Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-08-26

ATTENTION, COLORED VOTERs.-Gov.
st. John, the prohibition candidate for
President, in public address thus speaks
of John A. Logan, Republican nominee
for the Vice Presidency:
"There was law once in force in Illi-
nois to the effect that any white person
caught in the act of giving aid or suste-
nance to any colored man, woman, or child
should be arrested; and upon proof of the
charge, should be thrown into prison for
two years. l was practising law at that
time in an Illinois town when little col.
ored lad came to my house and said, please,
mister, won't you give me something to
eats haven't had anything to eat in two
days. called my wife and told her to
get the boy big slice of bread, butter it
all over and get some meat. Would it not
be better, she said, 'to have the boy come
into the house, as everybody seems to be
watching us?' 1 said, NO, want this
people to see that am not afraid to give
and sustain any of Gods poor unfortunates.
The Grand Jury was in session at the time,
and an indictme Mt was soon found against
me for giving sustenance to negro. l
was accordingly arrested and brought be-
fore the Court, and pleaded guilty to the
charge, and stated in open Court that l
would do SO again, and whenever l found
the laws of man interfering with the laws
Of God, l would violate the human law ev-
cry time. The testimony given had the
desired effect, and the Court announced to
the packed Courthouse that he found the
prisoner at the bar Not guilty of the
charge and l was set free. The man who
was the prime mover and factor in the pas
sage of this bill was none other than John
A. Logan, the nominee for Vice-P President
of the Republican party ="
BELLE BoYD's SEPARATION FROM HER
HUsBAND.-The St. Louis Republican an
nounced the arrival in that city last week
Of Mrs. J. S. Hammond, of Dallas, Texas.
Mrs. Hammond is native of the Valley of
Virginia, and as Belle Boyd, the Confeder-
ate Spy, was well known in that section.
The Republican adds: Sat the close of the
war Belle Boyd was married to Col. John
S. Hammond, an ex-C Confederate officer. A
few years ago, and Hammond took a prom
inent position with the Bradstreet Com
mercial Agency. The famous Belle Boyd
had almost dropped from the minds of the
public until brought forth on the Sd day Of
August by the announcement through the
REPUBLICAN that hammond had created an
intense sensation ON the streets of Dallas
by assaulting Ray Shepherd, young law
yer of that town, charging him with undue
familiarity with his wife. Shepherd was
severely punished by Hammond. Ham.
mond made many and most serious charges
against Mrs. Hammond, declaring her gull
ty of spending money extravagantly, an6
running him in debt with recklessnesi
simply unbearable. Mrs. Hammond ap
piled for divorce, and on the 4th, the day
following the street fight, Mrs. Hammond
filed her petition, charging Hammond with
jealousy, brutal treatment, etc. 81 have
left him for good" remarked Mrs. Ham
mond to a gentleman at the Union Depot
in st. Louis. we have not lived happily
together for some years. He was jealous
of me, and became cross and grabbed, and
rendered me most miserable. have sued
for a divorce, alimony, and the custody o1
our four Children