Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-11
institution Board.

On last thursday, the governor appointed
the following to constitute the new Board of
Visitors for the institution for the Education
of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind" the
term beginning on the 18th instant in accor-
dance with the recent act passed by the Legis-
lature:-
To serve for three years
J. N. Stubs, of Gloucester county;
Judge James K. Edmundson, Of Rock bridge
county.
To serve for two years
&c rye ]. Hundey, of Amelia;
| r. S. Turk, of Staunton.
To serve one year
George A. >Mushback, of Alexandria;
Addison Maupin, of Henrico county.
These appointments were surprise to some
of the appointees. The only member of the
old Board who is re-apponted is Senator
Mushback whose appointment was asked by
nearly all the members of the Senate.
The State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Rev John E. Massey, is. under the law,
er ettcio member of the Board. making the
ficers of the Institution in June next.
Terrible Accident In Creenbrier
County, w. Va.
On Friday, February 2sth, at 10 o'clock a.
M, on the farm of Mr.. Samuel Liyesay
about a mile from Frankfort in Greenbrier
county, W. Va. the explosion of a saw-milI
boiler caused the death of seven persons and
wounded three others.
Samuel Lvesay, aged 80, married, leaves a
wife and three children.
Samuel Hodge, Lobelia Pocahontas coun-
ty, aged %, unmarried.
Woodson Ransbarger. aged 81 years, I'M
married.
Henry Dunbar, aged q years. unmarried.
Harry Brown, aged 20 years, unmarried;
looker-on.
Clowney Kershner, aged 25 years. married
wife and one child.
Walter McClintic, aged 10 years, SINGLE
The wounded are
James Freshman, aged Is years, off-bearer.
Addison Johnson, aged II years. scalded.
Kel. Liyesay and Waldo Ransbarger,
slightly wounded.
The mill was owned and operated by Mr..
William H. Overholt we'll and favorably
known in this county. Clowney Kershner
was a nephew by marriage of Messrs. A. A.
and B. B. Eskridge of this city.
AcquittaI of Stewart Nelson An
dreWS.
The argument in the protracted trial of
Steward Nelson Andrews, charged with caus
ing the death of Miss Alice E. Bible in Au-
gust last, was commenced on Wednesday
night by Lawrence W. H. Peyton, who was
assistant of the Commonwealth Attorney
Meade f. White. He concluded his speech
on Thursday morning, and acquitted himself
handsomely, giving much promise as a law
yer. He was followed in the defense success
sively by Curry, Blease, and Craig, who made
able speeches. Mr.. NJ. f. White, Attorney
for the Commonwealth, then began the clos
ing argument, and, after speaking an hour,
asked the court for a recess as he was not well.
This was granted and the court took recess
till half after o clock that night, when, be-
ing still too hoarse to speak, the argument for
the Commonwealth was concluded by Mr..
Peyton, when the case was submitted to the
jury. After short retirement of the jury,
and the hour being late, they were held over
till Friday morning to give them time to
agree upon verdict. On Friday morning,
the jury rendered verdict of Not Guilty"
AS soon as the verdict was announced An
drews' mother, who had faithfully stood by
him, was overcome, by her feelings and was
led from the courtroom, The verdict was no
surprise as the case was surrounded by many
doubts, which. under the law, the Jury was
bound TO give to the prisoner. The other in
dictment against the accused was nOllied.
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BEFORE THE End TUESDAY IN MAY, IN
ORDER TO VOTE AT THE SPRING
ELECTION.