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KINO WILLIAM COUNTY.jCtko Wn.i.ux Courthouse, Va., January 23, 181 »• $Editors Dispatch; County Court (Judge J H. C. Jones presiding) was in seawn here on yesterday. An unusual number of criminal eases occupied the attention of the court. Anions the number James Isaac LitMepag®, upon an indictment for forgery, was called. This case, and others growing out of it, has attracted considerable attention throughout this section, gnlt;i a brief history of It mayIJJTKKBST TOUR HAKT READERS.Several year* prior to the war Mr. George B.‘ Mill, an old and highly-respected citizen of this county, died, leaving considerable property in the tiands of a wife much voungcr than himscU. Along with other urop frtv there was a valuable mill. Here “be accused above referred to fir*t appears upon the scone. He becomes first miller, then agent for Mrs. Mill, and soon won the favor of Mrs. Mill to snch a degree that hey became engaged to be married. Matters continued in this state for some time, during which time Littlcpagc was not id e. for about the year 187* it was diSMVOTrd that hchad. bv “ fair means or fool, gotten -Mrs. Mill in convey to him every cent's worth of nropertr she possessed. No sooner \\a this accomplished than Littlepage married another woman. During the time when Mrs. Mill was engaged to Littlepage some one qualified upon the estate of George B. Mill, and creditors tiled a lull in chancery to subject the property to the payment or debts. Among others three bonds purport-i'\'* to be signed bv George B. Mill, and amounting to about 2.000. were presented bv I. it tic page. An issue was directed to be had out of chancery to deterraiue upon the genuineness of these bonds. After a lengthv contest the bonds were withdrawn, and soon after Littlepage was indicted for forging George B. Mill's name. In the mean time Littlep.ige had married, and Mrs. Mill at once instituted two suits against him—one to set aside the eon veyunccs under which he claimed her property, and the other for breach of promise of marriage. The latter suit was tried at the last spring term, and Mrs. 3iili was awarded $2,SOU damages. The first case hits not yet been decided. Some time last summer Little-page was tried upon the indictment for forgerv, and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. A new trial was asked for, but refused. A writ of error was then applied for to the Court of Appeals, was granted, and. the case being heard, a new trial was awarded. The case came up in the County Court of this county again yesterday, up:»n a motion on the part of the accused for a change of vcnnc. The motionwas allowed, and the case sent to the County Ourt of Henrico for trial. The prisoner was represented by Colonel John B. Young, vl Kirhmond ; Mr. George P. Ilaw. of Hanover: Colonel E. B. Montague, of King and quiet n; and Mr. William E. Hart, of this county. The feeling against the prisoner is rerv strong here, hence the removal.The weather has been vcrv bad for several da vs. Qoi-
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Richmond Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia, US
Thu, Jan 25, 1877
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