Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-02
EXCHANGE NOTES.
a Singular Coincidence

to our lot to record. On Friday evening,
Nav 70, Benz. Bowman died of pneumon a
near North Mountain, IN this county. HIS
age was 70 years. 3 months and IA days.
On the Sunday foll,wing,a brother OF the
deceased, Samuel Bowman. died at his
home. three miles west OF Mt. Clinton.
His age was 70 years, months and 3
DAYS, aud his death also was due To
pneumonia The next day, Monday, May
Il. a. IL O'Clock. while Sir. Samuel Bow
mans funeral was in progress another
brother. William ID. Bowman, died at the
home of his son in RichmSnd, Va, aged
II years, > months, and y days.
1t is doubtful If any of our readers can
recall a similar case.
A Queer Suicide.
Shepherdstown Reqisior: George W.
Slagle committed suicide by hanging
himself at Montevue Hospital, near
Frederick, Nd, last Saturday night. Mr.
Slagle was about sixty years OF age. He
vas man Of considerable intelligence
and was for many years engaged at farm
ing, owning several farms in the vicinity
of Jefferson. During the past winter he
frequently appeared on the streets OF
Frederick city and, with open Bible in
hand, proclaimed the doctrine of saliva
tion. He believed himself to be the Angel
Michael and inspired TO call sinners to
repentance At the instance of the States
attorney he was arrested, and on being
pronounced insane by jury, on the sub
| iect of religion, was committed by the
court to Montevue Hospital for treatment.
lie escaped from that institution on Satur-
day night and was found next day sus-
pended from a tree. he had hanged
! himself With a towel.
A Desperate Encounter.
Clifton Forge TaHty T'rginian On last
Wednesday eyehiug or Thursday morning
telegram was received by Sir. Riaehart,
at Covington, of the firm Of Gooch, Rine-
hart d Shepherd. railroad contractors,
from Mr.. Shepperd at Gauley Bridge, ".
Va, which stated that Mr. Shepperd had
been seriously wounded and desired to
see him at once.
Tho cause Of the trouble, as we ere re-
liably informed, was about as follows -
Mr.. Shcpperd, as railroad contractor, was
AT Gauley Bridge experimenting the con-
! struction of branch railroad, across the
river from the above place. While prose-
cutting this work, he was greatly annoyed
by floating saloon on the Gauley river
In order TO Ct nd Of the nuisance, he
went before the grand jury of Fayette
county and LODGED complaint against The
proprietors. The Authorities took the
matter in hand and the SELDOM was closed
m. This greatly euraged the owner, who
decided To have revenge on Mr. Shepperd
He forthwith enlisted the ald OF hl'
brother-:u-law. p. Mitchell, who. on The
evening nar ed, accosted Mr. Shepperd
After war OF words the two separated
and it was thought the matter would be
drorped Not SO. 4 short time after
that. as Mr.. SAeps eTd was passing tie
hotel in Glniey, where Mitchell wa'
standing, the LITTER opened fire on him
shooting him three or four times in
various parts Of the body. Mr. Shep
perd returned the fire, sending a bal
through Mitchel's hand and hip, from
which be died. Mr Shepherd was con-
veyed to the hotel AMI made a. com
Portable as poss lille, and although bis IN
LURES are of a serious uatllc, LoIcs ar
entertained Of lis recovery.
The Lottery Plea.
Stanton Indicator Tie plea of ciim
inal lottery made in the land compan.
cases last week i'm the Cirouit Court, au'
the ruling OF Judge Mclaughlin On the
point, has created wide sp' cad interest
i and is the 81 ljcct Of much discussion b.
the hcal fraternity. The case in poin
was that Of the Clifton Forge Co. rs
Hamil ton, and the Judge in delivering
the opiuion i'm the case as 10 the ad
instability of the lea Of lottery, stateC
in delivering his opinion from the bench
sustaining the plea, that the tests d.
which to determine whether the plalntii
company did conduct lottery are, 1t
vas the public invited to come IN ant
draw lots, and 2nd, were the lots drlWu
Of grossly unequal values.
, With these two principals as tests, ]
+ will be little trouble to prove that all o
the land companies in Virginia that ha
lot drawings were guilty Of conducting
criminal lotteries. The lots put into TIA
drawing and drawn in all these com
panies were of grossly unCquil values
The special luducement offered IN al
2 these companies was that the subscribe
to shares of the clpital stock of the CON
pauies would 5e entitled to a chance &
, draw a business lot, villa site, or som
other valuable lot, Laid off and situated
near the center or ia some desirable spo
Of the proposed new town.
This species of gambling had the mos
p destructive and injurious effect upon I'M
} business interests of our country man
5 farmers mortgaced their farms to lnVes
In in land companies' stocS; bushes
men crippled or ruined their bus ness III
like investments, aud the young men G
% our country spent all of their earnings u
these lottery enterprises and contracted
debts that they will meyer be able to pay
The spirit OF excitement created b.
these gambling enterprises was such as {
E divert the mind of the public and OF Dnsl
ness men from careful investigation ant
the result was the sacrifice of savings o
not only the ignorant and credulous bni
of our best citizens, aud particularly o
our vonng men. An excitement wa
! produced destructive Of regular industr!
J and verging on the brink OF insanlt.
J itself
The law books and courts Of the land II
CONSUMING lottery statutes say that 1t /
Inst such species of litteries rs thes
. against wLich the lottery statutes ar
aimed.
TIE decision of Judge Mclaughlin ap
= pears TO be far reaching in its effect. l
will. il is believed. relieve deliuquen
stockholders from further payment OF
account of their stock in lot drawn!
boom companies There was never de
ci,ion rendered IN our courts here calcu
ited to 10 more public good.
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