Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1866-08-21
COwhidiug of Geo. Rive. ]. P.

We stated last week that Geo. Rye, of Wood
stock, had been cowhided by three young men
for publishing card slandering some of the Ia
dies OF that place. We will state the precedent
facts as far as we have been enabled to learn
them from what has been published. Some
time since some young men and ladies were en-
gagged in singing songs near the residence Of
LIT. ). II. Hall, Agent of the Frcedmens Blu
reau. He made an Intellectual effort to make
them cease, considering the singing of what he
denominated rebel songs insulting to him.
They disclaimed any purpose to insult him, and
continued their amusement. He addressed a
note to the magistrates of Woodstock CON-
planning of this conduct and denouncing it as
''disloyal."
Under date of August End, Geo. Rye pub
lished the following:
NOTICE.
Whereas rebel demonstrations are made day
and night by rebel sympathizers, with no other
OBJECT, 1t would seem, but to insult and annoy
the loyal portion of the community. These
demonstrations are not made by one sex alone /;
young women are sometimes strumpeting the
Streets singing rebel songs and making insult
ing remarks, and at other times before their
doors with gangs Of young men engaged in the
same dlsreputable proceedings
Now, therefore, with the lights before me,
and before these houses are assailed, as are
houses OF Ill fame, or some other outbreak, [
deem it proper to give this timely notice, that
from and after its publication, any person, with
out regard to age or sex, who engages in these
diisreputable proceedings, will be dealt with as
disturbers OF the peace, imprisoned, or placed
under bonds.
The peace and order of society must and shall
be preserved. GEO. RYE, j. P.
The Shenandoah Herald, published in
Woodstock, says that, about the middle of the
afternoon on the 9Th Of August 'as Mr.. Rye
was passing down Main Street, on the west
side, he was attacked, in front of B. Schmitt' s
Drug Store, by Robert n Cav, John c. OFT
and Charles w. Newman, all of whom were
armed with cowhides and pretty roughly han
died for few moments. In the onset, being a
stout, muscular man, Mr.. Rye made vigorous
resistance, but the attacking party executed
their preconcerted plan so dexterously, that he
was brought to the pavement and badly beaten
in minutes time. His face was badly bruised
and one of his eyes considerably injured. The
whole affair transpired in so short time, and
created SO little stir, as matter of course,
there could have been no interference either
by the civil officers or the friends of the parties
In fact, 1t was so soon over, that nobody had
time to become excited
Such are the facts in the case, at least SO far
as we know anything about them; and from
them our readers can draw their own conclu-
sions.
The attacking parties above named, were ar
rested in the course of an hour after the affair
occurred, brought before Justice Nj. s. Bair,
and recognized in the sum of two hundred dol
lars each to appear at the next term of the Cir
cult Court, &c.,-Geo. H. Murphy, ESQ.,, and
Col. Albert entering as sureties for ''the above
bound, &c. The attacking parties having ac-
complished their purpose, surrendered to the
officers of the law, without making any resis-
lance or attempt to escape They contend that,
SO far as they were concerned, it was purely an
affair of honor the only mode in which they
could have sought revenge for the wrong done
their sisters and friends by the author of the
Notice"