Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-03-02
From the Winchester Leader.

Miss Mary Barrett died on We'd
nesday at the residence of Mr.. Jona-
than Barrett, near White Hall, at an
advanced age.
Mrs. Rebecca Richards, aged about
Sc years, died at the residence of Mr..
j. r. Crockwell, Berryville, Va,
Feb. 18th.
Work on the new railroad goes
steadily along, though the weather
has been somewhat unfavorable here
of late; and there are indications that
upon its completion from Martins
burg to this point next July, steps
will at once be taken towards extend
ing it on up into the coal fields of w.
Va. Preliminary surveys are now
being made, and corps of engineers
have head quarters on Capon River.
BURNED AT LAsT.-After two un-
successful attempts to burn down the
old "Stackhouse mill" now owned by
the NJ. & w. Railroad Co., the work
of the incendiary was complete on
Wednesday. About 3 A. NJ. the fire
alarm was sounded, and so well had
the fire bug done his work that by
the time the Steamers got to squirt
ing, the whole building was in flames,
and when they stopped throwing
water the frame work was we'll nigh
consumed. AS on the two former oc-
casions, the Friendship "boys" reach
ed the fire first.
"Not guilty" was the verdict rem
dered by the jury in the case of the
a., Inchtr0 T a in.
dicted for the murder of Jonathan Ma
son. The trial lasted three weeks,
the arguments alone consuming near
ly four days. The case was given to
the jury Tuesday evening, and they
had been out about two hours with
out coming to a conclusion, when
court adjourned, directing the jury to
return to their room next morning at
9 O'Clock, and in the meantime not to
consider the matter of a verdict at all.
1t was between the IL and IL O'Clock
Wednesday when the verdict was an
nounced. Arguments for the prose-
cution were made by Attorneys Bar
ton, Walker and Byrd, while Attor-
neys Conrad and Alexander spoke on
behalf of the prisoner.
There was an amount of contradict
DRY evidence in the case that is pain
full to contemplate.
We shall not go into detailed ac-
count of the affair, but simply state a
few points. Several witnesses testi-
fed that young Lamp had threatened
to kill Mason; it appears that the two
parties quarreled and had fight two
months or so previous to the killing,
in which Mason was the champion;
that after the fatal fight on Sunday
night, Dec. 9th, it was found that the
deceased been stabbed or cut in about
eight places, the fatal cut on the neck
being about inches long and an inch
deep. The prisoner testified that Ma
son first struck him on the head, then
hit him three or four times before he
Lamp drew a knife and struck at
him to keep him back.
KILLED.-FrankW w. Baden, B.
& O. telegraph operator at Baltimore,
accidentally fell from the platform of
an express train coming into that city
on Sunday, and was instantly killed.
This is the gentleman to which Miss
Bessie Sartelle, of Winchester, was
engaged to be married at the time of
her sad death in Baltimore a few
months since, which resulted from her
clothing catching fire.
In the Corporation Court this week
the will of Henry S. Baker, decd,
was admitted to probate, his sons,
Harry I'll. and Robert Baker, execu-
tors, gave bond in the sum of $3.50, 600.
In looking over the appointments
just made by the Virginia Annual
Conference of the M. E. Church, we
notice that Rev. r. F. Bishop is re-
turned to Alexandria and j. II. Viii.
son to Berryville.