The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-06-18
From the aallipolis Dispatch.

J. -.
BD> A murder was committed iniho
upper cad Of town last Friday aisrnOOp.
which for cool AttroOiiy exceeds any
thing Of the kind that ever occurred in
this section Of0hio. The circumStsn-
css Of the cass4-whlth we have obtained
from reliable sourcss--are briefly as fol.
lows;
A soldier belonging TO the ,4th Va, Reg,
who has been ii the hospital above
town was permitted for 5omo reason to
Coae into towdand got partially iuto&i-
Gated, He went into A-gtocery kept by
Mr. Hank end demanded liquor Of him
to drink, M, Hank pleasantly, but
firmly. told him he could not sell him
any. The boldier, whose name is Dfi.
yer, then asked Mr., Hank to gius him
aome, But Mr.. II. refused. Driver
then asked a colorod man ID got Il for
him. but Mr., H. told him no could moi.
ther sell nor give him or any other SOL
diet liquor 10 drink, and attempted TO
pdrsuade hitito g6to his quarters. =.
Driver would not 90 but asked fbrpigais.
Mr.. H, handed him q box and told hun
10 help himself. which he did. taking ono
for himself and one for the negro, DFi.
yer then began 10 oinS6lt Mrs. Hank, ana
Mr.. Ii. wOS obliged alter somo difficulty
to compel him 10 leave the grocety. y
About this Time GeOfgo WeaEer, Gene
up and Mr.. Hank told him oI the diff
Guilty. at the same timo endeavoring to
pursuade DriVefto 20 10 the HoSpitalj
but iuItead ofdoing 90 lie nDnagea 10
follow Weaver into the grocery. Weas.
or told D, he ought TO 60. 70 bis camp:
II he was Cheese. Head 70 to their
camp; il he belonged 10 the Hospital to
20 there.' Driver refus0,l to 20 aud
they soon got into . quarrSland D. cd
led Weaver q G--d did SD ofabAh,
and struck at him. when Weaver struck
the soldier two or three limeA withia
pound weight, cutting bis face and brul-
sing himself somewhat. Weaver then
went across tho street toiihibi lilhst's
grocery and DriyeFfollowOd him swear.
ing that he would hill him bsfore night.
Driver then went nRAy, and Ia. about
50 minutes returned fully equipped aud
SOeibg Weaver sitting on his 7athef's
door step came up to within ton sieps
of him and deliberately raised his mus.
ket and without a word shot bin through
tho body. and Immediately began 10
load again. when Or. JohhT. eating,
VINO was comlngapth sssesl, 6PfAag
from bis horse sad knocking ths mus.
ket from bis handsseiZad hlm b. the
wrist napl.hisinshar eanae
IN Ltffstt. ,ri1si1 ~
andrew ati who, wo believe be.
longs to the Ifhmbul Guards, and 10
something ofA Ilabtist preacher. 10 sss
sist him 10 take Dri9 10 the Mayors
Office. This man with snolher tsho
came along about that lime started down
street one on each side Of Driver, anI
Mr.. eating followed with the ntu,kst.
Mr.. o. soon saw that the men with
the prisoner were trying to get away
from him. They epdoavored to got the
musket but failed, and Mr., O. finally got
them 10 the Mayors Office, when this
preacher attempted to got the prisonsr
away, saying they mus 20 to CspttOin
Smith. Mr.. eating refused to lot them
30 and in the strife foS tho prisoner. this
man, whowe believe Is only nominGly a
soldier, injured Mt. Csdug's hand, and
aftcrEard claimed that he was only ires-
passing on the Southern ConiedeEacy.
The prisoner was committed by Mayor
Damon. -