The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-07-22
Attempt at Assassination.

, A most remarkable incident oc
Cured in one OF the most publ,
streets OF Elkton, the other day, anC
the causes are, as we have been in
formed, about as follows:
Some eighteen months or two
years ago, Mr.. j. Parish, of Todd
county, gentleman oi good family
who stood fair. and who has hereto
fore borne the character oi a peace
blc, orderly citizen. paid his address.
es to Miss Alice Roberts. a young
lady OF beauty, intelligence, fire fam
lily and most unexceptionable stand
ing in society in that, her native
place. lie doubtless received ell
couraging smiles from his fair en-
SLAYER, for, after the usual delays,
haltings, and procrastinations, not
appropriately considered necessary
on such occasions, he was accepted
and they became affianced. But, as
if to illustrate this old quotation, "the
course OF trne love never dNi run
smooth y difficulties arose not lorseen
by them. The insidions tongue of
slander doubtless did its work -bred
discomfort - and a coldness was
the consequence, which. for time,
seemed to have disposed OF the mat
ter without further parlcy. Lowers
quarrels are ever Of duration short"
and tho breach was healed, at least
appal emily, !or time. Rumor says
his relations-for causes not pariicu-
larly avowed, but tho lady's lack Of
rtune commensurate with his own,
leaves room for suspecting the true
source Of dissatisfaction objected to
tho match. When their objection
became known to her, she, with char
acteristic independence, and "the
majestic dignity of woman scorned."
tor causes which she deemed sutli-
cient, irrevocably broke off the en-.
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parties casn lily met late in the even
ing, on Russelyillc street, in Z kton.
Miss r. was walking down the street,
accompanied by an acquaintance OF
that place. Mr.. Sherwood. Mr..
Parish-acconpanied by II friend,
whose name We did not learn-ac
costed Miss r., and began a con
versation, il which he asked il it
was her purpose to persist in the de.
termination or intention OF discard
ing him. She unhesitatingly re-
sponded, Certainly it is" At this
avowal he drew y pistol rcmarking,
as he did SO; well, by God. madam,
you shall never have the pleasure OF
marrying anybody else" With this
he leveled the deadly missile at her
and when its muzzle was within n
few inches Of her breast, pulled the
trigger. Providentially, however,
the cap exploded without d scharging
the pistol So unprepared was she
for any such i dreadful and unex
pected assault, that when the weap-
on was drawn she So far nistook his
purpose, supposing that it was his in .
Itention to hand her something when
he presented the instrument, that
she reached ou. her hand as if to take
it.
The unutterable astonshment-
the Notwithstanding terror must
have seized her, upon divining his
real purpose, when indicated by acts
too Enthusiastically clear, can be bet
ter conceived than expressed. She
sprang from him with the most des
perate effort to escape. In the act
ol doing so, the pistol was fired, the
ball glanced near her head, cutting
away part Of her head-dress, and en-
tering the door casemen. in Mrs.
Wells, in front Of which they had
arrived. As may be expected, she
fell fainting to the earth; she was
doubtless in tho act OF falling when
the shot was discharged; her fall
was, in all probability, the casualty
which saved her lie.
Parrish doubtless impressed with
the belief that he had consummated
his damnable purpose, precipitately
fed, leaving his saddled horss at the
hotel door in the town.
lie had not been heard from when
last we received information from
that locality. May he seek some
spot where he may draw out the lit.
tie lingering OF bitter liie that ro.
mains Tor him in quiet, undisturbed
repentance OF the wrongs hs has, &C
far as his intentions were concerned
committed both on the laws OF God
and the commonwealth. [ Hopkins
vills ( Kentucky Press,
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