Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-05-04
AN INTERESTING LETTER.


OLD RECoRDs-RECoRD OF COLD
FLOODED MURDER AND OTHER ITEMS.
&C., &C., sc.
Correspondence of Staunton VINDIcAToR.]
WARM SPRINGS,
Bath Co., May /, 1877.
Leaving Staunton last Wednesday by the
coming mail and it being half an hour be-
hind time, we flew rapidly over the iron
track, and about sun set lit at little 60
ahead Millboro, which has put on a new
coat since the writer stopped there last
winter and is so changed that one not
well acquainted would not readily recog-
nize the place. The Millboro House with
its grounds overlooked by lofty observa-
tory with well graded ascent on the hill
opposite, is quite an attractive place and
the good management Of the proprietor,
Mr.. Warren, is already drawing the sum-
mer travel.
The next morning pleasant drive of
three hours along the banks of the pretty
Cowpasture and through the romantic
mountain scenery in the balmy spring air,
was treat well calculated to make one for
get all the worry and annoyance of office
work. This turnpike from Millboro to the
Warm, fifteen miles five miles further to
the Hot and three miles from there to the
Healing Springs, is being put in thorough
repair for he,cOming season. The Messrs.
Trotter & Bro. of etaunton, run a line of
comfortable four horse stages and are pre-
pared to accommodate the heavy travel
generally taking this direction.
We stop to take look at
THE BLOWING CAVE
on the roadside near the river. A current
of cold air so strong as to blow back a
| straw hat when thrown in at the mouth,
issues constantly from the opening and is
| stronger in proportion as the weather is
| warmer. The theory leave for solution
to your readers.
Three hours brings US to the top Of the
Warm Springs Mountain and we look
down upon beautiful green valley in the
center of which are the pretty and extern
sive improvements the Warm Springs,
brisk trot of Is minutes down the noun
tain brings US to the famous old Warm
Springs, where for the last century the
afflicted from almost everywhere have come
the influential Senator from this district,
has been the proprietor here for the last
six years and is assisted by his son, Mr..
Carter Eubank, a most courteous young
gentleman. This popular resort has been
very successful under the present manage
ment and preparations are now being made
for a large company which now never fails
to come. The wonderful bath here is worth
a trip across the continent to see and en-
joy, one hundred fifty feet in circumfer-
ence, is the largest and over six feet deep,
and SO clear that one may see a pin on the
| bottom, the bright bubbles of gaslike sill
| yer pieces constantly chase each other to
the surface, rippling the crystal liquid as
they burst, the temperature is SO degrees
and the glorious LAYING one gets in this
| bright warm pool he can never forget and
will oft again long for.
There is an old cemetery here with some
noted graves and curious epitaphs.
| Over the grave of DR.. John Brcckenbo-
rough, an uncle of the late Judge Brock
enborough of Lexington, is a stone bear
| ing the Inscription: Born May s, 1773 died
July 8, 1852.
| "Tread lightly on his ashes We men of genius
For he was your knsInan:
Weed his grave clean We men of goodness
For he was your brother
JUDGE SPENCER RoANE
lies here also Here is his epitaph: For
nearly 80 years Judge of the Cont of APP
peals Virginia, honorable and just, pure
and patriotic. he had the confidence of his
CtUBtl llltU. 1T tutuS SpUht
and acted independently, and commanded
universal respect. His judicial decisions
are monument TO his official worth. Died
Sept. f. 1922" In plot near by liz the
remains Of Geo. Mayes. former proprietor
of the arm Springs, also his, wife Sarah
B Mayse and nine y. ung children, two Of
which are the little girls whose murder is
referred TO below. There are other nota-
BILE graves which have not time CT space
to mention also about twenty-five of Con-
federate soldiers. not marked and much
neglected.
The county court house, a substantial,
well-arranged building, sits Oh hill OPP
posite tie hotel ami near it the Jail, which
has until about 10 days ago been empty for
| month, a good record for Bath, and one
that Stanton may well envy. The soil
tary inmate now is one John Hughes. a
coiored man, arrested for bigamy, IN tn
complaint of some Of his own color, who
feel themselves scandalized by his irregular
marital life. He will be tried at The next
term of Judge Myers court. Looking over
the old reco DIS liz the clerk S Office, | found
some interesting items. Among which is
| the record in the
MAYSE CHILDREN MURDER CAST.
bearing date 2stb August 1888.
Three negroes. Andy Lucinda and Caro-
| J.
murder of Mary and Margaret, two chill
dren of George Mayse, Esq, aged respec
lively eight and seven years. The acc used
were slaves of Mr.. Mayse.
Extract from record of court
present, John D. Hamilton, Joseph
Barger, William c. Rider. John Cawley,
| Alexander II. McClintic, Robt. S. Wallace,
Andrew Sitlington, John Cleek, Jr., and
Thomas Sitlington, Gentlemen Justices
The Court having assigned Alexander IL.
| II. Stuart. Esq. as counsel to defend the
prisoners. Two of them, Andrew and Lu-
cinda. were paced at the bar i'll custody Of
the jailor of the county, and upon their az
raignmelt severity pleaded not guilty.
| Where upon divers witnesses were eXamil-
| ed, &c. Upon mature consideration Of 4 he
! argument Of counsel, the court are unani-
mouslA of opinion that the said Andrew
| (c' mnonly called Andy and Lucinda are
sex orally guilty Of the murder with which
iley stand charged, and that they be re-
mande d to the public jail OF this county,
! tliele to remain in close confinement on
| low and coarse confinement until the oath
day Of september next, and that upon
| that DAY they be severally taken by the
sheriff OF the county from the Jail aforesaid,
| between the hours of ten in the forenoon
| and two il the afternoon of the same day,
| to the place If execution, and then and
there severally hanged by the neck until
they he dead, ard the Court doth allow to
Alex. FL. FL. Stuart, Gentleman, twenty
dollars, as fee for his services as counsel
for the said prisoners to be paid by George
Mayes, Esq, the owner of said prisoners
The principal witness for the prosecu-
ton was Caroline, daughter of Lucinda,
and one of the accused, who seems to have
turned estates evidence She said that
her mother got her to meet the little girls
as they were returning from school on The
10th day Of August, '3s, to take them
blackberrying; that about 400 yards from
their fathers residence, Lucinda (her moth
err and Andy met them in the road. Luz
<i.,an of nnna tool. iold IF tho "a. i'll Nnru