The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-09-13

Iney now moved off together, aud took seats
on tue bench at*the store. Saw Mr.. Faren.
holt, upshur Roane, and other gentlemen,
and begged them to try to settle the iitf.
Guilty. then Went III, TO my house.
"oNE THING TO REGREr.n
John tarcnholtswo,n: know the par
ties. Got 10 Freeport after one difficulty had
occurred. ATTITUDE as described bv other
testimony [ took 'rinsley aside, and talked
with him; also Convcrscd with Dir. presson,
When T,n>iry came back he took n seat by
nnor, and sail to him. !" You will have to re.
tract what you have said" DR.. Spindle also
said, You must make Duer take back what
he has said" nucr then got ur. and rc.
pcatcd the Offensive words, and Tiu>lcv
struck him with the whip. Ducr seized
tinslcy, and turned ~. back to the parties.
Heard pistol-Shot. When turned round they
Were III the act of falling, Duer having hold
| Of Iin>ley's arm that held the pistol. They
were then parted. Can hardly say who
pntcd them. Pistol fired once while in act
Of parting them, but by whom cannot say.
| When TinsIcy got up he asked for his pistol
saying that he would shoot Duer again.
pucr had moved up towards the house.
| rm>ley 60, his whip aud started after Ducr.
Mr.. Eoanc and | stopped him and carried
hun IN the store. He WAS wounded i'm two
r'Are>--on the arm and shoulder. | then
went np 10 the house where Duer was. Re-
turning. WAS asked 10y prisoner if Ducr was
shot badly. | said he was. IL have only
one thing to regret" replied Tinslcy, land
that is that did not putall six balls in him.
''Hy WORST ENEMY"
John VI. Walker drposcd: was at Free.
port on the afternoon at the fight. Saw
nurr, TinSlcy, and several Others in the
back yard of store. Also saw DrS. Presson
and spindle. and think Lewis Booker was
there too. Went in the store and found Mr..
Rcadc and Mr.. Pratt. Mr.. Rcade told ne
there WAS Il fight on hand. With that | left
the store. Meeting Mr.. Upshur Roanc and
Mr. Farrnholi asked them what was the
matter. Receiving no answer, kel OF till
came 10 the bench where TinSlcy and
puCr were sitting.
Or. spindle rot up and made few steps in
front of Captain Ducr. and said. "Captain
plrr. blame YOU for the whole Of this diff
iicuty. | thought you were one of my best
friends. but YOU are my worst enemy. You
have tried to ruin my family forever Mr.
| TnSlcy said also TO Captain Ducr, "That i
the WAY with all YOU -. Ever since YOU
have been here YOU have been trying to injurc
my character, and are now tryiu" to ini ire
respectable Young lady. You have got to
rclIact. or will put this whip on YOU. or
YOU have got to whip me one" Ducr re-
pied. THAT is Il mighty hard thing to do,
George" Ducr then repeated the
charge against Miss Spindle.
TESTIMONY OF pR. rREssoN.
| was at Frccport on the lSt of August.
| Was Notwithstanding Mr. Thomas Booker.
SAW nurr spindle. and TinSicy. and WAS
called on 10y Or. Spindle to witness what
nurr had to say. Tinsley offered every
means t. reconcile the matter, but Hurr per-
sisted in what he hud Suid. Tinsley told him
he would wait with him any length OF time
in order that he might reconsider the matter.
pr,rr rose with a drawn knife in his hand,
firmly CRASHED. Tinslcy had no weapon in
his hand ut this time: he had had whip,
hut had placed ii against the house. Ducr
and Tiu>lcy then became cntanglcd and |
separated them. seeing that Dupr had wc;l-
pom. aud moi seeing Il weapon III the hand
Of Tn>ry.
The testimony of this witness. up TO the
time of the fatal shot. is about the same IL
the others. A. t. the last shot he says that
he has no reason to think that it was direct
ed ly amy one
EXClTl:G ScESE ~ CurRT-THE JAIL TO BE TORN
DOWN.
I'm the evening. Just after Mr.. Booker had
been dismissed from witness stand. there was
!, rather an exciting scene in the courtroom.
Mr.. Daniel. counsel for the prosecution,
moved To- commit the prisoner t" l"l, the
case not being a haiauc one. This was
strongly opposed hy McSsrs. Wise, Donovan,
aud >r;lwell, and The law quoted in the case.
NJ one time the crowd i'll the courtroom
\ aud outside seemed 10 have the impression
lao, tod fp i,il
and such expressions is "Wcll tear the .ali
= down. brick 10y brick. if they do" and Ill
= help vou" were freely uttered. Mr.. TinsIry
= Wa- hnaIIv hailrd in tn" sum Of Il .0nn /" alr
:. Pear before the court "Wednesday morning
:, LorporH CorSTY.-We take the following
. items of news from the Loudouu county
Va. papers:
i Tmrndmcnt.-Ther WAS tournament a,
t. the Pickett lInnSc.' near Snickcr>yillc. OF
| TUESDAY. The successful Knights We're
+ "kni.lt Of BIonltaicld," +. VI. Lynn;
/ Knight of Arlington" Mayo James
! "kui.ht of Snickrr>villc," Sumptcr Silcott
I and "kn@ht OF the Trap Th. Frayzrr
| who crowned respectively Miss Eva Fur
. of Loudolin, Queen Of Love and Beauty
Miss Jennie Humphrey. of Loudoun, First
/ Maid of Honor: Miss Annie Humphrey. o.
/ i.oudoun, Second Maid of Honor; MIS-
Z Nellie BurneS, of CElrleStown. West Va.
A Third Maid of Honor. The coronation cerc
p monies were performed by Mr.. Frank Carter
t and Mr.. - TcZonStyk. The whole affair
: wound up ut night with dance.
v Land !SalcS.-Mr. james II. Cross laS
{ week sold at private sale his "Silcott
=, Springs" farm of eighty acres to Mr.. Isaac
Wilson for 500 per acre. Mr.. Eli II. Mich
OILS sold at private sale his farm of one hun
/ drrd and scvcnty-one acres for $3.50 pei
i, acre; James III. Cross, purchaser. On Mon
z day laSt Orr, holland. and Foster, commits
; >ioncrs in the suit Of Edison cs. Edison, sold
I at public sale the tract OF two hundred and
, itify-~N acres. lying near Middleburg, fol
: 1850 per acre; Eli III. Nichols, purchaser
e Fine Brandy.-John Keen, near Bloom
| field. in this county, sends Il bottle of brandy
: Uoudoun Cognac. y. Y. brandt manuiac-
turcd by himself from the pure Juice of the
/ Grape. 1T is ten months old, but is pro-
T. nclrnced hy connoisSrurS Il most excellent
articIc--lully equal toanythin" manufactured
1 in this country. Mr.. Keen has about ten
: acres in grapes. in partial bearing, and will
: this year make quite Il quantity OF brandy
, and wine. His vines are all dong we'll, pro.
= ducing fine crops of good quality. the mus!
> slaudin" 100 degrees by the s;ccllaronlcter
4 which is said to he high for any locality.
The Loudoun County Bible Society held its
annual meeting in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, of this town, on Tuesday eve.
uiug, September Sd. The meeting was
opened by PRAYER from Rev. Dr. Head, after
. which Mr. NJ. Harrison. president. made Il