The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-10
a Sls0c!tiaS Tragedy Ira Gloucester
County.


give il place among the first in the annals
Of crime.
TIE PARTIES
connected with the affair are young lady
about eighteen Years Of age. who is described
by our Informant as being one of the most
beautiful, attractive and intelligent in the
county, and against whom there was not the
laintc>t whisper until Il frw weeks previous
to the tragedy. and Captain /. J. DGcr and
Mr.. Gecr&c Tinslry. all oi Gloucester. Cap
taiH Ducr WAS nah ot property and about
tolty-0ne years Of age. Maryland was his
home, but like many other citizens OF that
State. be enlisted in ;hr CONFEDERATE cause,
raised military company. which hc after.
VA. lis commanded Scrvc't IN The Confederate
states army uuiI the close Of the war, and
about three Years since moved to GIoucc ter,
where hr resided up To the ii,nc of the Fatal
event which caused bis death, ana engaged in
the occupation OF Il llnnbcr-dcaicr after his
removal TO Virginia. He is represented is
being Il liberal nGII, hay N. used his money
freely during he war to arm and equip the
MARYLAND soldiers TO aid the South.
Mr.. GEORGE IIn>cy. at whose hands Cap
tain Ducr mt his death. WIS "rCc Il resident
ot \ Ashland. in the county cI Hanover, but he
had also moved to Gloucester and engaged
in the lumber business. His age l. about
thirty. and up 10 the time nt the Shooting
bore Il good reputation with the citizens
among whom he resided. Both Of the
gentlemen lived about eight miles from
Gloucester Courthouse, aud were near
ncighhorS. Not Immediately connected with
this sad affair is 4 prominent gentleman Of tie
same county, who. howCvcr. is tie father OF
the unfortunate "ili for whom Captain huer
lost his life. But it is not material 10 this
article that his Han,c should l,c mentioned
THE CAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY,
and the cau>r Of The many unfortunate at
fairs oI this kind, should serve rs Il caution
to the innocent and the most solemn warn-
ing to the guilty. 1t is the olt-rcpratcd story
OF what comes from false representation, ii
well us the too great confidence placed in man
by Il trusting girl.
Captain Duer and Mr.. TinSley are both
represented to have been SuiturS of the young
!ady already alluded TO- bat it is not ;,Sccr-
t!incd that either would have Eccu Success
tul i'll winning her hand
II had been the ca-r frequently that they
llId met at the residence OF the young la,ly'>
father, but they had always been friends
Several weeks previous to the atlray, the two
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