The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-24
CRIME IN GREENE COUNTY.
The Bloody Records Of Bacon and
Shiflatt'S HOlIOWS.
A CONSPIRACY TO DEFEAT The Law.
The Good Citizens Of the County Indignant
and VIII Uphold the Good Name Of
That sectiOn-Judge McMuilen
Appoints special Policemen.

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turtaIocs iu this little county 1 fear has
led porsons I'm distant parts OF the State
INA .I..,.t o,.. ,,.l,.. Io '.,r l,.,, snvrhir,.
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I OF 'he 4acia I'D "up"te 10 o'i p'ppi- l' e'"-
/ cral spirit OF lawlcssncss that s. un-
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llOH0i Vh Tue part Oh tlD le7i'tt'i'0 it-
porters.
There has been for some time on SAT-
urday nights ln this village lot of coli
i orCd people from tine town and country.
4 VINO cOn-Iegate about tDe D4r-r00us and
D march uD and down our main street Aal-
F lOwt-g swearing and usng other pro-
| fale and VULGAR iarauale. and sometimes
get into brolls.
There are also some white men who are
1 Just as bad lu every rt-ueet but moro
I porticu.arlv ON rc.iiIar monthly court
od3s. Ihis element. as q rule, AaA from
E flf.IIg from Bacon aud -nlr.lr l0lIo,ys
AIAWIES5 PEOPLE.
Tho citIxeus 0f fle town are a peace
lotlla and law-ab.4Iug people. as are an
the resi- of the inhaOltanis ol ths county.
Nfuofv-Nte .r.r D.uf .f .Il fu. murders
committed ia the county or other disc
turualCe3 created upon our streets are
among the people from these nol0ws.
p1inn D,'e amd nS'' sSllIe,f bollotS5 Within the
last decade. Every function OF the law
ms - e-ruesfIv used TO check this
crime Ind 10 punish tho offenders. and
several of the laWless people from these
boloVs have been sent 10 TIE peniten-
tiarv But TO bring them 90 justice is a
her.ule4u task. yet our eIhcent aud able
CommonweaIth's attorney. Mr. j. S. Chap
man has bceu very Nlaldnt and cuCr-
i
0,f.ieeo murders have occurred in a vi
ciuaee where there is nO moral sentiment
to eid and abet his zealOus Efforts.
EepIRACY AGAINST THE LAW.
,l-,.itl,f. tIe commonwealth with
.f ,.,orIa ft is absolutely necessary %
t9vo ,,raof and the ties 0f cOnsang Unity
l'r eIi-i tles -of thar section are a0 strong
ti,.t elv rroof that is needed % set at
IL, itt.-t~ Jhe accused is always 40 hand.
indeed '.Gio t5le erds of Justice
10 ,'.,o'.t n--,facr ~ NuIs Shifiett is
, lie i.,.'+ i',''' cl,rter I'm the history Of our
lNo
Soui''g .t,,,oir ON the head with rock
'o ,,,,ar- one John knight, his
~, ., lhfFd afterv.ards set ON ire and
burned TO death. The lick would not nave
M Nh. ~ oc tie brain from the lick was
ou9sioi ,l ia ee fo produce the impression
mon then that hc would die, and he was
bnrned no. death 90 cover tine crime, SO as
to mako il appear that he accidentally
took fire. r--,-,. .. g, +ho
H. is proven that hiiiEIl M"' ci,f fiatt
bed at the time or tne u1tHl.ei ehieiott
was found ON hre py DoeDl,ti l,e tl'o,n arc
ana scott noiil9' -Ai- '.--
now in Jail. .-.....r,
THE PEOPLE AROUSE ,..,,,
The sentiment Oh lHo ptolN. =" - Z| -,d
~ 10 "fouehl 10 'iiv me to, nm ~ sad
II IL mo inlIeIuenl Siii.i7 hoio Ice Nncn-
lndt we sIl's ir,t it of orr neople Is adj
.u. ,u' ei', 'ilo e,irnWaf,, dealing. and
FeIso ~ t',., l,,,'e d.iav rather than
thcy 'O'.4 .i'o ,.'0 t', tE.tr own hands.
iahe Ntu7e"i,,o .'',V ..,,,d to I-nch law
we are aDaoiulc'y VifO go IN ,,, fl,d~
"hlch j. never ,ll, e,,i,, ,nirit s,nonast
ni'r roonie ms lawlessness. save in those
iImited nlaces referred TO. and even
.,Inn.- thrm there are some as true and
io,',i nconie as this Commonwealth can
boast
1he action taken by Judge McMuIah
I'm appointing speclal ponce toI tNio 'o"is