The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
An ALMOsT TED HIM.
Torn OF DEdTH IND CRINE.
A Desperate Meets n Violent Death-A
Negro Killed for His Money and
Young Man Held Up.

CULPEPER. VA. Sept. is.-Special.-,
John Ayler.. of Madison county. aged
about forty years. mas been desperate
in what Is known as THE Desert, near
Crislersville, Tor more than three years
lie has during that time threatened 10
assault young girls and To shoot men.
AVlor had a wife and several children,
and fOrsakiug them. lived with one Ellen
Clatterbuck. and took the nect ssafies
from his family to supply the wants OF
this woman.
the house OF Ellen Clatierbuch ne was
fired upon and severely wounded. lie was
found the next morning In the ROAD pS
the mail carrier and carried to ms home
BY Saturday he had 50 much recoN-
cred that while his wife and children
were at the barn. he started 10 the
kitchen, either FOR food or water. ana
just as he was about 70 enter the uoVi
he received four $s-calibre balls ~ the
back OF his head and one IN the shoulu.r.
He fell forward upon his race III the
door dead. -.
Just a few days previous TO the TRAGEDY
he met his siNteen-year-Old daughter III
the road. stripped her clothes from hei'
and beat her unmerciiully.
Ayler was the son of Milton AVER
The family stood well, but the citizens
could no longer stand his frequent out
RACES against law and d.cency. 4,
Ayler was buried sunday ana no IN
quest was held There Is no clue 10 the
parties who did the shooting.
MURDERED FOR MS MONEY.
Henry Pendieton. a colored freebooter
of the Rlxeyvine district. this county, was
murdered upon his own properly Sauut-
day night about u o'clock as ne w MAJ
returning from store wheie nc ia"
ie some purchases. ,,,.,,,,o.,
He has been working I'm washington
CITY for some time, and, nesro-llAc, nc
displayed his money. Sunuay l ,t,.'ta ,a,,e
from a path that led to his house, con
cealed beneath stack OF fence IahS;
The murder was evidently connmltt,u
for the purpose OF robbery as all oi MS
pockets were split wide open. III. 90.
IL Is thought he was mnfdefei MIN an
ave as the fatal blow was struck IN me
face. inilicting a wound that .S,enge'
from the mouth TO the breast, teNerlhs
the juguar vein. .,..... s,., ,oors
psndleton was about siNty-hNe years
old and leaves wife and family.
HIGHWAY IorBrrY.
Mr. william Hume. a young gentleman
about twenty-Onc years OF age, son or
Mr.. +. ia. Hume. a prominent iar ,ma
negro ruAians in the highway yesterday
evening near Rappdan station. ana re-
leved Of his hat, watch, and money.
Il is thought the dcsperadoes We're
tramps. as this county has. been over
run with that class OF people rms sum-
mcr.
MIR. Hume regrets exceedingly the loss
OF his watch. as. aside from its being Il
very handsome gold instrument, II Was
a gift TO him upon his twenty-lirst natal
anniversary.
INCONSISTENCIES.
The Internal revenue men. three IN
number have been ratroliing Culpeper
and RappahannOck counties The apple
crop, upon which the farmers turing
this UNPRECEDENTED drought. are depend
emit is plentiful, and distiieres numer-
Gus.
These officers are usually visilant, the
distniers unusually many, and the farm
ers are Indignant. The officers have
discovered little crOokedness here and
there. but nothing of a serious nature.
There are more than fifty distilleries,
Illicit and otherwise, between here and
the Blue Ridge
Mr. Burwcll Compton, about sixty years
Of age. and most estlmahle -lr----