Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-04

spceullS OlSlpOSeu OF, yet inc sahS uiil-
ary encounter and the various Incl
dents connected herewith continue
to be the main topics of conversation
in all circles. Last Sunday some OF
our fashionable preachers even all
dressed the Throne of Grace in miti-
CATION Of damages on both the souls
and bodies Of the young men engaged
in the realistic pastime. Meanwhile
the field friends of both the late due
lists are Quietly hobnobbing together
in
A HISTORIC APARTMENT
Attached TO the second story of the
city Jail. 1t has been neatly and
comfortably carpeted by the relatives
and friends of the Virginia Dloods
who languish therein as martyrs 10
principle, and lis present inhabitants
are cousoled for not being allowed
Just now to bask in the admiring gaze
of their fcllow-citizens by various
articles of comfort and convenience,
the presence Of sympathizing friends,
quiet conscicnccs aud the best pro-
vcnder, liquid and solid, that can be
furnished by our chief fashionable
restauratcur.
FORMER OCCUPANTS.
The room which now affords shelter
to the illustrators of the chivalric era
was once occupied by james Grant,
who. from secure covert Oh Four
teenth street, valorously, with buck
shot, blew out the brains of II. Rivcs
Pollard, editor of the Southern
Opinion. The misunderstanding
arose about woman, and the accus-
ed was acquitted ill defiance of law
and amid the plaudits of his fellow
citizens. Once this room was tell
anted by William II. Myers, Samuel
S. Myers and William S. Burr. who
erstwhile murdered Dudley Marvin
uovt in basement room of the Ex-
change hotel. The murdercrs lost
not only their property, but the csti-
nation i'll which they had been held
by their friends, and though acquit-
ted, soon sought the wolccme shade
of now forgotten graves. The room
was also once occupied by George
Chahoon, military mayor of Rich
mond, appointed by the late lamenteo
Gen. Candy, who, together with Maj
; johnson II. Sands, lawyer, formerly
of the confederate army, were charS
ed with forging certain papers to ge
possession of the Haunstcin estate
Mcssrs. Chahoon and Sands wer
relieved of the penalty affixed by
Jury i'll their case by the intcrpositiol
of Gov. Walker. More recently tn
same room was occupied by Dcnni
O'Day, arrested for arson, aud othe
criminals whose names arc only Q
! local interest. 1t is also adjacent t
the cell in Which was once contlne
Lucien Baird, called the Nirgini
"Dick Turpin," and by DR.. Levi
t, and Thomas Griffin brought to thi
city from Brunswick county for til
murder of Constable Drummon'
! Your correspondent long ago attcnt
cd the farewell obsequies of Thorn;
SC Griffin, who has been hanged. ID
p Lewis is ROW in the Eastern Lunat
- asvlum, and is not such ''ravil
moniac'' as to be iuscnsible to Il
difference which Providence has MAJ
y in the fate of himself and his col
Z borcr, Griffin. 1t was for sho
Z time occupied by the noted Pet
n Phillips, the hero of the Dinkei
:. farm murder, for whom, OH accou
} of q doubt as to his guilt, much syi
} pathy was felt till, after three veal
! trial, being brought to the galloW
he acknowledged it.
- EFFORTS TO ENLIST PUBLIC sI
~ PATHY.
Since the fatal elimination of
duel the efforts to enlist public sy
pathy for the survivor, Page McC;
ty, and the seconds, Messrs. w.
Royal, w. r. Trigg, W. B. Ia
and J. S. Meredith, have been nu
: erous in quantity and unmistaka1
2 in quality. Several of McCart
friends haye been to Che leading
- pers here soliciting the publication
communications condemning the
er.l les: jury for censuring the surget
,s ;er- for aot using their knowledge to s
'urt the c.fusion of blood. Some of
IS. IS friensds rit'icule tho idea ofa virsi
and Jury doipg anything with party