Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-09-04
4 Tragedy az Cumberland. Id.
AN ARRAY between LAWYERS ~
THos. COOK HUGHEN SHOOTS All
KILLS A. HOOTEN BLACKlsTON.

KILLS a. HO0TEN BLAChlsION.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, August &C.
About 1890 this morning Thomas Cook
Hughey, lawyer, shot \. Hooicn
Blackiston, also q lawyer. inlhct;n ,
wounds from which he died in less than
fifteen minutes. This morning Black
iston, with a client, went into The Office
of the special auditor Of the court and
found second report filed in AN equity
case in which IIughcy was Trustee.
charging Blackiston with having made
an offer 10 withdraw objections made by
him TO payments from trust fund. ~
ported previously, if liughcy wo.d Jay
fifty dollars, and on refusal. with q
somewhat similar proposal to Hugacy's
attorney, employed to argue exceptions
taken from the ruling OF the court 81
the same objections. What follow, IS
substantially what was brought out al
the coroner's inquest. y few minutes
afterward Blackiston. with his client,
Frank 0. Baush, went 10 Iush,y's Of
fee. where Hughey was seated as q
desk talking with WIN. Brace. lawyer.
Blackiston said: "iIushey, I've read
the report made by you in that CASE
What it contains in regard TO me is a
id lie. Yeu arc lying s. Ola b."
and struck IIusley two or ihroe blows
on the head with his fist. Brace s.izc..
Blackiston and Baush seized liu.lcy.
forcing the latter into q corner.
Just then j. j. and J. \. NcIIcnry.
lawyers, attracted by lhc noise, rushed
in, the latter taking Blackiston's arm,
and, with Brace, trying to persuade him
TO leave. Hughey. having gotten from
his pscket q five-barreled Remington.
said, IF you advance on me III shoot
you." To which Blackiston replied,
Il am not AFRAID" Hughey respond
ed, you are son Of" Before he
could complete the sentence Blackiston,
powerful young man, threw off Brace
and McHenry and dashed at Hughey.
when the latter fired. Blackiston struck
him two or three times, then they cinch-
ed and fell, Hughey beneath. Bystand-
ers seized Blackist0n, and lIughcy
crawled out and ran from his Office into
an adjoining one, where he remained
until the deputy sheriff came and took
HIM to jail. J J. McIIcnry, support
ing Blackiston, seeing his check blanch,
said, "Blackiston, are you shot" Yes,
[ am" responded Blackiston. and his
eyes turned upward. MciIenry said,
"My God, you are dying! Have you
any message for your wife :" BlacKiston
made no reply, and never spoke or rec
ognized any one, dying in about thirteen
minutes after beng shot.
A coroner's inquest was held at once,
States Attorney Boyd attending. AZ
ter hearing the testimony ofthose who
witnessed the tragedy, the jury returned
the following verdict: THAT the said
A. Hooten Blacklstou came to his death
by a pistol ball fired from a pistol in the
bands of Thomae Cook IIughey. whilst
said Hughey was defending himselflrom
an aggravated assault made On him by
said A. HoOten Blackiston."
Hughey was committed TO Jail FOR 4
hearing on the Sd Of September. TIE
body of Blackiston was removed to his
late residence, on West Washington
street. He WIS 80 years OF age, ma
tive of Kent county, Md, and q son Of
David Blackiston. He came TO Cum
berland about ten years ago, and was a
leading member Of the bar Of this city.
The deceased leaves wife, who Is n
daughter Of Judge Pearre, and an infant
son. Thomas Cock Hughey is native
of Queen Anne's county, Md, and came
here thirteen years ago, has wife and
one child, and is lawyer in fair prac-
| tice.