Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-11-21


While Edward Cox, aged 10 years, and
sister, two years his junior, were
passing through q field near Lake Pla-
contia, Ohio, on their way home from
school, Tuesday evening. large flock
of wild geese settled down near the
children. The lad charged among
them, thinking to put them to flight,
but the whole flock viciously attacked
him, using their bills and wings. The
boy succeeded in fighting them off for
a short time, when he sank TO the
ground exhausted
The little girl ran screaming to their
home, and when she had told her story
the boys father aud All older brother
fastened to his assistance. but only
succeeding his effecting his rescue
after killing ii number of the geese,
which then took to fight. The lads
face and hands were covered with
blood, but his injuries were not seri-
Gus.
DR. AULTZ KILLED AT MONTGOME
RY, FAYETTE Co w VA.-Dr A. B.
Aultz, ex member of the West Virginia
Legislature and a prominent Presby-
terrain, fell from Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad bridge near Mont
gomery, Fayette Co., last Thursday
night and was instantly killed. He
was engaged in looking after the
patients of DR.. j. w. Davis, who was
murdered last summer.
There are evidences in support of the
belief that he was murdered, and that
he was first struck in several places
with bludgeon and then thrown of
the bridge which crosses Morris's
Creek at Montgomery into the rocky
chasm below. Cries were heard be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock by persons living
near, but no attention was paid to
them, as they were supposed to have
been made by drunken miner. DR..
Davis, whom he succeeded in the prac-
tice there, was killed by one of the
miners, who had been engaged in the
miners mob some time ago, to prevent
him from giving evidence, as he had
waited on some of the wounded, and
it is supposed that DR.. Aultz was killed
for q similar reason. He was called
from his bed to attend what was al
legged to be an urgent case on the OPP
posite side of Morris's Creek from
Montgomery. That is a dangerous
place for physicians to practice their
profession.
PENITENTIARY STATISTICS. = The
annual report of Superintendent Lynn,
of the State penitentiary, is now in
hands of the printer and it shows
startling statistics as to the relative
proportion of white and colored con
victs. Mr.. Lynn says that he begins
the year with 1880 convicts. an increase
OF 139 since last report. liz 1870 there
were 145 white convicts out of total
white population of 712,GS9, or one in
5000. In the same year there were 61t
colored convicts out of total colored
population of sig Sal, or six in 5000
In 1880 the account stood as follows
White population, sS0,s5S; white con
victs, $40, or one in 1900. Colore6
population, 631, SIG; colored convicts
773 or six in 5000. 1S90-White popu
lation, LOIS, 1873; white convicts, 215, OF
one in 5000. Colored population, $40,
S57; colored convicts, SIT, or u in 5000
HIDDEN Monty BROUGHT OUT
Twenty years ago Arch Price died neal
Charleston, W. Va, aged So years, an(
it was believed he left his son Edmund
thousands, but no one was the wiser
| until Tuesday last, when the son, now
| SO years old, brought to bank in thai
city large quantity of gold, also a lo1
of silver, principally Mexican dollars
and five franc pieces, all of which ha(
been buried since long before the war
The son has always lived the life of {
| bachelor, and but q short time ago
! took it into his head to marry. Hi
girl went back" ON him, and he fell il
love with another, and is now getting
ready for the occasion, which ha
caused him to bring out some of hi
hidden money. He has much mor'
hid. but will not say where, nor will h
bring it out until after the marriage
He has valuable farm in Elk Rive
Valley.