West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-06-08

Brought Into the Justice Court Here
for Treatment and Committed to
the County Sanitarium.

There wus fun IN the Justice
Cosrt Of Squire Goodwin last Satur-
day afternoon, and the small, one
story Temple of Justice was crowd
ed to suffocation, with enough ont
side to make it look like circus day
in town. The particulars in the
case, as near as could be gotten
from the contradictory evidence of
the witnesses, were rich, rare and
rscy and shows that some of the
money sent abroad to reclaim the
heather should be expended right
here at home. 1t seems that last
Thursday night two colored boys,
Bruce Leftridge and Sam Younger,
| (although Sam IS the older of the
two), were in town, and about ten
O'Clock went out to Silas Severe's,
about half mile ont of town, to
raise row with George Arnold,
who was stopping there. The latter
had driven the boys away from
dance one night short time before
that and they swore they would
whip him for it. They found Ar
mold and Severe In bed, and tho
fermer refused to get up, but told
them he would see them later, fall
though it was late enough them.
The boys would probably have left
without getting any row if it had
not have been for Dora Piles,
young white woman who was there
and who had gone to bed, but hear
ing them, got up and ordered them
off, swearing and threatening to
shoot them full of holes if thew
didn't take sneak at once. AS
they didn't, she fired into them
with anything she could get hold
Of, and finally getting the poker,
struck Leftridge lick that would
have settled white man, but as
she hit him over the head it merely
bent the poker and cut his face
some. They clinched and had q
catch-as-catch- can go.as you please
free. for-all corners scrap and tus-
sic, in which Mrs. Severe and Youn-
ger took part, as peace makers and
trying to separate them, so they
claimed. They pummeled each
other with their fists and swore
long and loud and deep and in a
yariegated manner that would make
the drummers riding over the r.
X. d f. turn green with envy.
The contestants were finally sepa-
rated, and Leftridge says he never
wants another such an attack of the
Piles. His face is marked M vet
with this external application of
them. The evidence failed to show
how much wool WAS lost in the
fracas, but this may account for
the decline in the price. The dar-
keys left moro than satisfied. They
had gone there for n fnss and
caught the Piles, got it right in the
neck; but the charming Mss Dora
wasn't satisfied. Women never are.
She had begun the fight and had
the best of it. and should have
rested on her laureIs, but she didn't.
She came before His Houor, Justics
Goodwin, and swore (she is an adept
at this) out warrant for the boys
who had had the "wool pulled cvor
their eyes," Constable George
Hoffman brought them all into
Court and the trial came of Sstur-
day. as before mentioned. Prose-
cutting Attorney Wotring appeared
for the peace and dignity OF the
bailwick and p. j. Grogan for ne
defense. After hearing all the
evidence His Honor released Sam
Younger and held Leftridge and
the girl, Dora Piles, under hun
dred dollar bond each to keep the
peace. AS the latter failed to got
bail, she had to 60 to the baslile,
so she rather got her feet into it
and bit off more than she could
masticate. She is young and not
a bad looking girl, and is very mild
and innocent looking, but seems to be
holy terror when she turns herself
loose, but this time she turned her
self fast. She bears bad reputation
and hss been in trouble before, and
altogether, is one Of the worst cases
Of Piles in the country, but it
seems to be chronic, as she was
born with them and can't help il,
unless she gets married. She
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