South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1868-03-27
From Tie Staan;ou yindicater.
m@ sHorrible Murder.

ssak ~ snEav.tLg, March S'h, SCI.
-souse ofNir Chrlstnpber Storer nssr he Wavros-
noro aud GTeenvlie road and about miles from
u-e former place, where enc o. the most brutal
murders occurred, Monday night. 18th inst
'ns, mas ever taken place in our c0uutr.
NT' StoFer family consists 6F Nr StoyeT tn
+ Cd man in his Gsih wear. his wife and two grown
uatg hters-his other children, being married,
\ ,G.t me paternal roof some Years ago. Messrs
" o.. = Eobt. McCrary aud two Nessrs. kindly
Wiz I'VE young ladies' were visit to Mr.. SiO-
Yer iamiiy ca the night mentioned. About
\ . cioc6 some one knocked NJ the door aud one OF
! me young ladies' advanced 70 open it, A voice
on the outside said ''don let the dog bite 2" The
door having been opened. a tall man with pis-
\ 20. IN handi followed nv two others similarly
srnei, entered, and said ''be still the 6rst that
sPeass viii blow his brains out" Mr.. Slower
rose from MS seat and said "vha; is your name?
I " nat DO yon want2i The three advanced to-
"a.os him, calling 10 him 10 'sit still or Wen
Olow your brains out Mr.. Slower then seized
small axe near him and struck at the tall man
Wit lodged, the sharp edge Of the axe grazing
,nerlSht cheek taking effect in the right shuul-
DER. All seized the axe aud twisted ii out Of his
HAhts In the scutie a cap one OF the pistols
eHpi"ued. just then one OF the young men slip
pea out, but was seen by the murderers, who fol-
io"e9 Crying stop stopp' aud fred twice nj
NM hen all were cut of the house two add-
tonal shots were feod and all became quiet
~. ~ L. Coclter, who lives but few hum
uren yards away. attracted by the pistol shots
came over, and found Mr. Stover on the ground
WITHIN lew feet of bis door, perfectly dead be-
ing shot through the heart Mr. Rob {. McCrea-
/ ry was found about one hundred yards OFT shot
through the right lung lie was sho; at ilIe lnor
OF the house when Mr.. Slower was killed and I'm
trying to escape, had gone rs far as his strength
would permit. lie is having every attention
but 1t Il feared his wound is more,I
An old wagon whip was LEFT In the ward bv
I a. IN, 81,
where they crossed, are drops of blood. supposei
10 ne from wounds produced by the axe.
The scoundrels are supposed t. be white men
oiackcd 10 avoid detection, whose object was T.
roo Mr. Slower, whom they, doubtless supposed
had gold aud silver IN his house as he has ALWAYS
Deen very honest quiet aud frugal farmer
The whole neghburhuod as YOU may suppose
Us very much excited, and il is 10 be hoped that
some means will be Immediately used e. ferret
cut and BRING these dcmUne TO justice.
f@5- Goy.tpIEBPoNF on Friday las issued
a Proclamation Offering reward Of $500
for the arrested these murGerers, or 500
for any one Of them, payable on conviction.
ES-In the Virgins Reconstruction Con
vcntion, on Friday last, Mr. MADDOX Of
fercd resolution calling on General Schc-
field to order the payment Of cxpcuses,out
Of any money iu the Treasury and irhc
declined to d 50, ia make an appeal to
General Grant for relief; aud If that failed.
to seek loan.
Dir. CLEMENTS said that nc Himself could
no, afford 10 stay here without pay, and
rathersthan do so, be WI I'D move .bat the
touvcn ion adjourn un,ii there should c
funds in the Treasury
MIR. HIVE was opposed to consulting
General SchoGel lie iii not want to be
oothered about visiting him, as III, tenure
VI Office was very insecure. ~ would be
found out in very frw davs TlGfyE has
just returned from Washington
BAYNE, of course, made pccch, In
which be said something about a scrcw
loose in the Treasury, aud ne proposed to
put the screwdrivcr to It.
Nj. CCRrfss said that mistake had
been mad in not making Dr.. BAYNE chair
man OF the Committee on Finance.
| Lewis Lindsey Leceme very much excited
on tie money question and raising his voice O
n very high pitch said ''Misdr PrcsiRc7, ! l..
here, sab, rs n representative man. ,rndi don't
/ thank nobody but lie commonwealth and NV
cons'itcnts Of Richmond. ! nm expose: sab 10
but sir, proposes dat il Is IN absurd idee ~ tie
down dis BODY SD r.dickiIis on de count OF Cen
/ eral Schofc,1 or anybody else when congress e
/ de legal power OF De appeal. ] don't aldCAte de
/ idec Of placing cJiored men on dis conmitte, 10
/ 20 of dar TO Washington to git money and I is
| ased 10 SEQ dcy has obstaue,l from g1in on de
records, and hope iey will Ohstsin from wotin
! Cor negroes for Office 1T de election when tey be
enable 10 90 on q small committee to combine nj
/ DE medium Of De Treasury Dey say W, mint cot
/ TO right to move. We las. aud we u claim en-
/ too II sa ridikis lice data legal body Ike dis
| founded upon DC word Of Corn-fcss has not De
/ power Of de appeal u de supreme body becasc
. GIneral Schofed SAWS not. Congress is Do body
ofde appeal for An Hing & everything and don
core fer Gia'l Schoic'd nor nobUd els bccase lo
/ a.Et got nothing ~ SAY boat IL. As q dis uurs-
ton Of Dc screw loose in d. TREASURY aiut got
ng'hin 10 say hecase don want TO democrat
ize any man character. The question is not to
git de money. lat TO resort 10 de- supreme power
\ We are dcdictatyc power, nud what sc can { do.
Congress kin do IL for us. Who objects 10 scen-
/ tic men bein placed on desc records '
Icwss voice had reached q dcaicning pitch
tlr. HahcIss arose o an inquiry. Iie wished 10
/ know if there were any deaf. members present.
hat the mem Ter should speak "a loudly
Lewis ''I is very much Obliged 60 mv AZ
mighty God for De power Of speekin he has given
I me, and am pleased In De idee dat Dee don
consult any member on dis floor how high my
voice Is raised All has 20 say u.s. dat don't
desire TO enter into DE question OF dc screw loose
. in de- Treasury, bcclse doesn't desire 20 scrimi-
/ aizc % .harc'er Or ans a1a. Iis ms duty not 10
scriuiuize men character bot 10 attend to rsy
own business L!aughierl
/ After more discussion, the vote was Ia
ken on Air. MADDOX resolution, and was
lost by a vote Of II ayes, 10 % nays. 4
resolution was then adopted appointing