Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-08
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nal by Friday nis!'s packet that awful Tragedy
s"'s ~ h" death o tw" brothers by The hands ol thin
y "'rGfrtd IN 'hr county Z" buckingham IN Thursday tn
circumstances they be gathered are a. 10
lows; Shelton Farrer dspcased in way onr of hi
> sous w" Immediately srizei double. barrel ioadtd Gun
ana attempted 10 shoUI him brother nIeered ana ur
u"t""A 10 wrc:t The nom him when he shoI do"t
aho'lr brother made renewed effort stop The mad mar
,ta resulted IN the wayhe Instantly KILLED,
. ihe Information Of Virginan is direct and reliable
nut lor that II would ndsposcd 10 believe that snch
''f'u anu revolving crime roult be- committed IN clrh
" Community.
j GAiHNG OUTRAGE AND ROBBERY About cevc
On saturday night last, Tie qglel home o the 'ou
l.H|aier sisters. about mile OF Pc,
ia' w '" comfy was attacked by band ol uiillns
armed with butcher knives and stones They brok
o" i door with clubs and the first one that entered wa
snr" on HE head by one o the sisters The blow bcn.
too ugh! Tor him. he seized her by throat and choke he
SO much a. 10 prevent her screaming or giving the alarm
cr sisters were kept quiet by The three ruans who hn,
the knives and clubs and who threatened The wilt
oEhul u uleY uttered VOID Ihey being unpepared Il
defend themselves, kept quiet while rummage
and o.h"d the house One Of them opened upoourc
ana seized saucer containing small change
cp'cd into his pocket and then demanded the of ht
money III the house, AMI threatened violence The
d not give it up They shown desk where the
i"un! murc mGney, and which, with thar found in the sau
Ger made ten dollars The recolect
AiItr the thieves satisfied that they had obtained
The money in the house they left leaving butcher knife
which they had dropped The floor during the scUte
choking The four sisters wrapped themselves in banNes
lett The house and hid in the woods until morning. whel
n.
occurrence.
Every cilon was made get on The track Of The scoun
ires bat nothing could bc done until last "Wednesday
nInn, when. suspicion resting upon Il stage driver
Fisk, hr was arrested in this place. and put in Jail II
also supposed that lwO Others who passengers III Tues
day evenings Western stage, concerned in the
rare Sheriff Shields summoned possre and started in
pursuit on Wednesday, and arrested one At ClaIksbug nam
ic Boyd Officers were despatched from Clarksturg in
pursuit OF two other men who saspconed and who
had gone towards Pakcrsonrg No tidng5 we're receiv
| ed from them mp 10 THURSDAY evening.
The 'rnf sisters, whose home attacked
hrd had y" all their lives and the last twenty
years had Erpl house BY themselves. They do their
farming without the aid Of man. They nnw pretty ia
advanced in years.lhe Oldest Judge, il between 90
40 years ni age. Quite sensation visible two o
them, hcndng with the weight OF years went before The
tell OF The outrage The crowd in The house
large and cnraged at The thought that aged had
been thus treated by irnds in human ehapr. good deu
ol excitement il manifested
Fisk md Boyd were brought before Thursday
June 3Oh Two of the Misses uzadde gave in their ev
dence above.
After trial Fisk committed to Jail. The trial Of Boyd
adjourned until Friday morning when he said that
he bring witnesses prove that he about
here Friiay Pr,tntytolcn Taylor county Gazette
| ANOTHER ARREST-Under the authority OF bench
warrant another O the individuals presented by tn" Grand
jury tic March term Of Comfy Court for having in
his possession, win feUuous intent. ten forged bank
nues, arrested Sunday last by officer Hnwkins al
The Farmont and Palane bridge. Isaac Shaicr Is the
name Of The individual. He was committed 10 Jail
Shate and Martha Uhc latter arrested last week. will be
On the day. being the first OF the July term ol the
Cunny Court King, Morris and Smith, now out on BAIL
are be examined by the Court similar charges.
