Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-02-19

Stanton Vindicator The County
Board of Supervisors have awarded to
the Van Dorm Iron-work Co. of Ohio, at
50. 7s74O, the contract for remodeling,
renovating and adding another story to
the present county Jail.
Mr.. Walter Gregory, young merchant
of Alexandria, was brought to the w. l..
Asylum on Wednesday of last week ray
ing maniac from the effects of grippe. He
was taken on Saturday night after ietir-
ing and in his paroxysm badly mutilated
his wife's face with his teeth. He
had been suffering from the grippe which
was folio wed by the development OF in
sanity.
In the county court last week, Sinms
Brown, Henry johnson, Charles Scott,
aud Wallace Stuart, who we're engaged in
the September fight near Mt. Carmel,
which resulted in the killing of James F
Lofts, were found guilty of manslaughter
by the jury and sentenced to 60 days I'M
prisonment and $50 fine each.
warren Sentinel An attache of the
Western Lunatic Asylum at Stanton
took our venerable friend, Nr. Thomas
S. Mallow, of South River District, 10
that institution last week, where we
sincerely hope that under the skilled
treatment of DR.. Benz. Bllckford, Its
famous Superintendent, and has able AS
sistants, his sanity may be speedily re-
stored.
A commission of lnnacy, composed OF
CHARLES Marshall, Z. ]. Hotcbkiss and
Jos. D. Forsytb Justices of the Peace,
last week adjudged Mr. VIM. Edmonds
insane, and application has been made by
the proper authorities for his admission
to the Asy lam at Staunton. The I'M
balancing of his mind is said to have re-
suited from a severe attack of the grippe.
He is a good, honest man, and for his own
sake and that of his family and friends
his permanent restoration to the full
possession of his reasoning powers is
earnestly desired.
Shepherdstown Register, 12h: Smooth
had beer brought from the Jail at Charles
ton, Kanawha county, by Sheriff Ddyis,
who arrived In Charlestown with his
prisoner at Z o'clock Monday morning and
placed HIM in the county Jail. Judge
I Duckwall ordered that the prisoner be
brought into court, and Sheriff Davis and
Deputy Morgan went to the jail and es-
corted him to the Court House. His
counsel, Messrs. George Baylor and Mat
shall Mccormick, asked that their client
b, not anaigned until Wednesday mora
ing at 10 o'clock, as they wished time to
examine the indictment and note the list
of iurors. The court agreed to this, and
Smooth was returned to his C, II.
The courtroom was crowded. wher
Smooth was brought in. AS he walked
into the room and took his seat in the bal
beside his counsel every eye was upor
him. He was deathly pale, and it wa'
evident that he was terribly frightened
He was composed, but his comp)suIe was
maintained only by great effort, and thos'
who we're near him say that he tremblet
continually. He was we'll dressed in ;
suit of dark clothes, and looked as nea
as any man n the room. He looked thir
and haggard, and there is little doub
that be has suffered greatly. He neve
spoke a word while be was in the court
= nor did he by any sign show that b
: recognized any of his former acquaint
ances, of whom there were many present
, There was not the slightest demon
4 stration on the part of the crowd agains
: the prisoner, the strongest feeling being
D morbid curiosity to see the man who ha'
s committed such a heinous crime.
Smooth was taken into court Wednes
D day morning aod arraIgned. He plea'
T not guilty. His counsel then moyed tn
o court for continuance until May tern
assigning four reasons, viz: The remova
, OF Smoctz from the county, which pre-
{ vented them from being able to talk will
8 him The inability OF counsel to prepar
{ the defense for this term the strong feel
s ling against the prisoner, which rendered
o 1t doubtful If lie would obtain fair I'm
!. partial trial at this term ; and the absenc
@ of two of his witnesses. one 10 Marylan
Y and the other in Virginia. The court
{ after hearing argument of counsel, refus
: ed TO continue the case, and set the tria
# for March 10th next. There was larg
crowd of persons in the Court-Hous
= and great interest was manifested in tn
proceedings. There was no undue exile
r. ment, however.
Y Stanton Spectator: For the past tw
Y weeks, revival services have been i
d progress at the Methodist Church in TIL
: city, conducted by the pastor, Rev. }. /
v Williams. Over thirty persons have o.
% ready professed conversion, fifteen Q
l. whom connected themselves with th
"a church last Sunday. A remarkable fea
" ture OF the meeting is that large ma
, jority of the converts are young men. Ih
"a sermons are powerful aud eloquent an
/ the church is packed each night fror
pulpit to door. The meeting will con
tinue during this week and pefhap
- longer.
D. Big Church Meeting.