Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-09


.0,, s,y;a, who eiasss3 thcase.1s "a "'aar4s
| Cour, in gloss of satin and glinmer OF diamonds.
| with cheeks and lips fresh from their own artistic
hands, the rouge scarcely yet dry Upon thsis
advent. the Court room Was at once f!Ied with
What poets would term "ihe perfumes Of Araby,'
bu, the oltactories OF our Reporter confirmed h'm
in the belief that it was mushrat.
Officer Rowe being called. stated that lie sI'
rested the prisoner at the oar Himcoe, Oh aloI-
d,v NIGHT. Happening 10 be III the vicini;y,cf
E;cbanre Alley about half past II o'clock. ho
heard the report nf a pistol, and Il woman e1>
claim. Miss Ella is shot" and Al the same time
soy. The man has run out the door. lie ~
once started in pursuit-met n gentleman Lanei
Jones. and inquired if he hal seen q man run
ling that way. He replied. "lts-ie went mo
the Confederate House" He (Ro"e) at cnco
catered the last named house, where he 'nNhI
S;mcnc: took him III custody, conducting MN
ho.k t. the house Of Ella johnson, where to
WAS identified >s tie man who ha! s.i9t her.
S;r,roc WAS then cscutcG TO the watch house.
Lizzie Morris, Il thin, pale-taced female, in
whose hollow eye and glastiy coIliteHaDce
81, .4.rfs nf her l:ssipa;ct, vic lie were
clearly percept bic, was thea called, ami ce-
,n.cd tlat she was a "boarIcr a. Mss Elias"
mi that She WAS from : nth Carolina. St:e
recognized the prisoner IL the maH VINO was
q, EIIa's house on the previous n'shi. lie
came. into the house anI entered tie pa'!oF,
Yirn Ella wa.ked up t, aud odd han that lie
must gu oGr. saying WI cr she pat :I"r i'ani
81, his shoulder: whcrcup0n lie took 4 riE;ol
;,,r, und.r his cost an! -Eot ter. the bali l"s.
s;n- through ono th;ah and entering tie
other.
,Inserhine l~IessIcr, another inmate, ia:
fair and forty" if shc was a lay. wa, then
| called. When asked h"r age !y the Mayer
! shr rrrlied that she ''d;dn't know"
Mavor.-Are you t"cnty.one years GA.
ll.s>ler.-Wcii sir, | don't know; hug
think | an about twarty-oGc.
Mavor.-Nery well HOW tell me wE"t you
know about this affair.
lfess!er.--I was up in my room, IN '@r
third story Of The honsc, when heard loud
talking down in the par!or; shortly a!'Sf
heard the report of T. pistol, AND s,lnfm'1y
eyrla;m, "Go0d God, Mss Ella is shot!"
Immediately ppked my heal out or the WIN
dow and called for the watch. While ic'hirG
ont the window | saw Il man run out L" tovr
towards Main street.
Nayor.-Who was in the par!"r wen tho
shooting took place?
U.s<Ier--Whrn last in the rari"r pTc'iocs
10 the shooting, | saw one man faik'n%: L "'e
Of the girls, and another gentleman !ytS
sleep on the sofa.
Josephine Morris, a s'umrylookins ln'e
woman, with poel-marke! face was HEX:
called.
Mavo4.-Tell me What yo" know a@ou: ihis
matter.
Morris-A! I know. sir, is tina: when tbs
gentleman came Miss Fila wa. not N t." "ou:t:
| but while he waS in the parlor t"lEinG t. ""o
Of the girls. Miss Ella came. AID ulo" sceiS
her he evinced Il disposition :? leave. hta
said. Yes. YOU hal hcttrr % lie replied.
"Ue wanted TO 20" Ella then wake! o.
wards him and took hold u. hi o~!m"!tc'. sayi:S
at the same time that she wanted n" row:y
in her house. She had hardly n'adc this re-
mark wien the prisoner pulled a Colts five.
slron.cr from under his coat and hot her,
the ball entering the thigh. The rr:syn,r
Immediately after ran ont Tie door.
In answer to IN inquiry he replied ;ha:
she had nrver seen Sincoo n"!Hrc.
Simcoe was required /" give I"il in tie
sum oc $500, 70 answer the charge lc!v:c
the musings Cour; next Monday. fh"'hr'"
uymphs were also required to give surety Ter
their appearance as witnesses in tie Csc.