see him for?" and that she replied, "He is going to Europe, and I

ought to just say good by."

Col. Selby was informed; and the lady and gentleman were shown to

the parlor, in which were at the time three or four other persons.

Five minutes after two shots were fired in quick succession, and

there was a rush to the parlor from which the reports came.

Col. Selby was found lying on the floor, bleeding, but not dead.

Two gentlemen, who had just come in, had seized the lady, who made

no resistance, and she was at once given in charge of a police

officer who arrived. The persons who were in the parlor agree

substantially as to what occurred. They had happened to be looking

towards the door when the man--Col. Selby--entered with his cane,

and they looked at him, because he stopped as if surprised and

frightened, and made a backward movement. At the same moment the

lady in the bonnet advanced towards him and said something like,

"George, will you go with me?" He replied, throwing up his hand and

retreating, "My God I can't, don't fire," and the next instants two

shots were heard and he fell. The lady appeared to be beside

herself with rage or excitement, and trembled very much when the

gentlemen took hold of her; it was to them she said, "He brought it

on himself."

Col. Selby was carried at once to his room and Dr. Puffer, the

eminent surgeon was sent for. It was found that he was shot through

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