Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-08-12
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS

FLORENCE, Ala, Aug. 81 Hinton A.
Carr, the defaulting president of the Tus-
cumbia Banking company. has been cap
tured in Cedar Rapids. Ia, after a two
months chase. Carr is thought to have
taken $50, 900 OF the funds of the bank
with him.
Coal CIEEK, Tenn, Aug. 9.-Soldiers
from Camp Anderson, this place. have
been paying nightly visits to Briceville,
calling on women of doubtful character.
A crowd of fifty men, supposed to be
miners, surrounded one of the houses and
shot Private Daugherty to death
FREDERICK. Md, Aug 4.-Mr. Emory
Muzz, a prominent young man OF this
city, had both OF his feet mashed while at
tempting to jump from moving train in
the vicinity of Point of Rocks. He was
brought here to have the members ampu-
tated, but died while undergoing the oper-
alton.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug. John Jack
son shot and killed his brother-in-law.
John Padgett, Greenbricr county man.
Jackson invited Padgett to spend the
night at his house, and when the latter ar
rived he shot four times ut him, killing
him without any warning. Jackson will
be lynched If captured.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. lion. Basil B.
Gordon. the chairman of the Democratic
state committee and an unsuccessful as
pirant for the appointment as minister to
Italy, will resign 1t is believed that be
will run for congress in the Seventh dis
trict to succeed Colonel O'Ferrall, if the
latter is nominated for governor.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 7-Georae Herbst. one
loft hs ~ lafta in ha
postoffice, was caught red handed by In
spectors Naylor and Hooten while abstract
ing money from letters in the unclaimed
box. Herbst, who is a single man of 80
years, confessed that he had been stealing
in this way for some time He refused to
furnish bail, saying Jail was the proper
place for him.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 9-Joseph C. Mar
key, who was arrested at the Leland hotel,
in Chicago, on Monday for forging check
for s, 900, was one of the best known young
men in this CITY, lie fell heir to consid-
cradle fortune on the death of his father
and Immediately began fast life.
Gambling FASTENED the loss of his fortune.
He is said to have squandered $4,000 in a
few years.
BUcKHANNoN, W. Va, Aug. Sat
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twenty miles from here, Stephen Welch
and wife were arrested for selling whisky
without a license In taking them to jail
the man escaped. About 10 O'Clock at
night crowd broke into the Jail and let
Mrs Welch out. A riot occurred in which
about twenty shots were fired on both
sides. One of the rioters was killed and
two others wounded.
QUITMAN, Ga, Aug. 4.-This town is
aroused over the unprovoked killing of
q negro named Charles jenkins by John
G. Cornell, of Thomas county. Jenkins
was shot in the hack three times. Connell
then shot his own horse and attempted
suicide, but was prevented by Mr.. How
ell, whose son he afterward attempted to
kill Connell fed, and nothing has been
heard from him. The coroner's jury re-
turned verdict of murder.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. SC. o. Sum-
mers, a Pinkerton detective, who helped
Detective jackson to run down and assas
sinate the noted express robber, Eugene
Bunch, and capture his pal, Hobgood,
escaped from the penitentiary last even
ing. He and Tom Murphy, an all round
crook from Chicago, made key to the
express office in Meridian and robbed the
safe of 5000. They pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to five years imprisonment.
CARRoLLToN, Ga, Aug. Near the
Alabama line, in this county, a well
known farmer named Turner was shot
and instantly killed by 17-year-old boy
named Frank Hand Turner's son-in-law,
a young man named Hester, was the only
witness Hester and Hand claim that
Turner attacked Hand, knocked him down
with rock and jumped on him. The Of
ficers, however, believe that the killing
was premeditated.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug 4-Dr. William
STEINER, who occupies house on one of
Mr. Melvin's garden farms near Annapo-
lis, attempted suicide by taking laudanum,
but took an overdose and got over it. He
then made an unsuccessful attempt to
drown himself. DR. Steiner is from New
York and holds commission signed by
President Lincoln, appointing him col
lector of internal revenue for one of the
New York city districts. His daughter,
who is practising physician in New York,
has arrived here
GREESvILLE, S. c., Aug 9-Application
was made here before the United States
court for q writ Of habeas corpus to the
sheriff of Edgefield county for the produc-
ton of an agent of the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad, arrested for violating the
dispensary law. The claim is made that
the agent was arrested while engaged in
interstate commerce. and under protection
Of that law. This will bring up the ques-
ton whether the dispensary laws of this
state conflict with the interstate commerce
law.
GREENyILLE, S. c., Aug. S.-John ].
Henson. white man, came here Friday
and testified before the United States com
missioner in revenue case he has been
working upon with deputy marshal
against moonshiners. He started for his
home in the mountains. about twenty five
miles from here, and stayed over night
with friend, resuming his journey Sat
urday morning Late that evening he was
found in lonely road within a mile of his
own house, dead, with his neck broken,
his mule and his wagon standing short
distance away. He was evidently killed
for informing.
WHEELING, W. Va, Aug. 4.-St. George
has been the county seat of Tucker county
ever since its organization. Some time
ago. by vote of the people, the county
seat was removed to Parsons, a new town
on the West Virginia Central railroad, not
far from Elkins. A new court house was
built, and by order of the court next Mon
day was the day set for the removal Of
the county records There was reason to
believe that the citizens of St. George
would resist the removal, so on Tuesday
night a number of citizens conceived the
idea of stealing march ON the St. George
people by removing the records during the
night. Accordingly a company of 800 armed
men left Parsons to march across the
country to St. George. As they were near
ing the old court house several shots were
fired at them from ambush. The road was
picketed all along. and only the darkness
of the night protected them from the shots
that came from every side. Further along
dynamite cartridges were exploded In their
path. On several street corners were
squads of St. George citizens. armed with
Winchesters. The numbers of the record
removers, however, must have awed them,
for they made no move at resistance. 1t
did not take long to gain entrance TO the
court house aad take possession of the
records, which were loaded into wagons
and conveyed over the mountain road and
deposited in the new building at Parsons