The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-03
THO cyn.asana Tragedy.

CYs1HIAsA, July 40. x Thursday eyeninl
about haIf.past s O'Clock DIR. C. L. Donnely
a resident dentist Of this city stepped out O
his office. on Pike street, with a four-inct
Smith & Wesson pistol. aud finding DR.. Ed
ward j. Peckover on the street, who had just
emerged from his ow n! office, which IS nd
Joining that Of DR.. sDonnely, called 10 DR.
Peckoyer, who turned around, and as he did
so, Or. Donnelly said, "Yop called me a liar
yesterday" and the words had hardly fallen
from his lips when hefred his pistol, the boil
passing almost through Peckover. near the
region Of the heart. He got up and walked
into Charles Reikel's jeWelry establishment,
and said that g Charley ,Donnelly had shot
him." and died in about twenty minutes.
Mr.. James T. Hedges dry-goods merchant,
just opposite that place, stopped over and
caught DR.. Donnelly by the right shoulder
and arm As be was 10 the act OF shooting&he
second time, and told him that he bad killed
Peckover, and should not shoot again. The
constable OF this place, James EwaIt, then
came up and arrested DR.. Donneliy, and
conveyed him TO the Office Of Judge
Desha, near the place of the shooting.
A great excitement prevailed Immediately
after the bloody work and death of DR.. Peck.
over, and much indignation was exhibited
| by everybody.
Z DR.. Peckover was about thirty.seven years
Of age, and leaves wife and four little chill
dren. 49, = --..,.' ~ f@t..7& *[t@ :
Not long since these two gentlemen were
partners 10 the dental business, and had a
short time previously dissolved. Upon the
day before the shooting "wednesday, July
2Sth) they were discussing the settlement Of
their business, when Donnelly charged
Peckover with appropriatins some of bis
| Donuelly's) property. DR.. Peckover, in
! reply to this assertion. denounced him as o
liar. DIR. Donnelly turned away with the
| remark that they would have no difficulty.
Both of these gentlemen were men Of So
briefly and good standing 10 our community.
! Immediately after the shooting of Peck
over by Donnelly, Mrs. Peckover and her
children. VINO were near the scene at the
time Of the shooting, repaired stralghtWay
70 the jcwe!ry store of Cuarles Reikel, whcre
| Peckover was dying. Peckover's residence
is about four squares from Rcike's store.
Young Dick Rldgely, a brother:in.law of
Peckover's, about eighteen years OF age, had
| been sick and confined to his bed during the
week, and bad only cotton up on Thursday
morning, had gone home to Peckover's house
carly that evening, and was there at the time
Of the shooting. Having received informa-
ton of the shooting he went to Re!kePS, but
before he arrived there Peckover was dead.
some of the parties who witnessed the affair
detailed all that had occurred to young
Ridgely. He at once went to the court.
house where Donnelly was, and, stepping
into the door of Judge Desha's office, drew
a Colts navy pistol and fired, the ball strik-
ing DR.. Dounelly in the same place where
DOpnolly's bullet had pierced the body OF
DR.. Peckover. DR.. Donuelly died in about
thirty minutes from the effect of this shot,
Kidgely was immediately arrested and
placed 10 jill, where be is now. -
Young Ridgely stood in the attitude OF
son to DR.. PeckoVer, having been raised by
and lired with him from childhood, Ridgaly
being an orphan.
Or. Peckvyer will be buried tomorrow by
the Masonic fraternity, of which be wa'
member. DR.. Donnelly's remains so TO
Greenorer, West Virginia, his home.