Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-03-05
The Amherst Homicide.

COL Cooley, with his detachment Of SOL
dicrs, who visited the neighborhood of Elon.
in Amherst on Tuesday, for the purpose Of
arresting Edwin Quinlan, the man who shot
Dick Bennett, negro, returned about 2
o'clock yesterday morning, without accom-
plishing the object Of the expedition. Quin-
Ian is believed to have left the neighborhood
of the murder, and as he is keen, shrewd
man, may possibly escape altogether.
The negroes in the vicinity where the
murder was committed, still continue in a
very excited and exasperated state, but no
further trouble is anticipated.
A gentleman who lives near the scene Of
the murder, with whom we conversed yester-
day, gives an account Of the affair different
from that published. yesterday. His state
ment is that on Sunday last Quinlan went to
Blacksmith's at Elon, to have his horse
shod, but the negro smiths refused to do the
work. Dick Bennett, the negro killed, was
there at the time, in the grocery of a man
named Ward That the negro then threat
ened to kill Quinlan, and selling four
pound iron weight, started to leave the gro
Gerry to go across the road where @. was, all
unconscious of these threats, but was pre-
vented by Ward; and no difficulty occurred.
Qainlan did not hear Of these threats until
late Wednesday evening, and he then went
to Benefits house and as soon as it became
known he was there, Dick Bennett and his
brother Willis, came out with their guns in
their hands, and the shooting commenced,
Dick being killed at the first fire, as hereto
fore stated. Willis Bennett admits that
they fired at Quinlan, but claims that the
latter fired first Quinlan rode away after
Dick fell.
It was reported in this city Saturday night
that Quinlan, who shot Dick Bennett, in
Amherst, on Wednesday last, was himself
shot and killed near Buffalo Springs, in
Amherst, on Friday night, by a party Of
negroes, who at tempted to capture him, and
were resisted. It was further stated that be-
fore he was killed Quinlan wounded one of
the negroes dangerously. Whilst we were
not able to- verify this report there are cir
duce us to believe it to be true---LymcAJuy
NeHs
LATEST. I'VE now learn that the reported
killing Of Quinlan, near Buffalo Springs, on
Friday last, is incorrect. 1t is believed he
has made his escape from this section, and
has gone 10 the direction ofStaunton, where
he is said to have friends and relations liv-
ing --Lynchbwy Ne.es:
AMUSING 1No1DENT.-W witnessed the
following, at the Orange Depot, yesterday
morning:
A gentleman from Connecticut, going
North. stepped on the platform of the Car
containing BroWnlow and attendants, when
he was informed by one Of the Parsons
guardians, that he could not get a seat there,
as it was special car.
Especial for whom Z" said he.
''For Governor Brownlow."
Il am much obliged to you for informing
me, for God forbid that should ride in the
same car with such creature y and then
he retired to seek the company of better
men,
TRIBUTE TO GENERAL LEE. The Lynch
burg Republican says:
can Oxford scholar named Worseley has
recently published a translation of Homer in
Spencerian stanzas, and dedicated the volume
to General Robert D. Lee, the most stain
less Of living commanders, and, except in
fortune, the greatest
Harper's Weekly, one of the most in
tensely Radical prints in the country, is
forced to exclaim in view of passing events !:
':One wonders that the South does not re-
bel anew, when one considers the miserable
vermin who have been sent down there as
Government ofhciala,"
The Hon. Walter Brooke, Of Mississippi,
who occupied seat in the United States
Senate in 1923 made vacant by the res
ignatlon of Hon. Ell. s. Boote, died on Sat-
urday last from strangulation caused by the
induction of an oyster into his windpipe
Police Commissioner Acton has gone
South for the benefit Of his health. We hope
he will remain there for the benefit of New
York. Brich Pomeroy.
RICHMOND Va, Feb. 28.---The court
house in buckingham county was burned on
Friday. All the papers and records were
lost.
There is only one Democrat in the Arkan-
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