, 1865-07-06
THE BOWMANVILLE MUIR
DER.
A Young Lady Shoots the Man who
has Aef Love Lse.ets.

fFrom the Bowmanville &c. Wy Statesman.l
The principals in the affair are Mr.. James
Kerr, lately tayern.keeper, Of Orono, and
Mis- Charlotte Mnnson, OF Hampton. Last
school in 0iono, and boarded at the house OF
Nr. Kerr. An intimacy sprung up batween
them, which. though notcf1mlnal at the time,
| led to sad consequences. The parties, while
living In the same house, kept up cores
pondence with One another, the purport Of
which has not been made known. A rumor
Of criminal connection was put in circulation;
but Kerr, now lying at dea:h's door, states It
vas false rumor: Early In February last,
Miss Munson left Orono 10 20 West, aud was
followed to Toronto by Kerr. They mot in
the sitting room OF hotel there, and Miss
bfunson asked Kerr to return to her the letters
which she had previously written him. This
be refused to do and, accordfng to her story,
foIeibly detained her in an adjoining room ali
night. From that time to the present she has
been living with Miss Smith, Of Toronto On
Monday evening Miss Munson, accompanied
By Miss Smith, proceeded BY railway from
Toronto to NeTtonville, where they stayed
to Newcastle, and ii here hired at Mr. Brad
1eJ's livery stable horse and buggy, stat.
lug that they wished to 70 to Leskal1,
They went north to Ballyduff. and on theI1
return at night stopped at Watson's hotel,
in Orouo. Mr.. Kerr was sent for and Oh
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Miss Munson'a request to accompany them
to Hampton. md then, leaving them there,
return the horse and buggy to Mr.. Bradley.
With this understanding they left Orono,
coming around to Hampton BY the longest
route. When north Of BoWmanyille Iwo
miles and bali, and Just after passing the
drew a revolver and ehot him-the ball enter
Ing the lett side, and passing throu5h the body
lodged In the right side. Kerr at fr3t thought
he had been ehol BY some person on the road,
and ut cncc started the horse on q run, at
of the women took the feIns and stopped the
horse, WHIT n Kerr again heard pistol click,
and suddenly reaching out craeped tie reyol-
yer In the hand Of Miss Munsou. Not be-
Ing. able to .wrest 1t from her lie threw him
sslf fIom the ca11lage, and It passed on .
little over q mile and quarter, to the
residence cf ". Z. Gaud, where be sought
ard obtained admission. BE was speedily
conveyed to Broide'e Hotel In this town,
and medical aid wss Immediately pro-
cnred. The deed was committed about two
o'clcck On "Wednesday morning, and Nj.
kcH reached Bowmaav1lie at about tire. HIS
case Was at once pronounced almost hopeless,
and Ee now lies at the point OF death. After
perpetrntlnE the rash act, Miss Muuson and
her companion returned to BoWmauvllle,
md 6taJcd at the house Of friend for q
time; then went to Newcastle to return the
conveyance, and at the same time Miss Nun
son voluntarily pinced herself In the hands Of
Mr.. Brndlcy, as under arre5t-he being q con-
stable. She confessed to him that She had
willingly shot Ken, ard exhibited the utmost
!. cling ut being placed in such position.
On Searching her, Mr. Bradley found the re-
yelyer from which the fatal bullet had been
pum; both OF which are now In bis
possession. She did not try In the least to
escape; but states that her companion va3
totally Ignorant of the whole aT4tr, and that |
the alone had any knowledge OF the plot-
Miss Smith not being .. party to it either as
was ar1alsred before George Haiucs. Esq.,
at the town Hail, BoWmanyil'e, on Wednes.
day, and pleaded guilty to shooting Kerr.
8hc was committed to jail ut Cobu.e, to |
stand her trial at the next asslzes. Miss |
A1uuson could not be persuaded by parties to |
had done The deed, and would not tell IN uu-
t,ulh to ehleld herself Her only regret WIS
for the sake of her family, for whom she feels
tbe Ereatest grief. She further states that
her skason for shooting Kerr was that he
would not return her letters and menaced |
ssF th t5e1r tha Threat Of making known
not comply with his wishes. Miss
MuDson Is . young lady Of good accomplish
mcnts. well educated, and holds 1rst.class
teachers certificate from the Toronto Nor
NAL School. Her family Is highly respecta-
ble, and must sadly feel the shock occosioned
By the erring ones mtsdecds. The fa.her Is
dead, but the rest of the family are we'll to do
In the world, and will doubtless have the
syDpathies Of the entire community In tbIs
thclr time OF trial. 3Ir. Kerr has wife, ,Ayho |
Is very highly spoken OF, and three children.
They were sent for and remain with the dY-
Ing man.
The ball was extracted from Kcr.'s side on
Wednesday afternoon, By Dr., Reid and at
this time-niue O'Clock Thursday morning-
the sufferer is still alive though very weak.
1t Is thought he cannot live.
1t Is stated that Miss Munson previously
cartfed revolver, with the intention 81
Shooting either Kerr or herself; and that
Kerr took the weapon from her, and sttll re-
tains 1t. She expressed determiua tion Of
put ting an nd to her life on the first oppor-
unity, and tried twice to shoot herself yes
tcrday; but the revolver would not go oil. |
The unfortunate creature must he IaborinC
under 'empo1ary insanity, aud driven to des-
petation through fear Of her toEmentor. We
cannot Int feel patncd while chronicling
Ihese iacts, but deem It best that d correcs
'ersion Of the nfIair should be given to the
public, as so many false reports are In cir
,ulQtiQQ.