Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-06-18
Fatal. Cutting Afra4,.

PoINT OF Rocks. June 5, 1872 \ On Fri
dhy evening, May 3lst, about half past g dri7l
o'clock our quietiitt village was tirhwh idtos
great excitement by Que of the most bloody
tragedies that ever occurred 10 fiiissention! !of
the country. The ahove>medti5hed tragedy
occurred on an island the Potomac. soppo-
site this place, known as eHeater s4Island.3'
hHtweenttwo highly respectable Young niep:
(farmers), named Mason j. Ample and sPhfiip
Heater, resulting in the death of bpth. psrties
IL appears that young Apple had been 10 the
Point Of Rocks on the evening of the traeeslyl
and on his return home. which isiD Nireinia,
he went through the Island farm, Owned aud
farmed by Philip Heater; aud as he was going
through the bars. his horse 9oti0ose from him,
and ran over the corn field in which Mr. :
Heater was plowing. when he CHeater) told
Apple if he was going to make road through
his farm, that he wished he would keep ehis
horse from running over the corn, aud tfut
he did not think he ought to come through
there anyhow, as he (Apple) had threatened
towhip him Heater. when one word brought
on another. and they commenced FIGHTING with
the fist, aud it is said by parties who saw the
fight that Heater knocked Apple down twice.
when he (Apple) jumped up and drew his
knife, and Heater exclaimed, t'ff that Is your
game, am in" and drew. his kbiie,a also; they
then walked up the field about $50 or 200 /.
yards, when they commenced striking each
other with knives, with the determination
that one or the other must fail Apple pave
Heater two cuts, dne IN the left shoulder and
the other in the stomach, beyeringt TWO ribs.
several of his eutrailS, and seyerely cutting
his left lung, when he Heater made Iifss way
to his house and succeeded In eettine into
his yard, when he fell ieAi7g .
Nothing in the way of surgery By, his emi,
nenE nhVsiniang tlFa WaaI ard -n,,...Il-
save him from dying the next morning about
$3.50 o'clock, leaving wife and two small
children to mourn his sudden aud rnexpected
death. .- ~
Apple received only one. buta deadly stroke.
directly through the heart he died instant-
ly, and remaibed in the field where he-fell
until about i o'clock, when his afflicted
father arrived, and had the remains Of his son
carried to his home, where his aged mother
and young sisters were sadly awaiting the arS
rival of all that remsined of their only son
and brother.-Cor. Baltimore Gazette.
S. s. MEMORIAL AssoCIATIoH.-At q
meeting of the ShepherdstoWn Southern Sol
diers Memorial Association, on the 1st inst,
it being deemed their dutv to use every eff
fort in their power TO preserve the names and
gallant deeds of all Confederate soldiers within
their reach. it was.
each Of the following Companies, b and "a.
Of the 2nd Virginia TDfsutry :; r Of fhe Ist
Va Cavalry, and d. and "A, of the 12th, be
appointed, whose dnty it shall beiiouse tgeir
best efforts to collect accurate rolls of said
Companies, and sneh other information In
reference to their war record as may I,s Useful
to the future historian and rep8ff the same
to the President of the Memoriai Associafion.
to he preserved until otherwise disposed of.
Under this resolution the following Com
mittees we're appointed:
/, Company B-Cspt a. F. Barnhart. Mai.
n. K Douglas and Wm. J Taylor.
Company HIT. Jno z. Foley. James z.
Maddox, and Geo Currfe.
Company F-Gapts j II. Bfllmyer, Jas.
M .Bilimver and W. N. I.srnen, rjrsi I
Company lpzzTGapt. a Il. Reafpey, 1t.
Geo EDgle and A. u. Osboarp.
Gomrany Aa-Capt John Henderson. 1t.
jacob Enele aud Capt j. ". Glenn.
The 9ompanies from MARYLAND, serving in
the Confederate army. in. this portion Of ths
valley are also requested 70 furnish records Of
their companies to this Association.