Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-03-18

HoMICIDE-GEo. T. SHEETS KILLED BY VIM
L. PATEs.-On Saturday night last near Mt
| Pisgah Church, about two miles west of Mt. Sid
ney in this county, in an alteration which oc
Cured between Geo. T. Sheets and VIM. L
Pates-two young men aged respectively nine
teen and seventeen-Pates stabbed Sheets with
| pocket knife. infictlng two wounds in the left
side from the effects of which Sheets died the
next morning.
The Coroner of the County-E. NJ. Gushing,
Esq-had jury of inquest summoned on Sun
day, who, after hearing the testimony, rendered
verdict to the following effect: That Geo. T
Sheets came to his death by two wounds inflicted
on the left side. by a knife or some other sharp
instrument in the hands of VIM. L. Pates, from
which wounds or wound the said Geo. T. Sheets
died the next morning (Sunday.)
On yesterday-Monday-t prisoner, who
had made no effort to escape after the unfortu-
nte occurrence had his examining trial in the
Courthouse before Justice Leigh r. Waddell.-
The prisoner was represented by Capt Geo. Al.
Cochran Jr., and the Commonwealth by her
Attorney, Capt. JAS Bumgardner, Jr.
After hearing the testimony introduced, and
brief but earnest and animated, argument by
the counsel the Justice announced that he did
not feel warranted in discharging the prisoner.
The counsel for the prisoner then applied to the
Justice to grant the prisoner bail. The prisoner
was bailed in the sum of $500.
The evidence showed that the alteration grew
out of demand made by Sheets upon Pates for
the payment of quarter of dollar which
Pates owed Sheets. That there had been some
alteration about it at the church during service
that night, and that after leaving the church
Sheets overlook Pates on the way, when the al
tercation was renewed, and when Sheets assault
ed Pates and knocked him down. Whilst down,
Pates caught Sheets by the leg, by which he was
thrown. Both arose about the same time, when
Pates struck Sheets with the knife and ran
Sheets pursuing for short distance, not aware
that he had been fatally wounded. This is the
substance, in brief of the material evidence con-
corning the circumstances of this very sad affair
CONCERT AT BAPTIST INsTITUTE.-Friday
night our citizens showed their appreciation oil
the management of this school by turning out,
in goodly numbers, to enjoy the musical enter
tainment gotten up by its teachers and scholars
They were we'll repaid, by the evidence of patient
and faithful instruction the part Of the teachers
and diligent attention and effort on the part Of
the pupils. We have not space to indulge in
high-sounding terms, nor do we think the mod.
est young ladies would like them to be used
but it was conspicuously manifest that Messrs
Hamer and Brown and Madame Ruhl have rea.
son to be satisfied with the testimony to thei,
fidelity and skill, evinced in the performances o.
the young ladies. which were, in all respects
equal to any we have witnessed in Staunton.
We are hardly critics enough to warrant ar
opinion as to the merits of special pieces. Blu
at venture and according full liberty Of dis
sent to other people, we name as in our judg
ment best in execution, the instrumental pieces
LA chase du jeune Henri" (Which naturally
enough the young ladies did with great spirit
1.-The Post and Peasant " the "March de Con
cert'' and LA Radiense," the choruses ''Bar
ney a'leen'' and "Regna Terral," the solos
"Amlamo la villa" and "Nennella"
In conclusion, we venture to suggest that
little mixture of old time tunes and songs, with
the dextrous manipulatons of the scientific voice
and fingers, would be new departure most pleas
ing to the uneducated musical ear of the audi
ences generally in attendance on these soirees-
Let us have some of the songs grandfather
and grandmothers laughed at and cried over, te
remind US occasionally that Home, Sweet
Home" is no longer thing of the past in female
education.
BADLY BURNED.-Last Friday evening the
cIothes of the threa-vear old daughter of Mira