South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-06-11
SATURDAY, JUNE 1886.

butcher in the neighborbood where
the reIater of these facts resided, was
detected by the examining officer in
being guilty Of selling bad meat, and
Gas in the bakers case, without any o.
Their form of trial than the Officer) he
was Immediately nailed by one of his
ears TO the post of his own door ; his
nose pierced and one end Of wire
about 6 inches long fastened to it, a,
the other end of which piece of his
bad meat was fixed. Ia this situation
he was kept for nearly "a hours.
INTERESTING INCIDENTAL cores
pondent of the Augusta Chronicle. who
was member of the Augusta volun-
teers, has given to that paper full add
very interesting detail of the occurren-
ces of the late campaign Amongst
them, he recites the following anecdote !:
An attack was made on a party Of
Indians under Ko-ha-ha- jo, one of the
Chiefs who signed the treaty and du-
ring the conflict, Gen. SHELTON, of S.
Carolina, who was on horseback,
charged upon this Chief single handed
both raised their guns together, but
Gen. S. was SO fortunate as to get the
first fire, and lodged a load of buck
shot in the shoulder of the Chief, close
to the neck, which caused him to
wheel round to the rear on that side,
and fall on his elbow. Pursuing his
advantage the General rode up, and as
his determined enemy, though dying,
was raising his rifle, levelled his pistol
at his breast-it missed fire, and the
ball Of ko-ha-ha.jo's rifle, which was
raised for the shot scarce higher than
his waist, was lodged in his body near
the hip. Both fell together the chief
instantly died, with another deadly,
though unnecessary shot 10 the back,
from another hand, just as he was fal
ling-and the General, dangerously
wounded, though happily not MORALLY.
FATE OF A ROBBER & HIS WIFE.
The following is from late French
paper:-
An individual passing through the
wood in the department Of Langres, al
the commencement Of the evening, was
stopped by man with a pistol in his
hand, who demanded his purse or his
life the traveller gave him about IL
francs, affirming that he had no more
in his possession. The robbef took
the money, and the stranger fled from
him with all possible speed, trembling
with fear, but Notwithstanding, well
satisfied with escaping on such good
terms. He soon arrived at farm,
where he thought himself secure he
claimed the hospitality Of the inmate,
after relating the unfortunate adven-
ture, and imprudently added that he
had succeeded in concealing large
sum of money from the rapacity of the
robber. The mistress of the house,
who was then alone, offered him an
asylum, and told him he should sleep
| in the hay loft. This offer was accep-
ted with gratitude, the traveller prefer :
ing to lodge badly rather than run any
more risk by going further. He had
scarcely entered the hay loft when the
master Of the house arrived. The lat
ter announced to his wife that fortune
had been this time unfavorable to him;
that he had only met with one stranger
! from whom he had obtained twelve
francs.
The woman Immediately knew thai
the person she had sheltered was the
individual her husband had robbed
and she discl ;sed TO him what hao
passed during the absence Of the rob.
Der, & they agreed that the man shoulc
mount the hay loft when the stranger
was asleep, aud precipitate him into
the under apartment, where the wo
man was 10 stand prepared with .
Ratchet ready TO despatch him. For
tunately for the stranger, he heard ey.
cry word of this conversation, and kept
himself on his guard for the moment
the robber should approach him this
happened very shorttime afterwards,
when the stranger pretended to have
fallen asleep. On the robbers ap-
proach, the traveller struck him yio-
lent blow on the head with stick,
which had the effect Of precipitaling
him 10 the room below, where the wife
with single blow, severed the head
from the body. The stranger made
his escape, and, on his arrival at the
next village, he denounced The woman.
She was afterwards arrested and exc
| cnted for the o,urcer al her own hns-