Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-10-03

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On Tuesday afternoon Of last week, P. M.
Murray, building contractor of Charlotte,
N. c., was shot and fatally wounded at Rock
Hill, in this county, by Henry Bruner, q car
,penter, whose home is in 5Wadesboro, &C..
From what we can learn respecting the affair,
L. G. Murray, brother of the victim of the
rencouuter, and Bruner met on the day in
question, near Hagan's bar.room, when Bru-
ner offered an apology to L. G. Murray for a
remark he made concerning him at some pre-
vious time. The words we're overheard by
P. NJ. Murray, who approached and entered
into the conversation, which soon became a
quarrel between the parties, during the pro-
eress of which Z. c. Murray struck 'Bruner:
P. NJ, Murray then threw Bruner on the
ground and commenced beating him. At this
iuncture several pistol shots were fred by l..
G. Murray and Bruner, it not being definite
" stated who fred the first shot; though it is
thought L. C. Murray did, endsavoring to hit
Bruner, whom P. M. Murray was at that
time holding down and beating.
When the parties were separated, it was
found that Bruner had escaped the pistol
shots directed at him, but that he had shot
pm. Murray while Murray was on him,
iuflicting wounds in the breast and bowels
The wound in the breast was slight, and that
in the bowels, which produced death, was not
discovered until several hours after the alter
cation. Murray died on Wednesday after
MON and his remains were taken to Char
lotte for interment. Bruner was arrested and
committed to Jail at this place. -, -. d
THE RYANs' ENTERTAINMENTS.
Prof. A. Ryan and his son. Rolla, gave
two entertainments in this place on Monday
and Tuesday nights. The elder Ryan is we'll
known to many Of our citizens, he having de-
Ivered a course of lectures here on elocution
and other subjects, some 1S years ago. Of
his family at that time, Rolla was toddling
infant, but since then he has developed into
a graceful, handsome youth of 19 years-a
young gentleman who is, beyond question:
one of the greatest facial artists and charac-
ter actors of the day. .. ... ..,.n..
The entertainment of the Ryans consists OF
lectures, reading and recitations from stan
dard authors, and ch ,racter sketches, the lat
ter role being assumed by young Rolla, who'
in this line of stage business is almost with.
out a rival. The reading Of Prot. Ryan
clearly evinces not only that he is master of
his art and profession, but also that he is
abundantly able to reduce bis ideas OF pure
elocution to practice, as is clearly perceived
in his renditions of those twin literary Won
ders of the weird and shadowy muse Of Ed.
gar Allen Poe-The Beas and The Ravsn-
in the former of which the ringing Of four
varieties of bells are continually and harmo-
niously sounding in the charmed listeners
ear. 80. ,,....-'.t .c,lI-
The elocutionary, ventriloquial, dramatic
and facial powers of Rolla are truly remsrka'
BILE. and his taste in the selection of subjects
shows an acute sense of the humorous, the
ridiculous and the beautiful. His recitat,ons
from the poets are Incompatible, and if we
had heard nothing more from his lips than
"Shamas O'Brien," we should, for this alone,
thank him for coming. But if he is excellent
in recitation, what shall we say Of him in his
famous character sketches? As the ''hypo.
chondriac," the "old lady" in the hardshell
sermon, "Miss sairy Walker" the "female
lecturer on woman's rights" the "Texas COW
boy," the "city news-boy," and numberless
other grotesque characters, he must be seen to
he appreciated. :,
The company is composed of high-toned
gentlemen, not the least tinctured with noun
tebaukism, and the entertainments they give
are truly of high order Of acting They are
billed for Chester tomorrow and next day,
and we assure the people Of our sister town
that a fund of amusement is in store for them.