Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-14
The Late Homicide In Kentucky.

sell. lie ID now ehiof OF police IN the cepitai,
under tho command Of Gen. Lagwrdo.
So.
The Late Homicide In Kentucky.
A correspondent Of the Nashville Patriot gives
the subjoined account Of the recent encounter
between Capt. jackson tho late Opposition caudi.
date for Congress In the Hopkinsville tKy,) Dis
triot and u Mr.. Western. which resulted In tho
death of tho latter gentleman,
In regard to tho shooting of Mr.. Western by
Capt, Jackson, can only ssy that y was Wholly
tion Is. that tho late Mr.. Western was not . mem
Der Of the Democratic party. Their dificulty was
in consequence Of an old grudge and light whah
occurred several years ago. and which has called
u total estrangement between them eyet SINCE
Ichanced to DO in llopkinsville the day after tho
examining trial Of jackson, and understood every
where that the collission has been looked for for
years. and from the character Of the men was un-
derstood would terminate fatally to one or both
parties.
Tho testimony before the examining court.
conduced to show that jackson. In passing the
office of DR.. OBrien whore Western and the Doc
tor were talking was addressed by tho Doctor
with "Good morning. Captain, the sslutation was
returned, ind jackson WAS passing on whom Wes-
tern sad something.--Jackson turned and asked.
"Did you speak to mo I" mo Sir said Western.
"All right" said jackson, and turned again,
wheh Western sh,u, 'Iou can tak0 IL M you
d---d please" Jackson again turned. when
Western struck him and attempted 10 draw bis
pistol, and just as he succeeded jackson shot him.
lie staggered back, remarking that no wns
dead man. jackson threw down his pistol aud
started of, looking back, when Western came 10
tho door and lsvelsd his pistol At jackson, who
Immediately sprang to him and a. he caught the
pistol from his opponent. threw it into the street.
released himself and ran for the pistol, but just
hc seized 1t, Or. OBren caught him and told him
Western was dead. He then walked of down tho
street. II was also stated that II had boon com
munonted to jackson that Western had asked IN
individual. in talking about Jaokson, If $l400
would induce him TO do certain thing, which
witness und, rstood to mean the killing of jack
son.
This is tho substance Of tho testimony 40 learn.
ed from reliable gentlemen who were present. and
give II to you with no disposition either to fh-
vor or prejudice the case, but to correct somo Of
tho Thousand and one errors which invariably
creep into the public prints upon the happening
of such casualties.
The Poisonous Careless Weed" of Cali
fornia.
The stock raisers in Santa Clara Valley, in the
San joaquin Valley, and In several other sections
Of tho State, have, from tune 10 time, lost largo
numbers Of cattle from the effects Of some poison
plant. the indentty Of which seems not to have
been clearly asccrtained At least the San Jose
Tribune remarks the plant 10 yet unknown. al
though its effects have been extensively destruc-
tive. Tint journal has received from A. j. Spen
Ger, OF that town, u communication which may
throw some llgh on the subject, Of which fhc fol-
lowing IN the substance;
Isaac Bird. worthy farmer residing near San
Jose, during tho last thrcs years. hns lost near
$1,000 worth of miloh oows. which have from time
to time died suddenly without any known cause.
About three ysars ago he met with HE first loss
he had long observed that his animals were fond
of a large green weed that grows abandantly in
cultivated fields in this country, known in tho
Eastern States by tho namc Of .'red rnot." and IN
the South and West by the name of Careless
weed" and that when the cows had free access to
the green growing plant, they invariably improved
tn cir milk.
Bird moved quantity Of these weeds one day
for the purpose of feeding them to his swine
and in this condition, in the evening" he fed them
to his cattle. The following morning he was shock
ed TO find several Of his cows lying dead in the yard.
There was no doubt that they had been poisoned
and suspicion rested upon a morose Indian boy
that lived with Bird. Alter day or two and a.
ter feeding more of the wlted weeds. he had anoth-
lot Of dead cows Still suspeoting the by of the
pllainy, he turned him away.
Subsequently he lost no more cows until few
days since, when he conceived the idoa Of feeding
his swine on weeds again. lie accordingly now
quhHtity VI INC Weoos nuiOux WUicn Wus
IL small propotion of what is commonly called
pig weed" Tho weeds were cut in the morning
portion Of them fed to the hogs, aud the residue
left to wilt until noon. when, as green feed was
scarce, n load of the wted weeds was fed to the
Cows. 1t is worthy Of note that at the time the
weeds were being hauled to the cattle, Mrs. Bird
suggested to her husband that. in view Of their
former experience in the matter. it was probable
that the weeds had more to do with killing the
cows than the Indian boy had; and that IL he threw
weeds into his cow-yard he might soon have the
trouble of drawing dead COWS out Bird. howev-
er, did not agree with her in attributing the dis
ease to this cause The wilted vegetables were
fed to the cows. and by milking time that evening
three of them were dead, and number Of athers
in fair way to die; some of them eventually did
die. From all Of which. Bird has come to tho
conclusion that wilted Careless weeds" are GER
taiuly fatal to horned CATTLE in about six hours af
ter being eaten. The mucus coat Of the stomach
Of those animals that he had examined was found
abraded and blackened, indicating the prssence Of
yirulsnt p'ison. .s. w.
FRANCIS B. DEANE, Jr., h son,
LYNCHBURG, Virginia.
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