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The Richmond Enquirer
30 January 1863 through 08 January 1864
Miscellaneous Articles
Tuesday, 08 September 1863, Page 2
MURDER AND ROBBERY BY YANKEE SOLDIERS
The Rockingham "Register" of the 4th inst. says:
About 40 Yankee soldiers under whose command we have not been able to learn, murdered Mr. Robert Lockhardt, at his residence, about
11miles North-west of Winchester on the Parkersburg Road, on Sunday morning the 23rd. Mr. Lockhardt was about 50 years old, and was one
of the most respectable citizens of the county of Frederick. The Yankees visited his residence about 8 o'clock in the morning, making a thorough
search of his premises, for the purpose of arresting him on account of his devotion to the South, and because, as they said, he had "harbored
Confederate soldiers" Mr. L has a vineyard and had concealed himself in the press house of the vineyard. He was, however, discovered, when
they fired upon him, a number of balls taking effect in his body. They then robbed him of a large sum of money, cut his watch from his dead
body and left. Mr.. L had been in dread of the Yankees for months, and left home and secreted himself in the mountains; but at the time in question
he had returned to see a son who had been bitten by a copper-head snake,, and who was lying at his father's dangerously ill. The affair is regarded
as a most cold-blooded and deliberate murder, and has caused universal indignation in the region in which it occurred.
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
The dead body of Lieut. Kinzie Roland, of Company E, 17th Regiment Va. Cavalry, Gen. A. G. Jenkins' command, reached Harrisburg on
Thursday afternoon of last week. He was accidentally killed by a pistol shot on the 26th, near Luray, Page County. He was shot in the back, and
died in about an hour. The shot was inflicted by Lt. J. J. Ellison, Company A, 17th Va. Cavalry. Lt. Roland was a young man from Mercer County, Va.,
and bore the reputation of a gallant soldier. His remains went home to his afflicted friends for burial.
Friday, 23 October 1863, Page 2
Mrs. Dr. Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck,
who lives in Wallkill, New York won't
pay taxes because she can't vote.
Last month she was notified by the highway overseer of the town to appear on a certain day with shovel in hand
to work out her highway tax. She appeared on the appointed day with her fire shovel and went to work, but only
for five days, when her tax was for ten and a half. She was thereupon arrested upon complaint of the overseer.
He complains that he gave Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck, who resides in said district, and is assessed to work ten and a
half days upon the highways therein, notice to appear on the 9th day of September with a good shovel, on the road
near the house of A. G. Townley, to do such work, and that the said L. Sayer Hasbrouck did so appear with a small fire
shovel, whereupon the said deponent furnished the said Hasbrouck with a good shovel, and directed her to assist in filling the
wagons that were on the ground but that the said Hasbrouck did not work faithfully, remaining idle a considerable portion
of the time each load was filling, standing leaning on her shovel, talking and calling the attention of other workmen from
their work, at other times sitting during the whole time of filling the wagon, sometimes with one hand tossing pebbles into
the wagon, and at others reading a paper.
Last month she was notified by the highway overseer of the town to appear on a certain day with shovel in hand
to work out her highway tax. She appeared on the appointed day with her fire shovel and went to work, but only
for five days, when her tax was for ten and a half. She was thereupon arrested upon complaint of the overseer.
He complains that he gave Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck, who resides in said district, and is assessed to work ten and a
half days upon the highways therein, notice to appear on the 9th day of September with a good shovel, on the road
near the house of A. G. Townley, to do such work, and that the said L. Sayer Hasbrouck did so appear with a small fire
shovel, whereupon the said deponent furnished the said Hasbrouck with a good shovel, and directed her to assist in filling the
wagons that were on the ground but that the said Hasbrouck did not work faithfully, remaining idle a considerable portion
of the time each load was filling, standing leaning on her shovel, talking and calling the attention of other workmen from
their work, at other times sitting during the whole time of filling the wagon, sometimes with one hand tossing pebbles into
the wagon, and at others reading a paper.
