, 1876-01-22
MURDER0Us ENMiTY.
The President Of N CaEipoeIIite College
Fatally Hit at IA Suuda y-SehOoI Party.


/ The Rev. Oval Perkey, President of Alb
ingdon College, Was to-day reported assassin
} ated at Abingdon, a small town nine mile
SOU Invest OF the city. Abingdon College il
an institution of the Csmpbellite or Christian
/ Church. For many years the college haC
/ been under the control of j. ". Butler
| faction was formed against him which led tC
( his Dismissal in March, 1873. The following
I August, President Pe7k,y was elected. But
/ Ter was called to like situation at Suntl
Rosa, California. The feeling of the Butlel
/ party was very bitter toward Perkey, and IL
/ pains were taken TO conceal their hatred
Effgies Of Perkey and his adherents among
the faculty and townspeople We're suspended
( in different parts of the town. Their dwell
ings were delaeed, and insults were heaped
nPon them while walking the street
| The press of the place jeemed with incendiary
articles At the June meeting Of the college
( trustees arrangements were made Ly then
/ for an election to fill vacancies that would
1 shortly occur Upon the day appointed the
( trustees met at the usual place, and filled the
vacancies in the board, thirteen in all, and
completing full board Of tbirty.two. The
Butler party met on the same day, and, styl-
ing themselves donors to the college, claimed
the privilege Of electing board Of trustees,
which they did The Perkey party being in
possession, legal steps We're at once taken to
oust them, but owing TO lack Of time to pre-
pare the papers, the case has not yet come up
for trial. Shortly after the removal OF Prcsi-
dent Butler, measures were taken by the
Christian Church to eHpel Prof. Thompson,
who had been instrumental in the removal Of
Butler. Their success in this attempt result
ed in the withdrawal Of ninety-nine OF the
members, and the formation Of the Jefferson
Street Church
With this knowledge Of Affairs, we are
ready for the tragedy Of last night The
Jefferson Street Sunday school were giving
sOciable in the upper hall Of the cole ge
building, The Butler party holding another
on the lower floor. While In the mid.t Of
the evenings entertainment, a disturbance in
the corridors attracted the attention Of the
party. President Perksy stepped from the
ante-room near the stage into The corridor,
and there Tnat ;hree bDyr, Lam41, IaGHI / u,
and Gabrielle, who are nov under bonds.
TIE boys, evidently iuto1iuated, We're re-
quest,d by Pnrhey TO step INTO the hul and
ENJOY themselves. They refused. aud were
then asked to 20 duSn stairs. They replied
insultingly. Upon this Perkry took Gabri'
ella, the one Who iusuited him, Ey The
shoulder, and, " hen he had TUNED to lead
him down short flight of stairs, LEmpkin
raised his hand and struck him. The Presi.
4ent fell Immediately, and the halls were in
stantly filed with an excited crord. y
nervous twitchins of the muscles were the
only signs of life, and he was carried into
the ante-room, and from tLeh,e to his home.
1t il not yet known as to the weapon used
in the attack, but L4mpkiu is known 10 have
had a billy, and the nature Of The wound
seems 10 favor the presumption that this was
the weapon used The negro jauitor, Jerry
Johnson, ran the 5oy- out Of the building,
and -hortiy after they Here arrested by the
marshal. They pTofessed entire innocence of
the affair, and made no attempt - escape
The condition Of President Perkey a. present
writing is but little improved, and The d DC
tors in attendance say there are 10 hopes Of
his recovery. The boy. who have been ar
rested for the act are John LomaI, Perhap.
% Years old; Dick Lampkin and Rural
Gabrielle, who are year OF two younger.
They all bear hard name, are in the habit
drinking freely, and in that condition are
very quarrelsome. Gabrielle has been in Jail
before for lawless acts of similar nature.
They have often expressed their sympathy
for the Butler party, and several times have
threatened TO make i hot for Perkey. They
are known TO have been concerned in the
previous disorders, in which acts they were
supported by the Butler party.-thicqgo Ir.b111e.
~--~---~-.-<N-----.--
RIC TauIES-The r4i-Iry Of Re.Cher a