Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-30
CONFEssION on RI-ss

the Heraids report we get the following adj
ditional particulars:
CONFESSION OF RUSS.
While sitting before the stove in the po-
lice station, n poor, miserable, wet. wounded
and repentant young man, Russ made a
rambling and disconnected statement of his
case, which, as near as can be remembered
was as follows:
loved the young woman, Miss DAYTON.
She pretended to love me, but she only made
believe, and at length deceived me. / was
made the victim of her entertainments: was
her dupe. spent money for her comfort
and welfare, she promising TO become my
wife and settle down here, where we might
be happy. i finally found out that she had
been cheating me, and we were separated.
But | was not happy without her, and the
quarrel was made up, and we became friends
again. II was only recently that | learned
that size was still filled with ingratitude.
There was nothing against the character of
Frances Dayton. 1t was all from her in.
gratitude. She would at one time consent to
union and as quickly negative that assent.
We had been talking together of this when /
did the act which i intended should end both
Of our lives at one and the same moment.
THE PARTIES IMPLICATED.
The young lady, the victim of her hot
headed lover, is a native of Washington,
Connecticut, where her father resides, her
mother being dead and is n young woman
Of more than usually attractive appearance.
Gentle in manner, highly educated and en-
dowed by nature with lively temper and
fascinating address, she was Just the person
20 captivate young man of RUSS peculiar
temperament. IL is reasonable to suppose
that she gave him cause 10 think that his
passion was reciprocated, and pe,haps it
was and the ingratitude of which he spoke
only a chimera Of his own unhealthy BRAIN
At least for some months, he had been
sutton for her hand. She had resided in
Brooklyn, at the house of Mr.. Kenyon, with
whose daughter she was intimate, from about
the LIST Of December. Miss KENYON and
Miss Dayton had been school-mates together
in Connecticut. The latter is about twenty
years Of age, and highly respected by all
who formed her acquaintance Her Christ
mas day will be sorry and unhappy one
And, indeed, she may not sur, We TO behold
the rising of the sun of ~ II joyous day.
From the New V I'd of day later,
we learn:
The Russ, who is
~ considered
the physicians
ne will eventually
assists, however, that he
* not the slightest desire TO
,r than he can help. The two
rs with which be shot himself have
1een extracted piecemeal with the excep-
ton of perhaps a fragment, which is still
imbedded in the skull. He speaks ration
ally, and answers the questions Of any one
who is permitted 10 speak to him with ease
and fluency Of language truly surprising
in one who must naturally suffer great phvs-
ical pain. He even surprised the physi-
clans in attendance upon him bv his deter
mined bearing while they were engaged in
probing the wounds and extracting the
fragments, during which time he never
moved muscle, never in fact manifested
the least symptoms of pain, but stood every
thing like one dead TO all physical sensibil-
ity. He viii undoubtedly recover, but with
the loss of his right eve
miss DkyToN's CONDITION.
Miss Fanny Dayton is getting along as IA
vorably as can well be expected. The cir
culation which has been up two hundred and
A thorough examination Of the wounds by
the attending physician, Dr. Whaley, proves
that two balls penetrated the skull-one upon
the back and side Of the head, passing direct
~ forward and little downward toward the
base OF the brain. That bullet still remains
where IL lodged. The other entered the
right side of the head, passing within the
Uranium and came out about two inches from
Il al.
mediately back Of the right ear Thus. IL
will be observed, that there are four bullet
wounds which at first gave rise TO the imprcs-
sion that four shots had been fired. A thor
ough examination proved that one of the
balls passed through portion Of the skull,
hut without injuring the brain.
ANXIETY OF THE LApY's FRIENps.
A number Of the friends Of both the I'M
fortunate parties were at Mr. Z. W. Ken
yon's house Sesterdav in order 10 INQUIRE rs
20 the condition Of the lady. Among them
were Hon. Mr.. Stebbins, at whose place of
business Russ had been employed as book
keeper some years since. and DIR. +. W.
Gum, principal Of seminary in Washing
ton, Iitchield county, Connecticut, in whose
family Miss Dayton resided, and which she
still considers as her home.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAYTON A MEDIUM.
Ii appears that some time previous to 1855,
Miss Dayton, then a mere child, having lost
her mother, who was carried of by cholera
in lS49, and being literally cast upon the
world, was taken in charge by some spirit
uaiists and converted into n medium, in
which she was found 10 he proficient. The
frequent manifestations she had been sub
jected 20. IL was feared, would affect her ner-
vous system and out OF sympathy Cor one
10 young Judge EdmSnds suggested her re-
moyal 20 DIR. Gums school, where she could
also be well taken care Of Mr.. Rnss was OF
the same Circle Of Spiritualists, and at once
offered 20 provide for the girl. he did SO.
He took her 10 the house OF DIR. Gum, ard
entered into an sgreemen, 10 pay for her care
and tutelage. This was in the summer Of
1855. She remained there until some time
in 1857. when Mr.. Russ represented 10 DIR.
Gum that. rs his salary had been decreased,
(caused by the financial crash Of that year,
he found Il impossible to pay for her tuition
any longer. He requested that she be al
lowed 70 20 with him 70 Canada, 10 remain
with his friends there, and demanded her
trunks. This wis refined, and the girl was
ron that time adopted ~ one OF the family