The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-05-27
The MartinsyilIe Tragedy.

The tragedy which occurred i'll Martins
was made in onr last issue, was one of the
saddest and most terrible affairs that even
occurred in the history OF Virginia In a
fight Monday evening on a crowded street
Jacob Terry Il young farmer is dead, and
The life blood Of his two brothers, j. X
Terry and Benjamin Terry, fast ebbiup
away. Col Z. d. Spencer, a prominent
ton Brown, proprietor OF Browns tobacco
warehouse b. l.. Jones, saloon keeper
Il. l.. Gregory, q hotel clerk. and SANDS
Martin, were dangerously wounded. Al
the parties are prominent i'll the bushes.
life Of Martinsyine, and we'll known ii
Southern Virginia.
On Saturday night an anonymous cfrcula!
was issued and posted up all over town. Ii
seriously reflected on w K. Terry a youuo
business man, and his rather, the late
VIM. Terry prominent citizen. Mon
day morning Terry telegraphed for his tive
brothers, j. K. and Benjamin, living at
Aiken station, twenty miles away. They
arrived at | p. NJ. and after a brief con
sultation, went to the printing office and
demanded the author of the card. The
printer told them it was Col. 2. d. Spen-
Ger, member Of the town board and one
( of the leading business men.
In the evening, after the tobacco fac
tories had closed for the day and the streets
were filled with operatives returning from
their work, the Terry brothers started in
the direction of Spencers factory. When
half way there they were met by Spencer.
with his brother and several friends. w.
K Terry addressed few words to Spen
Ger, who told him not to shoot. just then
some one fired pistol. The scene that
followed beggars description. Forty shots
were fired. Terry was shot from the rear.
the ball entering near his spine and lodg.
ing in his right breast. Jacob Terry was
shot in the hip, and his business partner,
Tartleton Brown received two balls in the
groin and is through to be- fatally
wounded. b. l.. Jones. a salOon-keeper,
r. IT, Gregory and Sandy Martin were all
seriously hurt. The last two were hit by
stray balls.
The Terrys are well known and occupy a
high social position. None of them are
married. 1t is believed that Brown and
the two Terrys will not survive.
The Virginia congressional districts
should all have protectionist members Of
congress. No other would be fairly rep
resentatiye of the people IS ideas or of the
interests of the people. How many Vir-
ginia districts have protectionists in the
present congress or even men who are
willing TO let the present rates of duty on
imported articles remain as they are
-hadea-Appeol.
The conclusion of our cotemparary in
the first sentence is correct, yet it is
known as well as any fact can be that
'protectionist members will never be
sent to Congress by the Democratic party.
The question in the last sentence is only
to the votes of the Democratic represen-
tatives The two Republican Representa-
tives and the two Republican Senators
from Virginia can be relied on always to
vote for legislation designed to protect the
industrial interests of Virginia. The Dem
ocratic members vote for Democratic free
trade, and for every measure that is intro
duced looking to free trade. There is no
resented in Congress through the Demo-
cratic party. 1t is clearly a free trade
party, and the enforcement of its policy
would be the ruin OF Virginia.
Lynehburg Melcs: Hon John Randolph
Tucker having declined reelection to
Congress from the Zenith district, the
newspapers are now discussing the ones
ton as to who shall be his successor. The
Amherst Nel0 Era comes out for Mr..
Taylor Berry, al present one of the ablest
members of the Virginia Senate. The
Farmville Journal wants to see Col. Sam
uel f. Coleman, of Cumberland, made Mr.
fuckers successor.
Richmond State: Capt. Frank NJ. I'M
boden, a younger brother of Gen. John ID.
Im0oden, who is living in Honduras Cen
trail America, will return in short time
to Washington county and take his wife
and child with him when he returns.
Capt Imboden was formerly the COM
mander of the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues and is well-known and esteemed by
a large circle of friends in this city.
Gen. Durbin Ward died at his residence
in Lebanon, Ohio, on the 23d inst. He
was born in Virginia in 1919, aud conse-
quently was IS years of age. He was
prominent Democratic politician and a
distinguished soldier during the war.
Gen. Durbin Ward, of Ohio, was brave
soldier and an honest, consistent Demo-
crat. but he had no Doodle and consequent
" received few favors from his party
Much less deserving men were preferred
for places Of the highest honor.
James Harlow was. on the Oath, lodged
in the Harrisonburg jail charged with
beating his step daughter 50 severely that
she died from the effects. 1t occurred
near Flkton. Rockingham county.