, 1870-10-25
SEDUCTION AND MURDER,
Shooting OF ". ". !lcKnig, 5r., by
H. C. f1Jnck.

Front tht EashinVan Sfar.
We have aires y mentioned the fatal shoot-
ing OF " Y. Mckai-, Jr., a prominent citizen
Of Cums crlaud, Nd, bE II. &. Elacl, OF that
place, ard iud the following parti.nIara in the
Cumberland Ciril;dn Of yester,lsv:
"Sone months since Mr.. II. b. Black, an
old citizen Of our cit, fired load Of shot
from double-barrc1led rhot gur; q: 3tr. ".
II. Nckaig, Jr,, wlo had passed him and WAS
some thirty or forty steps distant The lo.d
a severe Aea!, wound. The canse Of the
shooting Was not public1y alleged 1t the time.
ret it was known to many that Mr.. Black had
secused Colonel McKa,g Of intimacy with
his daughter. We do not deem !. proper,
II ,po s,v nsvsp1neF y, tba asi's eS,r. to d ds'nss
nor to venture any opinion, as tho whole mat
ter vi be thoroughly sifted bcforo the tti-
bunal Of tho Law, and tho public can then hear
the sworn Testimony Of both sides. We will
only state tho facts ~ understood BY those
familiar with thoul. After the shooting re-
ferred to, Mr.. Black Was hold to bail, and the
grand jury indicted him for IN assault with
intent to kill. Colonel sIcKaig WAS aftazwartl
warned by several OF his friends that be would
te killed by cithor ME. Il. D. Black or his son.
hut be w.s astured by others that the matter
would be allowed to drop. After tho son, II.
Crawford Black, who was absent from the city,
temporarily. came homo last week. no and
Colonel Mclsaig passed each other on the
street number Of times, and the latter was
prepared for IN assault, utiuasmucla as Young
Black made no hostile demonstration, McK.iS
concluded that nothing more would be- helra
from the uRtt.r.
On Monday morning, however, Nack stood
on the corner Of Baltimore and Mechanic
streets until he SAW MckaiG crossing the
lridga, Oh his way to business. Black imma-
tlissels walked toward him, md whon they
mot, in tho tHinklins Of an eye, Black fred !
slo. ffom his IeSolver, the ball piercing
aIckaig's sidc and pAseing through his body.
Upon receiving the shot, he ran from Black
toward the opposite sido Of tho street, DlAck
followed, still shooting. Nekaig staggered
against tho house, and then started 1gaiu
across tho street, evidently SO badly wounded
passed Black in the middle OF The street, who
shot him again through the back. II the d1s-
tauco Of onlv = few fcet. Upon rrecving this
last shot, Mckaig fell forwa1d on his face
dtqd nseA he, then r,Isea .I his piatol; and SAID
int m have ysiusa sh0f nv sh' sister Of and seI
is \ load for aty seoundrel that does
not justify the act,~ This il substzntialIv the
teslims ny a. given .beforn = Coroper's Jury
cerctrnirg tbs killing. Black then walked up
Washington street to tho Court House, ex-
IN to tic she,;H, Who placed hun in jal.
Never have cur people been mo7e
| stricken with eot1ow The deepest
glonm hung over, the whole city,
a. eoon as the dtPlosahls evcns becanc
| known, and the attention Of ercrIi4oly seemed
to bc concentrated on tits fsarfu1 tragedy
VIII, Il has struck such poisntnt grief to the
hcsste Of 20 many families Tho me a-ure OF
sorTpw fer both leart-et1sckeu mothens is full
TO nye1tlowinE, while others not less near aud
dear must suffer I'M old agony. On Tuesis,
Afternoon. At 1 O'Clock, large con,
course Of friends F.th,rad 1t tile late
residence OF the deceased 10 perform for lin
the last rites on esrth. The funeral va
morc largely attenaeathan any werenember Il
have ecen fur many ye.rs. A guard of honor
was detached from the Fifteenth Regiment
II. n. g.. Of which regiment he WIS Lieusen
tenant Colonel, aud his remains were burist
by item WITT nllitsrv bonoro- Moet OF tn.
nlaees Of hualnees iu the city Nern closet
during the fanera,, aad every shere the sorrow
Of The people wxa leuonsirated.n
1he CumbarlAEd Aneqhanidn says: " Nc
khg Was walking leisurely up Bal imor,
street, wheu he wss met and fatally shot b,
lNacf, who discharged four or I've barrels Of
rerolver At hun. three charges fran whcl
took effect, producing immediate death. On
Of the balls entered below tbs fourth nib q
tho left side = second entered the back, pase
ing through the breast aod ! third entere,
At the base Of tho shoulder blaae, penetrate
downward and passed thrnugh tho heart"