Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-04-20
From the Ksnsas Citv Bulletin.

A BOLD AssAsaINATIoN-A Ee: 9ECrooM
sHOr DOWN WHILE EEcErvING CoAcrA ULA-
IONS. Dark and bloody Was the deed :!
A feeling Of horror THRILLED through the
hearts of the many Witnesses who STOOD
by and saw young End happy bride
groom shot down. ard without any appa;.
ent cause, by the hand of the sneaking
assassin. A merry and joyous company
had assembled last evening in The parlor
OF the St. Nichols Hotel 10 do honor 10
the union Of two loving iea. ss-thc mar
riage of Mr.. j. C. Foster. late Of Bow
ling Green, Kentucky, TO Miss Rose
Bird. Of this city. Father Dounelly had
just performed the marrisoe ceremoov.
The bride was in the parlor offended bv
bevy of oeauies and merry young
maidens. The proud bridegroom had
out passed out to the saloon to receive the
pied gcs and conssa' ulations of his trends
when there entered an UNLIMITED guest, a
MIR. Thomas Smith of independence, who
at once accosted Foster. Very few words
passed between them. A bvstander over
heard the following conversation. tue
meaning whereof is sill sh;ouded in mys-
'cry. Foster Was Standing in the corner
Of the 1'r when Smith said, "Vou do not
.mcan it."''I 10 % "Thcn p. epa~e your
sell" At he same time he produced a
1avy revolver anu i.ed into Foster.
Turning around, without word o; ex-
PLANTATION, the assassin walked out of tue
saloon. putting up bis pistol as he walked
cody across the stree, past the court
house. Turning between the Market
House and the courthouse he mounted
his horse and fed out into the darkness
of the night, uunolcs; cd. unpuisued.
The b: iGe::' DOM staggered b'ckwaid as
lie received the shot and fell upon a wiz
dow bench Medical attendance was
soon uyon the scene, and the wounded
man was carried up stairs. His cries
were continuous. Fl only exclamations
being Tom Smith. why did you muir
del me 2" oh, why have you shot me
down upon this my wedding ?" II who
was your best friend and loved you Oh,
Tom, why have you murdered me?' A
hasty examination Of the wound by DIS.
Milligan, Taylor, and other su geons
whose names we were unable to learn
showed that the bullet had passed through
the right hand and had entered the aldo.
men near the groin. and had glanced OBJ
liqaely downwalds, lodging about three
inches from where it had entered. The
opinion Of of the surgeons was that the
wound was dangerous but not necessarily
fatal. The fair and elegantly attired
bride. stricken down in her grief and
horror. was surrounded by her brides
maids and relatives. Here and there
were fair girls lying pros'ra and insen-
sible from fright. Sobs and whispers were
the only sounds to be heard. A was sad
ness and grief where JOY and glee had
reigned supreme not twenty minutes be-
fore. Tom Smith is now under indie
ment for robbing Stone & Thorn;on's
Bank in 1857 on information fnrni he'd
by Jim Cow ChiIdas. Smith his been
refugee from justice, in Canada, for
about wo years, having but recently re-
turned 10 his home at independence. His
capture is considered doubtful. We have
been unabled to learn the cause that led
10 this deed Of blood. The whole affair
remains eashroudcd iu a viel of mystery.