Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-11-13

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Sax nnla EIssA i knows whaaslss, wehassdesmsd
il propss - ussAin from Capt Lnwreure she fol-
Iowinx asn,eznnt, which has the merit q being
sakrn down Nprd sbr word. 40 ahe Captain die
sassd e. We 4Es PISSED % be abse 70 state that.
shouxh the bah Is SIN lodged IN the Captains
shoaldur, 30 hones have been brcken, only
aesh wound haring been inflicted and that tie
Cmptain al The wrisEng ID withous pain, eutand
abons ard IL : ar wAy ofrssaming hisOvdinAry
occupations i eonrsa Of . few weeks We forgot
s0sfais shat o. p0ls whieh pEDduosd the srou-
bic - s6una nkoaE kalfsawed thr0ugh andone
ofthe braces sawed nsarly CO.
iHafemrnf q csFt. Lawrsaes.-SOme one came
10 my sids-zaor and raped. ruusing ms up from
sleep. Immediaisly got up. raised the window
sad asked uhai ihey wanted. They said to me
I'm low voice ahnf some one was saving down
the flnx poIs- wens 70 the front vindow lock-
ing towards - pole and saw parties apparently
Al work aroaAa tie pole. Raised the window
and called = Ihem . leave. They ran in the
deFecaion or lmms Fenwick's store, bat in
= zsry au' e.urnsa sAs sspnue1.Ra
work Raissa he window again and cold
bear the saw cntiEng on the pole. Called 70
them agaiu 70 desisl IS knew what they were
doing. They stan persisting, threatened 70
Gre npon Then. II they did notleave. Not heed
ing my notice. I dressed myself hastily, provi-
ded myself with pistol and went down through
the store On The fFOnt porch and again threatened
to Gre upon them, telling them would alarm
the village u they did not desist and leave. They
seeming 10 defy me. athOught struck me that
had better 60 for help and, not deeming Il pru-
dent 90 pass mp through she village, went back
through my garden, down through ilselots back Of
Messrs EdsIen, Lokera and FOrd'sa mp through
the lotofofBir. CamaIier TO thsstreet. Crossed
the street end went to the Sheriff residence OPP
posise. Had the Sheriff outin few momentsand
proceeded with him dowE the side walk, passed
Mrs Hammest's, when two persons ran from
the pols across towards DR.. Combs. They were
soon after seen to 20 towards Moore's Hotel
Amer passing Mrs. Hammett's walked rapidly
towards the pole. Two persons were at the pole
and stood, apparently watching, until we were
within bout . rod Of them, when they brokeand
ran. Ran after them and found that I was gair-
ing on them. When opposite Greenwell Fem
wick's sbre, and near the law ofice Of u. C.
Combs, enc turned and fred on me, the ball
slrikingme ia the right shoulder. stopped.
drew my revolver from my outside over coat
pocket with my left hand, cooking IL with my
right, and fired. The persons who had fired on
me, in tie meantime had ran on and got some
distance rom ne. They fired again at ne and
I fred second time, all done very quickly.
then turned and called out "Sherif Smith-geta
posse Of men to catch these men--they have shot
me in the shouldG." Walked back to where
the Sheriff was, who had come rod or two Pass
the flag pole. Said to the Sheriff again that we
ought TO get posse Of men and try 10 catch
them. He replied that he did not see that they
had done anything. replied they had shot
me in the sbonlder-that was ne thing they
had done and that they had been saving on the
Gag pole. He replied that they had. got too
much me cart, that he did not think thescould
be found. then said that had been sho>in
the shoulder and the best thing could do wa
to 20 to the doctors, DR.. Spaldiag's Office being
near at hand. Went there, called the DR.. up,
who examined the wound, and said that il was
better to let the ball remain than to probe any
further. DIR. Spalding was kind enough to ac-
company me home. This occurred between ~
and O'Clock at night on Wednesday, the 5th
Of Nov. instant.
The above statement, at the request Of Capt.
Lawrence, was submitted to Sheriff Smith be
fore publication. who AYERS, that, when Capt.
Lawrence started TO run after the parties who
had fed up the street. he saw one or two men
run up Fenwick street towards Fenwick's sta
bIes, followed them TO the corner Of DR.. Spald-
ing's palinss.. when he heard the firing dp the
street, then turned and went towards where the
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