The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-20
THE STAFFORD DIFFICULTY
shacl.Iett on Baii-Iierndon's Death Mo
mentarily Expected.

shacS S.lett on Baii-Iierndon's Death NO.
mentariiy Expected.
FREDERICKSBURG. Va. Feb. 49, .>po
cial. The people OF the vicinity OF stafford
store. i'm stafford county. are greatly astl
over the tragedy that occurred there last
Friday between young llerndOn and young
Shacklett. which resulted in an injury %
Shackletf. and fearful wounds 90 llerndon
To-day was Stafford court and lerndon
who is under arrest and ordered hy a
magistrate 10 Doe sent 10 jail 20 await his
trial before "a jury, being 500 ill he bad tO De
kept at home under watch of OH.
GERS. In court. Mr.. So. Gesrgc
Fitzhugh appeared as ~hackietts c0un.
eel before Judge Ashton. in stafford.
and asked for bail for the accused. which
was granted i'm the sum of three thousand
dollars.
AT a late hour to-day IIerndon's death
was momentarily expected. your cores
p0udont was no Stafford court to-day and
talked with friends of both sides ln the
case. The feeling is very extreme, and
~hacklett, though a man in best society
has been threatened with lynchine. The
Hon. Elisha Meredith, of Prince William
has been retained 90 assist in the pro-ecu-
tiOu Of Shacklett. The cause of lhe diill-
Guilty seems to have been that "a dog belong
inc fO Captain Cooper. OF Washington. who
owns farm at Stafford store on which
HorndOn lived. was ln the hahl
Of attacking and biting whatever STOCK inal
passed along the road near 1alidm coop
er's house. About ten days ago the dog
caught hog belonging 90 Shachlctt Who
lives al Stafford store. and was tearing 10 90
pieces in a most cruel manner Mr. shack
lett claims that he waited for some time lo
see If HerndOn would take the dog oil. nui
Herndon. who was at his house and DO sight
of the dog, failed 90 take any notice OF Do;
whereupOn Shacklett seized bis gun, went
10 the spot and shot the dog, and carried his
hog To- his house, where it died in short
time.
shacklett also claims that he wrote 90
Captain Cooper and told him OF what bad
happened. and that Cooper said Doe was
Justified i'm killing tine dog. 10 seems that
HcrndOn. ON several occasions for several
DAYS following, ON seeing "a dog oi snack
let's about the store at the village gave %
several kicks. and on one occasion did in
the presence OF Mrs. 0hachielli WHO ioiu
him Doe was "a coward.
Last Friday Shacklett met llerndon ai the
store there. and told him. that Cooper bad
justified HIM in killing the doe. and that
why he was abusing his dog as he nad been
doing he did not know. and that De must
stop il. IlerndOn threw od his coat. seized
"a twO-pOuud weight and threw 10 ai shack
lett. They seized each other and dtepe-
rate struggle ensued. lierudon used
weights. with which he bruised -hackleit
severely about bis head and face. The hy-
ISLANDERS did the best they could t0 stop lne
fight. but finally llerndon cried ont, 'M}
God" and after rising. fell 10 the floor bleed
inc proflselv. 10 turned ont that Doe was
dreadfully cut I'M his mouth. left arm. breast
and abdomen.
Both men belonged TO wealthy society in
the county. Their respective friends are
taking am active part ln the affair.
The case will come mp at the next term OF
the County Court of Stafford for trial.
The grand jury there to-day indicted John
Curtis (whitcl for seduction oi Miss Mussci-
man. also White. The case was also set for
trial at the next term of that court.
STAFFORD G.. H.. Va. February l9.-
special. The preliminary examination OF
R. A. Shacklett, for the serious and. prona-
bly,. fatal cutting. of Wallace llendon 40
stafford store ON the evening of February }
was conducted by Justices W. b. houel
and Charles Norman yesterday. The Cone
monwealth. in the absence of W. =. White.
attorney for this county. was represented
by the Hon. T.. /. Meredith. of Prince w De
liam. -hackett was convicted and ordered
tO iMl. but owing 90 some indispos ton
caused by lick 0n the head in tfe scuile
was placed under guard. 10 await the
March term of the grand jury court. hy
which time the effect of the thirty-tWo nche,
of cuts ON Hcmdon Will Dee known. ~hack-
lett is "a married man, about twenty-five
years old. and much sympathy is expressed
for his most excellent wife. Herndon Do "a
Young man about twenty. The diilcuip
grew out Of "a dog fight. and likely VIII re-
mi In L-a n-.Lu ~ . M.--.A L--u- M.u.