The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-13
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An Infernsl Machine In Basa es..A sesre
Blows Up aad six Perssns BADLY Wsu.A.
ed-.The Perpetrassf In Danger sf bsins
Lynched. &gs+9
The Louisville papera Of Wednesday give
full particulars Of the late terrible AFFAIR At
Hawesvills, Ky. Take 1t al In all, this is one
Of the most appalling atrocities that was ever
perpetrated In Christian country. The Demo.
crat says:
The town of Hawesville was, on Monday
last, the ecene Of another terrible affair Ur.
II. A. Dawson, who, II will b remembered,
aud shot Thomas Lowe, about a year sgo.
attempted to destroy his own life, together
with the lives Of several other persops 1t il
supposed that hts object was to lake the life of
Mr.. Tom Sterrett against whom he has en- ter.
.ained q deadly animosity since the death Of
Lowe. This arose from the fact that Mr. s.
had expressed himself rather freely against
those persons who took the Lie Of Mr.. Lowe.
that diabolical act was contaminated.
On Monday last Dr. Dawson entered the
store o. Mr.. duncan, in which Mr.. S.errett.
with three or four other persons, was ted.
He had urder his cloak o willow market.
basket, in which. covered over with some
eggs, was an i.ferna! naaehs1e of his own inven-
tiun. A description Of this instrument OF
death may he interesting.
~ W08 q tlU tuOts dIxo 0uOuk0 10 0OkQ Hve
or six pounds Of powder, with which il was
filled. This magazine was contained within
another tin canister. Of d0ul1a- ~ slxe. The
space between the two was filled with bullets
weigh ten or twelve pounds. This ix|erna.
machine was constructed under the d.ctor's
especial direction, by timer in CanneIton,
Ind, which town is Immediately opposite
HaWesville.
Dr. Dawson approached Mr.. Sserrett, and
when within a few feet of him, he set IRE to
his internal machine, with the expectation Of
blowing himself, Mr.. Sterrett, and every body
terrible. The room was built Of stone and
brick. One whole side of the house was blown
out. the roof was lifted from the rafters, and
six large sills above were broker. Mr.. Dun.
wounded-it is feared fatally. Mr.. Sterrett
was seriously hurt and badly burnt. Three
OF the bullets entered his face, and it il feared
he may lose an eye. DIR. Dawson had his lett
broken. his right shoulder disiocated. the flesh
torn off the shoulder to the bone, his clothes
torn from the body, and he was badly burned
in the face breast aud arms He was horri-
BILE sight, aud rushed from the house, after the
explosion, crying J" Kill me, for Gods sake;
do not want to live any longer" Two other
persons were in the room, but were not Sc
riOusly injured,
and feeling the shock, Tn he'd to aud fro in the
widest confusion. They thought that u keg
IT powder had ex. luded in the store room.-
w hen they were informed of the truecause Of
the explosion, many persons were in favor OF
killing Dawson, aud strong efforts were made
to do SO. The news spread through the coun-
~, and the country people were rushing to
town with their guns for the purpose of taking
Ing, and, at 8 O'Clock on Monday night it was
thought that Dawson would be taken out Of
Jail and killed.
CURIOUS CASE OF MIsTAKEN IDENrlTY.-It
wall be recOllected that some time since Mr..
Henry Williams was arrested and held to bail
il S5,Mlt by the U. S. Commissioner and JUS
.'ice Connolly, on charges of taking a letter
from the post -office addressed to f. A. Will
liams, aud forging the name of f. A. Williams,
by which operation he defrauded the NorWaik
(Conn.) Bank of $1,000. The accused stren-
uCusiy proes ted his innocence; but as ne was
positively identified by the clerk at the post
ffice rs the man who received the letter. and
by the clerk At Adams Express ONCE as the
person who received the $500 brought by
them frcm Norwalk, for Mr. +. A. Williams,
his protestations obtained no credence. Twv
DAYS ago new development was made in the
case. second Williams was arrested by Of
hcer McDougal, OF the detective police. Gu.
rlously the tact came out that the latter Viii.
iiams. from poverty, had risen suddenly to
apparent afhueDce, ana to driving his fast
team on the BiOOmingdaie road. In the mind
VI the sharp detective ii WAS matter worth
investigating, and ne did investigate. He be.
cdule IuIulllar Win tne second Williams.
drank Wile with him, told stores, and rode
with hlnf in his dashing buggy. Williams
No. = is of a communicative disposition. tie
told the officer that he had two thousand iu
bank; that he had been a lueky dog. and in one
OF his wild revels drank mysteriousiy to the
brightness of bank cashiers.
AT the right moment officer McDOua al ar.
rested the criminal and liberal Williams He
was charged outright with having Obtainea
Mr. +. A. Williams nOte and the money up
on 1t. lie denied II, OF course. Ills trunks at
mis- residence in Twelfth street near Fourth
avenue, were searched, and specimens of his
obtained. A positive semblAace
was found 10 exist between the same aud the
note tv the cashier. He was taken before the
pos t. office clerk, and the clerks at Adams Il
Co.'s express. They all identified him at once
as the man. James s. Wiiliams-for this Is
the nAme of the latter Wiiiiams--is now
locked up in Eldridge street Jail, awaiting
full examination in the case.-N. Y. cypress.
= SHOCKING ACCIDENT.-On the Sd instant
Jacob Hagde, young German, met with
accident at one of the ore banks
near Marietta, Pa. The Wrightsyille Star
says:
The unfortunate man. in attempting to oil
the machinery, slipped, aud his loot was
caught between the wheels, by which his en-.
tire leg was drawn in and crushed up to the
body, and in throwing out his hand, it, too.
was caught and mangled in a dreadful man.
ner. Our informant states that when the
crushed leg was avn in up to the knee
joint, the force and resistance at that point
was so great as to break the wheel. The un.
man sat there thus mutilated alone
auo IN the cold, from tU O'clock. when tht.