Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-30
Trip to Winfield -cOwardly ISLANDERS.


! On Tuesday evening last, hearing tina
the Rev. Mr.. Williams was in . very crit
tcal condition, from.the effects Of . wound
inflicted byT. E. Moore, weifclt Il oul
duty to visikhim, as well as y ascertain
the truth in regard to the matter. Con
sequently, as soon as' we could leave oul
Office, we left for Winfield, accompanied
by two young gentlemen Of this place,
warm friends Of Mr.. Williams. We ar.
rived at the Red House and Winfield fer.
Try landing. where we left our horse and
buggy, at 8 O'clock. P. NJ, with j deter,
mination Of returning again that night,
SO as not to interfere with the duties Of
our Office. Crossing the river, we were
delayed half an hour, having to call three
or four times for skiff. As we were
passing Dudding's hotel, we concluded
to call and see Moore, which We did in
company with Mr.. budding and the
two young, gentlemen that came from
Buffalo with us, to see for ourselves the
extent of his wounds, We were but a
moment in his room, when he,s. Moore,
remarked that he wanted to, sleep, and
not seeming very communicative. we left.
Went up to Mr.. Montague's, where we
found Mr.. Williams, in good spirits and
doing well; not so seriously wounded as
we had been informed. We concluded
to remain in Winfield until moon rise or
somewhat longer, asour horse was blind,
and not caring to get back before day
light the next morning. We returned to
Mr.. Dudding's hotel, in company with
Messrs. Watt and Timms, the two young
gentlemen who accompanied us. and went
to bed Yourself, by invitation with Col.
R. T. Harvey-the young gentlemen in
another room to themselves. HNtw
in the morning, young Mr.. Timms came
into our room, walked us up and returned
to his room, walked up Mr., Watt; all
then went down stairs together; had to
hunt up Mr.. budding, as we found the
doors locked and the keys out. Mr..
budding had, we since learned, used this
precaution to prevent the escape of Moore,
Mr.. budding hearing us calling him, got
up and let us out, and directed us to take |
his btother's skiff to cross the river in.
which we did, and arrived at home about
daylight in our buggy. We were in,
1ueed 70 stop at Mr.. Dudding's hotel,
because We had contracted to take out the
amount Of an advertising in board.
Wehayebeen thus e1plicitin narratin 6
he particulars Of our visit to Winfield, |
. see our friend and brother. the Rev. |
Mr.. Williams, and to learn, as the editor
i public journal, the truth in relation
o this unfortunate affair, which is pub
ished in another column, in consequence
# a rumor which has been put in7circu>
alton, by the lying tongue and@vindictire
!pirh Of q fen d.spisea and unprineipled
Know NorHINGs, and renegade, who, if
hey, had the eoardqelofa cur dog, would
ong since have waylaid and assassiuated
Us, as their spanish-like feelings and dis
positions inclined them, for having on
many occasions exposed their hypocrisy
md meanness. They, the lying puppies,
havethe win to strike us in the back, but
not the courage 10 do IT Finding that
Moore had escaped the night we remained
at Mr.. Dudding,s, they at once kind
souls-came to the conclusion that we
had aided Moore in making his escape
hoping thereby to make us party to an
net, that justly disgraces the poor unfor-
tunate man, who, without The least prova-
ton, attempted the life Of a Christian
Minister. Those who know us, we hope,
viii not for moment think that we are
as base as those, who, on, being applied
to, refused TO issue warrant, or their
triendswao ABUSED them not to do i, until
after the culprit had left the county, and
then turn round to clear their own
skirt-and censure US. for an act that
never, for moment, entered the head Of
either the young gentlemen who were
with us, NOR our own. Like all your
base and slanderous fabrications, gentle
men, q they vanish before the light Of
truth. r
u NE Johu 4. Caflile, ~.-