The New York herald., 1866-07-05

From the Greensboro ttia Beacon, June 2el
II becomes our painful duty TO chronicle personal
aad which resulted in the death Of two OF our citizens
and the woanding OF third. Tho particulars, re-
se' NJ sephen 10 wamsen and Mr. Peter Williams We're
sitting together on the sidewalk, ncar the en-
trance into Mr. Dusser's dining room, about one
Of the conversation Dugeer and williams got
10 jcking each other williamson said something which
gusge Williamson retorted, whereapon Digger struck
hlr severe blow with his fist, knocking him down.
Dagger then advanced upon him, and when in the
stephen Williamson, who was attending to HE uncle
H.ryeys store near by fired pistol at Dugger the ball
and advanced upon him, when he fred
again, the second eliot also taxing effect, the
quickly into his dining room passing to his bed
room, where he got double barreled gun came out
Of stephen, raised his gun shoot but Williamson
ing 20 him that he had nothing whatever 10 do In the
matter he lowered his gun but quickly ra,sed u again
deadly He then commenced hunting for Stephen
williamson, who had shut hmself up in his brother ssorc,
and suspecng where the object OF his search was he
placed the mrzze OF his against the store door and
hred the load lodging In Williamsons stomach. Digger
then tarned started FOR his house, Harvey William
SON struck him once over the head with his gun passed
The door Of the private part OF the hotel where
as he was about falling from the effect Of his two wounds
either OF which, We understand, would have proved
fatal. be joined by two three persons who
sisted him in the house, where be died in about half
Harvey williamson was taken home and died in some
three or four hours.
Stephen williamson, though badly wounded. is, We
glad 10 learn doing well 70 day "wednesday and IL
Is thought will recover.
Harvey Williamson was one Of the most peaceable, we'll
disposed and kind hearted men in the community,
having had in the or his life probably few
personal dnicalIes--f he had any-as any of
his age In the place. He had nothing whatever TO do
with the difficulty between Dugger and his brother He
native OF Duplm county, n. c., and had been
citizen Of Alabama for about thirty years residing
isR
age and has left wife and four small children in a
loes
Mr. Dugger was a native Of Virginia, but had been
citizen Of Greensboro for some twelve years,
and proprietor OF the Greensboro Hotel He has left
estimabe family, consisting Of wife and five or SIX
children, mourn the sad calamity which has bofaen
them.
James Williamson is represented pesceabe, we'll
disposed and estimable young man.
9hese terrible occurrences deeply afcting in their
character could have happened in community
where they would have been more deeply re-
srettod than they by the citizens Of Greensboro
But while all good citizens in this and all other commu
mites only deeply regret such evenIs but feel that
they bring reproach upon the communities in which they
happen, yet they OF occurrence throughout
the land and the legitimate offspring Of the vice Of
ntomperance, the most rcrrehensibe practice now
common, Of wearing deadly weapons, and OF the reck
less disregard Of human life which pervsdee land.
The evils 10 society spr!ngng from these
most alarming in their Character and call loudly for