Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-05-28
CHARLES WARNER.

Ii will be seen from "e 'o
tract taken from the Huron Town MID
neso,a, Gaz ellie, tina. Charles warner
recently a citizen OF this town. shot
man named Lorenz,i in self-deience. MI
w.. while a citizen Of this town, aoou'
two years since. seIed in The capacity VI
Constable, and is well known Throughout
the County -
just ss the inside pages Of the Gazette
were going to press, Wednesday evening
n last week, we received intelligence
that Joseph Lorenz. German carpenter
and a resident OF Huron Town. had been
shot BIZ one Of INC bosses Of the Ship Ca
nal. Charles Warner. We made briei
note under the telegraph head. and deler-
red further particulars until The present
issue.
The body Of Lorenz was brought TO
town that evening by Deputy Shern
Healey, to whom Mr.. Warner also sur
rendered himself. and after some parley-
ing and shifting OF responsibility among
our officials. jury was enpsnnelIed and
post morlem inquest held. IL was
found Thai the bill struck the collar bone,
.evering a large artery underneath, and
then glanced downward through the body
to near the spinal column. from whence
it was extracted by Du. Fuller aud lila
lenrsfer.
So far as We can learn from The evil
dence taken before Seth Ree'. ESQ.,, and
from parties who calm 10 be acquainted
with the facts, the particulars OF The al
fair are as follows Lorenz was much
given TO, and in feet was noted for. play
wbs, are currently denominaled practical
Jokes, bu, which were generally Of such
rude or indecent nature as 10 be viewed
only with disgust by all except few as
regardless Of decency as himself. Though
none can tell The precise Circumstance, 1t
is generally stated tina, While employed at
the canal, Lorenz played some dirty or
obnoxious Joke on Warner, who probably,
dough il is not so stated, threatened re-
tnlialiye punishment. AT any rate. there
has for some time existed strong ierling
Of bitterness between The two men. grow
ing oui OF some &C, Of Lorenzs. Threats
were freely ndulged in by both, though
Warner repeatedly expressed. and by his
actions manifested, desire 10 avoid
collision. On The other hand, Lorenz
seemed anxious 10 force one. After his
discharge IRON the work (Which he al
,nbuted 10 Warner,) he hung around
some time, and twice revisited The work.
seemingly with no other object Than 10
pfovoke an allercstlOn with Warner. IL
is said there is a WITNESS who will swear
positively that the night before he was
killed, Lorenz waited the building where
Warner had been in The habit OF sleeping
Of late, aud where several men were then
sleeping, and with light in his hand
scruinized The features Of every sleeper.
The inference was tist he was seeking
Warner, who, there i, every reason 10
believe, was sppreheasive OF some stesl'
thy or sudden attack, and was So fearful
of serious assault. that for two or three
nights before had changed his quarters
and had prevailed on one or another OF
the BOSSES 10 sleep with him. He did
not state that he feared An attack, but bis
actions so plainly indicated IL Mat his
wishes were complied with.
The Sunday previous 10 The sfifay,
while in town visiting his wife, who is
boarding al the But'erfeld House, Warn
er borrowed revolver OF friend, show
ing that the quarrel was OF very serious
nature, and that he Appended an attack
peTIlous 10 his life. This revolver he
carried in the breast pocket of his coal,
ready for any emergency, and the result
shows that fearful as he might be he was
an expert in tic use.
Early in the morning Of the day which
proved to be lrsught with so much Of
misfortune for both, Lorenz announced
hls intention Of returning 10 Town. but
slated TO ssvsrll that bslore he started he
was determined to give Warner "ihra'h-
ing," using various eIpIsmres to EXPIRE"
its severity. MsHrs. Mulock, Coffin,
Child and others, endcsvofed to dissusie
him from his apparent determination, tell
ing him that Warner was armed and knew
how TO use his weapons. Coffin sIses
N he told him that # he attacked W arm
er, he was certain that it would be his
melancholy task 10 take him (Lorenz)
home 10 his wife and family corpse. fo
eacI. he made various pIes-lellIng Mu-
lock he would take his sdvIce Coffin,
that he was as ready 10 die then as he
ever would be. and others tina, he was
prepared and did no, fear consequences
nor results.
About Two o clock. the collision took
place. boy about sixteen years old.
named John kreuser, who was the only
eye. " iiness OF the tragedy, except the
actors themselves. sis,e that Warner was
going across the head Of one OI the cuts.
having wafer bucket on his arm, and he
saw Lnrenz approaching behind. follow
ing the same course pursued b. Wsrner.
Lorpnz had cane gun in hi, hand, and
when forty or fifty feet away, hailed
Warner-csIIng him BY nsne-rho
stopped, and turned Toward hin. lew
unleligible word. passed, when, the boy
Gays, Lorenz pointed his cane-gun al
Warner. bot did not fire; upon this,
Warner suddenly thrust his hand into his
bress,-pockei. drew his reVnver, and FIR
ed, apparently without effect, as Lorrnz
bounded forward, with the evident lnlen-
ton Of coming 10 close quarters. lie,
however. made but two or ,hree steps he.