Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-07-28

Joseph Samuel now aroused the
house. aud the burglars were arrest
ed. one had dislocated his hip, the
other had conclusion OF the brain,
his head having fallen Oh brick.
Had the brick been little harder, II
is believed it would have broken his
head as it was, the BURGLAR head
broke the brick-split it into three
pieces
The two men were delivered over 10
the police, and We're brought before
the magistrates at the Petty Sessions,
who consigned them to be tried at
the Quarter Sessions for attempted
burglary.
When the trial came on, the plea
put in for the two men was that they
had been bird nesting, and evidence
was produced that they had been
seen going up trees.
Nothing had been taken. The house
had not been broken into, so that
some difficulty was entertained aS to
the nature of their offence, and the
amount OF punishment TO be awarded
if found guilty. Finally, they were
found guilty Of an attempt at bird
nesting with feIonious intent, and
were ordered nine months imprison-
meut with hard labor.
This incident determined the mind
of the blacksmit as to the proper
avocation for his son. Joseph Sam
uel must become policeman. y
bobby" has TO be about nt night,
and that was precisely what Joseph
was calculated for, as he could not sleep
at night.
He was 30 able bodied, was such
fine figure Of man, that he Was at
once accepted and put III the force
He assumed the not unpicturesque
uniform Of Il county policeman, and
believed that he had found his true
occupation.
He was finally planted at place on
the opposite side OF the little county.
OF course, the fame Of his exploit had
preceded him. He was looked mp to
"a Il man Of the greatest ability, ener-
" and resolution, and it was concIud-
ed that with him in the parish every
thing was safe.
1t was conjectured, rather than
known, that the fear of Joseph Sam
uel had fallen on all the miscreants
in the county Of Rutland. 1t was
high time that men Of a superior or
der of intelligence should be engaged
in the force. for number Of robber-
les had been committed OF late on the
graziers Of Luthlandshire. The low
land. readily overilowed, serves for
the rearing Of young cattle till they
are fit to kill, when they are sent in
great numbers to the London market.
There had been theft OF calves and
Young bullocks. Sometimes the live
beasts had been carried off, rapidly
dispatched and dismissed to London
before the day broke. Some graziers
had lost severely. 1t was not posi-
bic to say where the next robbery
would take place, consequently all
were equally anxious and uneasy.
4 small farmer was one evening on
I, - =. a., ,,ooraut toyvp He had
the carcass of young bullock to dis
pose of. His ground was overtiowed,
and as he could no longer feed his
bullock he killed it, and was taking
the carcass TO London, when passing
through Basheutine-the village at
which Joseph Samuel was quartered
he disposed Of it to the village
butcher. who at once removed the
dead meat and paid the man for it.
The farmer had something to do in
the town besides selling the carcass,
90 he proceeded on his way, but drew
up at a little tavern where he was
fond of having his glass He unhar-
/ messed his horse, ran the light cart
under cover. and entered the public
house. The man was addicted 10
drink: he had money in his pocket;
he met there with some chums; and
the end was that he resolved TO make
night OF it,
\ spirit Of perversity rules the des-
TIMES Of men. As long as Joseph
Samuel was obliged to be awake by
dav. he could not sleep at night; but
now that he was policeman, and
had to make his excursions by night,
he felt sleepy when the dark set in,
and some nights was hardly able to
keep his eyes open. 1t was so on
this evening. He was coming along
the road. beside which stood the pub
Iic-house into which the farmer had
gone. He vas 30 weary, so heavy III
his eyes that ne resolved on having
inst a wink Of sleep to freshen him
before he proceeded on his beat. Ac.
cordingly. he entered the shed at
tached to the tavern, and finding a
light cart, crept into it, stretched him
self on the straw in the bottom aud
in a moment was fast asleep. He
slept so soundIy that he did not stir
did not snore.
Not quarter OF an hour had
elapsed before two men stole into the
cart shed. One had slight imp
/ The other had lump at the back oi
his head.
You're sure of it, asked the lat
ter of these men.
Certain. He killed his bullock
this morning He's drinking in the
house"
shall we get out his cob, harness
/ it. and drive away with cart and car
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