Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-23


Il BRILL TRAGEDY IN ST. Lorls.-A Jealous Hus-
y .i Shoots his ~ re and Mm"lG-In st. Louis,
III Wednesday last, rs alread briefly mcI-
toned 10y telegraph, James Hamilton, u meat sell
tof. twenty four Years of age. in paroxysm of
lrl 'uSy, shot his wife, young girl of eighteen.
/, ~ hom he had been married only three months,
H.d afterwards discharged pistol into his own
bay, inilicring a wound from which hcc hard
ly rrcovcg. Mrs llamilton's recovery is deemed
pr,hablc. The St Louis Republican says
The difficulty seems to have originated with
l.litons relatives, whe opposed to his
MAJ tage. A few days since his sister visited HIM
IN mpany with young lady to whom he Ind
form 'rly been attached, apparently with the in
,"n,,'n ct annoying his wife. Hamilton, howev-
or. 'eiyed them very couliy, and at once made
known to the young lady that her presence was
40, \ ,rccable. soon after he became excited and
m"uiy. and occasionally sarcastic and reproarh-
Iul. sad armed himself with pair of pistols. His
wife became frightened, and was entirely at Il los,
to account for hi, condnc.
Matters went on in this way until Wednesday
wNcn n IDLY residing in the house heard Mr.. and
Mrs. ila'ailton engaged i'll n loud alteration. On
enter ny he room, she found Mrs. Hamilton pack
M her inks. She asked her visitor to 20 with
her to th' cathedral The husband then said
~ on want to 20 for divorce, do YOU ?" adding
$50 thu; ou can marry again His wife did not
reilly. he then grasped her by the arm, and
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Il 'vm, lac discharged another, which took eject IN
her arm, and passed thence into her side She
ran out. srreamng Save me. save me-" and fed
10y the rear into the next house northwarJ, occu.
pied by Mrs. Norton. The desperate man follow.
| ed, while Mrs Green ran for aid. lie was boldly
and sharply confronted by Mrs. Norton, who in
formed him that he should do no shooting in her
house, and who, despite his drawn pistol summn-
rily elected him from the room and fastened him
out, lie then loudly swore he would kill himself
and was coolly advised by Mrs. n. to do it in the
yard and not in her hall The report of pistol
was instantly heard. On opening the room door,
he was md Frustrated and bleeding in the outer
and rear doorway. Assistance having nrriN ed,
he was conveyed into an unoccupied front room of
Mr.. Greeus residence. and laid q pallet of
straw. \ most horrible wound had been inflicted
FIR the wretch had discharged the entire contents
of his third pistol in the abdominal region. near
the naval The intestines, spleen and liver were
sh ckinglv mangled. 4 pool of blood had flowed
III the yard. and the crimson torrent was still
flowing despite the bandages applied.
As has been before stated the woman will pro.
baby recover, but Iamilton's situation is despe.
rate lie was removed to the hospital, where he
bitterly hcwailed his folly, and begged to see his
wife once more before he died.
! THF Death OF Nike WALsH-It will be seen
! 10y tac concluding testimony taken ut the Cpro-
ner's INQUEST yesterday, that the mystery of this
/ case j. lY no means cleared up. One witness
/ heard the cry of murder three times repeated in
/ the neghborhood where tho remains were found
and afterwards saw two suspicious looking men
pass rapidly through 18th street from the 9Th ave,
nue.; while another witness, residing on the prem
Uses, heard loud crash, followed Immediately af,
forwards hy mans vol e. A number of witness
es who were with Mr.. Walsh until late hour,
swore that he was not so much under the infue ace
Of liquor as to not he able take care Of himself
The verdict of the jury expresses the opinion that
sons unknown; although it assigns apoplexy pro-
duced by fall, as the cause of his death.-N T.
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