On last Sunday afternoon Mr. Finn, knowing well the
feeling with which he is regarded by Mr. Kennedy, outraged
all decency by calling upon that gentleman, whose address
he obtained from our office. What took place between them
no one knows, and, probably, no one ever will know. But
the interview was ended by Mr. Kennedy firing a pistol at
Mr. Finn's head. That he should have done so without the
grossest provocation no one will believe. That Mr. Finn
had gone to the husband to interfere with him respecting
his wife is an undoubted fact,--a fact which, if
necessary, we are in a position to prove. That such
interference must have been most heartrending every one
will admit. This intruder, who had thrust himself upon the
unfortunate husband on the Sabbath afternoon, was the very
man whom the husband accuses of having robbed him of the
company and comfort of his wife. But we cannot, on that
account, absolve Mr. Kennedy of the criminality of his
act. It should be for a jury to decide what view should
be taken of that act, and to say how far the outrageous
provocation offered should be allowed to palliate the
offence.
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