Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-27
Letter from King George County, v

Letter from KING George County, Va.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
KING GEORGE, September l6.-Oar Circuit
Court me, on Tuesday, the l4h inst. and
after the usual preiminaries, proceeded to
business. TIE Grand Jury found bills Of
Indictment against the following persous
WIN. Van Soriver, Sr., Charles aud William
Van SERVER, Jr, Lowis Veit. aud John
O'Soeider, charged with grand larceoy.-
The parties, with the exception of VIM. Van
SERVER, Jr., who escnped an arrest, having
waived the right of trial before an examin
ing court, entered upon their inal trial
Judge Coleman presiding which resulted al
follows: Wm. Van SERVER found guilty Of
receiving the stolen property, and sentenced
to the peni,entiary for three years--Georgt
W. Lewis for the Commonwealth, no oouu
sci for the accused. John O'Speider and
Charles Van SERVER, were then tried and
acquitted; it being proved that the one whit
esca ped arrest, committed the whole theft
L"ws for the Commonwealth, and w. Rpy
Mason for the prisoners. Lewis Nelt, whc
was committed as witness 10 the case, was
discharged.
There were two gentlemen Of Georgetown
"independent police" who arrested the par
ties, witnesses for the Commonwealth, who
made two trips to the county, were detaln
ed Tor two days, and consequently thrown out
of EN- sloyment; after being paid even more
than the law allows, bad but ten dollars each
tauly, this ls but poor lnducement to fer
ret out, and bring to justice, ofenders of our
Commonwealth who we're ovcrtaken at 81
great q distance, (Georgetown;) will not the
Legislature at its rext meeting, make pro
vision to meet such case? Ii is to be re-
GREETED too, that these gentlemen, who, by
their energy, had done so much 10 bringing
t. Justice the prisoners above mentioned,
thereby securing the thanks and praise OF
the whole community, should, by their course
Of conduct when leaving. create lar difh'
cult impression, by heaDiog upon private cii'
liens that abuse, which properly belonged to
legislators.
Whilst engaged in writing the above, my
attention was attracted by what | at fret
supposed to be thuud, (there being a pros.
pect for rain at the tine but finding it con,
tinued, looked on, just in tine to sec the masts
If large schooner, iwhese sails had caused
the sourd J snap ard fall, with every sail
set, violently into the water--she then ran
,eore the gale, which seemed coufued to a
small portion of the river near Matthias
Point, aud is now lying safely at anchor. AT
the same time, and DO, far of, another vessel
was 10 critical position; her top-sail was
blown into sbred-; the lower sails, which
appeared fastened and could not be gotten
down, were partly blown out of the ropes,
and bad she not been standing head to VIVID,
would probably have lost her masts.
We are now erioyirg cool and pleasant
weather, alter heavy tall of rain, for two
successive nights. No black tongue yet io
this neighborbood, though l hear of several
farmers in the lower part of this county, ard
Westm. Ireland, whose cattle have died OF 1t.
and fear it may still over,ake, aud destroy
those OF your friends in King George cnunty.
CHOTANk.