New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-02
,rhe ,rgae, ,cdy Of owe and ssEo6a.

A Nashville colTesp,. ndent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette thus refers to Tie ,ecent killing OF Bent
agent of the associated press:
This bloody drama is tie cuIuttation Of many
years Of wrongdong, aud / will give you The
story as have learned it from many persons, ana
as it has been told me by some of the most re-
spectacle citizens OF Nashville.
HUGH M'GAyoCK.
Hugh McGavock, deceased, was one of onr
most substantial and wealthy citizens. When
quite far along in years he married young and
beautiful wife, who became the mother Of one
son, the young man who perperated the homicide
to-day. The old man sleeps in an honored grave.
MADAME DEsEYELAs.
Toward the close of Hugh McGavock's life his
young wife became very much attached to her
music teacher-an accomplished and handsome
Frenchman, named Deseveas, to whom, subse
quent to her husbands death, she was married
This marriage did not prove to be very happy
one, and separation occurred prior to the death
or departure of Desevelas. Madame Desevelas
resides in a splendid mansion in the northern part
of the city. She is rich, highly accomplished,
and, although past forty, is one OF the most beau
tifu and engaging women that has moved in Nash
vile society during the past six years. Had she
been as prudent as she is fascinating, the bloody
corpse Of Z" Charley Bentn would not be lying
yOnder on Union street, nor would his devoted
wife and two sweet babes be weeping in utter
desolatiOn.
CHARLES BENT.
Charles Bent, good-looking, jolly we.edu
Gated young man, came to this city eight or ten
years since, and was employed as a bankers
| clerk. His accomplishments were varied He
had more than ordinary literary culture, and de-
voted much attention to music. At our great
| musical festivals he has always taken an import
| ant part, and has acquitted himself with high
credit. as agent Of the associated press, he occu
pied respectable and responsible position.
THE CRIME.
for. ,n,y, +L, ,,n.+ 4,o ,,,,I1t, ral+
scandaIized By the intimacy which has existed be-
tween Charles Bent and Madame Desevelas aud
that intimacy eliminated in open disgrace at the
National and Louisville Hotels, a few days since
The disgraCeful story need not be repeated.
rEANK nuGu M'GAvoCN.
r. H. McGagock, the only son Of Madame
Dasovelas, ia young man aged about twenty
two years. few months suce hc returned from
college in the North and for some time remained
| ID ignorance Of his mothers imprudant conduct !:
| hnt when the Louisville newspapers exposed her
shame, he was maddenGd, and resolved on the
| death Of Bent. 1t il said that he gave him warn
| ing that he must leave the city, or he would kill
him. OF the trnth of this ! cannot vouch He
\ has committed great crime, has done nothing t0
wipe out the deep disgrace that has fallen upon
one who was most dear to him, and yet the pub
| Lie sympathy is with him. NO one who has not
been himself crushed by such q lightning bolt as
| has struck down the hopes of Mr.. McGavOck, can
fully sympathize with him in hi5 present misery
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ROASTING A Confession OUT OF AN INcENDr
AIRY TFtHoHd, MIMI, Fiiddy, Oct l2.-Fol
| months past fires have occurred in Winona, with
| suspicious frequency. For some reason man by
! the name Of Charles Russell became suspected
and has been watched constantly for weeks, bOtE
by the authorities and private citizens. Last nigh
| he was seen to enter building IN which is kep
/ an omnibus belonging TO the Burrd4e House. liz
1 had can Of Kerosene, with which he saturated
! the cushions and every part OF the omnibus, anC
then set fire to it. just a. he was about to steE