Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-12
The shooting of Ten Broeck.

From the Louisville CONFECTIONERY. Auo O
MI. Richard Ten Brock, the well known
from the city on the Selbyville pike was shot
and severely wounded by General Walter Whit
taker, at Gilman's Point, five miles from the
CITY, yesterday afternoon. The people of Louis
willie were greatly excited over an exaggerated
report OF the affair which reached the city about
dusk to the effect that General Whitaker had
shot MIR. Ten Brock three times, infictinp
wounds which caused his death in short tims
afterward. Such was, fortunately, not the case:
and reporter OF the Courier-Journal, who
went to the scene of the tragedy last night
learned the following particulars OF the affsir'
which were ELECTED at the examination of Can
Whitaker last night
Mr.: Whitaker lives near Linden station,
ABOUT nine miles from this city, and practices
MS profession here, going home in the after
noon, sometimes on the accommodation and
sometimes On the Lexington train. Yesterday
ne starte home on the latter, which left at $50
p. m MIR. Ten Brock was in the city on BUSH
ness, and left on the same train. Messrs Ten
bToeck and Whitaker took seats near each
otner, ana soon after the train started were en-
gagged In conversation. During the converse
ton Mr.. Ten Brock made q remark concerning
some family matters which seemed greatly to
ofend Mr.. Whitaker. According to the state
ment OF witness, Mr.. Ten Brock said to Mr.,
whitaker, "Iou know brought your sister
ln-laW nome from New York" The allusion
seemed to be of delicate nature, and General
Whitaker, becoming Instantly angry, REPLIED
lyon are damned liar!" Some angry words
on both sides then ensued, and a fight between
indeed, had 1t not been for the Interference
OF friends, bloody tragedy might have been
enacted IN the car. When the train reached che
FAR Grounds, MIR. Ten Brock went into an
other car, and nothing further occurred until
the train reached Gilman's Point, where Mr.
Ten Brock stopped TO meet an engagement.
Gen. Whitaker alse left the train, and meeting
MIR. Ten Brock on the platform again, COM
menced to quarrel with him. Mr.. Charles A
Lewis and Col. Il. H. Crittenden, of Frankfort
were witnesses to the scene that folio we'd. ami
n nv ri II hoe
Two county magistrates. Mr. Crittenden stated
that he saw Whitaker approach Ten Brock in
hosuie manner. Ten Brock, waving both
hands before his face, told Whitaker repeated
~ to go away. that he didn't want to have any
thing more to do with him. 1t any other words
passed between the parties, they were not heard
Dy the witnesses. Whitaker continued to adj
vance, and when within few feet of Mr. Ten
Brock. drew pistol and fired twice at him.
without effect: The pistol was presented a third
time, when Mr.. Ten Brseck, seeing the ONLY
chance TO save his life was to get in closer QUAR-.
tiers with his antagonist, rushed toward him
WHITAKER fired a third time, but again without
eHect. Zen BROCK closed in upon his adver-
sary, and struggle ensued, but the struggle
was quickly ended. Whitaker, releasing his
arm from Ten Broeck's grasp, placed the muz-
zle of his pistol to the old gentleman's forehead
and fired. MIR. Ten Brock instantly fell insen-
slble, and as many supposed dead, upon the
platform. After he was down, Whitaker pre-
senteu his pistol and again attempted to fire at
his PROSTATE body, and was prevented from do
Ing so by the crowd which gathered around
Several OF the men who gathered on the plat
iorm, took up the apparently lifeless form of
Mr.. Ten Brock and carried him to the tay-
ern, about 100 yards distant from the platform
For some time Mr.. Ten Brock remained insen-
slDle; the blood flowed sluggishly from a hole
almost in the center of his forehead and ever "
one who saw him was impressed with the belief
that he was killed outright. DIR. Chenoweth
was quickly summoned to the place, and on ex
amining the wound found it to be of a much
less serious nature than WAS supposed. By pro-
ping ne ascertsined that the bali had not en-
YER the skull, but had glanced upward under
Ihe scalp, running over the bone and coming
Out near the rear Of the crown of the head The
physician pronounced it only a flesh wound
and was of the opinion that it was not OF a
serious or dangerous nature. After the wound
was dressed MIR. Ten Brock was conveyed to
MS nome IN a carriage. Before being taken
away ne oecame again conscious, and converssd
with his friends. He did not seem to fear any
serious results from his wound, and only com
planned or extreme weakness. Mr.. Ten Brock
is over co years old, and quite feeble and the
shock OF such an affair was of itself sufficient
10 produce nervous prOstratton. He was resting
quietly at his home at late hour last night.
soon after the shooting, General Whitaker
surrendered himself TO Constable j. q. Oldham,
ana had an examining trial before Squires Raw
mond and Rudy. MeSsrs. Crittenden and Lewis
were the only witnesses, and testified in sub
stance TO the facts which we have stated above.
Inc wound being regarded as not of a serious
or dangerous nature, General Whitaker was
the next train.
General Whitaker Is not unused to scenes of
blood. Some years since he stabbed and killed
a lawyer in Shelbyville, and after wards shot
and killed young Hodges in Frankfort. Two
years since, in an alteration with Mr.. Aaron
remington, he was struck a severe blow in the
head. He was afterward placed In the insane
asylum, from which institution he was dis
charged, as recovered, about year since.
SAD SUICIDE IN JERsEy-TAe house of the
Episcopal Dean an Aourning.-The facts of yery
sad and painfully humiliating suicide in Nor
rstown, n. j. have just leaked out the victim
OF his own rash act being none other than Mr..
Albert Merritt, brother Of Rev. Mr.. Merritt
dean OF the Episcopal church and rector of st.
Peters. The deceased, who was a Young man
OF about twenty years and unmarried. had been
for years resident Of his brothers house. and
Is said to have been given TO habits of dissipa-
ton. One day last week, as the facts are given.
ne returned home after season of prodiRality
and asked money from the dean. He was re-
fused. he then asked for q revolver. This also
was refused. He then left the house and soueht
10 procure laudanum in several drug stores.
Two refused him, but the third, not KNOWING
him, yielded and gave him two ounces This
he swallowed, and then retired to the grave
yard and lay down to die. In the evening he
was found, still alive, and removed to his
brothers. For twenty -four hours the physi
clans tried to save his life, but without avail.
DE died on Friday night last. The facts were
carefully withheld frem the reporter.-Neso York
Herald, 11h. - -. -
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