Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-04-03
Military in ROCKINGHAM,

y detachment OF Federal cavalry, with detectives
III cirztns clo:Les, have betc scouting through
N"ENinen"n c"""'y during tue pas, week, ttd
with The business are, lug ci,,z.us d.sivpaIed
l" their or deTS. On Thursday III. 2od inst 1L.v
ares ep at his Iesiftn'e. the Sheril OF lie Cuunv
D IL. leGa; GIL, Esq. and escorted him to Wuud-
S'"'h' ne was uoeFaed TN hail OF 81 GOO to re.al-
pear al 'ha' place N ale 9Th OF AIr 10 mnsW er 10
Ine Cn"r=es preferred against him and undergo u
LrhI 1eIoIe tue military authorities The cause of
this arrest, was tie execution OF mn order of the
SOu"'y Court j'ClimE IUm 'ne IIeHrSrs Ell Mr.. Il A
Stevens near MeirUsr, w"mmn diSrepuinb.e char
ac'+r we do not know. III course, what rrpresruInH
lions were ImHde to tue .''mmai.danI ut Woodstock
but 50 lar AS We could Ie"rD the n'ov- is the sab
stance Of The facts. NV We respectfully submit
TIA" such inter ference hy The military with the civil
authorities q" tie State l. III conflict with the policy
OF the Government. We know that POLITICAL c M
SideraIiOu had hing do with the order Of the
Court, or Ills execution. The nr"ce wa Id have
bern issued against any "iFer PERSON holding a
S'mI!ar sIII"n, and Is n"Ihiug than has been
heretofore done AN hundred tunes lie ore the tramp
81 armed forces Was ever heard in this section. The
QUESTION artists, are courts a mere far, q Is
Their action. had uuder the sOem:I Of the official
u lis, To tie set aside up. the Iep eS+t la ions OF
the most Worthless cha, arucrs. aud The officers of
the law arrested and carried be the military au-
IhoiIty Tor executing their behests2 II So il would
lie "euer To have no civil law.
Gu SATURDAY. last, Il party OF cavalry, numbering
about eighteen. passed through HarriSunhurg and
proceeded IL Day 'on, I" arrest Mr.. E. ". Jones,
formerly OF Winchester, char geh with having killed
a Federal soldier, during The war. One or TWO of
them went l" The house Of Mr. Robert Jones, grand
father OF The ACCUSED LeI about seventy years and
presenting letter, stated il WAS from the Young
mans father, AMI an answer required that
evening" The reply was tnHt the young was
hot Ihere-IhAI his whereabouts was not
known 10 Mr.. 'nes, aud i II were, he was TOO iee-
BILE carry tie letter TO him. UpOr this staten nj
being mHdr, The citIzen-ie s d soldier clos, the
door. locked il. and draw ing his lSIoI, e<sed
old Mr.. J ties, Iel"'Md . US by that gentleman
hIn,seIl-"You damned old rehhI, 1t you duu't tel
where young OIIrs is, | will hl"w YOU through -
Mr.. JONES pleading his feeble condition o. hrah as
" re S"n Or not Ing. Was threatened with hands
c'hS aud tie torch leing applied tn his house! He
MAS finally COMPELLED 10 20 wi h them. The young
InNu wHs'u"I AT the house. ln'"rmInIiOn golIeI
that pointed 10 another lace, near North Mountain
AID Iherr,-We understand, The jeC their search
Was arrested, aud aiken down the Valley. hen
we ud MIR. Jones OH last Sunday, he wms
greatly exhausted from the effects vi the excitement
o tn previous day.
We understand thai the names of several CITIZENS
OF The county The Ii, this party and that
vi..lianI efforts being maie TO arrest them We
have not leHT"ed what are the charges preferred
H.ans them. So lar know, The people of
R"CkimGnIn. since the surrender Of the Confederate
urnIes, nHv~ been conducting themselves as peace.
able ard we'll meaning v'iZ-mS .'Is+rving their uh
i-mIiunS support the Fr.:e nj Gov, :u1mtnr and
eur,I, UIug rcCuuEtruC their ShnI ert d fi,ruueS
I IerenI denOnSII nnS hut llsilt4rH BILE
eXcin ment. r II Is not Known Who will lie the
next prr"m arrested. 1t is lime. NC think that the
Status OF the peuI lc beng fix d.
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