Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-07-17
LEONE LOCAL CHAT.

ing. For sometime past a quarrel has
been simmering between Mr.. Frank
Waters-Sheriff Lemons man Friday
and some fire crackers set off
The trouble reached a climax one day
last week while Mr.. Waters was en-.
joying his usual nap on Mr.. Kilmer's
store-box. A big powder-crackel
went off under the box, with fire all
around him and fire in his eye.-
Frank started forth to be avenged.
He seems to have had threats in his
mouth and rock in his hand. The
first he launched at DIR. H., whose
innocent smile had beamed upon
Frank from behind one of the trees in
front of the Court House, and the
second he reserved for closer inter
view. The interview was denied him
and Frank at once employed Mr.. w.
to prosecute DIR. H., and the doctor
sought the advise of Mr.. S. The result
was that a joint indictment was found
and on Saturday afternoon the trial
took place, before large crowd. Hon.
G. F. E. arranged in Knickerbocker
and Congressional smile, presided.
Jno. M, the efficient clerk, wore his
customary smile, real one, regular
real estate smile. Advocate w.
with kind of house-of-delegates
smile, and Commissioner S. with a
State Senate pose, eyed each other,
and busted themselves trying to have
both the prisoners found guilty. DIR.
FL. looked little do,on in the mouth,
and uncle Frank looked black. Robt.
G. was foreman of the jury until he
got lost, and then it took the other
four-men to find him. The trial pro-
ceeded with great dignity until uncle
Frank asked the chief justice to give
him a quarter. This was too much
for the Court, which at once reminded
the prisoner that the Court would give
!" no quarters" At this the irrepres-
sible clerk cried out "bully," and
uncle Frank stammered, who-o-o-p
EN- agi-i-n ~ The Court at once
threatened to send Frank to Jail this
appeared gratifying to Frank and
he said, I hope We will" He after
wards apologized to the Court by
saying I" / thot you meant dat yer
man ODER dar was gwine to be sent"
The" imam ober dar" was DR.. III. The
Court explained that he meant the
Hon. Frank Waters, and not DIR. III.
After the evidence was all in and
there seemed to be no chance for the
clerk to escape, Mr.. w. made an i'm
FASHIONED argument for Frank, and
hoped the jury wouldn'tdo more than
hang him. Durn it sab" cried
Frank " 1 doesn want any OBJ dat in
mine, let de oder one do de hangin."
Mr.. S., with his usual kindness, i'm
plored the jury not to hang the hon
orable gentleman, as the town couldn't
afford to lose the master of the mint.
This plea had the derived effect, and
the mint judges jury returned a ver-
dict of not guilty in the tenth degree.
No definite action was taken in the
case Of DR.. II. charged with setting off
under uncle Frank.
Some of the jurors wanted to hang
him, but the others disagreed so they
solaced themselves by hanging the
jury.
Rev. Mr.. Perscheau, on his way
home, from Wheeling to North Caro-
lima, was the guest of Rev. r. G.
Holland Wednesday and Thursday,
and bid farewell to the many friends
he made on his visit here. There was
a large congregation assembled in the
Lutheran Church Wednesday even
ing; Rev. DIR. Gerhardt announced
several hymns in German, which were
well rendered by the choir, and fol-
lowed with old-time pleasure by the
German members; Rev. Perscheau
and explained his text in
English, then followed very touch
ing and appealing sermon in German,
on the necessity of honoring and serv-
ing God and gaining eternal life. His
is stronger and more beauti-
full for its plainness and simplicity,
to the heart and the mind
by application to the things around us,
which we see and understand. He
closed with great deal of feeling,
encouraging his hearers to persever-
ance and trust, with the hope that
should he meet with them no more in
this world they might arrive safely
beyond the limits of time. Taking
different text he delivered an eloquent
discourse in English. After the usual
services he dismissed the congregation
with benediction in German. The
occasion was one in which pastor and
people engaged most heartily, and one
of especial interest to those of German
descent.
A group of musical foreign embas-
sailors serenaded the town last week
and raked in the shekels. They play
ed better than the average itinerant
musician, and the classic featured,
olive skinned senorita, won the SYM
pathetic commiseration of "the
boys, "-albeit the love ditties she
sang were in an unknown tounge;-
more's the pity.
There was a pleasant moonlight ex-
cursion to Island Park on Monday
evening in which old and young took
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