The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-30
VIRGINIA NEWS.

AssAsstNAT1oN IN B~RUHswICK-A PEN
TERTIARY CONVICT LoosE-MuRpER OF
YOUNG Man OF HIGH STANDING, BY
IARnoSEp P~EStTESTIART DEsrERADo.-Th,
Petersburg Express copies the followin,
from a private letter from n gentleman il
Brunswick county, Virginia, to a relative 0
his in that city
DEAR-: I write to youto-day at tn,
request of your sister, with whom I dinec
IN yesterday, and who is deeply distressed
in consequence Of the death of her husband
who was shot and killed by that dcsnerado
DIR. Lewis, on Christmas Eve, the ottl
Instant.
John r. Carroll, who married daughter
0f Mrs. Parrish, with whom Lewis live,
and whom he keeps, took ont a peace war
rant against him on account of threat:
which Lewis had made against his life. and
had John Burwell Drummond appointed
special constable to execute It.. John,
SHOWING the desperate character of the
man, summoned several of his neighbors to
accompany him, but enioined upon them
not to use harsh measures until he gave
orders to do so. rs he wished to arrest Lewis
without the shedding OF blood. About !:
O'Clock in the afternoon of FRIDAY last they
met Lewis and his boon companion
(McGi1lin) in the road near DR.. Powelrs
store. Lewis and McGifin seeing the
company, and suSpecting their object,
~dismounted from their horses and pro.
tectcd themeelves-or rather Lewis Drn-
tcctcd himSclf-bchind some pine trees.
there being n cluster of them at that spot,
but in lodging from tree TO tree kept his
carblnc pointed at the company. The ma
lure OF the warrant was made known to
MIN, but he refused to surrender. and
assumed a more hostile attitude. Benjamin
spence, seeing the danger that threatened
them, presented his gun and asked John
to alloy him to fire but the permission
was refused, and the next moment Lewis,
after having taken good aim, fred mt John
Drummond. killing him instantly. The
ball entered his left breast in front, and,
passing entirely through, came out under
his right shouldrr-hlade. He remarked az
he fell, ~ am 4 dead man." and immcdi-
ately expired.
In the confusion of the momcn Lewis
made his escape, and has not yet been cap
turcd.
lie may slip over into North Carolina.
from which place he came to this county
two years ago rs a fugitive from Justice, as
/ have been informed.
John b. Drummond and Z. 4. Tilman
were the main witnesses against Lewis uDon
lis trial ut III August court, 1863, when
!c was convicted of felony and sentenced 20
me pcnitentiaryG
Lewis marked these men then. and only
waited for an opportunity TO wrcak his ven
gcance on them. Tilman's tobacco-housc
was destroyed by lire last May. with its
valuable contents. and the pcrpctrator of
the crime was a colornd man who resided
on Lewis land, and the creature of Lewis
II ttct; but the murder Of poor Drummond
w;> more 10 his taste, aud was u sweet NOR
sci Ia his Vinlirtiyp eouI
N~uITTLEsEy W. MCKENzIE.-Bcforc LIZ
sander Hill. Register il Bankruptcy, this
morning. testimony in the case of Charles
" hlttle>cE. cO0testin% the seat of Hon.
Lewis Mckenzie, member elect Of the
of Representatives from the seventh
congressional district, WAS begun, and after
the Introduction ni some documentary cvi-
.. G. Wliittlcscy, T. 4. Stontcn-
burGh. and G.. s. Miner, were examined
III reference to Mr.. McKcnzic's course
the City Council Of Alexandria and the
o. Delegates of Virginia prior 10
The war. the object being 10 prove that Mr..
McEcnZlc's speeches aud votes were in aid
Of The Confederate cause, for which pur-
pose The official proceedings of the Council
md Il speech purportcd to have been made
n til" liouSc q" Delegates i'll 1861 were pro-
!uccd, ana evidence taken to subStantiatr
heir authenticity. SO far the evidence i
"f y nature tG interest the public.
&. W. Brent and ". Il. Dulanv
appeared a> counsel for Mr.. Mckenzie, and
l"aE;E III the cr0S>-QucStionS were objected !
@. but taken down with the objection
,"tCd. 80 that the whole evidence viii 20
yu.~rc Tic. Committee al iGi"..t:"nS - -"
rnr corr, Of engineers engaged III the sur
,cys Of This road have completed AL the
proposed 10 DC run between this Guy
md Stadnton river. and will continue the
l1rypv. hrvcnt that point to Dan|llle. nc
mans and nro.ies Of The different routes en-
Imined arc now in the hands Of the CHG!
onriDccr, Colonel Namdegriit, for his dccl-
sion rs to The most eligible location. IL i
and believed by the friends OF ne
road that it will be put under contract As
early. probably, as the first oil repru"t!
nc>i.-Ly"ct1"1g Nous.
CATTLr.-Twcnty-ouc carloads ol cattsc
were brought down OF the Tennessee cars
Yesterday, and will be shipped to the north
,.,n markets to-day over III" Orange rali-
road.-Lynch5arg Ne,rs. 29h.
EArTisa or THE LATE Mr.. s~TANToE.-Ihe
latc Mr.. stanton. Il few days before his
sent for the Rev. Dr.. Sparrow, OF the
Fairfax Theological seminary, Chs Old pro-
lesser at Kenyon College,, and received rom
him the rite OF baptism.-AIerGa@rja Ga-
EetiC.
We rcporicd yesterday morning the Sc
we're emitting OF Samuel Johnson by C!!ton
Walker, both co!orcd. The wounded man
died Monday night and Il coroncrDS inquest
was held TUESDAY evening. Lynchtury
lirg!UG'.
The Charlottesville. Va. SeaNc''on
md Observation-Disclosures OF Sc'ae
OF ire Parties.
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