The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-15
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

RICHMOND Dec IL, 1850
Tho following account Of the difficulty between DR.
James Watson OF Rockbridge county, and a negro
named Tobe Echols, was published several ago
and will prove interesting to your readers since DR. w.
has boon rearres,ed by order OF General schocld and
brought to this city:-
DR. james. Watson OF the most respectable gentle
Of Rockbridge county, Wednesday last shot and
killed negro named lobe Echols under tho following
circumstances the day previous the Doctor family
were going to church In carriage, and were oyertaken
in very narrow part OF the road by tho carriage
OF Major John r. Echols containing the family
OF that gentleman, and driven By the deceased
The negro attempted TO force . passage by
He, however, against the rcmonstrance OF tho
Doctors driver, made the attempt, whom tho
locked, one wheel OF the Doctors vehicle being
smashed to pieces This did not stop tho determined
negro, but he continued to drive ahead, when another
wheel broken and tho horses TO DR.. watson's car
rage took fright and ran of, In their flight breaking
the carriage TO pieces but for unacly without injurng
GUS part Of the mountain road on one side Of which
= steep precpice.
DR.. Watson not present. was he ut home being
absent In attending his practice. When he returned
Tuesday night, he was told Of the occurrence, and
wednesday morning rode over TO Major Ectols 70 chas
lives Of his wife and children He found him In the field
at work, and told him for what purpose no had come
and struck him with . small stick which tho negro
wranched from his hand and started 70 rum The doctor
ordered him to halt no would shoot him, aud the
negro nos ODeyng the Oroor te doctOr leve0d ha pistol
and fred the ball striking him In the back and coming
out about the cenrc OF the abdomen, inaoting wound
from which death ensued In few hours.
DR. Watson Immediately went to neiehboring msgis.
trae and surrendered himself and after examination
bacd IN the sum Of 81 900 for his appearance for
trial before tho County Court
The Doctor subsequently tried and discharged by
jury Of his county, but remarked above, he
rcarrosted and brought 10 Richmond General Schon0ld
admitted him 10 bail In the OF So, 600 and, by
agreement between the parties, examination viii be
commenced IN this city to morrow, when the evidence
In tho case will be made public The affair caused NO
excitement outside Of the neighborhood In winch co.
CURED and, consequently am unable 10 furnish any OF
the evidence brought 70 boar upon tho before the
court that tried II.
One branch of the Legislature has passed. bill ncor-
poratng the Virginia Express Company, and giving Il
the right 70 excude al other companies from Virginia
railways with the consent OF the railway companies
condition that centnm Of the receipts or the Ex
press Company DO paid into the treasury Of the State
The bill will doubt DO engineered through the other
house with The Examiner which IL REGARDED a
the ORGAN Of the Adams Express Is shocked II the
'course OF events"
From gentlemen recently from Southwestern virginia
learn that the tobacco crop IL quite good one, being
larger than II has been for sx years past further
learn from the same section that the freedmen arc
scarcely rel able borcrs than last year and
they evnre disposition 10 work sharea which not
satisfactory TO the ~ the SOIL since the negro
live onchaf OF what the whitee require, c0nse
quenily content 10 make = living only. and work
accordingly.