The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
A BEAUTIFUL DEVIL.

Nl0Ody Array I'm n virginia Har-ROOm-
The Murder ut Young seymonr--A
DIabeIical PIet-The Unseen witness
The Letter Of Corr0boratiOn-An Un-
happy Fathers Despair.
Cincinnati Enuuirer.l
"What do you say, you sooundrelP"
s'Sooundrel2"
"Then take thisl"
A hand-to-hand struggle ensued be-
tween the two young men, who were
thus quarrellng at the Old Dominion
saloon, In Richmond, Virginia, shortly
after noon, on the I'd Of February,
1889.
The bartender jumped over the
counter, and tried to separate the two
combatants. But his Intervention was
unavailing. They fought for over five
minutes, when one of them sank TO the
aoor. exclaiming: II am stabbed"
His assailant staggered in intense ex-
element to the wall.
The bartender shouted: "Police !!
policel"
A few moments later the Old Domin-
ion saloon was thronged with agitated
people.
They gathered round the young man,
who was lying PROSTATE on the floor,
vainly trying to stanch the blood that
was last ebblng from
FEARFUL WOUND
In his left breast
"What have you to say, John Sey-
mourn" said an old man to the groan-
ing sufferer.
II am dying" replied the poor young
man. II did not provoke this quarrel
/ only--only defend I'D my honorl"
A shudder passed through his frame,
and he was dead.
The murderer, in the mean time, had
leaned with apparent listlessness
against the bar of the saloon until an
officer came in and said to him:
"You are my prisoner!"
"Your prisoner!" he shrieked.
"Neverl neverl"
"Do not make fool of yourself, Mr..
"Give me that knife"
Mr.. Waters hesitated a moment.
Then he drew long bowie-knife from
his breast-pooket, and handed it to the
policeman.
HE attacked me-" he said, 'and 1
defended myself"
"That may be-" said the policeman,
''but look at poor John Seymour. He
is dying"
"DyingP"
Waters cast q wild glance at
When he saw that Seymour was
breathing his last, he turned deadly
Then he said, II repeat that am in
nocent."
A few minutes later he was lodged in
the Richmond city jail.
This murderous ARRAY created pro-
found sensation in the capital OF Vir-
ginia, for the murdered man, young
Seymour, was the sonhof the Treasurer
OF the State, while his assailant, Joseph
Waters, was the son Of tobacco plant
er, reputed to be in easy circumstances.
In Richmond everybody knew how
this terrible affair had originated.
Waters had
A VERY PRETTY SISTER,
and Seymour had been introduced to
her at picnic in the Manchester
woods. He had fallen in love with the
fascinating creature, and she had recip-
rocated his affections. After exchang-
ing VOWS Of eternal fidelity, the two
lovers. it had been generally believed.
mate relations. which were the cause OF
universal remark, but singularly
enough were utterly unknown to the
father of the young lady, who was ex.
tremely punctilious about matters OF
honor.
Augusta Waters, his only daughter,
who, at the time OF the incident We are
now relating, was sixteen years of age,
and, perhaps, the most beautiful girl In
the State which Is so proud of the per-
sonal attractions of her young daugh-
tiers.
She was what is called q dark blonde
OF rather tall stature, endowed with q
Hasp-Iike waist, with pearly teeth, q
.