Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-03-12
DOWN IN RANDOLPH.
Court Week-Foust Murder Trial
Tobacco Culture, &c.

Tobacco Culture, &c.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.
RANDOLPH Co., N. c., March s.
Leaving Trinity College early last
Tuesday morning, in company with
Prof Carr behind his $500 team, Mr..
JAS. Bradshaw, an accomplished whip,
handling the strings, we took the road
for Asheboro; and road it was. To
those who have traversed th. Old
Plank from High Point to Ashboro,
| will say she's the same old road, and
to those who have not, would advise
them to forego the venture. Through
snow, sleet and hail, we at last reached
our, delightful county site. Found
Superior Court in session, Judge Shep-
herd presiding. The criminal docket
was being rapidly disposed of. There
was no case of Importance on it until
the grand jury found a true bill
against Peter K. Foust, for the muir
der of P. n. Wheeler. This was done
on Tuesday and the docket was clear
ed so that. the case might be called
Wednesday morning. Nearly every
one who had civil action in court went
home, supposing that the murder case
would consume the remainder of the
session, but to the utter astonishment
of all, the Solicitor entered not pros.
Your readers are familiar with the
facts of this crime and it is unneces-
sary to repeat them. The facts of the
case being circumstancial may not
have been conclusive of this guilt, but
they had strong tendency that way
and were incontrovertible. This is the
opinion of those living in the neigh
borhood where the crime was commit
ted. There is considerable Indignation
existing among the citizens of the
county. Foust is a young man about 80,
feet 8 inches, and will weigh some
130 pounds; has a large, prominent
forehead, large nose, sharp chin.
pinched expression, very large gray
eyes and a diminutive mustache. He
does not look like man who would
commit murder, but from many ex-
pressions heard, l would say the peo-
pie generally, believe him to be, not
withstanding Mr.. Solicitor Strudwick's
nolle posequi, guilty of the murder of
Pink Wheeler.
I No civil issues of any Importance
were tried, the cases being continued,
and court adjourned Thursday at noon.
NOTES.
Randolph straight block" advanc-
ed to s1.40 per gallon during court
week.
A colored man was sentenced to
months in the pcnitentiary for beating
his horse.
The distillery of John K. Foust,
brother to Peter Foust, was seized,
still cut up and whiskey removed by
the revenue officers few nights since,
and it is reported that Peter Foust is
going deranged.
TIE farmers say the wheat crop
shows the worst it has for years. Dry
fall and bad winter the cause. The
oat crop is nearly ruined. Some say
not tenth of the usual amount will
be raised. The bad weather has 80 far
prevented the sowing of spring oats.
/ find here. three unfailing sources
of conversation; the stock law, bad
roads, and tobacco. There is divis-
ion of sentiment in regard to stock
law, unity of damnation as to the
roads, and wonder as to the posi-
bilities of tobacco.
In sight. of Trinity College eight to-
bacco barns we're built last year. Thii
year twenty will be completed, and
something over a half acre Gf on.
bed) has been covered with plant
beds. 1t has put new vim into the
farmers and will eventually be source
of wealth to the county.
The Legislature is "cussed" out gen
orally; taken as a whole, it stands
prominently the most assime bod.
ever assembled in the State and the
general wish is that its like may never
be seen again. The old woman's rea
son why she didn't marry will fit th'
peoples opinion of it's work prett.
we'll: "'Those she wanted she couldn'
get, and those she could get, the d
wouldn't have. RANDOLPH.
P. S.-Since writing the above,
have been informed that the Foust
Wheeler case will be tried in the Fed
eral Court, Wheeler being q. S
Officer. AS yet however, no arres
has been made. x.