The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-02
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ATTEMPTED .s>s sSSISANfoS.
Family Troubtc the Cause knfsuse
Excitement Created,

The most Intense excitement Vas created
80, ,rs yi1in:tv oT IN an; Fiuc streets |
.N,.nt y n.,.I1rl last l,;eht ~ the at' cmpt- |
- ASSASSINATION - Mr.. Nun>on Beach. |
The vauIi-hc murderer was Jos. IL. Fore,
. Nr,thr;.in.faw ut the intended victim.
Family difficulties prompted the assault,
.,.1 ,t therefore give a brief statement oi
r,r relations existing between the par
t.:
Mr.. NunSon Beach. several wears ago.
married IT," eldest daughter OF the Kew.
VIM. Il. Rairock, Of this city. On the l%t1
or October. thrcc wears ago, JOS. II. Fore
,,>!vr ot Mrs. E2ara. Fore was thcn con-
>3..rI - ri.in. Young man." and for a
time treated his wife with tenderness. and
The, liked happily together. Fore. how
ever. Sraduallr became rough and has sh
t. h'S wife. ana one week ago last Monday
She pnl;tioucli Tor y divorce on the ground
a. cruelty and hahitill drunkenness.
She. Of course. l2tt her husband before
film. The petition. and - = natural ccnSc-
uurncr took refuge with her sister. Mrs.
Leach. who, with her husband, boarded at
No. - Pine s,!cct. Fore being man of
uuguvrruallc temper and reckless DISPOSE
tiou. threatened vengeance upon Mrs. and
M- Beach for providing his vile with
Mace Of rciuEc. ana, ~ he declared, inllu-
,,lc.nc her against him, although, as stated
hv Mrs. Fore. he had repeatedly drawn II
pistol and threatened 10 Kill her while she
lived with him.
Yesterday ne passed the house several
times, aud saw MR.. Beach ard III wife sit
ting At the window. EXcla ming I'm
coming Tor you now. he started toward
the door. at The same time tumhlln% III his
NO ktt aS il feeling for 4 weapon. Mrs.
Frrc. although small. -irl>h. aud delicate
in appearance. is possessed Of more than
ordinary courage, ran toward the door,
and >Urcccticd II closing and locking Ii
upon The inside. Fore, wild with
rage, threw himself aSainst it scvc-
tai times. anu with the vilc>t
lau.uAcc N d threats dccl,rcd that he would
break i. down and murder Mrs Beach and
her husband. Mrs. Beach. fearing that he
would tultl his threat, screamed for help,
aud Mr. EGwarG johnson. living across the
street, answered her cries. He ordered
Fore 10 leave. when the latter turned upon
Inn and gra>pcd Il pistol in his pocket rs il
about 10 draw it and ire. johnson was
fortunately armed with heavy cane, and
in,mat"d tha. il Fore made an ctlert TO
draw his pistol he would knock him down.
The other finally concluded t retire. whi@h
he did, multeIln% threats a@Alnst The Beach
family &ni Johnson.
During the afternoon onr 0f Fore 5
friends visited the house and endeavured
to iutrrrc." III his behalf with Hrs. Fore.
She. however, declined to hold any com
murira,!ou with her husband. and declared
III the most cm;aHttc manner that she
would not only never return to live with
/ IL, tut would never see him ii she coul!
avoid i. She added that ,le had not been
Influenced in her decision hy the Bcachc,
or any Of hcr friends, but could not and
would no; longer tcaT the i'll treatment 20
which She had been subjected. Further
more, her attorney in the divorce suit, X.
:. Mcp maid, had interviewed Fore, and
the latter declared that he would Kill Mr.
Beach and iir. johnson. He had also stated
In the ncighhorhooa that Mr. and iir-.
Beach had hi> wife locked up, and although
>bc was anxious 10 return to him, she was
uut allowed 10 90 81.
Thv t.irnd o.! hcr' husband finding her de-
termination was uD4;crablc, retired with
her t>>A.r. This evidently drove Fore
desperate. ana about Q o'clock lie WAS seen
StauG;l:- on ttc corner Of 9Th and Pine
streets, ,rith his hand in his pocket, and
apparently .lulcuing :. pistol. lie walked
past the house several times, hu: although
several e The toari'cIS Were sitting on tie
Steps. he saw neither Nr. Beach nor his
wife, and ,lruiicu away without speaking
10 any one.
i few minuicS before II o'clock he
walked a,.ruSS IN street 10 saloon, and
fnrtf,ny himself with more liquor, again
s,rO led past The house. Mr.. Beach, until
Within Il lew minutes ut that time, was sit-
ting in the hack parl0r, II he has t"r year
or more past been IN invalid. jus! pllor
10 IOIc'- coming aloug the last time, Beach
walked out on the steps and began Il con
yeGsation with Col. Mu-Sci, who was sill
tine There. Fore al hat instant arrived,
and pulling out q revolver, with an oath,
fired two shots at Mr.. Beach. one OF them
took effect in his side, striking The lower
rih and producing Il wound which was IL
ir~t believed 10 be mortal.
A. Beach tell, the assassin turned and ran
algns The pavement toward the alley be
tween, and running parallel WITH, 1th and
a'h streets. Down this he disappeared,
hut in il me, john K. Nanchc stcr, u young
HAN living al No. .0S Pine street. ManchcS,
Ter. h,iuy aware "i the trouble existing.
ana hayi@g heard the two shots fired, turned
upon Fore, who had already passed hIm,
und wa about 10 call upon hun TO stop, |
when the oiher wheeled and, shouting
"gp bach. fired at Manchester. The lat |
Ter, >ve.u-. / ore raise his arm, had the
ires"ncc ot mind to stoop and move aside, |
which mnvrm"nt, il WAS afterwards arcer- |
tanned, saved bis lie, as the mark OF The |
Gall Wa found on the wall, against which |
ne was standing, Just on level with his
head. The ilrnzcd mat then rushed down |
the alley, and was los, To sight in the dark |
ness.
Mrs. T. ID. Happ, who was standing in |
The doorway ~elrn thc first two shots were |
fired, screamed, and Mrs. Beach rushed out.
Seeing her husband lying, a. she supposed.
dead on The steps, she tainted, and was car
rcd 10 her room, where >hc Was soon alter
attacked by violent Mysteries.
Or. Barker and several other ply ysicians
were Immediately summoned, aud did eve
rrth.ng in their powCl for the wounded man
ana hi, wife. At last accounts Mr.. Beach
Wa> still alive, and il was thought that he
might recover.
V hen the shots were fred the officers On
the beat hurried TO the spot, but were TOO
late 10 capture the criminal. lie lmmc-
0laiclv reported the facts TO the officer In
charge al the Central station, and every
tlinrt va, made TO secure the capture OF
OF Fore. A photograph Of him. together
with hi, description, was forwarded to the
various station, throughout the city. Ufh-
Gers were posted ut the Terry landings TO
prevent his crossing the river, and the de-
pots 10 watch the trains, while the mount
I'd police were instructed to guard the
roads in the outskirts, and it is very prota-
bic that he will be captured before III ght.
The APPROACHING CoNyocAT1oH OF
KNIGHTS TEXPLAK.-The approaching
grand cvnvVcation OF Knights Templar,
and The general Grand Chapter OF Royal
Arch Na>OuS, which commences III Is iltl-
more Oh The 18TH Of september, Is creating
attention among the fraternity
throughout the country. The gathering, 1t
l. supposed, will be one Ot the largest oil the