Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-07-27

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ton was over ruled, and the finding
of all the courts left the little Eng
lishman without hope, save in the
clemency of our governor. An appeal
was mado TO Gov. A. Z. MorehousC
for mercy, seconded by large petit
tons, and aided by tho presence Ct
the mother ard sister of the con
demncd man. The case wao heard
and determined this week by the
Chiof Executive, who refused to in.
tcrfere, but fixed the time of execu
ton for the 10th day of August. So
will end, ut that date, the most hotly
contested case in our western crimi
nal history; case without a redeem
ing point so far as the murderous
wretch Brooks is concerned, and un.
surpassed i'll criminal annals for bru
tality. He either killed Preller or he
did not. Ii he killed him he ought
to hang. Ii he did not, he ought to
go free. Hence the petition for
change of sentence to life imprison-
ment, instead of hanging, had no
claims to Executive consideration. If
he did not kill his friend, why did lie
rob him of his money and clothes,
put him in trunk and run away i?
The plea of accidental killing was IN
after thought, made up for the trial.
~ more heartlcss and cruel murder
never read of in fiction. II told in
the years to como rs having
taken place in St. Louis, but few will
be found to credit the tale. And n
more brazcn, hippant scamp 1 have
not met i'll the walks of somewhat
diversified life. He is slirewd little
rascal.
SOCIAL. SENSATION.
Ever and anon some news boys on
the streets of this great city will be
heard crying out, "All about the So
cial sensation Within the last week
the news boys had big run on their
papers, rs IL big sensation WAS
thrown upon the surface broadcast
by the press. The managing editor
OF the Post Dispatch. an afternoon
paper, cloped with the wife of the
manager OF two theatres in this CITY.
y base hearted sCulion of an editor
by the name of Moore took, stole
aud carried away the hitherto re-
spectacle wife OF john w. Norton of
the theatrical profession. Moore and
Norton had been great friends. So
had been their families. Moore left
II wife and little boy fer Tho charms
of tho vile and faithlcss wife of his
best friend. The blow fell like IL
ihunderbolt upon Norton
lie is in n precarious condition and
may MOREOVER, suifering,as he is, from
tile dosertion OF Il trusted wife, whom
lie loved to idolatry, and the deccp
ton and perlidy OF man whom he
had honorcd by his confidence, and
aided with his money. The treach-
crous devil, who thus destroyed the
happiness of two homes, took the
vile creature, whom to call woman
ISLANDERS her scy. and started west.
Al Topeka, Kansas, they were ar
rested aud are now i'll jail. Requlsi.
ton has been made on the Kansas
authorities for the return of Moore,
who got away with large sum of
money belonging to Norton. The
lawyers out there are working the
case for all it is worth, as Moore has
the money with with which to fight
against coming back to Missouri.
where he fears the climate just now.
1T will be warm for him if he ever
gets here, as he is too mcan for any
one to call friend or honor with n
kind thought. The whole affair is a
damning expose OF the hidden depths
OF social life i'll many quarters of n
great city. If uncapped, hell itself
would be ashamed of the deem
infamies of socalled social life in our
large centers of population Pol.
lutod men and shameless women
move amid the conditions of society.
perfumed with tho responsibility
which money gives, perfectly indiffer-
ont ms to moral worth so long as fine
clothes and the almighty dollar serve
MS their passports. While merit and
true principles are at discount.
Occasionally dynamite bomb ex-
plodes among these corrupt elements