Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-10-08
ro.t.r c,o,u prince William Co.

fCcrrespondence of the Alexandria Gazet:e.I
The October term OF this County Court was
in session yesterday and dag before. Beo" Is
some of the business done.
Commonwealth vs.. Cornwall -unla"iul tres
nass-verdict not guilty. Clark Tor defendant
THE Judgment Of the COurt Tor costs IN TINS
c1se seuuent TO the verdict was therefore 1t
i construed ty the Court that the defendant
90 without day, and that the prosecutor pay
tic costs of the Commonwealth witnesses
This order for costs in a misdemeapor case VIII
he interesting 10 the legal profession. HYDE
The prosecutor is al iron clad magistrate.
make no comments Hyde, colored girl ana
a how were the only witnesses for the Common
wealth. sU,
sault and bttery-noll proSs entered the del u
1ants paving costs. Round Il Clark Tor
prosecution Nic)l and Sinclair for defendants
Commonwealth vs. Fewell-assault and Dat
tery-iury huDc-juror withdrawn ana ease
contnuej b next term Sincar anu Oiaih
Tor defendant. >, =,
6cd nc constable, by giving bonds and taking
usual oaths.
All pate4 across county roads were ord red
70 he removed by the 18Th OF January 1870.
All the Justices were -umm0ned to consider
the enforcement Of the stock Law, but no action
was taken 50 far as the records show Wen,
he justices GOT three dollars apiece By the ope'
ration.
Four of the magistrates were appointed
committee to divide the county lnto school dis
,ric,s, and recommend school comm Ssioners'
Ist. district, Francis Boyly, shool commits
sioner; second VIM Frazier; third, George
c. Round fourth, l.. ?, Baldwin ; fifth, kuin'
| Fairbanks.
(rhis magisteria district they cut into two
parts so as to give Round one bite and Bald
win one.
The committee also recommend an appro,
| priation OF $3.50 20 establish these schools, and
that the commanding General be Intercepted
as to the legality of the appropriation; bur the
| Court ignored the last two recommendations.
! Why they did 50 i: 4 mystery, Tor they certainly
| seem to be bent on a general administration oa
the estate Of our almost ruined and lmpov-
crishcd county.
| The best Of all comes now. a very gentle.
manly and able attorney had decree entered
in a friendly chancery cause, appointing com
missiouers Tor the sale Of tract OF land the
decree stating that The sale was TO be made
after advertisement "n some convenient news
paper" Our Commonwealth 5 attorney tried
| in the absence OF the gentleman who prepared
| the decree, to get the Court TO change the
phraseoogy above used, and insert in the news
paper published at Manassas, but the counse
| coming in, suddenly squelchedthe little prose-
Gu or and his motion lat one fell swoop.
He SAID understand that some newspapers
had been publishing communications abusing
the County Court OF Prince William and ii
was at their interests his puny blows were
aimed How disgusting! For the commqnl,
cations over my signature your correspondent
is personally responsible to any party acgrlevSec
and he challenges successful denial OF the
statements Lie makes. Il would seem that the
radicals here doat expect the new Constitution
to 20 into effect very soon, judging from the
Courts order in the free school business.
TYRONE.
Pr. VIM. Co., Va, Ok. 6. 1862