The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-19
FULL PARTICULAR RS.
He Breathes His Last at $40
Saturday Morning,
GREAT SORROW AT HIS LOSS
The Remains Taken to Dayton

The terrible casualty resulting in the
death of the Hon. Clement L. Vallan-
digham has startled the country from
one end to the other, he being better
known, perhaps, than any other man in
the country. From the mass of dis
patches before us we are enabled to pre-
sent the following particulars Of this
sad occurrence
On the night of December oath a
man named Thomas Myers was shot
in the American Saloon, at Hamilton
Ohio, and Thomas Mcclellan was ar
rested for that murder. The case was
tried at Lebanon, Warren county, Ohio,
and Mr.. Vallandigham was employed
by the accused, in connection with Gov.
McBurney to conducted the defence.
e.. On Friday evening at quarter before
9 o'clock, Mr.. Vallandigham was in
consultation with Mr.. McBurney, at
his room in the Lebanon House. and
was illustrating the theory of the de-
tense, Of the manner in which Thomas
Myers shot himself; this being Mr..
Vallandigham's idea Of how Myers
came to his death.
Mr.. McBurney had expressed some
doubts as to the possibility Of Myers
himself in the manner DIES.
cribed by Mr.. Vallandigham, when the
latter said: 81 will show you in half
second He picked up revolver and
putting it in his right pocket, drew it
out far enough only to keep the muzzle
touching his body, aud snapped the
hammer. The weapon exploded, and
sent its deadly missile into the abdomen
at a point almost corresponding with
that in which Myers was shot. Mr..
Vallandgham Immediately exclaimed
that he had taken up the wrong pistol.
The flash and the report was alarm
enough for Mr.. McBurney, who i'm.
summoned assistance and
messengers tor physicians.
Doctors l.. S. Scoyille and Isaac l..
Drake soon arrived and proceeded to
probe the wound Mr.. Vallandigham
coolly assisted in the operation and
watched it with eager eyes
There were two revolvers on the table,
one loaded and the other unloaded.
Unfortunately Mr.. Vallandigham seized
the former, and in the eagerness to i'm
press his idea upon the mind Of his
friend, cooked and discharged the
weapon.
DR.. :. C. Reeve, of Dayton, Mr. Val
landigham's family physician, was tele-
graphed for, and he arrived at Lebanon
in company with Mr.. NalIandigham's
son, Charles, about two o'clock Satur-
day morning Mr.. Nallandigham was
glad to see his friend and physician,
pressed his hand and asked for some
thing to relieve the pain in his body.
A brief consultation was held between
the physicians in an adjoining room,
after which DR.. Reeve had the patient
turned over and examined the wound.
The bed was saturated with blood, and
the dying man groaned with pain. DR..
Reeve desired all present to leave the
room, and closed the door tor private
conference with his patient. In a few
moments he reappeared and called
Charley to his fathers side. The inter
view was brief, but of the most affect
ing character.
There were several spectators, and
every one shed tears. Mr.. Nallandig-
ham pattcd Charley fondly on the head
and said: MY son, my SON. His
voice WAS husky, but distinct in its
utterancc. \ few words more from the
father and the son was directed by DR..
Reeve to 60 to bed, as he himself would
remain, with Mr.. Williamson, Of Love
land. Mrs. Nallandigham had left
DAYTON for Cumberland, to attend the
death-bed OF her brother Hon. John V.
L. Mcmahon. who died on Thursday
evening. So that the terrible news of
her husbands fatal accident found her
weeping over the remains of a loved
brother.
All night long the unfortunate man
suffered, retaining his consciousness to
the last.
The SORROW OF the peopleat Mr.. Val
landigham's accident and sympathy
with his family was sincere, and all
night an immense crowd of people, from
all parts Of the State surrounded the
hotel anxious for the least information
as to his condition. -# aaa ...,.-.
Att o'clock Saturday morning it be,
came certain that he could not live.
The hemorrhage from the wound being
constant and painful. His son was
with him constantly. .
About 9 o'clock it became evident
that Mr.. vallandigham had but few
moments more to live The scene IN
the hotel was painful: The silence was
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