We learn that Joel C. Robinson, principal teacher of the Academy in Sharpsburg, was killed by young Ashby and Crouch on the 19th. Mr. R on the day before had expelled Ashby from school, who vowed his revenge and getting the aid of Crouch, attacked Robinson after school had been dismissed and stabbed him.
Dr. M.Q. Ashby was the 16 year old's father. He lived in the big brick house on Flat Creek, currently owned by Nick Shrout.
During an interview with the late Mr.George Stone I learned that his great grandfather, Enoch Ralls Burns, had purchased the Ashby property. According to Mr.Stone, the Ashby house was built in the 1840s.
"My great grandparents bought the house in 1905. My fathers father died when he was five years old, so they all moved in the house together. My father lived there until he married in 1923. In the wintertime, they would cut ice from Peck Pond, it was close to the house. I recall reading stories in old newspapers how the Robinson Circus Show would keep their elephants and other animals at the pond."
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