Submitted by Annette Damron ([email protected]) Rachel and Louise Vanover Vore DICKENSON COUNTY NEWS 1890-1900 Hanan FLEMINGS, who was recently acquitted in a trial at Wise for the murder of the MULLINS family is in this vicinity. He was very much disfigured in the fight in West VA, having been shot in the mouth and powder-burned about the face. His brother, Calv was killed outright in this fight. Henan was very badly wounded, and after his partial recovery was brought to Wise where the crime was committed and incarcerated in jail to a wait his trail which resulted in his acquittal, much to the surprise of every body. Preparations are being made for the trail of Wm. J. ROSE for the murder of his brother, Frank. The trial will commence at the August term of our County Court, which will convene next week. Eustace BURDETT Mack HILL, of Beppo, this county, was brought before U.S. Commissioner RUSH a day or two since, upon a charge of selling liquor without a license, and was bound over to answer an indictment at the next term of Federal Court at Abingdon. HILL is a man of 60 or thereabouts, and is badly crippled from the effects of white swelling and rheumatism. Albert FLEMING son of Preston FLEMING near this place died on yesterday, after a brief illness. It is said that he overexerted himself while engaged in logging with some others on Cranes Nest Creek. David FLEMING rod a fine horse belonging to Columbus COUNTS from Dwale to Pound, a distance of 12 miles the other day and upon his return the horse dropped dead under the saddle. It was very hot, and it is thought that he rode the horse to hard and his death resulted from the cause. The chairman of the County Democratic Executive Committee had called a meeting of the Democratic has called a meeting of the Democrats of the county of Clintwood on July 14, for the purpose of appointing delegates to the congressional convention for the 9th district which convenes at Wytheville Aug. 8. There seems to be general preference expressed here for J. F. BULLITT, of Big Stone Gap, for the standard-bearer. The Republicans are for James A. WALKER. TRIAL OF HARMON POWERS Clintwood, VA., June 11 - the case of the Commonwealth against Harmon POWERS, charged with killing David WELLS & Will SALLIER on the Ridge last Christmas, was begun here today. The court-room has been crowded all day, and everybody seems to be anxious to hear the proceedings. The prosecution is being conducted by Attournys F. H. EVANS, A. A. SKEEN, R. S. McFALL & Frank GRIFFITH. The defense is represented by W. A. AYERS, G. H. ANDERSON, Columbus P. PHIPPS & W. H. WERTH. There was considerable trouble in finding the necessary number of competent jurors to try the case. So much had the affair been discussed throughout the entire county that everyone had heard more or less of the details of the killing. At length, after quite a number of men had been examined, and many rejected, a sufficient number were found competent, and the following jury was impaneled: Ezekiel SUTHERLAND, S. J. TYLER, J. L. SIEFERS, Alex SMITH, G. W. HAYNES, G. W. SUTHERLAND, James W. SMITH, C. A. SELF, H. A. BOSTIC, W. J. COCHRAN, Eli PHIPPS & N. C. EDWARDS. There is a large army of witnesses in the case, there being 57 in the Commonwealth alone. POWERS is a man of about 50 or 55 yrs. of age, heavy and of a not very prepossessing physique. His son-in-law, Wade P. KENADY, is indicted separately as an accessory, but his case will not be heard at this term. POWERSs friends seem hopeful, and think that he will be acquitted. The aged father of SALLIER, one of the men who met his untimely death is attending the trial, but through grief seems to have become somewhat deranged. Clintwood, VA., Nov. 16 - Henry VANOVER, of Johnson Co., KY, is here on business relative to the settlement of the estate of his father, who died in the early fall. The first snow of the season fell here on yesterday, but there was only enough to serve as a gentle reminder.