% Aiiss IsDiAsA 3. CAsrEz, daughter Of jane
~. carter q Hsnrico, On the 10th Of January last
aoung Williams 10 uost respect ABLY connected 10
Madison county 10 this State. sod resided 10 shia
c.y 40 2 large whols sale esssblishmsnt astil
wnlio q iew months past, when Ls obtained busiu
ness In New York Mise Carter is not ouiv rsspect
~; cennectsd. but 10 Intelligent highly accom-.
PtHned aud 9oie handsome. wilI,ams visited the
asoy g her fssher's residence when be lived
rsmavai ~ and correspendsd With her after hs
Ien'sa' ' 20 New York. When Mr.. Carter discoy- :
eftd tnat nis daughter had been ruipsd-vbiai,
was not unIi sho had given birt tn To : chfId
ne vent 20 New York after Williams. and
nsr,;., s.,.nS. mS% =. MN the promise 10 make
the two fresurned to thts city. q rn.erss ~ -
license was obsaiued fMiss G being tben cor A nsai
and Rev. MIR. Willis sent for to perform the ma
riage ceremony: On the arrival OF the Minister.
he refused to solemniss the bans autil WiIiisms
was apprised ofthe birth of the child. Thi. fscs
being made known, Williams declissd to have Tie
ceremony performed, declaring that his intimacy
win the young lady was too recsnt to prodncs
suco fruits THIS refusat on the part OF Williams
lead to threats from Mr.. Carter, aud the conse-
qusnce was, that in order to prevent serious re.
suits warraDt was obtsiDed. Messrs. Carer aud
Williams we're both arrested, carried before Jussics
Nstsies and hsld to bail for their good behavior,
ana tno match was broken OF. Williams ieft the
next morning for New York and the unfortunate 70
affair partially died off, the papers of the city hsv-
log passed IL by unnoticed
Ou Monday last, Williams returned to thi city,
on ms way to the mountaios of Virginia, aod.
uniucKny Tor himself and all parties concsr ned,
determined to remain here q few days. On Tuss-
oay, ne visited family in the usixhborhood Of
Mr. Carter's residence, and this fact coming II,
.he ears OF Mr y be at once sought bat did nor
obtain an Interview with W. 90 Wednesday Of.
tsrnooD, Williams was arrested on a vsrran,
charging him With attempting abortion, by ad
ring 70 Mise Carter sundry powders and
pills; and as the CHsnce is alleged to have been
committed 10 Heniico, he was turned over t.
Constable Thomas, to be taken before Jussic.
John Nettles.
AZ O'Clock in the of: f:ernoon, Justices Nettles
an" Tayior met at Heurico county courlhouse 70
examine the accused under tho above warrant,
- VINO soon after appeared in court attended BY bis
Counsei, Messrs Crump and August. Constabi.
Ihomas then called the witnesses, but on Or.
br1ggs stating TO the court that Miss Carter vas
TOO much indspossd to appear and testify, the to-
ses"Rsuoh on the charge II attempted abortion
vas aoJourned until this afternoon ut O'Clock
lon enquiry OF DR.. Briggs we learned tina, Mis-.
CArtei nad taken an ounce of lsudsnum to destroy
herself, bat that through the aid of DR.. Wexford
ner stomach had been relieved of tho poison, aud
.ne vas 'ben 10 fair way to recover. Pity tha,
the young lady. who has already suffered more
tnan death, should be compelled to appesr in
'urt and testify in a cause 80 very painful; bu
even this we're better than the death of suieide
Nj. carter, We are informed, has already COM
menced q suit against Mr.. Williams for seduction
laying the damages at &c., 600
Inc peace warrant against Williams was mex,
taken up by the Justices, when Mr.. Carter testi-
ned that be called on Mr.. CarrDgsn to learn where
Williams was stopping. as he Carter wished te
nave an interview with Williams. Carrigsr
| SAID he did not know where Wiliams stopped -
| Carter remarked that he Was not armed, but wish-
cd TO zee W., wbereupon Carrigan replied ths
"Willisms Is armed, and IL you are for shooting
you bad better make a sure fire, as be will kil
you the first shot" With this Carter called upon
the Mayor and bad peace warrant issued
As Williams had made no threats against tn
witness. but had had his life threatened by a sol
| Of the witness, and both accused and complain
| ant were already under bonds in $500 each to kee
the peace, the Justices saw no reason for increas
iDg the penalty, even though Williams had q fiv
| shooter In his pocket when arrested, and there
| fore dismissed the warrant.