Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1860-07-28
The LynChburg Tragedy.

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Charles W. Button, The surviving eii'
Tor of the Lvnchburg Virginian. whose
brother. Joseph Button. was killed on the
23d uf June, IN q street. renconire WIN
George W. and W, W. HardwicSe, edl.
tors of The Republican. and younger
brother seriously wounded, publishes
full and temperate statement OF The mel
apchoIy affair, claiming lhai The occur
rance was the natural finale OF series
of unprovoked prosecutions, on The part
Of the Messrs. hardwicke. Mr.. Button
complains that unjust statement o! The
affair has been published Ia the ptJHd'ce
If himself and Surviving brolher.snd gives
the follow ing circumsmn'ial accounloi 'he
tragedy:
We, in company with our brothers ard
The Rev. Mr.. Hammond, lefl tie Virgin.
ian office =: our ususl dinner hour, be-
and . clock on Saturday, The 23rd day
of June. We went bv our usual route
down Main street, and when we snlved
a, the intersection of 9th street. on which
/ the Republican Office is. Robert Button.
who WAS in the rear of us. noticed tho
Mcssrs. Hardwieke standing in front OF
The Republican ofTice, maniies'ng such
indication OF excitement az to straci MS
attention, and observed that they started
Of Immediately towards Church street,
IIhe next running parallel with Main. on
which We were,l and passed hurnedly
down that street as il # 10 intercept us.
At the same time, William Hardwlcke
was heard TO say, 'Iet US go down and
meet him"
When we hoh reached the intersection
Iof Ilrh street with Main, Robert Button
passed mp that street to Church, on which
Ihe Messrs. Hardwcke were walking in
he same direction as ourselves, and pas
sed them abou, midway between lIh and
I2,h streets. As he did this lie observed
each of those persons draw pistol rsrii'
aly from uuder their vests. Our toulo
was 10 pass Up 10Th sTeei from Main INTO
Church, and thence TO our home. Nhen
Robert. who had preceded those parties.
reached l2lh .ueel. lie crossed diagonal.
~ to the other side. and gave us signal
as we were proceeding up l2th from,
Main street
Turning round Immediately Orter, he
saw George w. Hardwicke pointing q
pistol al him as he thought, from the cor.
ner OF Church and l2th streets, when,
drawing his own weapon on HsrdSi,ke.
the latter rptresled into The deep 'ecess cf
DR.. Gimer's door. By ,his time our
brothers. George and Joseph, who wero
some distance in advance Df Us, hsd reach
ed The oppo-ire corner from where their
asssilsnv stood, when Go. w, Hard
wicke emerged from the door end posted
himself behind an iron FIRE plug a, tho
corner, which completely protected his
person from the shots aimed at him.
( He leveled lis pistol or the stem Of The
plug, and from that secure position he shot
Joseph Button. who stood foil front, with
large tree in his behind which be
scorned TO seek protection rom his ssssil.
ans-both OF whom we're firing q, lin
but fell in his tracks. defending himself
like brave man. Coming up and ocru-
pying position near the middle ri l2ih
street. and al an Obtuse sngle fronr us
contending parties, We drove George W.
Hsrdwicke from his portion behiud the
plug, into the recess Of Or. Gi!me's
) door, from which he tried ineHrruusly
several tunes TO fire upor Us, bu, finding
our pistol aim Al him. woold as 0ften
withdraw his person under cover.
a, this time, our two brothers were
shot and We siood two sgsinsttwo. vnh
the odds in favor OF our ssssilsNs--Sho
were mostly projected. Finding that 1s
coald not draw George w. Hardwirko
from his position. we chased him into
DR.. Gilmer's house, where he took refuge
bv fastening The door after him. and in
his flight. firing bis pistol IN contrary
direction from us. through 'Le middle
door Of DR.. Gllmer's Hal. the ball pas.
the person of Mrs G,lmer. WhIism
Hardwicke hid meanwhile been pursued
lby Robert Button. faint ard w 0uudrd as
he was. into Dr. Walker, gate. srd .hsd
on his person vhe6 arrested. y h's 'hno'.
er. de7Iurer. aud bowie.knifr MI 10,
George w. HsrdU icke hsd FIVE shooter
and deringrr pistol sl.o.
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as blszes-snd mske the surface ,moo'h
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day. or as oflFn ss you feel like u. A.
night cover your hesd up whh onion-.
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