Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-23
Fairfax County Court.

Fairfax County Court.
Reported for the Alexandria Gazette.
FAIRFAX G.. H., April 22.-The County
Court Judge r. H. CockeriIle presiding, aa-
iourned this afternoon to Court in course.
Forty-eight deeds and other writings were adj
mtted TO record since the last term
Com. VS.. James Fl. Gross for unlawful trcsS
pass; nolle pros entered by leave Of the Court
On W. r. Millan's motion Tor a road; road
opened agreeably to report of viewers
On John L. Dctwiler's motion for 4 road;
road opened as reported.
Com vs.. e. W. Turcy; continued for de-
PENDANT, and witnesses recognized Tor next
Court.
Samuel Bowie, Gla<co Gaskins, Fielder
Trammell, Elijah Money and Richard Turner
we're relieved from the payment OF head tax OH
account Of bodily nfirnty.
Com. VS.. Ii Gibson; information filed and
summons awarded to answer the same.
On the petition of one hundred and thirty
three qualified voters Of the county, vote was
ordered to be taken on the redivison Of the
county iuto townships, at the next election.
Thos. Carey and others VS.. Thomas Irwin
jr.; in chancery; decree for sale.
Mary West VS.. S. r. Shipman. &c; in
chancery; decree for sale.
Eliza d. Scott VS.. Scott and Gunn"ll IN
chancery; suit removed to the Circuit Court for
the city Of Alexandria.
Januey vs.. Chas Tycrs; in chanccry; answer
filed and general replication.
f. A. Muuay vs. Y. e. Sears; in chancery;
order for account.
Daniel McCawley VS. H. and \. McWiams;
in chancery order for account.
Jas. Nj. Scott and wife vs.. Thos n. Latham;
in chancery; decree appointing au additional
commissioner Of sale.
Haycock vs. Haycock, &C.. in chanccry; dc
cree for partition of the real estate of which
John Haycock died seized
Mills vs. Mills; decree providing for the sup
port of John and Susan Mills
w. R. Mllan's account against the State for
$l2 was allowed aud ordered to be certified.
On the motion of B. f. Shrceyo for road,
viewers were appointed.
Ordinary licenses we're granted to H. i. How
ard, Jas. H. Trammcll, Mary Markham and
VIM. A. Hutchinson.
John w. Graham having declined John
Powell, John H. Chichester and Robert Wiley
were appointed to re-asscss the lands of the
county.
Licenses were granted W. B. Butler, j ohm
B. Utterback to keep ordinaries with the addl-
tional license to sell liquors.
License was granted John D. DeBell to re-
and Albert Wrenn.
Samuel Pullman was chosen guardian by Jno.
T. Rogers, an infant over IA years; bond $500.
WASHINGTON ITEMS. B. S. Pardee, alias
Rev. j. Hale Barney, hal a hearing III the Po-
lice Court yesterday. Mr. Harrington appear
ed for the u. S., and MIR. Riddle for the accu-
sed Mr. Harrington said that he would pre-
sent his case to the grand jury 10 the form Off
charge of forgery Of the name of General Bah
cock, with an intent to defraud FL. u. Grant
and others Mr. Riddle, for the defendant,
waived hearing, and the accused was commit
tee to Jail in default of bail bond Of $4,000.
In the case of A. S. Sutton the bail was fixed
at IS, 900, aud he was committed to jail 10 de-
fault.
Richard Brown, colored scavenger of the
18th ward, of Baltimore came here last night
and went to Mr.. Edmonston S house, on ii
street, near 9th and called out his wife, who isem-
ployed there as servant and fired three shots
with a revolver, neither of which took effect.
He was arrested and says he came from Batl-
more for the express purpose OF killing her be-
cause she left him.
The temperance demonstration and process
sion which takes place in this city IN May
promises to be more OF an extensive affair than
that of any previous or similar occasion. ln
addition to all Of the temperance societies OF
this city many societies will be invited to at
tend from Baltimore, Philadelphia, Annapolis
and Alexandria.
Victor La Rue and Jacob O'Nei who stab
bed barkeeper, named McMahon, last night,
were arrested and released on bail.
ESCAPE OF FORTUNE Albert Fortune, the
noted Virginia horse-thief, made his escape
from the train due here at 4:40 this morning,
when two miles this side of Ashland. He was
en- route from Baltimore, where he was arrested
Friday, and was in charge of Deputy Warden
Nj. A. Strother. He occupied scat in the
centre of car, just in front Of that occupied by
Mr. Strother, and his arms and legs we're ironed.
He suddenly quilted his seat, rushed through
the door and out on to the platform, and be-
fore the officer could reach him, sprarg from
the car, the train running at full speed at the
time AS soon as the alarm could be given,
the train was stopped aud search made for the
convict, but he could not be found. The par
ties who got off to make The search came 10 on
the accommodation train at 9 o'clock this
morning, having wholly failed to discover any
trace of him. His escape from injury or death
is miraculous. Fortune was convicted at Spot
sylvania q. H. in 1869 of horse stealing, and
sent to the penitentiary for thirteen years. He
served eleven months of the time, and then
made his escape; but was recapturcd ten
months after, and served six months more,
when he again escaped, and went to New lork
aud Philadelphia, and finally came to Balti;,
more, where be was recognized and arrested
last Friday, after desperate struggle with the
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