Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-22
rFom tic "a, fox Confer Of I'm Jpasl
THE YORKTOWN AFFAIR.

ES ItitSStS O. 4 VI htbNu EdSiuS aCCi
noticed hy ihcEBcacon and other public prin;s
and considerable interest being lcI, therein b.
this community, we are induced 10 stale what We
believe 10 be the origin Of them.
For nearly year past, as we understand, iht
people Of York county have been under much
excitement, occasiuned by The canvass for tie
county c!eFkship, made vacant by The death 81
Sam'l SHIELD, in June, 1916. The election toob
place in November last, when every Justice q
The cuunty-fiteen in number-was present and
voted. All the Justices in commission having
refused TO accept The high sherifaliy, eleven per
sons Iamong whom was Mr.. Peyton A. South
all were nominated 10 the Executive as fiji per
sous 10 be added TO the commission. In This no
minalion, nine magistrates who remained npor
the bench, unanimously concuned Some OF lht
Justices refusing 10 nominate al all, retired from
the bench. Secret remonsranceS were gotten up
however, signed by VIM. Nelson and others, anc
sent 10 the Governor who refused 10 commission
any Of those recommended 10 him. In conse
quencc Of this, there is now neither sheriff, coro
ner nor constable in York county, and The clerk
ui The Superior Court, and he commonwealth.
attorney practising therein, both reside outoi The
limits OF Tie circuit.
MIR. Robert Anderson and MIR. William Mel
son own nearly all the land within mic OF York
Town, and they own, also, very many lots with
in the town itself. A difference q opinion exists
between Them as 10 some Of their lines. Mr.. An.
defson, we learn, is DESTROYS, and j, is said, has
made repeated propositions to Mr. Nelson To Ic.
fer their differences on The subject 10 the decision
Of mutual friends, which Mr.. II. refuses 10 do
Some years ago MIR. Nelson put up fences on land
claimed by Mr.. A., which Mr.. A. pulled down
and suit is now depending on that subject. Mr.
II. lately pul up fences on other lands claimed by
Mr.. A., which, On Wednesday, The oh instant
Mr.. A. pulled down. Mr. NJ coming up in few
minutes, ard learning from Mr.. A. what hat
been done, called upon witness 10 notice N,
fact, and the parties separated; Mr.. Nelson usin.
10 harsh words, and showing no disposition io
BATTLE. Some hours after this, Mr.. Nelson rod,
up 10 MIR. AS LOT, and angrily demanded OF Mr.
A., (who was al The Time IN the yard attending Il
some woIkmen,) 10 90 again ana pull the fence
down. Mr. a. declining then 10 90, Mr.. n. sale
thai he was loo great coward 10 90 so. To
which Mr.. a. replied that he was an impuden
puppy, and TO clear himself, which he did.
On Friday morning, just after breakfast, Mr.
SouthaIl, meeting Mr.. Nelson in the stieer, cen
sufed him for his abuse Of Mr.. A., and cai!ct
him coward, puppy ard The like, which Nelson
resented only BY milder words, and retreating a
early as practicable. About o'clock in th'
evening, while MIR. Soulhall was al dinner, Mr.
Rhoderick Shield (brothcr Of Mrs. N, and liv
ing with Mr.. n.y. called at The door Of MIR.
with request from MIR. n. that MIR. s. wcult
walk up 10 The tavern and see him. In hall al
hour or So MIR. S supposing that Mr.. Nelson
desired 10 have a friendly understanding, walket
up uspecinely, and on reaching The tavern
found MIR. Rhoterick SHIELD, Mr.. w. II. Par
kcr, OF the Eastern Shore. who married MI
Nelson's niece, and Mr.. Nelson himself, aon
in the porch, from which, on Mr.. SIS arrival
Mr.. N. stepped out, angry and agiaed, and, US
| ing violent language, struck MIR. 5. with cane
Mr.. s. warded off The blow, closed in, threw Mel
son down, ard pummcled him 10 the saisiac
iicn OF no'h, when they rose and Mr.. Nelson wen
| into the house.
| Mir Parker then commenced a quarrel wit
Mr.. S., who remarked that j! was 70 business G
Mr. p.'s that he had nothing against Mr.. F., an
wish3d 10 have nothing 10 do with him-turnn
of a. the same time and walking over the street
| MIR. Parker, however, followed, using provokin
language, and striking Mr.. S., they closed, and il
The slrugge Mr.. P. received a shot in the abdo
men. Being separated, young Shield came W
| ard attacked Mr. SonlhalI, and as Mr. Sou;ha
was disposine OF him, MIR. Parker, with an ope
kuite attacked Mr.. S. a second time, woundn
him severely The knife entering The back OF S.
| head, severing an artery, and passing under III
right ear into the cheek, and throughout TO III
bone. These parties being again separated, an
Mr.. Souiha exhausted, bleeding freely and To-
ering. home, MIR. Nelson sailed from his aver
with rifle, and deliberately fired al Mr.. South
ALL the bali barely passing him and enerin
a pailing near the Post Office. Nelson then has
lily fled into his tavern.
THE ARRAY AT YORKTOWN.-W
are happy 10 learn that Mr.. VIM. Il. Parker, VIII
| was wounded in The abdomen in the ARRAY
Yorktown, On the 18th inst, j. not considered NOR
lally wounded The ball had mol been extract
ed, its precise location GO. being ascertained. MI
Sou,halps wound, which was II inches long, wa
healing up. Mr.. VIM. Nelson, who was aisoe 20
gagged in The ARRAY was not seriously hurt No'
= ca. 7Hnr:day.