The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-02-27

family nag TO go. he had passeo
but a short distance from the Dor
ough limits when young man ON
foaming charger passed him with
the rapidity of wild locomotive,
and as the young rider passed he
called to the Judge, "Hurry up, old
fellow, the rebels will catch you"
But pride goeth before fall, . the
fiery animal lately making such fast
time missed it's footing, the saddle
girth broke as it fell and the rider
went headlong into the fence corner
AS the Judge urged his plodding
steed past the dismounted horseman
he called to him to hurry up or the
rebels would catch him, but does not
know whether they did catch him or
not The Judge crossed Mason and
Dixon's line in a hurry and that
evening felt somewhat in luck though
"ousted of his Jurisdiction
As the Confederates were APP
preaching in the direction of Nor
gantown at a point near the residence
of VIM. Howell, on the Evansville
pike in Clinton district, Lloyd Beall
and Andrew johnson, who were
guarding their horses in that vicinity,
are said to have fired at them and
Beall's shot is said to have taken
effect in the leg Of a Confederate sol
der. The unfortunate citizens were
soon captured and were shot. At
the first fire johnson fell dead, but
Beall was only wounded. He was a
cool, brave man, and it is said that
he calmly took his pocket -handker-
chief from his pocket and wiped
away his life's blood as it flowed
from the wound in his forehead.
The second ball pierced his heart,
and he, too, fell dead
Albert Roby, another citizen, was
returning from the blacksmith shop,
and is said to have been in nowise
connected with the alleged shooting,
but coming upon the Confederates
at the identical moment he was taken
for a bushwhacker and was shot
When the first gun fired at him
cracked he fell to the ground wound
ed, though not fatally, and feignine
to be dead, he watched for an oppor-
tunity to crawl away and hide. He
thus escaped, and though severely
wounded, he recovered. The Confed-
crate soldier who was shot in the
leg, it is said, refused to remain be
hind for surgical treatment, and be
ing carried long distance with the
army and without proper care, is
said to have died from the effects Of
the wound.
Lloyd Beall was the oldest son Of
the late Caleb Beall, who resided OF
the Kinkwood pike, about four miles
Southwest of Morgantown. The
family are noted for genial hospital
ity and kindness as well as bravery
Andrew johnson was grea
grand son of Green, who was murder
ed by the Indians near Kingwood il
1856.
The object of this raid seems tt
have been to capture property, ant
especially horses When they oc
cupied the town they showed no dis
position to harass the people, bu
did not hesitate to help themselve'
to such merchandise and goods as
they needed or could find. On the sec
ond day, having evacuated the tow
long enough to induce many citizenl
of the town to return and some coun
try people to come to the town un
der the supposition that they wer'
not going to return, a troop OF abou
sixty Confederate cavalry came sud
denly into the two main streets of tn
town on charge with cooked pistol
in their hands, yelling like demons
and commenced gathering up all tn
horses they could find. At this tim
several of the citizens, who were en-
deavoring to escape with their horses
were fired at but luckily none wer
injured In few minutes the Who'll
command of about six hundred me
occupied the town second time
f 1t is said that the General pu
guards over the drug stores and bar
to keep the soldiers from gettin
whiskey, but that toward evening h
left and some two hundred, who re
, manned behind, got to the liquor an
became quite mellow. The Monitor
published in Morgantown at tina
time, says that zone soldier about hal
seas over, Ca private in Jefferso
county company by the name {
r Rushrod Washington and son {
| Lewis Washington, one of the vii
ncsses against John Brown )apologi5
ed to the ladies for drinking so niue
by stating that the whiskey tina
e they got here was so much bette
: than they got in the Confederacy tina
| they could not restrain tliemselve
Upon being Intercepted as to the ae
Z. of their whiskcy down south, he n
t Piled: "A week old, all to six days
Y The following incident was relate
8 hy correspondent of the Jeferso,
i'm, of Philippi. w. Va published j
:. September 1888.
"When Jones made his famou
: raid through Morgantown in 1856
among the rebel officers was q han,
: some young Lieutenant Colonel
r command If one of the regiment
e AS the battle Scared veteran
came trooping into the town fro
$ every quarter, the people, Tor rath'
/, the women, for the valient men I
2 that loyal and war-likc town had fle
! leaving their wives and daughters
r the tender mercies of the famishe
rebel horde) poured out into Il
l. streets to see whether Lees fightin
n men wore horns or feathers. I'll
n Colonel, young and handsome, seem
$ a bcvy Of young ladies on the corn,
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