Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-20
En Interesting Case.

very :oterestiug snit, in which somc Of the
| Leading Commercial bousts Of B,ltmore, New
York and Philadelphia arc materially interested,
has te'D pending 10 Norfolk sir May last 10 the
Corporation Court, before Judge Goodwin. Mr..
William j. Bell, rtporlci to b, worth $50, 900,
lad, fjr oVtr two yetrJ. bcen doitg en- exten-
svc dry goods busn, 10 Norfolk and Suffolk,
Va. lie died su ideuIy o. the lllh OF Msy last,
while 90 visit to New York oily. Robt. Bell,
b'o'bcr Ct deceased, end chiel bockkeepcr
70! The establishment. stepped in snl the fo!-
living day published himself s surviving part.
ner, announcing that he I'D continue tho bust.
ness. 1t IL alleged that he never called upon
hIs brother 8 widow to coGdols with her or CD
suit her wishes with regtrl to her deceased
husbands business. Roburt Bell ran the cs.ab-
iishmert twelve dayp. dciog a brisk lu,iness,
10 the satisfaction IF the - creditors, wheo
Mrs. Laura Bell, upou tho adVo,s OF her at.
torncys, caused on injunction to issue closing
The store. Her obi ct Wss to relieve herself OF
responsibility for debts against tho stock, and
tn eeoure tho 50 900 allowed her by the laws OF
Virginia Robert Bell aud the creditors then
carried the cas-, 10 curt and made al tff.rt to
break the ltiunc'loo and coounuo bushes for
thtlr benthr, letting the widow ard orphans
Inc 10 BtterVsrd for their claim. Robert Bell
made affidavit. that he had teen partner from
the c>mmeLc,ueot of the busioc.s 10 1878, and
brought many witnesses who testified to tho
stmo, but the opposition showed that within
two years re had himself testified that he wa
on'y clerk to his brother, w. j. Bell. Judeo
Goodwin said he woud not break tho il JUNCTION,
The stock, which was worth about S25 900 real
value, was 'heD sold at are ior, and the money
deposited in back I'll! i4ot to the ac.ion of the
court. Before tie saIo tho creditors held meet,
lues and proposed several compromises With
Wow to selling OUT the stock slowly 80 that it
would bfiug something apprtximating its true
vsuc They offered Mrs. Bell $500, then
81 900. aud hoaIly $3.50 for her interest, but
she would Dot acoep'. Mrs. L1ur6u Bill will
start for B4!lincre Friday. Thence shu will 20
to llagersttwl, Md, to reside with her sister.
She hss beer suddenly reduced from I'LL Icbce
srd case 10 condition bordering upon poverty.
She gil, however, s)on receive 40 insurance of
$1,000 and 81 600 from tho Knights of Honor,
and perhaps - QCO from Judge God wins court,
DEMocRATlc CLUB IN FAIRFAX Pursuant
to notice from the Executive Committee of
Providence d!strict, Fa;rfsx county, lhs c,nser-
vat7ts of FAilitx Z. IL. preci1c, net 10 the
court house bnlllug last light at S O'Clock and
organ I'd dab for The support CT tho req u!ar
Conservative electoral ticket
y: w. uuott, elq was called to tho chair
aoG L. w. Richardson Was appointed Secretary.
Upon permanent organization. James NJ.
L-y. was elected President; j. w. WHITEHEAD
first llca Pfesiden; w. L. Thompson, rec)nd
Vice President; Frank Ford, third We, Prcsi-
denI; Walton Moore, secretary, aud Thomas
Moore. Treasurer.
Mtsirs. Walton Moore. Moblsr, Taylor, j. NJ.
Love AID Carttr Wero appointed committee TO
prepare constitution and by laws Tor the GOV
trnnent Of the club and 10 report at the next
meeting.
There wero 81 hames pft s,nted for ma ubarq
ship. The cub bids fair TO bec2me OF iu haepc,
Throughout the county.
The juveniles q the Court House huilt
large Hancock end English b,n fra during tho
evening.