South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-06-23

sEru SruGo and Dr. RoDERr s. McHAc, also
/ spending portion Of his time with another bro
/ thcr -iu-law, the late Hon G. h. VALLAEDlGuAH,
/ at Dayton, Ohio.
/ otis related Of Mr. MCMAHON that about %
/ years ngo, he was called upon by lady OF
! Charles county Maryland TO draw her viii,
which he did, at her request leaving a blank for
/ the name Of tho dcvi5ce. lie was greatly aston
shed at the dca Ia Of the lady, not long AFTER to
| learn that his name had been inserted in the
/ blank places in the will, and that, in admiration
+ Of his talents, she had bequeathcd him her pro.
| pcrty, valued at over so, oo0.'
DEATH OF Hon. 9. l.. YALIAND1GHANL
The sudden aud accidental death OF Hon. c.
+ VALLANDGu,W, at Lebanon, Ohio, on Saturday
last, has startled the country from one end TO
the other Mr.. V. was preparing a defense of one
/ Thomas Ne Geicn, man on trial at that place
| Tor the murder of a man named Thom1s Nyas,
and the accident which resulted so fatally oc-
CURED as follows;
'Mc Vallanlgham had adopted the the.
DRY Of suicide in the case, and was in his
room on the night of the 10th, in the iob-
anon House, with Governor McBurnoy,
and while showing how Myers might have
shot himself, the pistol was discharged, and
the ball entered the right side Of The abdo-
men, below the ribs. McBurney had ex-
pressed some doubts rs to the theory
that Myers had shot himself Val
landigham picked up pistol from tho table
saying he would show him in half second.
Two pistols were on the table, one Unload
al l. J.. IL Itt d. I
one, put it in bis pocket, and withdrew it,
keeping the muzzlo next his body. Just as
ii was leaving his pocket it was discharged,
it is reported, at nearly the same part Of the
body where Myers was shot Ilo ut once
calculated, ooh, murder :" and sid Zee hod
taken the wrong pistol. While the exam
nation was going on hc watched The sur
gcons with eager eyes, and even assisted
them in searching for The hall.-Tho bali
appears to havo takou downward course
in tho direction of the bladder" Mr. v.
drcd at 9:lj 90 tie morning of the l7th
instant
Mrs. VALLANoIcNM was In Cumberland at the
residence Of her brotlcr.in-'aw, Dr. r.. S Nc
KuG. TO attend the funeral % her deceased bro
thor, the late distinguished John v. I. Mcmahon,
a the tmo Of the accident 20 AMI death of her
husband The Cumberland Dgily Mars Of Non
lay says 'Mrs r. received Che df-rat.h Of her
husbands death. at nlou, rle time her brothers
funeral was leaving tia hons, ON Saturday l.s, =.
and il may wei De Imagined Chat the great ,ri.
~ which had como upon her. I'm This double be-
reavement of the loss Other husband and only
brother. caused comalcto dcthronemcnl or bar
reason. We rc.l s.arcaly saw tl.t nm .rr,,-
pt,riize dcapIy with uis afflicted Irly +. her
trouble
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