Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-01-08
, A Terrible Rstributiou.
A Girl Shoots Her Seducs--The Nan
D1ngerousLu IniWred.

II GgTI SHOOIS EItT CtuuCt'- ne .bGH
Dangerously Injured.
The south end OF the city was terribly
exeiled yesterday about noon over tho
report thai sae ih had shot young man a,
The boarding house of Mrs. Hasrlel Smith
On First Street. near MsIker.
We al once hssIened TO the locality
ard found The tephfilo be true. The
circumstances Of the case are as follows ::
A Young man named William =. Me-.
Nash, nail feeder in the Riverside Mill.
has for long lime KEEP, company with
young lady nsmed Matte Baiham, and It
has been thought they were TO be MARI.
ed, They have been keening company
for year or two and during the past
summer, she says, fhey were formally en-
gagged. Believing in him, and trusting
impiclfy in Ms word, she was seduced
by hiln. Crimlnsl inlercoIrso has con-
unued during the summer. Finding her
self likely 10 becoue a mother shortly,
she called upon rim on Monday evening
last and demanded the ltrlfllmeni OF his
promise. -
70 sgeravate her. il would seem, on laa
Thursday night he told her that .'if' she
intended to DO anything, she must do II
quick, for he would be married 10 another
girl in few days" MsHdened by ter
condition and his threatened deserhon, she
determined 10 compel 4iim to keep lns
! faith with her or take such revenge as she
was capable Of. On Monnsy night, as
We hsvo said, she went 10 hts boarding
house about supper lime, and demanded
lha, he should tell her whether he would
marry her or. not. lie refused 10 give
her lhe least Satisfaction in the matter, but
promi-ed 10 give her an answer aficr sup.
per. lie never wenr near her.
Yesterday morIang she wen, 10 tie
wardrobe inrher uncles room and tooS
from it Coils revolver. Thus armed
she went to McNash's boarding hous,
and called for him. He was eating his
dinner She was in the back ybrf.' snC
when he came out she dem snded AN ex
pIanation Of bis conduct .i lie replies
isunlingly. when she drew the reyolye
and fired. The ball passing into bis SION
ach about two inches 10 The tigh. Of ih'
navel. ''. &. '9.n '12" '7i..I. ..''
Ho al once erasped lhe pistol and al
tempted 10 turn IL on her, buI she sue
cesstully resisted hin, and the bosrder,
rushing out took lhe weapon from tlep.
So soon as she got away from III,
scene OF ihe encounter, sire wrn. ic
Squire Clohau's office and surtenJe fet
herself. a IhoIoUgh Investigation into
the facts Ie the Justice 10 hold her 10 the
sum Of 81 600 to await the result Of tG
shooting.
Drs. Baird and Allen were summoned
10 attend McNssb. They were 90 sbe .tc
find the ball. They are Of opinio9 Ihsl
McNssb ls very dangerously wounded.
Mise Bat6sm is an orphan and lie q
rather good looking young lady about
nineteen years OF age, snd was lsborioe
under great mentrl excIlemeDt al the dne
Of the examInaiI0n. ,1 .o.s mod, g.. .,..
She told rs that rhe lad been acquaint.
ed Win her seducer since childhood and
that, ever since he Mad told her he lwHs
engaged 70 be married 10 another, che
bad made up Der mind that he must keep
his word. with her or take the eonse-
| quences.
'fhe symp mpsihies Of ali hose who know
the facts OF the csse are with the Unlouu-
psie gih, Waco HE justice determined
to hold her to bail, 20, great was the feel
/ ing in her behalf that she coold have Civ
en- security in The som ofa1miiiioa dollars
had I, been necessary. s'''a' Oh .b7z'is'I
g.. Wetrua for her sake hsl McNssh' 9
wound may NOT prove istaI.-Hhsefpg
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