Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-07-16

OatnS to Ills Majesty oofoA7
GRANTED letters OF naturalization. On May
Goth. l74S, on motion of Matthew Lyle, IL
was ordered to be certified that theS nave
built "a Presbyterian meeting mousse DIT q
place known by the name OF Timber l'luge'
another at New Providence. and atlotllel
at place known by the name OF raining
Spring" A petition of sundry inhabitants
of this county praying that the minister's
sallery of the Church of England may De
raised'' was presented in court ana OF
dered to be certified .,srIv
Sa-=-asia7e' THEIR LOYALTY.
Mr. James Mcclure dosn't seem to have
been the only ''disloyal" person who spoke
reasonable words. MI Owen Crawford
was presented in 1751 for drinking a
health to King James and refusing to
drink health to King GEORGE traitor
Gus proceeding made known on tue infor-
nation of James Steel and James Collision,
to the horror of James Tuimble, who was
the foreman of the Grand jury. Things
must have looked threatening for Owen,
for the following year we find that the pro-
ceedings against him were dismissed ''ol
motion of the Attorney for Our Lord the
King, he having fled the country. He
had a bad example in the case of Jacob
Castle, who, the year before, was accused
by the oath of Adam Harmon ''for threat
enng to go over to, and the aiding and
assisting of the French against His 'Ma]es-
tvs forces.'' A called C 'urt was appoint
! ed for Jacobs examination, but it seems
he, too, legged it. But the very worst case
was that of Francis Farguson, who was
brought into court ION the warrant OF
Robert McClanahan, Gent, for ''damning
Robert Dinwiddie, Esq, Governor of the
Colony fol- a Scotch meddling son of II
-" and was found guilty, but was ex
cused by apologizing and giving security
| to keep the peace. Robert A'Dair was
brought into court two days after wards
and found guilty of misdemeanor for
ssthreatening'' to favor the inroads of the
enemy Indians.'' Robert ''sald nothing
in his defence.'' and was found guilty OF
''misdememeanor - and bound over.
George Wilson was tried for speaking
disresp ectful words of the Hon. Robert
Dlhwiddie, Esq, "and, though acquitted of
that, WAS convicted of speaking disre-
spectful of the Government" and bound
over to be more peaceful. The last of the
malcontents recorded was Chas. Dever,
who was cited for "cursing God and our
Sovereign Lord George the I'd King of
Great Britain" On the first charge he
was acquitted, but on the second was sch
on to the Grand Jury.
DIsLOYALTY no THE COURT.
On bright May day in 1854, Mrs Anne
Brown, the wife of James Brown, cane
into court and singing out VIM. " illiams,
Gent, one of the justices of the county,
Informed him that he was ga rogue" all
that son his coming off the bench size
would give it to him like the devil" Mrs.
Brown was instantly put into the custody
of the sheriff, while MI. Williams, Gent,
was enabled to make good his escape. And
as if the Evil One had seized upon both
men and women, it was only few days
later that Joseph Tees walked in and i'll
| formed the bench that she got nothing i'll
that court but shuffiing," which the court.
decided was an affront to itself and "Our-
Lord the King and that Mr.. Tees should
''mal1e his peace with Our Lord the King
by the payment of POS to his Majesty's use -
| The Court had some time before ordered
the sheriff to employ workmen ''to make
a duckng stool for the use of the county, -
doubtless to meet the case of such ladies'
us Mrs. Anne Brown, but we do not See
THAT it WAS ever used. To male disturbers
| it had a quicker way, for we see that in
August 2Sth, 1850, Mr.. Andrew McCord
was ordered into the stocks for one hour
for ''haying disturbed this court whilst
sitting"
THE SABBATH.
The Sabbath was highly respected by
our .forefathers, and we see that Jacob
| Coger was presented by the Grand Jury for
"a breach of the peace by driving hogs
over the Blue Ridge, on the Sabbath daY,
within two months last passed, "and James
Frame was also presented for ga breaela
OF the Sabbath in unnecessarily travelling
ten miles," presentment for which he
was indebted to Mr.. James Lockhart, who
was the informer. These presentments bv
the Grand Jury for swearing and Sabbath
breaking were Of common occurrence.
THEIR HUMANITY.
The Grand Jury having presented Cath
erine Cole for refusing to pay fine for IL
legally bearing a child, she was ordered
to ''receive On her bare back at the public
whipping post of this county teeeyttH lashe<;,
we'll laid on ii lieu of said fne,' and the.
sheriff was directed to see it done immedi-
ately. Jane Scott, for a somewhat SINH
liar offence, was arraigned, and it was Or
dered that at the expiration of her time Of
servitude by indentEre, she should serve
her master another year for the trouble she
had given in his house, and then be sold bv
the church Wardens Of Augusta parish.
The court was informed that Henry With.
erington, q servant of Jno. Stevenson. WAS
in jail SWith an iron collar locked around
his neck and gag in his MOUTH and the.
court ordered that The immediately take.
Off che Same.''
UTE PERKINS,
In l75l, in Augusta, there seems, from
the court record, to have been band of
outlaws led by one Ute Perkins. They
must have been desperate set, for NC Mo-
tlce that John and Reuben Harrison pre-
sented q petition to the court fos & reward
FOR killing two persons, under the COM
mand OF Ute Perkins, who were attempt-
ing to rob them, :" and the court ordered
the petition to be certified to the HIGHER
authorities. Another order of the eonrr
fequires the sheriff to demand of ,Iosenn
Powell, q saddle supposed to belong to Ute