Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-07-18
Murder in Henry County.

A fatal shooting ARRAY took place on Monday
roe Jude, near Thomson's saw-mill, in Tucka-
hoe township, about sixteen miles above Rich
| mond, which resulted in the almost instant
death of colored man named Boiling John
| son.
The circumstances of the murder, as related
by one of the coroner jury and Justice Jones,
were as follows: A colored man named Isaac
Williamson, residing about three hundred
yards from the house of the murdered man,
has had several difficulties with johnson and a
feeling of hatred had grown up between them.
On Monday evening, about half-past seven
o'clock, johnson was seen approaching the
house of Williamson, by Mrs. Williamson, who
informed her husband when he Williamson
procured an old musket, which had been cut
down to about three feet in length and loaded
with No. 3 shot, and going to the door met
johnson about eleven yards from the house
when he fired, the load entering the left breast
of johnson, passing through the heart. The
murdered man ran few yards and dropped
dead.
The coroner's jury rendered the following
verdict: 'That the deceased came to his death
from gunshot wound at the hands Of Isaac
Williamson"
He was committed to jail to await the action
of the Grand Jury.
The prisoner is about sixty years of age, and
small in stature. He is married man, and the
father of four chill dren. The deceased was
thirty-fve years of age, and leaves wife and
one child. Both parties have lived near the
scene of the murder for SOL time past The
prisoner, it is said, had been quiet, peaceful
man, and had never any previous difficulty
with any one.
LAURA FA1R-A despatch from San Fran
cisco, July 10th, says that the case of Mrs.
Fair who is under sentence of death, is set
down for hearing at the next term of the Su-
preme Court in September. It is, however,
believed that political influence has been
brought to bear in favor of Mrs. Fair and that
her case will be postponed till January. Then,
if new trial should be granted, petition for
pardon will come before the Governor after
election or reelection.
| A daughter of Mrs. Sarah Quisenberry, of
Carroll county, Va, committed suicide on
Tuesday night the 4th inst, by hanging her.
SELF Her body was found on the following
morning in Mr. Joshua Duncans MILL on
Greasy Greek, suspended from joist by a
pillow line. The cause of this act of selfdes-
truction, was disappointment in love mat
| ters''
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND KILLED. The
ir Loudoun county, near Leesburg, was struck
| by lightning last Tuesday evening during the
storm, and considerably damaged. Mr.. Lack,
of Leesburg, who was at work in the house,
was instantly killed by the shock.
The Charlottesville Chronicle says that "a
thief entered the caboose car of the western
bound Chesapeake and Ohio freight train Tues
day night, and stole from the conductor Cap
tain Swift, a pair of pants, his keys, and sew
enty dollars in money
1t is said that when Brigham Young was
asked the other day which son he had at West
Point the conundrum SO staggered him, that
he was obliged to refer to the family record to
solve it. do they miss me at home p is not
much sung in that family.
Letters from bis state that the present
campaign, on thespart of the Democrats, is to
be one of the most enthusiastic, energetic and
laborious that has ever been known in that
State. We hope they may be successful.
Senator Schurz has, it is said, written let
ter to gentleman in Washington, in which he |
strongly expresses himself in favor of Charles