The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-05
Of "a Former Resident OF
A"'>,,urs. Va Xis Assaiiant An

~uysburS. VA sSis AsssAARssoS -"
'"' O rc,i,h)c gentleman who returned
rhauon Yesterday we have received
,,.', ,oTrtirulars Of n probable murder COM
~. IN that town on Monday night last.
"'|, MAIN points Of u account are be-
,~l +, hc correct. thorgn IN some
.,r details. oWIng TO the excitement AT
.t;aa The affair. some Siight io'uie cor
,.s may ne necessary :
'., ~ narrow. a wellknown citizen Of
"%n and a member OF an Odd Fel-
n5,c there. had been attending q
4 that ff~aternitv, and after the
''''',,,r sIn<cd he went to Batrd's Hotel.
10y c was stopping, and entered n door.
~. ,,I,no>ed. for the purpose OF retiring
ynurC coleEian Of Lebanon was
.. i.n,, r,rthc door, and remarkedto Mr..
'r,m that if he was going TO bed that
49,, thr way. Mr.. Parrow replied:
~, r".L,n | know rs much about this
as Won do" or words TO that effect ;
,'.,1nSn. without further p~rovocation,
,a are informed. the collegian drew his
sri stabbed Mr.. Parrow IN the
"..,t, !uihctiHc. as Is believed. a severe
,rolah.y fatal wound. Our informant
ne; Anew the name OF the young
vnn stabbed Mr.. Parrow, but under
a..# F3Af Lf W u iatIlNi nv" Va htAi tNNhs
's;",r The college ut Lebanon. or rather
,Sr,nhrr;and University. He is also
..,n I've the son OF wealthy parents in
,u.na or Mississippi, and to have been
Considerable degree under the influence
.,,,r. We arc also informed that he
,',fnr Indian blood flowing in his veins.
n,~ informant states that he visited Mr..
l,.r~1v II about & O'Clock yesterday morn.
mi that he was then inSensible, having
d.. a~rrj greatly from loss Of blood, and to
..."n an extent that the PHYSICIANS in attend,
... entertained little or no hope of his
LIVERY. The >tabbing took place about
.a ,,,iock on Monday night, and created
...,.h excitement in Lebanon, not only from
49,. rl;,.rc Of the deed itself, but from the
.I tina; The injured man was q very popu.
end much beloved citizen Of Lebanon
Tie rJ.tl-lan, we unuclslana, "aSafIeSteo,
AL +, uaw in Jail.
u ,-rr.-~inrc writing the above we learn
III Nr. parrow died Yesterday about
&a.&.
We .lso saw two residents Of Lebanon
... # whom conyerScd with an eye-wit.
,.,. uf The scenes that TRANSFERRED just be-
r,-. the >ta1hing occurred, and whose &C
,-,n. i, more in detail. And first we viii
:lay The name Of the young man who
stabbed Parrow is Colbert, and that his pa.
rents reside in the Choctaw nation instead
~ Louisiana. rs above stated. From this
....uut il appears that Colbert had more
..-uyora.:on than we haye mentioned, and
:.. h;-h words passed between the
.~.-.-.-. rarrow was going up stairs tC
= g.um. and. rs our informant states,
49, taking the wrong flight Of stairs,
WHEN Co.nerttold him that was not the way,
T. raw rculjca. II know as much about
lii hotel u YOU do" More words passed,
y.... Colbert SAID. II believe you are d
,.. or words 10 that effect, and then Par.
~ knocked Colbert down twice, aud the
-, :,ll" got on him and beat him, when
T. -, I'll" parties. WI are told, fell to the
g..5, and finally Colbert got his knife out
.ai stabbed parrow under the left arm.
y" i've the above rs the best informa.
Ton that we are able, after full inquiry, to
ohtsln. and which, we believe, in the main
- BE- correct, as the leading particulars are
rarro5orated by the statements Of several
I~,I:;i"s.
E-. r4rrnw had many warm personal
c~.,G1, in this city, who will regret to hear
,.at- Uu:jmciy death. He was a generous
..f'"d Gentleman, and genial and pleasant
. u.> n.ture aed manners. Many years ago
81. VA connected with one of the bands Of
-.A'- ha.lNonist> which were SO popular
.a.~ol-houi the country. and was one Of
H.. best IrlincaIors OF the negro character
that ever travelled. His "Robinson Cru
-.a.' ii which tie was the original. has
r,rR handed down to postcrity, and the
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