Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-03-13
ABARY FIRED AND BuRNEp.-On

Thursday evening Of last week, Mr.
Henry L. Sipc, of East Rockingham
was So unfortunate as to have his barr
with all its contents destroyed by fire
The diab0lical work of an incendiary
Mr.. Sipc had negro boy about IL year
of age living with him, named jim
Arhcaas.. who was induced to set fire L
bis employers barn by colored woman
named Charlotte Harris, who to recon-
p n>c the boy for MS services promised
"a a very fac present. The barn was
avery large aud line dhe, measuring 8.
X 30 feet and cost lis owner 5000 in
cash besides The lumber. 70.000 feet and
10000 shingles to build it, making a
toad cost ni about 81 500. with 1t was
DESTROYED , horses. head OF cattle. 800
bushels - -ra.n. Q hu,ncl clover seed.
d barrel, 81 l,ur. a tou OF plaster. Il
~ .cat fan. cutting box. al the harness
M.nue E3p.cm,n.~ .nclud.ng Is plDwS,
t1-ct'.,r iced. &. Mr.. Sipr's loss
" lr.!c. $1,000 Il, j. insured II tie
La>i i,,cN.u .ia,n FIR, Insurance Conn
pan, ia the sum of$l.00O The cOlOrcC
boy VINO confessed to the crime was al
once brought to town and lod ed III Jail
and the woman escaping to Albermarle
Officers Henry Lamb and brother to-
gether with son Of Mr.. Sipe's started
III pursuit oiand il is to be hoped have
secured her. This is the second nsis
fortune that has bclsllcn Mr.. Sipe's barr
but having the pluck, he won't surrender
and las already made hi, calculations
/ TO rebuild on a larger scale than hereto
fore. Ii is hard to keep down Rockin
cham farmer, Register.
\ correspondent Of the Richmond Dis
paict says: The instigatOr of the barr
burning was woman named Charlotte
Harris, who has since yielded up he
/ lite 10 the memorable demand Of lyncl
law. On Wednesday evening V. II
and J. NJ. Lamb and John Sipe, whC
had goneln pursuit Of the cOlOred woman
who induced jim Arbegast (colored) t.
ire a barn, and then made her escape
returned with her in custody. The,
caught up with her at Henry Bank
| (culorcd). about two miles east o.
/ Earlysyille. Albermarle county. Sh'
was at once carried before Magistrate
j. \. Shipp, William D. Maiden, an'
/ II. Arsen0risht, who gave her a pre-
/ lminary hearing the evidence beln;
such as 20 justify sending her 20 Jail
/ About one hundred persons were presen
during III. hearing, but no threats wer,
made. nor were there any indication
That The woman's life would shortly b,
/ ken.
( v hen the hearing had concluded (th'
hour being latc) it was agreed to place
the woman under guard and keep he
until morning. when she was to have
been brought to town and logged in Jail
tlerc to await the penalty Of the law
The guard comprised four persons. A
+ The hour OF O'Clock two men, who in
color were black, mad their appear
ancc i'll 'front.' Of the building in which
tne prisoner was.
Th.y rushed iu.o the house and drew
their pistols, aud demanded a pcacablt
surrender oi the woman. They inform
ed the guard t.atiflhey surrendered hel
peacabh il would be well for them il
Not. t4cy mus, take tho consequences
Batatt'.s mom.ut q rush ofarmed mel
T Cuarp,aracc black made an entrance
.ani seized Charlotte. and at once drag.
ecd bar outside and UP the road towards
David Gjlmrrc's a distance Of four hun
lr.d }ard,.wherc a blackjack was bent
an rope tied from This to the woman's
neck. which in a moment suspended
the victim in the air. where she paid
thcp ual.y OF the crime she was accus-
cd Of