Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-02


fully disclose. For the present ask you
to publish Sheriff Harwood's affidavit
which is appended to this.
VIRGINIA. Wood County. To wit.
George l.. HARDWOOD being duly sworn
saith. That he is the Sheriff OF Wood
county, Virginia: That on the 22d day
of March 1858. he had placed in his
hands an attachment against the goods
ofone Henry Kelly, an absconding ten
ant. that information was given to the
sffiant that BELLY had quantity Of corn
in boat in the Ohio River lying on the
North West side of the River. Affisnt
went to Marietta accompanied by only
one person. the Agent of the creditor
lie saw the boat. and conversed freely
with a number of respectable Citizens Of
Msrietta as to the propriety of his levy>
ing the attachment on the corn. and re-
moving the same to the south side Of the
River. All he conversed with concurred
in the opinion that he had right to re-
move the corn. and he was informed that
such was the opinion Of Counsel in Mars
eta. Learning that such seemed to be
the general opinion. he went quietly on
the boat. A respectable citizen of Mari
eta Ioosed the cable. and with the assis.
lance of the Ferry Boat. he removed the
boat and corn to the South side Of the
river. After he had arrived at the Vir.
GINA shore. and made fast to the shore.
Levi Barber Of Harmar. Ohio, came on
the boat and commenced dispute with
the Agent, who was Jas. NJ. Jackson, Of
Clarksburg Va. demanding to know by
what authority he had taken said boat
and corn. Mr.. J. replied to him that he
did not wish any discussion with him.
that the property was in the hands and
under the control Of the Sheriff of Wood
County. Mr.. Barber then demanded of
afiant his authority and affiaut handed it
to him and he read it. He. (Barber)
handed the process back to afiant. aud
said he did not care a damn for the Sher-
if Of the county nor his authority, but
that he would take the property by force.
Just at the time Barber hallooed to the
Ohio shore for help and Immediately un-
dertook 10 loose the cable from the boat.
Afiant told him that he could not do that,
that the boat was in his. atlantis posses.
sion, and advanced to Barber, to prevent
him from loosing the cable. Barber
turned rouud and seized afisnt. Both
parties standing on the bow OF the boat,
which was very steep on the rake. In
the struggle both fell down. Barber
then got up and said he did not wish to
hurt afiant, but that he intended to kill
Jackson. Jackson was standing off.
about ten feet from the parties on the pile
Of corn. perfectly quiet. Afians told
him he should have no difficulty there. il
he could prevent it. Barber then rushed
towards Jackson with his fist drawn up
as if in the act of striking. using very in.
sulting language; among which was that
he, jackson, was a damned thief AS he
did so Jackson struck him with his cane.
and knocked him down. When Jackson
made the blow. he was standing on pile
of corn. and it rolled from under him.
and he also fell. By that time affianl
passed over some plows and got hold oil
Barber and pulled him back. Barber
then told Jackson for Gods sake not to
strike him again with that cane. Afianl
told him there was no danger Of that, as
Jackson wasnot making any effort to do so.
Barber struggled little while with aft.
ant and he let him 60. When Jackson
struck Barber the cane broke, and as he
fell. he let go Of the Gene. When Bar
Der got loose from afiaut he picked up
the long end Of the cane. when afiant
again took hold of him and took the cane
fIom him. Afiant then attempted to
throw the cane on the horse ferry boat
which was moored along side. but failed,
when Barber again got possession oft and
struck affiant. By this time two skiffs
containing fifteen men from the Ohio
shore had got pretty close to the boat.
when affiant told Jackson to leave, that
he thought he had better leave, or they
would mob him. which he refused TO do,
and to leave afiant on the boat alone
Afisnt then told Barber that if he inlen-
ded to take the boat from him by force, he
should go to Williamsport about a mile
above in Va. and get posse to try and
keep it. jackson 10 getting off the boat
fell in the river. but how, affiant cannot
say as his attention was directed to Bar
Der. He then made the ferry man run
the ferry boat up TO the shore. end land
affiaut. And Jackson and affisnt went
mp on the bank together and by the time
that they got on the top Of the bank the
persons in the skitfs reached the boat and
took possession Of her. These persons
we're hallooing and yelling aud making
threats Of what they would do when they
got to the Boat. and as affiaut had no posse
he deemed il advisable TO leave the boat
in order to get oue By the time affiant
and Jackson reached Williamspors they
saw the said men with several skiffs |
landing the boat aud corn in the mouth
Of the Muskingum River on the Ohio
side. having pulled her over by the skitfs.
60 G. L. HARDWOOD.
Sworn to aud subscribed before me q
Justice Of Wood County this Gath day of