The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-15
. ! FROM the Wheeling Iatelligencer March lS
SHOOTS ANOTHER AND THEN KILLS HIM.
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A TERI TRAGEDYy~A YOUNG MAN
SHoOIS ANOTHER AND THEN KILLS HIM
SELF. II '''-
We regret to announce that a shooting afrr.v Of
serious character occurred at the Spripp House
about O'Clock yesterday morning Two voung
men named Richard MADDEN and James p McI,ane
with others, were talking together, when dispute
arose between the two We have named Notv itb
standing several sharp words passed it was generally
regarded as ike and McLane, starting ont. was
followed by Hadden. The former drew nistoI
and MADDEN. surprising the pistol not to be loaded
still advanced, when mcLane fred the ball entering
Hadden's left breast, directly over the heart
Haddcn still supposed, for the space of couple of
minutes, that cap had merely exploded, and was
only convinced to the contrary, when he reeled
and fell upon the floor. From remark which
Mcllane made after the shooting, it is evident that
he supposed Hadden to be armed with a knife Dr.
trlSseil was sent for and after probing and examin
ing the wound, gave it as his opinion that MADDEN
could not live long, though the ball had taken a
singular direction and could not be certainly
traced Hadden was removed to the residence of a
relative, and during yesterday seemed to be i'm
proving, and strong hopes were entertained of his
recovery.
Young McLane yesterday morning came down
to the store which he was engaged on Main
street, as usual, though evidently agitated on ac
count of the rash act of the few hours previous,
and the probable consequences. About nine
O'Clock, however, learning that he about to be
arrested, he disappeared. Yesterday evening his
numerous friends and relatives were startled by
uesPdteh ioh Deldire, statnP tnat he had shot
himself near that village, and was dead The first up
fortunate occurrence distressed Is relatives great
~, but this announcement completely overwhelmed
the whole family with grief. 1t is most dreadful
tragedy. Young McLane was about twenty years
OF age, and was greatly admired by his employers
and loved by his associates.
1t appears that upon leaving the store in the
morning, McLane went down slowly to the West
Wheeling Ferry Landing, and after crossing stood
for some time on the Ohio shore looking into the
water, and then proceeded down towards Beaire
lie is supposed to have fingered along the route be-
tween the Ferry Landing and the place where the
BODY was found, short distance this side of Bell
alre, until about hafpast two o'clock, and being in
distracted state of mind because compelled to
leave bis home a feon, drew his pistol and shot
himself through the heart.
A number of the friends of the deceased went
down to Bellare, and returned last evening bearing
the body. He seemed to have been thinking the
matter over before committing the rash act, as he
had whitfield quite a large niche in the fence
against which he had been standing. Before firing
the pistol he wrote his name upon his shirt bosom
with pencil. When first discovered by boy he
was still struggling, but died in a short time, and
was removed to a house near by