The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-11
Cock tYehiing, Police, Sc.

Ar nm early hour, on acnld morning. last
,ro.Ix sav about 2 O'Clock, the Watchmen
~, Roadway were awakened by the shrll
crv If s,,ndry cocks Charmed at the idea
danearly dawn stealing upon then, they
,Foog up. rubbed their eyes, and seized
Two tall !ank conntrymcn, Dressed IN lin
sew wanlsey trewsers they had each in
h,1d a hAge sack containing cocks ar he
6idfes, whic's ever and anon pierced the
"ngIits dull eat," with their shrlll cries.
Upon being nlrrrosate as to th+ir birth,
patronage. and education, accompanied
with sumdry Dogberry queries with which
ws,chmen generally are familiar. they re
nhed in nasal twang, that Z" they arrived
fom Luget,ies and were going down
board slupe With their birds, that the tide
made ut ppep-o day, and they wanted To
clear He'll Gate fore sun rise" All this
WAS natural, fair, and straight; bat the
watchmcn being plain. honest. sleepy men,
were unwilling Ia trust In their own Indg
ments, and they carried them In the watch
house, roosiers and all. One of the roun
irymen said, by the way, "as how he was
bringing some of the roosters tn the play
housr TO practice a part in the play, where
slr cack crows and friGhtans away IA
LOST A. all events when they were
u,hered II the Police, at day brtalt--ihe
fowls set up IA shrek that as'onishtd the
worthy magistrate. Upon taking the de
positions Of the cauntrymen they rroWed
differently, and the real truth came out /;
they were from Nestchestet comfy ha' ing
been invited down by the gentlemen of the
fancy with orders To bring with them Ger
lain humber of spirited Bdntams fora fight.
They lodged up town aud secret inslruc
tons were issued that the birds might be
placed In bags, aud IN the evening brought
dORn 10 yellow house III Liberty Street
that they should enter the cellar way,
and the master of ceremonies would con
dlct them to the right spot. Accordingly
thr counirynrn declared that they repair
ed to thu yellow house, and wer" shown
into the pit-vhith WAS up StdlrS-and
that they fl until about two o'clock IN the
mmpins and go, two dollars for each fight
that some of the he ttddys were killed
and one or twb sntdted ; aud that after
The fight "whro, as how, they were reiIr
liz 10 their lodgings, with The birds, tue
vaichmen catcli'd them" They gave the
names OF several gentlemen vino we're pre-
sent and bet, but as they are at the .fnnfy,
and one Of them in particular Is very mitch
N favor -of making Mr.. Adams president,
would he quite imrolte, aud probable
mpoitc, to name him. The two men,
however. having been convicted, hy Their
'Nn confession of obtaining living by
enabling, contrary tn The statute in such
.''S made and provided, they were seni
"Sniewci cnrslug their stars The cocks
a'p HE cock pil, and very reasonably. ne
'''r1ns u TO be baud rasr, that iiIry, the
Io"F Guardians and breeders nf the fowls.
'"o,un be lncarcerated, y lille " He biz " rs
Val ntem, and made mnncy on I'm, should
" allowed To 90 free, and drink nabuh
'ne (.Noah's .2dr.
YIN Thursday, Esd nl,mo, Captain
oFauy, Of This county, WAS as>assinatrd by
rs brother in law. Dennis NcCarty, also OF
s'nuaun. The former died on the spot.
'"e latter made his escape and has not
,,i'e hfen apprehendrd. The horrid act
vas perpeirated with dirk knife. IN the
presence of many witnesses and had been
preceded by few words only.
Leesburg Genius of LiqeriH