The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-16

correspondent OF tue State Seal =
gives the following version Of Tie sesst,li;
lou affn r at Hlsfss'n, insthis Stalc : 2 $ ss
Saturday morning Thr ;'hri tic, u harness
maker OF this tow: Va. EAi suspicious
y. the hoiiJrabe c;.aah OF his vic pro-
posed to leave town Re s,ay v,ttit Honday-
lie put his horse To Il wagon and started,
but, Instead vi making the distan, visit he
had proposed, returned Suddenly at about
dusk, bringina with him all three brothers of
his St sected wife barrett ny name).
He discovered that tia. back window of
his house nal been left opcu, a ding So (,n-
usua at tbs season OF the year that he felt
warranted IN posting his wite's relatives
afonnd the house. His next step Was to
enter the house, where, as he says, he at
once retired to bed i'll company with his
wife. Shortly after, an Irishman, by the
name OF Mark Mullen, a boss drayman, who
Is worth some little prcp.rty, made his APP
pearance at the window, and finding things
quiet entered by that MEANS
Some doubtexists at this point, rs to wheth-
er Christie had allowed his wife to know
that be had returned, and was, in fact, in
bed with Ler, at any rate he was in the
house. Meeting Mnllep. he was caught hold
OF by the threat by him, wien he drew a
pistol; he fired at least twice, one ball tax
ing effect on the head of Mullen entering
above the temple; and making its exit about
four inches above, through the skull Sec
ond ball passed through the coat collar.
grazing the shoulder Mullen still retained
his grip upon the throat of the injured bus
band, who thereupon beat his antagonists
face with his pistol cutting several severe
wounds tlierenpon.
BY this time, the uproaf caused by the
scutfiing, and the cries OF murder issuing
from the now more than suspected wife, had
caused large crowd to collect around the
house the door was broken open and the
parties were separated Christie was found
10 be literally bathed in blood; the fluid
could ave been rung from his garmenls.-
At this time, Mullen, who is a very heav
man of great strength, still had hold of
Chrlsiie's throat which showed, as did his
face, the effects of choking, which had gone
to such an extent that in all probability "A
short time would have wound him up. .-
Mullen, bleeding, and almost exhausted,
was taken to his home where he informed
his wife that he had been beset by three
men in the alley-way, ard in preventing
their attempt to rob him, he had been SO
maltreated, aad subsequently lost his watch
The entire talsity of this statement, of course,
is apparent, for his watch was not only found
in the chamber of Christie's wife, but he
was seen in the act of fighting with Mr..
Christie.
Mullen is better, and hopes are entertained
by his friends that he will recover Christie.
who got out of the affrs,y with only ehok.
ing, has made an affidavit for assault and
battery, upon which charge, in case of re-
coyery, the facts will first come out
Both of the parties have been regarded
heretofore, as belonging to respectable fami-
lies Christie owns the house in which he |
lives, and does a snug little business IN his
line. Mullen owns quite considerable
property outside of his business. His wife
and children, especially, held good reputa-
tions, as has also the wife of Christie, who
comes from respectable parents.