The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-07-26
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.

Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.
BerTyvillc, July Z, l673-Thc ci,izcns ol
! the vicinity of White Post. Clarke c.luu,y,
Va, were thrown into = terrible state "f cx'
element Ivy the report of the killing If Clin
ton Little by bis brothers Oscar Li,ilo and
Lycuvgus Little. also the wounding Of ,hci'
mother and several other mcmhers OF the
fssnily.
A. far - can be ssccrtained the facts are
there: Clinton Little had Occssion IN take
several h"rses to Wash,nton. u. c., to make
sale Of them. and on Saturday morning. 5,h
IF July, - Clinton Little, his mother. bis
brothers. and other members of the family
were sitting At their breakfast table, they
were surprised by the entrance in the room
Of the two brothers. Oscar and Lycurgu,
Little, who, locking the door, walked up Ia
Clinton Little and male demand for hall
the money that hs hsd received for the sale
Of horses. xnd II he did not hand it over they
would murder him. Sui,ing the action 10
tho word. 10th br'tl,ers. Oscar and Lycur
gus Little. presented their pistols and com
mcnced firing IN their br'ther, WHO fell
mortsIIy wounded. While on his knees he
WAS beaten In the face and temple by one
Of hrs bro,hrrs. wh"se pistol failed To fire.
During the melee the mother was seriously
wounded hy pistol shot In the thigh. The
rOm was literally covered with blond. q
seen by several witnesses. After Clinton
Little had BEEN killed. the Two brahcrs.
Oscar Snd Lycurgus, attempted I" estsI,c,
WHEN y younger brother, picking up ride.
discharged II ., his brD,her's murderer, aud
inflicted y wound in his leg. and the rcmain-
ing br",her fired shot 1t him and wounded
the orc firing the rifle. The whole result
was the killing Of one bru,hcr ard the
w"unding of the mother and tw" brothers.
The two murdercrs sre now confined IN the
Clarke county jsil 1t Berryville, w.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Winchester. July 7.-Mr. Little. Sr., the
father "t the family, 10 engaged in Wash
inRson CITY. and hssicned home Saturday
evening on learning the news Of the terrible
affair, which 10 now the great theme Of con.
versAt:on IN this whole section of tho cnun.
try. As yet all the facts in the case are not
known beyond the account Of the despcr.
a.c struggle which has been given. Oscar
Little 10 druggist and IL generally called
DR.. Little. 6nane time ago. it is stated, he
and Lycureus secured what they were enti.
tied To. from the family estate. and went
West, but spending their property returned.
making other deinan'is. which, we're resisted
by the three other brothers and the mother
IN the fight Ostar Lit,le's pistol snapped
several times, and proved worthless rs
wempDn. Lycurgus. n the first fire. missed
his brother Clinton and shot the mother.
and fired again. giving Clinton the mortal
wound. In the subs'quen. melee oscar
and 1.ycurgus were Ovcrp,w..i, disarn,cd,
sEd driven out of tho house. Columbus.
one Of the br",hcrs acting on the defensive.
10 very powerful man, and GiIhcri. wh"
fired the rifle. is very delicate. They wcrc
both badly cut and injured ais'n, the h. ad
by the attacking party with the hu,: ends Of
pistols.
Afierwsrd. il IL alleged. Oscar and Lycur>
gus returned to the house. the former with
rifle ball in bis leg, and took large ,h.se
If morphine. which, however. did not lave
the desired effect. Finally, Oscar and Ly
curgus were placed under srrrs; and con.
veyed to the county Jail Of Clarke c"un,y.
There was no investigation 10 day.