The New York herald., 1863-05-27
DR.. Peters md f1is VIE.

ACCOUNT OF THE KILLING OF VAN DORM BY DR.
rETERs-uow PETHRs EscArkD-LErrER FROM
NASHVILLE. Tenn, May 20, 1858.
am boarding. for tie t,mo being, at the same house
with Dr. Pcters the gcLtealan who recently killed tho
rebel General Van Torn. pr Peters turns out to be
different from what supposed him 20 be- In other
words he turns out be a gentleman know something
Of. served With him In the solthcrp Commercial Con-
vention seven or eight years ago He more recently
clever gent and 10 of good sense and whsi
d wortn several hundred thousand dollars lie owns
the most princey mansi IN Naury county, al spfng
H where DC spends his summers. lie ihrec plan.
tstous In Arkansas, within cur Ines and one hundred
uu has protected By generals or the last
twelve n!hs ne NJ even now raising crop of cotton
nor tsmpSsil and cocnei stokes u procuring for him
authority 70 visit bis plantation IN Arkansas 70 look after
his interests. .lt
Or Peters 10 n modest. courteous, and kind hcartcd
gentlemas, his l4th year, and Is about
inches nigh lie commenccd life poor and his
pract ed medicine about twenty years. He three
chidren by frst marriage and two by his present WIFE,
HIS lressat wife was Miss McKissc, hne locking
man We y bic and highly accomplished She Ter.
iors the piano harp and violin Tue particulars
her criminal connection with the rebel General am
no, able TO give aud were !. am net dsissei 70 go
nality and of most vilaiuocs ueaiment bv the rebel
oaoer, clear and nbqucsonatle Ibe back hearted
villain deserved 10 die the death he did dc. ara nt the
htnds OF tho very who killed INN The cufLt
to come ~ 10 court. and take the Doctor ~ll
he shouId irIi the HANDS q The fetes
lie ha the sympathts and resfec, d AL loyal in
'hi Tss GO rotor S,y tcrforms da when he s van
Dorm out II Que Of bold and manly daring without
parallel this wicked rcbe lion .augufaled lie
wak,d iato the rebel Generals quarters IN opp day
light, passing the sculsncs, and CenaLded satsactH
for the INJURIES done hm, while the rebel un6ei
by members u biz stall, and white he xasseaed his
table writing. lie up and read 10 tie octnr what
he bad written and offered satisfaction. The r0ctor
tid hn that ntt sat;snct ry, wncfeartn Van orn
ordered hm 10 leave bis room, damned oowafdy rascal
or h. would kik him cut. lhe Ecctor instantly drew
fevo'ver and shot his braDs out wheeled upn his heel,
passed. out tho-gh two gatcs mounted his horse aud
rude ch pme three miles, when he had q heavy pair of
coe 10 the lace. aud crop " hair flow ing down
upoa bs shoulders cut short. lie lad aside a
hieh ervwped fsshiouable hat, and put en- = sisek
cap, and upon arriving at she!byynle. he learned
that the R'ght Reverend VIA or General pisop Inoni
das Polk had ordered his arrest, AID started out me
cwaIry search Of him printed ti.ls Describing
his tcfson lie rde th three Of lbc men,
rassug sfb them odt o. town. bat he no me ms M ei
the bill Thus Ac cscsIed ccsectoi reached Nash.
vile In snfety.
var Iar o. graduae q West Point was ihs ue., ,.s,
ptrtis n erDesa 10 the rebel sr,ic H. s,eGe vail Jat
son It ia q b 1rdnatc command IN Texas when
that cid gssy ~ red traitor, Iwis betrayed the rnnn
tteu at the outbreak OF the rebellion IwiQus
psrocd be MN troors and agreed that they eho IA
I'VE tau 20 ktsfipu the North bd Van forr ar,i NJ
aro the vKxpls that naf bound to re-
sp,ct The ys,is ~ Another traitor of the sane sort
ire th.rousv erccped the rsrvlei Union trcots ,,c -
Their vessel. gux porusn of thetn snd nsde
them cautiyes treating them not with tho cncuey
due to rrsOae, 20 hosiie e army.
Loss OF . ss'easser On the Missouri River.
sr Iorls, NAY - fss3
The steamer Ma.vnsa vas sunk Dewitt In ,hs
Missouri rivsr Fr say last The boat cargo were