There circumstance connected with The above ar
which may be worth mentioning Dr. Hawkins, when
hr first the person arrested was not sure that II was
Shaicr n. determined, however to walk 10 tir stran
ger and call him By thai name AMI thus ascertain whether
he right wrong Ia his suspicious lie accordingly
arproache Saer extending his hand said "fiow are
ron Mr. S!a!tln Sh.er replied "you have the advantage
oi me, sir thus acknowledging that his name had been
called by officer Il think have returned Hawkins
instantly in his dry manner 81 hare rarrant for
yOu! II is needless 10 say that this was an advantage
Tor which Shacr not prepared. fdrmon lirg!nds
STAEBlNCi CASE.--A case OF stsDbnp occurred In mi:
civ near The Richmond Depot Pocahontas, on Monday
evening last about O'Clock From the facts we have
been enabled 10 gather i appears that Augustine D. ipcn
from Richmond was engaged in fight with three Irish
men, one whom is named john o. Day During tie pro
.rcss Of the fight Lipson received powerful oo" near '
mouth which caused his face bleed very rofusey MOI
liking such rcatnen and thinking thai three would rrooi
bly, ovrrpowcr him. he dew knife and stuck In the shou
der OF Day near the Joint The two others engaseI IN t
melee retrrated appearance of the knife and sill
going al large After the blow was Inflicted -pson atso
c,realed and took refuge The Mail train then about tt
leave Tor Richmond, seating himself in thai portion n IN,
baggage coach appropriated lu at colo Mr Jamc
r. Burton of This city, happening to be present. and hinK
ing the wound of much more serious nature ulh y tas
since proved be- started in pursuit oi Lson, whom nc
! succeeded in arresting, und conveyed hun 10 Ia
Yesterday morning. the matter came before the Mayor or
hearing when the above stated were elected Inc
case was continued The 7th ns and orders given Tor nf
arrest Of The parties engaged in the tracas psoh
y required give bail for his appearance al that me
which ra he complied WITH and he was allowed
depart I'VE understand this difficulty, like most others, was
caused by the free Of spirlIuolIs liquors
Petersburg Express.
BROOKE COUNTY.-iIarvcst is now in progress:
ouchnu, the county, and though the grain crop "I as
prncral thing fall much below The avclge there VIII SUI
be- produced enough, and To spare nc recent 'ep
oporrmnc showers have had most oenehcla elect upon
rh yryearon as was tar ADVANCED and the corr
and oats show il distinctly The meadows, we unrs'aht
do rulcaby fair, and in WOO growing country nay IS
Ihp1 NIL
the attention from the market reporters that Is awarded
orain.--l jeNs6nrg Hcrdd
! AUGUSTA COUNrI.-iEarvcst is pretty well over III
Tins county The crop though very light IN quantity Is
most Acccnt quality anu TINS VIII make up III Pu' 'o "
wnn, Of u greater abundance.
In some parts of the county nnd nlso IN some parts
Rockingham. the yield good both III quantity ana lnaS
But these spots few and far between Al moSt pace
we do not think the yield will be more than ha CROP an"
perhaps even less than that. StauntOa oitssengtr
ADJOURNMENT OF COURT.-I'hc Superior conr
closed s June Saturday last, hite 5nSF scs ~"
days The session wond nave pern @ 81
ration had not several important cascs nch comp m ~
-; no counsel employed The :" Pier vs. the BAN
more and Ohio railroad company, The venue o ~hlc'l .
ccn cb,nu,d from Bs kelley this county, was compton,!
I nv the pay,nent Of something like one-ihrd OF he dam
apes which had been found but were sci ASIDE oy '"e ~
as excessive :. ,.i,t ,,o ,eci
;nn o The County Court sustained Mcssts. llnoa''
Williams and Conrad, ar2urd me case 10 oclan u M p
r.l,r and Mrssrs Holiday and Byrd tor the nppeilees
hr en- now goes the Supreme Court nt he atae
"hs'' !" "''' W "'''' Hincitster Republican.
| FINE WHEAT notwithstanding the wheat crop u
,s sccon was unite bad vet some good crops "rf: he
n, >;,mucl Fl MOie sent us = specimen OF hs ""ch
hch r are inclined think cannot be beaten 10 virginia
rh snccmen sent ls Is called the 'Chnese Wheat ah'
h had contains upwards of hundred grains, ana ih
'o measures feet and III inches This Is the average
m. whole field Who can beat ~
'"e '' [Neir lLartti Democrat
i An ATTEMPT 10 NUMBERING undets'ind ,hh' ;,
,car, man by The name Of Chnt"n, in The employ oi MI
E E.a.;ck Al hs iorge, few miles b"ow ~" o. a''en'P
ed /, murder white one day Iasi "etH lhe hcs'
s,r,ck him with club and left him, after covering MN VI
with srIcns and bushes lyr dead lie was o"nn III" sam
tav very much injured and il is very doubtful ~hee "
will recover The negro was arrested and liea ~ Ii
' GNcu Market Democrat
! WHO CAN BEAT ITl--The Culpeper Observer Is 10
f,,ncd mai Mr. John Settle OF Culpcper county mah
last year from milk of eight cows OF his own 'snE
fnrcn hundred pounds OF butter, which brought MN wen!
five cents per pound S3T5 and raised ten hogs o. m san"
mix which he sold las, fall for Sl5O making s2Z' as "
: profit Of eight cows.
INDICTED.-We understood that FIanklin y. ';tr"a'
has been indicted for making good road upon MS " -
n-r,r and with his own muney Served him fish' u
man wh, has no more respect for the CUSTOM
'' = (CdrksJurg Register,
AN AFFRAY-On Thursday evening last an array oc