The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-23

noar between scouting parties IN the vici,l-
ity Of Bull Run, as was judged by the r.
ports of the guns. .s,e.7a1 5.s
Matrimonial Troubles--A Ira.
j r gedy i'm Love Lane.
i An occurrence, involving painful conse-
4 auences in its effects on the peace and hap.
piness Of an estimable family, transpired
i yesterday afternoon. The facts have been
misstated in some Of the morning papers
As we learn they are these: One Of our
citizens, Mr.. Horace b. Wilcox, had enter
tanned a belief for two or three months,
that his wife, young woman of more than
ordinary intelligence, viyacity and sparkling
life, who had always been the centre and
attraction of the social circle In which she
moved, was on terms Of improper intimacy
witp near neighbor, young George Tiff
fanny, some 20 years of age.
On Thursday afternoon Mr.. Wilcox was
riding alone on the Blue Hills road, and
was just about to turn into the road that
! desceuds from the high point at the old
Shepherd or Brinley Place to Love Lane,
when he saw ahead of him, and approach
ing, the carriage belonging to his wife's "a.
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young girl of Ii or l5) and young Tiffany.
The latter seeing the husband approaching,
turned and drove back down the hill at y
rapid rate, but the husband, now infuriated,
drove faster, and came against tho other
Carriage at the point where Love Lane meets
Vine street The shock stopped both ve.
hicles, and young Tiffany jumped out and
would have fed but his pursuer was in
statly out aud after him.
Wilcox presented pistol a. Tt head aud
hred. T. at the same time struck aside the
pistol, the explosion cutting one Of his I'm.
gers, and burning his hand with the pow.
der. The blow however, saved young T.'s
life, who ran, bareheaded and bleeding, into
the fields and woods, followed by Mr. W.,
who fired at him as he ran. Three shots
were fired without effect. Just then . car
riage driven by lady, accompanied by an
other female relative, came by, and young
f., came -bursring out Of the woods, bare
beaded, bloody, aud pale with fright, cry
ing, Take me in take mo in am shot,
The ladies, supposing the injury to be acci-
dental, took him into the carriage, when ho
sezed the rsins and whip and dashed madly
onward. With difficulty the ladies suo-
ceeded in stopping the carriage at Mr..
Grou's.
One of the ladies went in ~ obtain the
back, saw the carriage OF Mr.. w. coming,
and out be jumped, shrieking-"He's com
ing he's coming he'll shoot mol" and
dashed into the house, where he begged his
unknown lady friend to "hide him" Not
knowing what to do she opened q door
which chanced to lead down cellar, and
pushed him hastily down-but the cellar
door was scarcely closed ere the front door
was burst open, aud n rushed W :, demand
ing of Mrs. =
'Where is that young man 2'
Mrs. seemed &C loss TO know
who he meant, and asked IL he was q po-
lice officer 2 w. replisd--"Yes-I am po-
lice officer"
"Then," said the lady, you will probably
find him out there 10 the garden"
Out went W., and in came Mr.. drou, 10
know what was the matter and the lady
induced him to Jump into the carriage and
drive to town for police officer.
Meanwhile the carriage containing Mr..
WIS wife and q companion came up. Then
W., finding his search in vain, started for
town, with a view to be home ahead Of his
wife, and get the child, Q girl of about four
years; but Mrs. W. drove rapidly in, and
the two arrived at the south end about the
same time, and the result Of the interview
was that Mrs. W. left her house and went
| 10 her fathers with the child, refusing to
| give IL up.
Mr.. W. then went voluntarily TO the po
lice and surrendered himself. saying that
when he fired he meant to kill Tiffany.
Ample security being at once given for
! bis appearance, he was not detained under
arrest, and in the evening he was examined
before Justice Peters on charge Of assault
with intent to kill The result was that
the case was postponed for week, Mr.. W:
being held meanwhile in $4,000 bail, which
4 was given. Tiffany has said that be should
not not appear against ham.
We learn that il Is WIS purpose TO sue
4 for divorce, and that he will Claim and
have the child. He has already made .
J formal legal demand for It.
LISA painful affair in oil its aspects and
relations, commencing at first 10 q Irritation
ON the part Of the wife, to "punish" her bus-
|. hand for what she deemed inattsntion %
, herself, and imprudently progressing, step
/ by step, TO the present tragic end, hrs.
Wilcox is often blunt or indiscrsst in her
remarks and ber manners. But that sbe
has been criminal in her imprudsnt conduct
with Tiffany, we do not believe. Both oi
them solemnly aver that nothing Of tbs
4 kind has occurred, and we do not doubt
|. truthfully so. They have not attempted te
> conceal their intimacy Hartford 1,mes.
PoUR millions Of greenbscks and four