The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-25

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NEWSPAPERS os TEE CITY. - s.5,
8 Ne should MOI publish the following let.
Ser IL the principal subject Of had not
been brongm before the world Id 9; public
meeting and we DIRE not sure even now
that It ought TO be published
Al Sad Case OF Observation-Disclosures ON the
.1sars or sa WHOA ssalsbanS Case
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spondence or the Richmond Dispatch. r.
80. LAScAsTER G. e., VA, Oct. IL, 1SI0sft
The Rev. Addison Hall, who resides at
kilmarno had for several weeks suspect
ed the fidelity of his wife, who was fosmer1y
p resident OF Eowell, Mass, but found no
certain grounds upon which 10 base his
Isuspicionsu until Thufsffaiy 18TH inst, when,
during her absence from home, by means
ofas false Key, he opened her trunk and
found letters diScl losing the fact that She
was ON terms OF intimacy with Mr.. Elias
Edmonds, a young lawyer residing ifnsthe
same sillages ,S:;-Is
Mr. Edmanas in!lifea poor boy,
but by close application to business he had
accumulated somo property, and his deFo-
tion to an aged mother, whogeied aEfew
three children OF his only broIher, who died
Iseverskyears ago, and raising and educa.
ting the children as though they were his
own, had so won the confidence and esteem
of both the; white and e0loredf citizens that
he had every feasonsto believe that atS the
election in ns.NeYember next he would he
elected Commonwealth'ssA s. sAttorney forAthis
and Nerthumb berland counties.J But, alas!
In an evil moment, and In "a fit OF Einfatua.
tion, he allowed passion to get the mastery
lof reason; he begun that which has de-
lstroyed his own character, the character Of
another's wife, and viii bring down. sthe
gray hairs OF an honored man OF God with
s.sorTow to the grave. I. The day after tile dis.
covery was made a lawyer was employed:to
draw sup, q deed separation !, which was
signed by the Rev. MIR. Halb5 and Ibis wife,
after which he furnished qher with nil the
money he had and placed herin charge OF
q personal friend, who carried her to 1the
steamboat, she, leaving comfortable home,
a devoted husband, and a large circle loi
acquain ntanees and friends, to go she knew
not wkither, and to suffer morally and men,
I, tally only as "a woman In her situation can
suffer. On Monday 4 eth, being court day,
Ea large number of the citizenso Of the county.
and ayfew from the counties ofsN Norfhuin.
berland and Richmond, held an indignation
meeting, at which olutisns OF; condoient
with the injured party, and of condenna.
ton of the guilty parties, were adopted /,
Il /? While these proceedings Were progress
ing IL. the, court house MIR. j. C.. NV 0oten,
/, formerly q citizen of Georgia, who fought
! through the war and at Its close came to
this county, married and settled, who,
when sober, was regarded as quiet and
worthy citizen, being intoxicated, went
into the bar attached to the tavern and got
4 into! conversation with Mr. Richard SniTel,
f(who was entirely sober and was sitting
upon the counter and used strong cpl
thets but finding that MIR. Sorrel did moi
| like his remarks, he told him that If he had
Ehurt his feelings he begged his pardon, and
offered the right hand of fellowship. Mr.
iSorrel told him TO leave, that he wished to
! have nothing to do with him; upon which
! Wooten took him by the collar, and told
him If he wished to fight he would fight
| him with knife, gun, or fist, and put his
hand into the pocket OF, his pants, and as
he drew it out an old and broken knife fell
! to the floor, which he did not attempt to
| take up. Mr. Sorrel was whiting withia
! eood-sized pocket-knife. He got off the
j counter and stabbed Mr.. Wooten;i in the 1efi
side Just below the; ribs, infiicting awound
| an inch and a half long and three, inches
deep, which the physicians say will result
fatally within a few days. AS the attend
| ing physician thought Wooten could not
survive until Saturday, the trial was ad.
Ijourned to that day, and MIR. sorrel put in
| Jail to await the issue rst7ff =. ,ai.s5 Il 1
Whilst the committee was in one of the
upper rooms OF the courthouse preparing
the resolutions in the caseao OF Rev. MIR
Hall, Hon.. John Critcher, HcongressiOnal
nominee of the Conservative, party, made q
short speech, in which he urged the mem
hers of his party to use every effort to estab.
lish white Conservative supremacy upon q
firm basis, and promised, if elected, to dc
all he could to suppress those principles O
the Republican party that he considered
detrimental TO the interest Of every man in
the southern States, especially I'M Virginia,
|ss4o On Tuesday "a COMMITTEES, comp en-.
tirely of colored members OF. the Repnblf-
can party, met and nominated DIR. w. w.
Douglas, ,iof Richmond county ,for Congres
Their nominees for county and Mantua
township officers were white Conservatives
most of whom, il they are elected and
qualify, will make good officers. H. I