Poor Orphan Boy Revealed as Heir to Millionaire
Cyrus Eaton III, 16, arrived in Nashville claiming to be Seth French, a poor orphan seeking public school life. Investigators tied him to Ohio and Pennsylvania plates, a ledger, and a Northfield prescription, confirming he is the grandson of a multimillionaire and son of Cyrus Eaton II. The family will decide next steps after returning to Ohio.
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Nashville, Tenn
Seth French
Cyrus Eaton III
Nashville
Young Eaton
West End High School
Cyrus Eaton II
Forrest Evans
Evans
Ohio
Cleveland
Hawken School
Gate Mills
West End
Bethurum
Eaton
Pennsylvania
Northfield
Luray Men Found Innocent of Rape
Two Luray men, Jimmy Whiteside and Joe Coffman, were acquitted by a Page County Circuit Court jury after a two minute deliberation. The case involved an alleged rape of an 18 year old girl on August 15. In a separate note, more than 200 people attended the Virginia State Grange convention with Byron C Brumback and his wife named Grange Family of the Year.
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Luray (Ap
Luray
Page County
Jimmy Whiteside
Joe Coffman
Richmond
Virginia State Grange
Byron C. Brumback
Middletown
Frederick County
Virginia Grange
Brumbacks
Hedgesville Man Acquitted On Appeal
A Hedgesville man, Joseph A. Massie Jr, was found not guilty of driving under the influence after an appeal. The trial raised questions about officer Cushwa's impartiality and testimony on blood alcohol evidence. Trooper Coverstone testified to a prior stop on Route 50 near the Hilto p Inn. The defense argued blood tests and prior statements challenged the prosecution case. The jury weighed the evidence as Judge Elliott Marshall stated that blood alcohol content must meet .15 for intoxication.
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Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
Capt. Cushwa
Mr. Massie
Cushwa
of Good
L. Cover- Stone
Ellis
Rt. 50
Hiltop Inn
Charles DeHaven
Coverstone
DeHaven
Massie
Kermit Scharf
Elliott Marshall
Jury Clears Asst Treasurer in Franklin County
In Rocky Mount Franklin County Circuit Court a 22 year old former assistant treasurer Linda Dillon was acquitted of embezzling town funds after an 11 juror panel deliberated 1 hour 34 minutes. The case involved defunct amounts from 2770 into 484 dollars. Dillon testified she falsified records under instruction of former treasurer Betty Woody Mitchell who pleaded guilty to embezzlement.
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Rocky Mount
Franklin County
Linda Dillon
Miss Dillon
T. Keister Greer
Betty Woody Mitchell
Mitchell
Commonwealth
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Minn
Kennedy
Minnesota
Secret Service
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Hubert Humphrey
John Bethurum
Hamburger
Berryville Ave
Stuart M
Perry, Inc
Winchester
Hedgesville
Frioundadgesville
W.va
Great Pumpkin
Sincerely, Linus van Pelt
Fritzi
Miz Hawkins
Lukey
Phil
Dekidare
Dekildare
Ken Bald
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