The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-09

eD oDs oI mr. nrouRnan's most successful plays
= fne tame OF Lille In which she played Matilda
smiler. During the next year she vss married =
sne then retired from the stage, but occasionally
gave entertainments, readings, recitstions, songs
| &c Tue last OF these soiress took place during
| the early part of the spring of this year
| ~
| THE TRAGEDY AT ST. LOUIs-FURTuER PAR
| TICULARs.
| The telegraph has already stated that Josanb
Charless, old and respected citizen Of Ct Ion;.
was shot 10 the Streets 10 that city, on Fridav av,
| from the effects of which he subsequently, aiad'
aud that Joseph W Thornton, an uumarr;sd man
| aged &c. was the assassin. The Morning HaraIa
| In its acc unit of the affair, says:
4 Mr.. CharIess, it appears, was eoing dov, NJ.
1 ket street on his way to his Office, and at THAT
point met Thornton, who, Immediately afta, NJ
Charles had passed, pulled out a revolver. Az.
3elaiming-"you are q id perjurer; you have lived
l zoo iong; your time has now come and Won mu.t
die or words of similar import and ired the bali
took effect 10 the upper part of the abdomen nas.
ing entirely through the body and ipfIjctipg /.
ia1al wound. Mr.. Charless turned to escape, whe n
| the assassin again fred the bail taking effect in
the oack and penetrating the left side ipflictjny
another fatal wound Mr.. Cbarless by this time n.
progressed q few feet further down. and when he
received the second shot fell to the pavement, max
ing faint cry of murder" and attempting 10
crawl on his hands and knees into the trimmino
and variety store of P. j Thompson, No 80. the
third door below where be was shot While M
Chsriess was thus attempting to retreat to the
store, thornton re-cOcked his pistol aud aimed IL
Tor third shot at him. A half dozen persona Who
were attracted by the firing, had, however. by
| this time reached the scene. and succeeded. by
| aosoiu'e force, In preventing him from firing
again.
l The news of the murderous aifrsy soon snresd
| through the city, and large and excited crowd
l gathered in q few moments around the building
where Mr. Charless was lying in the agouies Of
"hnn
some one suggested that the line of march be "a !.
! ken up for the Jail, aud that Thornton be taken
Cat Immediately apd hanged They started at
once, and rapidly and en- masse, but Mr.. Roder.
man, the Jailor, was in advance of them, locked
the door of his office, and forbid entrance to all
l The crowd rapidly increased in number and be.
came monentsrily more and more excited. Prepa-
/ rations were made all sides TO break open the
jail and take the prisoner ont and b spg him. at
any risk. In this crowd We noticed ma1y of the
| oldest and most respectable and law abiding citi-
zens of St Louis.
proposition was made by some one in the
cIo"a 70 appoint committee Of six to ses whe-
ther Thornton was really in JAIL and to report to
| them what action it was advisable to take in the
matter. The proposition was acceptable to the
jailor, and the committee was appointed and soon
reported that Thornton was safe in prison The
excitement, however, con tinusd TO increase until
several prominent citizens came forward and
pieoged themselves in short addresses the prison.
or should not escape punishment. Subseq ueptly
the military were called out to defend the .i but
during the evening the excitement subsidized and
all became quiet.
The origin OF the assassination Vas as follows:
The Boatmeos Savings Institution Of St. Louis,
OF which MIR. Charless was president. and Thorn
ton was book keeper, was robbed in 1855, of slS-
600. Soon afterwards Thornton's connection with
the bank terminated. He was subsequently &C
cused, arrested aud indicted for robbery. long
period OF time was, however, permitted to eiapse
before bis arrest was resolved upon. Suspicion
nd fR h..f
shrewdly kept quiet, and evidence was sought for
On the 2lst of May, 1858, be was put upon trial 10
the Circuit Court for the larceny from the safs The
case continHed through Saturday, When verdict
81 acquita was, after brief deliberations, returned
by the jury.
The testimony of Mr.. Chariess against Thornton
was very strong and for this ne doubt be was shot
down in the street. The st. Louis Republican
says:
The name of Mr.. Chsress is 80 familiar that we
Ieed hardly speak of his repu tstion He has been
10 business here for over thirty years. aud has al.
ways enjoyed the reputation of quiet, Isw.abid-
ing, respectable and estima able citiz,n His Arm
chat of Charless Blow & Co., wholesale drrggists
g one of high standing in the country, aud has
aiarge patronage throughout the West Mr. C
10 connected with some of the wealtiest and best
families in st. Louis, and his own circumstances
are those of ease aud aftiuence. As president OF
the Mechanics Bank of this city be has been Ia
position TO be ultimately known In all financial
circles and his integrity and probity we're never
called in question.
AMERICAN OPfIcERs GONG TO TIE SEAT OF WAR
The following is list of U. S army officers who
have permission to 60 beyond the U. g., with the
understanding that they are to put them selves In
communication with the antagonisng armies in
Italy, so as to note military operations, viz:
Col w w Loripe, reg. mounted rhemep: Lieu.
Col b Crttenden, mounted rifles; Mai G A II
Blake, frat dragons; Maj H Brewerton, of en-.
gineers; bvt Il Col Il Steptoe, 9th iufantry Bvt
infantry; Capt Palmer, ID cavalry; Bvt Capt T
Seymour, 1st artillery: lat L. Geo W Carr 9th iu-
fantry; 1t Keltou, b Infantry; aud lst Lieut.
John Pegram, % dragons.
FROST AND Ics.-There was heavy white frost
in some of the towns Boston, on Monday
morning. Ice formed as thick ss window glass
at West Roxeury, Mass. The Pittsburg papers
report great damages IN that vicinity by heavy
| frost on Sunday night The Dispatch says:
Fruit is very seriously damaged, If reports be
trne gentleman extensively en- gagged fu grow
ing grapes, estimates his loss at s. coo Another,
| residing near East Liberty, an extensive fruit
grower. says that bis PIES and peaches are main
| iy II not completely ruined. The apples we're fro.
| Zen at the stems and dropped off by thousands
when touched by the sun. On the eouth side of
.he river, aeutlemsn describes the country a.
nasibg the appearance OF a land scorched by fire
| From WestmorelaDd county we have the same
| distressing intelligencs-a gentleman writing that
| all his garden and orchard fruits are ruined.
Apprenensions are felt for the safety of the
growing wheat. II in blossom, 1t must have been
Killed But, We think. comparatively little of 1t
| VIII be found so seriously injured. A dispatch
was received in the city stating that at Massilon
| onio. the wheat was cut of in that region. We
bear complaints of the injury done to some fields
along the Ohio, and in Washington county. The
ELECTS OF these reports were iTnmediateIy visible
IN the city on Monday. Flour advanced 2s cents