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DARING ATTEMPT AT MURDER.-Afew days ago.
a daring attempt to murder a whole family was
made near the Shot Tower in Jefferson county A Mr.
Kennedy, who is purchasing slaves, put up days
previous at the house Of old man named Phillips
He hired horse from Phillips, and looking
the country for slaves. One day when he came back
to Phillips house, young man there, who had
time before been employed by Mr. Phillips to do
some work. During the evening, Phillips asked Ken.
edy how he had succeeded in getting slaves, 60, from
which it is supposed that the young man heard that
Kennedy slave dealer, and suspected him to have
money. When they went to bed, Kennedy and the
young put in one bed, and Mr.. Phillips and
his vile occupied tho other bed-both beds being in
About hour after they had retired to
bed, the young man got up went out in the yard and
got with which he struck Kennedy the head
Knocking him senseless. He then went and struck the
old lady, Mis-. Phillips, on the head also, and knocked
her senseless Raising the the third time strike
the old man. he accidentally awoke seeing the raised
axe, he jumped up and received the blow his side
He, however, seized the young man, and after calling
Kennedy eight ten times to help him. Kennedy came
to hi. senses, and leaped out Of bed and with tho
aid of daughter Of the old peoples they succeeded in
securing the scoundrel, and he ia lodged In jail
The old lady Is still in critical state but Is thought
will recover. The Williams name is unknown.-Missou.
rian Noc. 20.