Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-21
Fatal ARRAY at the ST Charles Hotel.

Fatal ARRAY at the 81 Charles Hotel.
Ga Thursday aierunnn two citizens of Madison
parish, in thi~ S'atc bad ,enconn'er IN thr 70
nuda OF tie 81 Charles Il,tcl. One was Nr.
Carries y Harris II PLANTER, md tho o'h"r
DR. w. II Frrt II menhrr of the LrgiSiutu
Weapons werc dI,~n an both sides. Harris shot
n Peck, hu' di not hit hlm :" any onc eiS". tor
wonder the r,'urlo being crowded, rs it always
l. at this ,na~,n.
t'ao sor'. i- la, irrk had his pist i out. la
held it ur"ar /. aud 'ill n1' fro. because IN the
ia,t, aud rnfflsipu ot the mon.cnt h. could not
ut gopd si"rt NJ his cnemy. The aliir nntn-
raiv crrntel 'ae greatest excitement. Mr.. Hi
drrh thu lessee Of The hotel. had llaii' arrested.
T., ma c mplaint At righ' ilarts was
released hy h irienls "ains hl1 security. II"
a>ned rh,suih ,rr i,r his wcnp'n., consisting oi
revolver, drrl n-.tr aud KNIFE lhr ohfer re
ins,d To sjv' thru AZ, ihc charae ngaIu~f hlm hnt
beng di,tosai Il, lie ur.cd II. an excuse Tat
l." expected Ia hpgr to renew the difficulty. ana
w,,hci /, le rI,pnrl for it. Not leins ala to
- the Neaiti,s, he went away without them
Yesterday III mig h nrred bis bond bg ar-
reaiins h"frc Recorder snnnnrfs an! paving
GHn II So
ne,ween aoa o'elock yesterday afternoon
the TWO srnilrmenbad another moetDu, IA tbc
>a,ne place, aul Harris was INSTANTLY killed.. lae
csronnI use>,i 4nlon not being L,l yes'cr'lay,
w. IA l. ol'a,u onr nen iu' rmalioo, tbr best
W could. Hr#w,ll give tie statement f Mr. ".
l.. Martin. VIII AS ia the crnli,ny witp Harris
~l.rn tue fatal ,..re'ing took place;
WAS s4an#!ia' with Mr.. lla,r. Mt tie Office
counter d lie II IL. lie was settling his hliI
wilh the tielk anl had number OF bank notes
ia his hand. ~ hen Dr. Peek came M nnl spokn
to him WHAT he sad did not hear but Harris.
tarius round to hlnl, ard Appearing to be much
rs.'iicd, nGeSeu-lN sand to hlm, Il nm NOT pre-
rafcl for a diH.ellty now" Some other words
passed, AMI IiurfIs said, ." am not afraid YOU
le2k then drcty revolver, sud llnlrlS also
drew ono. i'.cl, fired first. They exchanged
several siluts: INV manY | cannot tell; liarr-
treating. and finally taking refuge in the wine
oau "a lilIe M stairs harroom at the side 0l the
hotel off e. i'crA drew knife and pursued llar-
is rot over the ,.puaicI: Peck umped over the
e unter n cr hm caught him ia he e'rner, aud
ia shed him wth i,)s knte fo!iowed, and see
ins this SAID t. Peek, For Gods snk", stop.
yau'vc kill Il HIM alrea1y.' At that he stopped
staibing llarr4. aud came ont.
The bartender who witnessed the fH1ie Of the
tra.edy, said that when Harris rnshed into the
room. he stood Tor momert trying to conccni
Himself behind the glass dooi; whilst standing.
lie discharged HI. pistol, accidentally. he thought,
n the bullet entered the weod work latternlly
tho other side of the door. Harris then to the
counter keeping closet to thu wall got over tho
counter, and pquatteI down in the corner behind
it. At the same moment, Peek come running in
With n knit" in his hand, spraoS oyer the counter
caught IIarri, il is corner, aud plunged his
kiilr into him several times.
Harris never said a word an3, when picked up.
was dead. His body was carried to his room and
laid on bed. Peck after finishing his work. re-
turned to the rotuhda. The peoplein the lotGnda,
who had lodged and scattered in all directions
wien the shontiny began, now came surGing in and
crowded around Peek, lie had his bio dy knife
in his hand and was replacing in in his sheath,
when he exclaimed ''stand back, gentlemen, don't
crowd me- Lieut.. Dryden, arriving, asked
him to give ui the knife He relusel. Sme Ct
the crowd said That's nm officer surrender =
He quietly gave up the knife, surrendered. and
was taken to the first District lookup. The stories
Of all the witness agree as to the extraordinary
co ness and coma sure Of Peck, bef're and alter
tlr tragedy
What lei In the first rencountcr on ,rs!ay,
vc are unable TO state. 1t il supposed to Save
r,,u'tel from me old difference n their home
Ma lison parish. .Nrr O,Fsans Crescent, ef Sat,
md,g