Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-16
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monday Morning Feb. is. 1861

monday Morning, Feb. is, 1868.
B8-A DssFI1aRATE ESooUaTIa-A= No=
TED AoCcAsfN KILLED. have the par
t'culars otian iuusueceseful attempt to cap.
suse Uni9n man and his gun by four moo
casln Rangers which We proceed to, give as
On last Wednesday night, between 8
ana 10 o'clock, the members of the family
OF VIM. D: Richards, farmer living on 5I,
lucker Creek, in Writ county, about seven
miles from Elizabeth, the county seat, and
seventeen milesafrom Petersburg. were
disturbed by the voices of "a number of men.
not far from. the house. One of The females
was In theiyard at lifetime, and called to
know what was wanted. The leader of tba
gang replied that they wanted the old man
and his gun. The girl told them there wast
a sick person in the. house, and theysoupht
to go of. The leader said they didn't in
tend to disturb any person but the old9mapl
out they must have him aud his gun. In
the house at the time were the old man
richards, nilsson Isaac, and soldier nam.
ed Page, belonging to the 18th Regiment
virginia Volunteers, who was a. neiehbor's
son. at home on a sick furlough. MI. Rich
ards had retired to bed, but the 'twojyouno
men were up. The old gentleman. was
aroused, and jumptnggout of bed, seized his
rifle, and the song got down musket that he
had loaded few days before fol the
purpose OF, shooting fox. The soldier
was unarmed, though there was another
F'ne 10 the house, which, in the. confusion,
he did not get hold Of; The son went out
side to the corner of the house and saw n
man standing on the porch, aimed aud
bred. The man fell and dropped his .s,un
from his hands, He then went bebindstbe
houseto reload his piece, when he saw two,
mon struggling a short distance from him
he rushed up and struck his father a blow
on the head, installing him for ranger.
Fortunately he discovered his error,i 4 TIM
to give his fathers antagonist a stpnniDr
blow on the head, which caused him 10
drop his gun and stagger towards the
fence. The..son theusw went arouhd,to the
back of the milk house to finish, loading
his gun, when hesaw his father approach
ing him, trying toageti a shot at him with
his revolver. he shouted TO his father not
to FIRE. Two men were then seen to lear
over the fence, mount their horses and
ride off in the darkness. Upon returning
to the house and striking a light, the man
who was shot was found dead, the load of
buCkshot having taken effect in the head,
scattering the brains all around. He was
recognized as Emery Ball, q noted bush
whscker and a Lienteraus. His gun, and
the one dropped by the man engaged with
the old gentleman, and two Others found
leaning against the fence wherethe rangers
hitcned their horses, were picked up, and
1t is supposed the horse Of the dead man
Is somewhere in neigBborhood. In the
melee the old gentleman tried to fire his
gun, aud never. discovered until the ARRAY.
was oyerithat his piece was at a half-cock.
His revolver got entangled in his belt and
he was unable to use it, and the soldier
was unarmed, SO that by the daring aud,
GOODNESS of young Richards, the rangers
were driven back with the loss of their
leader and their arms, The two young
men came into Parkersburg about day
light the next morning and1reported the
facts to Col. Frost, who Immediately
started a squad of ten picked men in pur=
suit of the gang.
B9r ANorHEn ,Lor OF GRowBA11s.-Anz