The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-10-14
Belle Gilbert.

The many admirers of this talented Iii
tie lady will be pleased to learn that sh
will make her temperance in Staunto
next Monday night. when she will begin
weeks engagement, supported by Gilbert
Comedy Company, appearing in an entire
ly new repertoire of the latest successes
Monday night they will present for tn
first time here the sensational Coined
Drama, Hidden Hand founded on Mrs
May Soutbworth $ famous novel of tina
name. Miss Gilbert needs no introduction
to our theatre goers, as she has established
herself favorite here on her previous en-
gagements here. The management have
arranged on the following remarkable low
prices. Orchestra and orchestra circle 25t
white Balcony 15c, colored l0c, thus Civ
ing all an opportunity Of witnessing the
performances of this excellent company
of which the Richmond (Ind.) Telegram
says:
"The Belle Gilbert Comedy Company
commenced a weeks engagement at the
Phillips last night, and if the entertain-
ulCup tuCy SotO ID q l0iA Cllb0TlOH u WudU
they can do it is safe to say they will have
crowded houses the rest OF the week. for
every one who attended last evening is to-
day speaking in commencing words of their
play and the manner of playing it. The
piece was BARLEY Campbell's Galley
Slave' and its presentation was witnessed
by good audience, composed of the best
people Of Richmond. OF course the CEN
trail figure was Belle Gilbert, who as .sCea-
~ Blaine" was bright, yivacious and wo
manly. She portrayed the heroine in a
skilled and careful manner, bringing laugh
ter or tears from her auditors as she willed.
Miss Gilbert is caseful and accomplished
actress, a lady on and off the stage. and
well deserves the success she has attained.
THE CASE OF 7. j. S. CoYNER.-The
case of 7. ]. S. Coyner, charged with the
murder of Montezuma Brown, at the Fair
Ground, one year ago, the progress of which
and the law under which he was being
ried. we mentioned last week, was con-
cluded on Tuesday. After examining a
number of witnesses, among them five or
six physicians and experts in insanity, the
case was submitted to the jury without ar
gument. After celebrating for some time
they came in with a verdict finding that
the accused is insane at this time, but was
not insane at the time of the murder. This
decision will cause the prisoner to be con-
fined IN the Lunatic Asylum until he shall
have SO far recovered from his mental de-
as to be put upon trial for the
offence charged.
On Monday last, Coyner became violent
in the Jail, and smashed number of WIN
dow glass. In the evening of that day he
made an assault upon the jailor, Mr.. Logan
Turner During the day Mr.. Turner had
testified that Coyner's conduct in jail be-
fore his trial, was. entirely different from
what it was while on trial, strongly init
mating that there was a good deal of simu-
lation in his manner. 1t was after this
that he made the assault. The Common
wealth was represented by Meade F.
White, and the prisoner by Geo, NJ. Coch- |
ran, jr.. and A. G. Braxton. The jury, as
published. was as follows An
drew F. Young, John A. Huppman, Silas
L. Huff, James M. Sellers, Geo. l.. Glenn |
mer, r, NJ. Silling. Geo. Z. Sherman.
John w. Hopewell. James T. Kerr, Geo.
W. 1.ackey, John r. Hidy, and Peter H.
See.