Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-05
mlDDLgsRook AND VICINITY.

Mrs. Rebecca Gale of whom we wrote las
week, died on Monday, Jan. 9th, and was in
TERED at st. Johns Church. Rev. Ballet con
Quoted the services. She has two sons, VINO
reside in the West and who, in consequence
of the distance, were not present.
A little child of Mr.. Thompson's in Green
vile, was buried at Bethel last Wednesday.
A band of women were III our town last
week with monkey. The monkey was very
smart, going around with his little tin cup.
gathering in the Shekels" which were very
scarce for the monkey here. They were beg
ging for anything they could get, being sup
piled with sack for the purpose of slowing
away the proceeds. They looked like an APP
plication of good soft soap and water as hot
as could be borne, would have an extremely
good effect and the poor monkey seemed to
be full of vermin from the way he dug at him.
SELF continually. 1t is strange too, how the
big, lazy. lusty, men. dirty and ragged, will
wait outside of town, while the women go
through with the "show." There ought to be
some law to compel such men to work in
stead of prowling around the country begging
and otherwise making a nuisance OF them
selves; and the women are ''rowdy'' enough
to be in some gentleman's kitchen, earning a
decent living. This is one of the products of
emigration What honor are such emigrants
| to any nation.
| VIM. II. Smith, former resident of this
place, but who has been living in Kentucky
for % years, was forced, in a difficulty, in
Madison county, to shoot one Robert Sanders
| in self defense He left the county, and re-
NAMED away for 10 years. Then hearing of
the restitution of his children, he determined
to return, and stand his trial, as he had been
afraid of lynch law, as Sanders was a noted
bully, and had many friends among the tough
element He went to Cincinnati, and told the
Chief of Police, he was wanted in Richmond
for the murder of Sanders. They notified the
authorities there. They said release the man.
He thought everything was all right, and went
to his children. Some of the friends of the
dead man, found out he was there; had him
arrested and brought up witnesses galore. He
was given life sentence in the penitentiary.
A friend; who had stuck to him throughout
all his trouble, and while his own relatives
nearly all deserted him; brought the matter
to the attention of Coy. John Young Brown.
A correspondence ensued, and after the kind
hearted Governor found out how the matter
stood, he, as one of his last acts, signed par
don forIhm to take effect May LIST, 1896. He
is son of Mordecai Smith, formerly of this
place, and brother to D. NJ Smith of this
place, who had never despaired of procuring
his brothers release, and now has the salts
faction of having his desires gratifed The
crime, so called, for which Smith was i'm
prisoned, was briefly thus: He was continual
ly bulldozed by Sanders, who was noted
bully. Finally a friend told Sanders, he had
better not keep the thing up. as Smith did not
want to hurt him, being a man of family
Sanders finally assaulted Smith at the ford
over Paint Lick creek near Blakeman's Mill
He was assisted by two other roughs. Smith
fired two shots, either of which was fatal
His many friends throughout Augusta will be
more than pleased to hear of his release. The
Governor expressed himself very forcibly, con-
corning the outrage upon justice in. the case;
and said more stringent laws should be pass
ed, concerning the buying of jurors. witnesses
courts, public opinion, &C., to take a mans
life or liberty away from him, and that such
crimes should be punished with death. The
magnanimous Governor has not yet recovered
from sad stroke himself in the murder of
his son, in Louisville last spring. NAT.