The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-15

AE@t>rEr rcE PUTTING INSTRUCTIONS on THE
RAILROAD TRACK-srPREME COURT.
STANTON, September IA, 1874.
On last Saturday morning a young man
about seventeen years of age was brought
!7lh, city from Variety Springs, charged
with having Pl|ced distractions on the track
o. The Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad. AS
the freight tran from the West was passing
Variety Sprins- oM last Friday night about
AaIi'Eaet O'Clock il was found that q rail-
road cFo>>.ic had been placed on the track.
Il vas hurled III by the train, and fortu-
Mtcy 10 injury was done.
srvera! weeks ago Il similar obstruction
Aau been placed upon the track at this point,
Ahn alter TIL, ,ecoad attempt, Oh last Friday
u'sI', Suspicion rested upon young man
named Jane, ". Trainum, who has been
"NipioEtd At Tie springs this summer to set
W tth'p!ns. When accused Of the offence
W AE. r. n. Ash, section-master on the
chesapeake aud Ohio railroad, he acknowl-
%IseU having placed the ties on the track.
Ne vas at once arrested, and on last Satur-
gay morning was brought to the city and
lEifu by Justice Z. NJ. Cushing, who COM
HiIlru nm TO Jail 10 await an indictment be.
!YFe Inc grand jury at the October term Of
lAt Circuit Court.
Inc boy seems 10 be kind Of simpleton,
4Nu does not realize the gravity Of the Of
renee ne ha> committed. When be confessed
|AF!n2 placed the Instructions on the track,
~ '"id he Gid 50 20 see The train knock them
VI, ms statement, however, Is not con-
s>'"hi with his conduct, as he was not pre-
- "hen the train passed to see it knock
Wv distractions Of. What his motive could
n1'g been, besides the one he gives, is
W, "Hol!! unknown By those who are acquaint-
u with him.
iH Tue supreme Court on Friday an appeal
, So, 'HpeTstdeas was awarded to decree of
49,; r'tS circuit Court Of Rockingham, pro-
,I'u''vea on The 18th day of April, 1874, in
I,'V v41pcery case Of \. X. Trout and
10 haTn>herger, executors of Jacob
u u>oGi2cr, deceased, rS. Samuel Simmons,
t'!"'!! EHrl>, Daniel Evers. Morgan Hogs
ATs0, John II. Moore. and others.
ne cause Of John D. Imboden, executor
nan I'n , Steele, deceased, Us. Charles Ar
G a., trustee for Mary Il. Arnall and her chill.
S a,n, i@nkIln McCue, David S. Bell, and
, eWo,! II. steele: Cochran Il Hanger for APP
trr,"G Stuart d Shelley for appelees, was
a. ~Nu submitted 10 the court.
Mn; "n saturday the cause of Hoover vs.
th@ 't tsis snd Others upon supersedeas from
mo rAtUl' Court OF Augusta was, after be-
sir, d''1'to IN the name of John Paul, as.
J5| u bankruptcy Of the defendant
tskrdr l H., o. j., Mitchell, fully argued and time
p' y! me court to consider.
Th n0i I and wife cs. Haupe's executor:
w.. spnannhfuptey of the parties appellant
cS"sSc'led, and u rule awarded against
tr,n y. iAauzy, assignee in bankruptcy, re-
why r' s,;a on The 18th instant, to show cause
name EAU case should not be revived in his
uIs.ed "hd also why it should not be dis.
Ia nav because Of failure of the appellants
Si, i soN 0! printing record.
Of. 'IT'1n 1SS''n Is. kinney's administrator e!
dgas b b1r", motion Of appellant the superse.
the .-, "'!''oiorc awarded was set aside and
aDos e4use ordered to be proceeded in as an
cierk;. e ubon petitioners giving bond in the
Of ,o9n once OF Highland county In the sum
~ court will aot he in session to-day,