New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-13
bloody Trageax In GEORGIA.

From the Waynesboro (Ga.) News Of tile stl
/ INST we extract the following:
| On last Monday afternoon most Iamen.able
/ tragedy was enacted III and near our town. Mr.
/ Jonn y. owen, respected citizen, Was shot dead
in front Of his storethe ball passing through hjs
heart by Mfr. John Walker, South Caroinian
VINO has resided for the past year in our county
Mr. Walker, we hear, stood within fouf feet of Mr.
Owen when he dis charged his pistol, which was a
Goitts repeater; he made two attempts--the first
time his pistol snapped, or missed fire the second
was more unfortunate.
MIR. w left for his home, about two miles dis.
rant, Immediately after the occurrence whittier he
was pursued by an armed posse with the sheriff at
Was first approached by an unarmed party, to
whom he refused to deliver himself, threatening
death to all.
On the arrival Of the posse at his house, Mr..
walker fed to the woods, and for the time eluded
the pursuit: but, having returned to his house inst
as the posse were leaving, he was 80 imprudent as
TO show himself in fact, $50 we hear from several
of the party did so openly, presenting himself
with gun in his hand daring them to arrest him
his manner SO frightened his children that they
fed 70 the negro quarter, not very far distant; his
wife seeing his danger, for the party attempted to
reason with him, though giving him plainly to m
derstand that they intended to take him dead Of
alive, interposed her person. and attempted to re-
call him within the house; throwing her off he adj
Vanced and leYelled his gum here, in defence
one of the party fired, followed quickly, almost
immediately, by two others; unfortunately. Mrs,
Walker, in attempting to regain her husbands
side, threw herself in the waT, and received shot
in the hand. Mr. Walker retreated into the house
and fell dead We wish we could here end the re-
cital the melancholy Affairs but the same deathly
messenger that had called an erring parent to his
Masters throne wounded the loving wife and
mother. and likewise summoned one OF their inno-
cent babes.
The little Child had returned without having been
perceived. The shot that struck down the unfertu-
nate innocent had entered at the door, passing
quite through the house.
Since going to press we learn the following far
Their and more minute particulars Of the occurrence
at the house, from the officer and posse:
On approaching the dwelling Of Mr. Walker, he
lWalker] came out from the yard and defied them,
and after reasoning with him on the propriety If
surrendering to the Law peaceably and be still re-
fusng defiantiy, il was proposed 10 surround him,
and he fed to the woods, pursued by the posse.
where they could not follow him. IN
They had returned to his dwelling, and were dis.
cnsslng the means to secure his arrest, when he.
having returned to the house, came but with his
gun N hand, again defying them; and being again
importuned to give up he still defed them and
presented his gun, with the declaration: "D----n
you, Il yen will not fire, 4 will. AT this unctnre
three barrels were fred from the posse which re-
suited in his DEATH