South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-08-14
South a,raueIs Satslligsnter.
RoMNEY, FRIDAY, AUG. IA, 1874


lions G. J. Faulkner, Benjamin +. Martin.
Robert b. Sherrard. Esq, of the MooreGeld Al
rr:iser and j. f. Wood, Esq, OF tue Piedmont
Independent, honored our town with their pres
ence, during the present week We had pleas
an, call from Messrs. Faulkner. Wood and Sber-
rayl
We publish the proceedings of the meeting
led in our Courthouse on Tuesday last Dele
gates were appointed to Congressional and Seua-
tcrial Conventions. The Conventions will make
their nomnatons--the matter of confirming the
nominations that may be. made, of course will
rest in the hands Of the voters.
Dear Delnquents TO The KatHigencer, VIC say
Gaec,ionately, adopting the language of a broth
er contemporary, 'if you ever intend TO pay us
anything you will greatly relieve our pressing
necessities by paying an installment at this time"
Tile annual fair of the Berkeley County Az
ricalural and Mechanical Association for the
year 1914, will he held in Martnsburg on the
9Th, 9th, 10th and llth Of September.
If 'JuLIUs' will sign his real name 10 his
communication we will prin, it,
JUsTiFiABLE HomciDE.-On Monday last, Capt.
Jacob H. Ealson appeared before Daniel My,ing-
or, Esq, Justice, AT the Courthouse in this place
to answer upon the charge of killing negro
named Haywood, at 'ihe Wire Suspenson
Bridge" the previous day The witnesses
examined were introduced by the State. and were
tie only persons who witnessed the unforiunate
occurrence. They proved conclusveIy, to the
satisfaction Of all who heard and understood
their evidence, that Capt Earsom shot and killed
tits negro, ia railroad hand J as a neccssary act
a. slEdJ,nce, having first made all reasonable
oTort 10 avoid the necessity of so doing. The
negro was driving him into his own domicl with
Cn uplifted over the Captain head. and "a
his only aud last measure for saving his own life
he fred the shot that killed his assailant instant
II. The community at large agree in the Jus.
tees decision made on the spot, of (uH and entire
dc!uVW " capt. EarS0n, who under these un-
fortunate circumstances has the synlpathies nd
Glprohation OF our best and most respectable cit
liens.
The LATEST CoUNTERFEIrs. -Counterfeits Of the
new fifty and ten cent stamps are now in circu-
lation. The counterfeit Of either note is hardly
calculated 10 deceive persons who handle much
money. The paper is poor and the green color
is p"ler than The genuine and The engraving We
- clumsily executed. Altogether the counter
i'i' i5 easily detected because Of numerous i'm
reflections.
The CRIME oF FIEND -ANoTuER CHna OUT
E.GED.-The AI"rinsburg Independent of yeste,
Gry has particulars of horrible outrage perpe-
trated upon the person OF q little girl NAMED gs-
i. BoIFe'i, only seven years old, 10y coloyed
a sT's. ilaFy Johnson. sho & ssla 10 = 6s
.,.- sixty years Of asO. The clime (she testified
ie preliminary examination before Justice
.acr Monday afternoonJ was committed on
Tuesday last, but the child through fear of the
cd villains threats, and also fear that her moth
or would punish her. did not divuIge the fact un
Ill Saturday morning, when her mother becom-
Ing uneasy ut her weak and sickly condition pre-
vailed upon her to tell, The hfspeaIsnt states
That tho victim Of the Gand's lust is pale but
i.ighteycd intelligent appearing child When
cEnminod 10 her competency 'she answered
sweeuy that size knew il was wrong to tell sto.
~ and that she knew she would be punished by
God Tor so doing. She was very modest and
uwid about her answers, and evidently felt the
terrible condition in which she was placed" She
Uas positive that the prisoner was the person who
outraged her. DR.. y. w. Ross ties tilted that up
on examination he found conclusive evidence
that The crime had been committed. johnson
was iaen committed to Jail TO await the action OF
'le county court which met yesterday morning
I"o lL" -naton in Martiusburg is intense and
l. ceiling against the negro Taliiero now under
sentence Of death FOR The like offence, and the
prisoner In this case, runs high Cumberland