Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-05-20
SHENANDOAH HERALD AND VALLEY ADVERT

and his God, the author OF truth, that Y M Bo-
rum did feloniously break open said letter, did
feoniously take and steal said check &C.. regard
| less of the fact that thereby he was branding
himself with the infamous of perjured man in
procuring warrant for the arrest. The next
step in the important farce changed the scene
and the curtain rose in Strasburg, and the first
actcrs who appeared upon the stage were tho
said Woodward, leading our friend A Funk
houser Sheriff of Shenandoah county whose
part was correctly played in the presentation of
the above mentioned writings to the mahciously
| accused, and was astounded when he learned
that be had been called upon to act prominent
part in grand spectacular burlesque. Counsel
for the accused being present the justice before
whom the warrent was returnabe, Mr. Moss APP
peared and tie was called, warrant read in
presence of the parties, and the said Woodward
conscious of the danger of perjury, quailed and
cringed, shrunk in rage and despair, denying
the face of the warrant to be correct and declar-
ing the justice had not drawn it as directed. Up
on which after he had sworn to it before Justice
Wlghtman, he refused to prosecute, whercupon
Justice Moss dismissed the warrant and the Sher-
if discharged the accused, amidst the applause
of the crowd assembled.
The whole affair on the part of Woodward,
was act of malice arising frcm personal diff
6culty between the parties which occurred
few days previous, the maefactor w demanding
of concurrent opinion with him that would
tend to seduce the character of very worthy
person, and the honorable and considerable re-
jected his demand, but proposed to W that here
after they two would not know and recognize
each other either publieally or in private, and
here we would remark that this entire communi-
ty by kind of tacit consent, independent of
word or proposition, have with the said Wood
ward entered into like agreement, and there
from hope to work happy result.
Mr.. c.: NJ: Borum, the gentleman calumnia-
ted, or sought to be who has been our school fell
low reared in this community, known and be-
loved by large number of people, all who know
him at once recognizing these as facts, has
reputation unquestionable and beyond reproach,
is man jealous and devoted to his God, man
of principle and strict integrity, perfectly
discreet, just and honest in all his walks and the
public who know him we'll (and all others might
with impunity) at once check all the representa-
tons made and difuscd by the calumnator,
whose word perhaps might be no SANDER, mas
much as he might not be believed, but here he
has attempted to strengthen his word, by his
oath, or in other words drag the solcmnity and
dignity of an oath down common leve'
with his word and thus impugn the design of
both. OF him we should be governed by the
aphorism, that "whcn of a man we can say
nothAg good we should say nothing, but we will
say of him that he seems to be so peculiarly con-
stituted that we who have permanent interest In
lands and tenements and have not them and our
lives insured, are really afraid to represent him
in his true light, to speak Of him as in word and
truth he merits and deserves.
Every reasonable person after a perusal OF
the above will be ready to commend rather than
censure Mr.. Borum, for the honorable steps ia
ken upon the discovery of the accident and mis-
take made by him as here in before mentioned,
and We give this out to the public true state
ment of the entire matter, verified by the citi-
zenship of this and the surrounding vicinity
Therefore ask the suppression of the evil in
huence, wrought by the malicious conduct of
malign and designing person, and that the rep
utation Of the innocent should not suffer at the
instance and instigation of the wicked.
The above statements ara truely and fully at
tested by THE CITIZENS.
F ...
Strasburg. May Is, 16G9-lt