Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-17

WHoLsstaLE TscxnbiAaIsn ANb hTTEnPTFp VITA
pEa.-A Sore aai Mas Barns Rsxsf.-A VILLAIN
sansd HsnEy Chapman st on Ire and destroyed
no lezs tlzsa nine harms md one stare on Monday
zighL ~ he rad irom Preston eity, lCtl ~
keFth Bte.iHgfon, and attempted % shDot yonng
man named Chas, Wheeler. The Norwich tCt1
Bullstin Of Wednesday. recapituIates the le-ses,
which smeens 10 about Sl0,50O. The eighth
barn fred vas that IL Mr. Latham. The Bulletin
says:
The ninth and last was Eleazer wheeler's. his
his own father-inlaw. halfa mile beyond, IN tho
edge Of North Ssoningion: loss $500. Mr.. Vince
Ier's sDn Charles Immediately remarked, on -eciDg
Mr.. Laihan's harm on fire. THAT j. some II Hen
~ Chapman's work" and soon the flames burst
ont from, Mr. Wheeier's harm. While they were
Carrying water b extinguish the Ere in the barn,
me Of the boys discovered Chapman at the Garner
of the house, attempting 70 set fire 10 s,me dry
brush living against the house lie Immediately
gave the alarm. Mr.. Wheeler ran into the house
and took down n loaded fowling piece, To be Used
il occasion required. Charles seized an axe and
both rushed 10 the back d0m. Chapman was
little distance of, cursing and uttering threats
against the whole family. Charles tux the gun
from bis fathers hand and fred Mt him. but the
cap only exploded. Chapman then sal with an
oath, There your guns missed; now I've got
you." Charles Immediately ran in and PINNED
the gun. and Chapman went round in from, II the
house. Mr. Wheeler followed him, and Chapman
drew n pistol IN him.
BY this time Charles had his gun ready. and
punched our light Of glass in u seaond-i"ry
window. fired at Chapman, and he snpp"ses
loiged n charge If shot in his thgla- he >tasser-
ell and almost fell down. Chapman then snap
ped his pi-t twice at the head ii Mr. Wheeler,
but missed fire both time. and then turn'a and
ran of. Mr.. Wheeler struck at him with the axe
when he attempted to fire, but just missed him.
Mr.. Wheeler f'llowed him on the run twenty ar
thirty rods, but Chapman was too feet Of foot for
him. and escaped through q cornleli tn the w"ods
but on Wednesday he was found deal about u
mile from the house of Mr. Wheeler. with nearly
one hundred shot wounds on his body.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT HUSBAND AND WIZ
DRowSED-A farmer named Folsom, with his
wife, residents III Wright county, Minnesota, with
their two children, had formed family party to
go berrying, aud started across n. lake in canoe
leaving then chilLen on shore to walk around
The 81. Paul Times says:
When near the middle Of the lake, from some
uuex planned cause, tho wife fell out aud the has
band Immediately Jumped into the water to hcr
rescue. In doing this the canoe passed beyond
their reach. and, although the husband was mn
expert swimmer and strong man. every efnt to
her lite nnavaling. She sank beyond
his grasp, and was seen no more. Finding the
last hope Of resrung dear wife from watcry
grave thus frustrated, the husband turnc I" swim
towards the shore, nearly half n nile distant.
where his two sons were standing, almost frantic
with grief. they having witnessed the painful
scene. But the effort made to the wife
had tired the limbs OF the strong man. and hi-
clothes, saturated with water, rendered his excr-
ti"ns to reach the shore still more latiguing. Still
he pressed on until he came within speaking dis.
lance OF the little boys, when, utterly exhausted.
lie hade them goodbye, remnrking that he should
never see them again, and sunk. Once, twice,
three times he came to the surface Of the water.
tut there was no human power near to him,
aud he sank for the last time The little boys.
terror.slricken Mt the awful reality they Ind wit
messed, at once FASTENED to some Of near
neighbors, and impaired to them the sad news of
the loss "t their parents. The news soon spread
throughout the community, aud effort was
shortly after made by the neighbors to recover the
bodies, but up to Tuesday they had not been
found