The Hillsborough Recorder

Raleigh, Sept. 13.

Attempted Murder.—On Tuesday last, between the hours of 10 and 11 o'clock, about eleven miles from this city, on the lower Hillsboro' road, on his return from the late residence of his father, in Orange county, Mr. Thomas A. Cameron, eldest son of the Hon. Duncan Cameron of this city, was waylaid and shot, by some person concealed in a thicket of bushes, on the left side of the road. The ruffian evidently aimed at the head of his victim; as one shot struck his temple, one his neck, one his nostril, several the face, and nine the left arm. His left hand was raised to his face at the time, and was most dreadfully lacerated. It is expected that he will recover. The motive for the attempt at murder, on a peaceable and offending citizen, must have been plunder, and in this view, presents a case of atrocity heretofore unknown in the history of North Carolina. Mr. Cameron retained his seat, till the horse on which he rode, startled by the report of the gun, bore him rapidly forward, several hundred yards, where he was met by a party of laborers, who were attracted towards him by the noise of the gun and his calls for help; when he received the assistance his situation so much required. From the appearance of the grass and bushes, it is clear that some person had waited on Monday, to accomplish this diabolical work; that being the day he usually returned to the plantation, after his customary visit on Friday to his father in the city. The gun was loaded with buckshot and slugs, several of the latter as well as the former, taking effect. We hope that the measures taken to detect the assassin will insure his arrest.

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