Maybricks Legal Battle in Virginia Estate Case
Special to The Washington Post reports in Richmond Va on Aug 22 that former attorney David W Armstrong faces a vigorous reply from Mrs Maybrick and her mother Baroness von Roques over alleged misrepresentation and illicit conveyance of lands in Virginia Kentucky and West Virginia. The long running chancellery case questions whether Maybricks estate exists and whether Armstrong profited from the alleged deal. The filing includes four five pages denying the claims and asserts the Maybrick inheritance may be mythical and disputes the trust transfers to Armstrong. A second brief notes related presbytery and local civic items in Virginia.
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Williams Middendorf Seaboard deal ends embarrassment
Special to The Washington Post from Richmond August 22 reports that Richmond firm John L. Williams & Sons and Baltimore’s J. W. Middendorf & Co will be relieved of business troubles by Thomas F. Ryan purchasing Seaboard Air Line stock. The $14,000,000 sale prompts Williams to sever ties with Seaboard. Ryan paid above market price, seen as favorable.
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Renewal of Taylor-Parr Controversy Grips Patrick County Meeting
A Patrick County gathering in Stuart near Danville Va on Aug 2 featured a heated Taylor Parr dispute with Taylor reelected county chairman Senator Parr denouncing the Taylor faction and facing a sharp rebuke from the chair. Anglin a strong Parr ally disrupted proceedings with a fiery floor speech and earlier street clash left him defeated in a separate confrontation. The regular Congressional convention is planned for September 7 in Stuart amid expectations of sensational developments.
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Desperate Inmate Fails Escape Plan at Norfolk Jail
Norfolk Va Aug 22 An impressed saw fashioned from an oyster knife and a razor let Yank Miller attempt to saw through a heavy steel cell bar and drill a lock in his jail cell but he could not escape. Miller was sentenced an additional six months after arraignment while cellmate Thomas McFaden was acquitted for failing to raise an alarm.
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Norfolk lynching scare yields jail term for Goodman
Moses Goodman a negro who narrowly escaped a mob near Lafayette Park was sentenced to fifteen months in jail for insulting a seventeen year old white girl. The trial was private with only witnesses and attorneys present. He resisted being moved to jail, pleading with the accuser to withdraw the charge as officers struggled to control him.
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Specivo Roe and W H Thompson Ill in Louisville
Specivo Roe of Louisville and W H Thompson of Washington DC, supreme outer guard of the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias, are reported seriously ill at a Louisville hotel with heart trouble and nervous prostration.
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Rattlesnake Extermination Crusade in Augusta County
Richmond Va Aug 22 Md William Fretwell a land owner at Stuarts Draft Va swore vengeance against rattlesnakes after a Saturday bite while picking huckleberries on his mountain land He fled down the mountain with a swollen arm and narrowly escaped with his life now leading a local crusade to exterminate the snakes as neighbors join the effort amid reports of growing danger to visitors and resorts in the area
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Smallwood will case seeks to recover $4000 bequest
In Winchester Virginia August 22 the will case of Mary E Smallwood against Robert Elsen and others was argued before Judge T W Harrison in Clarke County Circuit Court. It is alleged the will of Mrs Letitia Elsen bequeathing $4000 to Smallwood was stolen. Smallwood says her mother learned of the theft but died before re executing the will and accused interested parties of destroying it. The defendants deny this. Judge Harrison reserved his decision.
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WOUNDED THIEF ESCAPES FROM Newport News Lockup
A wounded, notorious thief Junius Brown escaped from the Newport News police station after being shot during a foundry burglary. Brown slipped the bars and bricks at night, leading authorities to believe he headed toward Richmond. The incident followed a dawn break in at the tyre Brothers foundry where Brown seized brass items and dropped the loot as the watchman fired.
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Prominent Gnarleston Citizen Remains Survived by Family
Pulaski, a half sister of the Hale, a very prominent citizen of Gnarleston, West Virginia, is survived by four children. The survivors are Mrs. R. C. Scott and Mr. Wil Whaling of Radford, Mrs. Jane Buford and Mr. Fred Whaling of the county.
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Baseball Scorer Defies Summons Before Judge Waddill
Asherville confronts a contempt case as Magistrate Charles L. Badger, a baseball scorer and attendee, is summoned before Justice F. N. Waddill. The summoned official refuses, claiming he cannot attend due to scoring duties, prompting a writ and arrest after the game ends.
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Footpads Victim Albert Constable Dies After Wounding
Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore reports Albert Constable, noted Cecil County attorney and brother in law of the late Gov Groom, died at Union Protestant Infirmary in Baltimore at 3 30 this afternoon from blood poisoning and pneumonia following a gunshot wound. The wound pierced a lung and hit the spine. a post mortem confirmed the cause. A tramp who worked on a nearby farm and stole a revolver is sought as the suspect. the mask was found in the woods. Constable leaves a wife and five children.
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Stonewall Chaplain Dying After Civil War Service
Roanoke Virginia Aug 22 Rev A Wilson veteran Baptist pastor of Norton is reported dying He served as chaplain of Stonewall Jacksons brigade and voiced readiness to pass to rest comparing to Jackson a river crossing He was former pastor of the 1st Roanoke Church now Jefferson Street Church.
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Rockville Fair Opens With Special Washington Horse Races
Rockville prepares for the fifty-first annual fair as President Warfield and Secretary Bagley report full exhibits and a bright outlook. Racing features include a 2 23 trot or pace and a 235 trot with entries all owned in Washington, D C. Weather and grounds are praised for beauty and dustless conditions.
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