South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-08-15
r Shameful Rev.

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CccuirCd IN l. m;,y. TIE rru;b a
bout lie ',unpus Mas hari Ia find
cut, but tie tccouut at II liaI seemed
to Oh'air most vr. dea-e is IS follows.
On SnndA, II rning } sers Paxton.
WHO wes recently latdonei from tts
/ psniicntihfy, nuh his brother -in-i.w
Jaues Davi-, havirg provided them,
4 50 .yes - la b"t J. 90 whisky, afted
/ Gu a. qHc- & roaring .afs. The,
got sOtc ont ct the fed of Nr.
Ci.'r q * .r'n'-on, Il tie lower end
/ OF ''ie banks, cmd on their way h me-
Hn' ir'V 81 cl-l ute =, 20 who sioulA
cary l. "a. Ir:> coded IN & at. in
/ Thic' Haas 20 Patton down and
gave - i.ceti tsrL,aia.. Tho
Litter b ,"geI I &c ct NJ, aid, ~heu
bis request vas granted, picked Up A
stone and It uck Davis iu the lead
win 1t. knocking HIM q wn. f. -
said that Pax on then th-ea oned t,
! cut Dav with rtzor, but was ! re-
vented from doing 40 10y ouog ran
who had observed the ii ht, and WHO
ven'uTed to act AZ peacC maker Da-
Wis lay as IA ugh = uuLej iur some
m'ru cs, but finally got up AID.
though lie aud lis bro,her-in law
continued qunrreliuE, they went IN
o Davis home together. Here the
fusstrg and fighting we're renewed
AMI KEEP M till about , p. N, to H.
| great Ell hcatlon OF crowd nr some
40 or 30 men and boys, VINO hal col.
Iectc ON the sd walks near thc
hou~e to observe he proceedings.
! For these the IoY was regular pc.
me, which, hoNcv,r, was broken up
shortly after the tine named by The
appearance Gr the ground f Mayoi
H'5scn aud Town Sergeant j. -
PoHug, tho fu,me. of whom common
dcd the peace and tie latter started
'or Paxton. lila individual. hewsv.
CT, had norced he app o oh If til,
oil'ccrs. and promptly took to In.
hreI'. He was pursued by Sergeant
PolIng anil the crowd as far as Sir
Isaiah l. wings hcus~, where lie was
caught ant held Ivy Mir Elg.r Pp
ling. The officer aud two her men
so n came TO The latter's assistance.
then began the march 10 the iliI.
rcar.y t'u sQurrcs away. The pro-
grcss Of the procession waa slow, tut
b; no mtan diguiiiei. at fri Pax.
ton res's ed 'epccatelv ami Cd III.
natcly re'us q TO advance. hfacipy his
body back "ard and plan irg h feet
Hrm'y aSainsi every stone an other
o'JecL that IN ght rcttri their prog
tcss, ard humping ebony over tie
ground Ike n wopdl n man. By th,
time they hal gone about one square
the officers had had enough of this
'mu.ey business and corcluIel to
carry their prisoner. 81, giving one
han or one foot TO each Of the fgu,
pole men, hey 50 ung P.xton be.
tween them like battor;ne ram and
resumed th,ir march up Back street
al greatly accciera c3rate Of spec l..
The sight Was ludicrOus ia the &
tIsrne. Ia the van came the tfIicars
with their captive Sc pended face
INWARD brtwer then, with his
heels about four feet up In the air.
and his nose so close TO & c ground
ha' 1t only missed sctne ratler bad
smells ana a few iai .iatoty Lessons in
the art Ct roofing by TIE priso
Keeping his head well thrown b1c.i.
! DI!ng all this lima the Officers nov
cd a'oog n. Lively pace, with half of
he population of llay;i and scores of
whl'e N aud boys close at their
heels. TIE pri'uL : body vas III
! ciaed 1T UGH an eugle rs mu have
sent rush OF bad whisky TO his
mouth and nustriiS, AMI Of Uad blood
To his head; and his arms and shout.
ders we're 50 twisted and wre ncbod
by The manner in which they were
held above him that they must have
hurt hun ica'luily. Nevertheless lac
kept his mouth open anI fervent'v
feathtd forth imprCcatiOns upon his
cnp'ots whenever he could spare
breath enough to DO 81. He also re-
preached them with their cowarlice
and said sueeringly: Fen men a.
holt OF one II / wasn't drunk. /
brlIcvo could whip all OF Won.
| There haiu'J - man IN The crowd
lie further observed tat il was very
nice to be carried along in that styrc.
| aud seemed 90 think that hc was he.
ing honOrcd with a triumphil process.
sion through The streets. with white
men for horses. 10 struck him aq a
| great s.inction. and be soid ms much.
Tns WIS more than Jailcr P.linp
C u.d stand. and le t,iI lazlon fine
. d dn't shut up hc would drag him.
feet frcmos' 90 Tho ill. with no.
/. body holding DIS head. This throat
broke Pdytuu's rc.r. Iga gave mo
and begged piifu.y 90 have hs feet
. lJwcroi, ,'Hcy hl ] not been KEEP. up
Intentionally, but because the clli.
. c'rs, in The excitement, had not no.
. t.coi their great cIcvti18,J sayirs
/ bis heal panied BIN awully. The
/ desired relief was granted him. ADD
/ be was then sccurciy ctcI up On
/ tie jill, from which De id NOS o.
merge until VI lay afternoon.
when Doe was brought before tbo Mav
or on q charge Of disturbing the
/ peace. lie wa focd $40 and given
three days 10 pay o.. lie started west
: q collect bis fine, and two hours az
ter be lcft The Mayors office be was