Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-27
Fairfax County Court.

lheporLeu Tor The AleAnndrlA Gazette.
FAlRrAX &. H., Dec. 24-rhe following is
a synopsis of the proceedings Of the County
Court, j Judge James Sangster presiding, which
adj 'urned al o'clock p. III. on tuesday last: :
Eighteen deeds and other writings were GER
tilted Tor rccprd
Commonwealth VS.. John Jones, house break.
ing and larceny. Verdict guilty and eighteen
mouths confinement in the penicntiary.
On mo,ion Of }. NJ. Thorn, commissioner of
the revenue for the Northern district, Talmagc
Thorn was admitted and sworn as deputy.
Charles Landstrcet was appoint i oVersccr
OF the road, 10 the place of Charles Potter.
Morgan Strv"'s account against the Com
mon~calth (S3G was allowed, and ordered to
be certified.
Commonwealth VS.. Alice Burgess, Indicted
for murder in the Circuit Court at the Nuycm-
Der term, 1875, and arraigucd u said court,
plead not guilty, and elected TO be tried 10 the
County Court was put to the bar. Jury sworn,
who returned verdict Of not guilty, whereupon
the prisoner was diScharg d. This is the case
heretofore nct!cad 10 the Gazette.
William IS. Lewis is appointed a constable
Tor Providence township, to fill the place Of
Henry Smith, resigned.
j. Owen kerby's account against the Com.
monwcalth Tor $3.50 was allowed, and ordered
to be certified
Commissioners we're appointed to view a
way Tor road from Mrs. Evans ford, on Bull
run, through the land OF Cyrus Hickey and
Others to the Yates ford road.
b. ID. Uttcrback' account for IS against the
Commonwealth was ordered to be paid.
j. II. Sarten's account ($2l.75) VS.. the
Comm nwealth was allowed, and ordered to be
certified
r. l.. Ncvitt's account (SG) against the
county was ordered to be presented to the
Board Of Supervisors.
A. Freeman vs.. l. G. OVAL upon attach.
meut. Judgment for 1888, with interest
from July Is, 1875, and ordered to be paid out
Of proceeds Of sale of attached property.
VIM. Ayre's account ($G 5O) against the
Commonwealth was allowed, aud ordered to be
certified.
A ADMINISTRATION on the estate of Samuel
Shepherd was granted to SiIas Denly.
Administration on the estate of Annie
Moore was granted to William e. Moore.
Il. u. hewitt is appointed ovcrseer Of the
poor for NJ. Vcrnoo district to fill vacancy.
Samuel Putnam was appointed commissioner
to receive proposals for opening the road from
Accotink rua to the Blcklick road.
1t was ordered that Samuel T. Stone, over
seer Of the poor for Lee district do bind Sallie
A. Fisher, child four years old, to Margaret
Marshall until she is eighteen years DID,
Ordered that Orlando Guuuell, overseer of
the poor for Providence district, do biud Kate
Ware, child three years old,,to 4. D. War
field, untl she is eighteen years DID,
Lewis Seaton, an infant over fourteen, came
into court, and made choice Of w. H. Wells as
bis guardian.
Administration dc bonis non on the estate
Of W. r. Scecmau was granted to Burdett
Skinner
Ordered to be certified, That the Judge, the
officers and members of the bar of this court
enter their solemn protest to the removal of the
will of General George Washington from the
records OF this county; and that copies of this
order be forwarded by the clerk OF this court
to Ii. Ii. PierSou, the delegate from this
county, aod to Charles L. Sinclair and II. y,
C'aughton Senators representing this district
IN the Virgioia Legislature.
ordered, That the clerk of this court have
made suitable glass case for the protection of
the will OF General George Washington.
The usual orders Tor the pay of jurors hav-
Ing been made, the court adjourned. \.