The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-09

he Is 4 MAN OF MANY ALIASES.
MS EXPLOITS IN KING GEORGE
COUNTY
TRIED IN COURT AND ACQUITTED
How He Pooled Captain Radclitfe-A
Iableau Created at Ministers
House That viii Not soon
he Forgotten.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of the Times

king GEORGE CoURTHoUsE. April : --
I'm the County ! Court Friday William
johnson. col0red boy about eighteen
years DID, was convicted of attempted rape
upon Mary Belle Pitts a white girl age
ten years, and sentenced to five years IN
the peniteniiary.
p. b. Dysoa, vi'os p B Daysou, 0l,as
p. B. DOhison, dlias ---- Fillmore, dliis
Charles Ha.kins, was indicted by the
grand jury for obtaining goods under
false prctensss. and a jury impaneled to
try him. IL seems that Dobi,On has de-
rived more pleasure than profit from his
exploits lie first came TO this county
from Caroline, representing himself 10 b.
q detective hunting for man who had
-tolen buggy lie employed Captain
Radcliffe to drive him around 10
search of the criminal After travelling
some miles, he told Captain Radcliffe to
drive down TO a gate and await for him,
while he walked across a fed TO inter
view man whom be saw plOwing The
captain drove down tO the gate and wait
cd until late that night, and then drove
home. sadder but "a wiser man, not hay-
ing seen auNthingo of Dobson, nor the
liberal reward promised by that worthy,
for driving him around.
The next scene In this exciting drama
IS the clerk Office. upon which DObisOn
entcT- as q prospective bridegroom dosir-
Ing marriage license. The clerk, being
unwilling 10 issue the license on the
evidence OF Dobison alone, gave him "a
blank certificate. with directions how il
should hc filled up by the brides parents,
after which Dobs0n inquired the way 10
the residence of the nearest minister,
and lefi, syng De would return the
next day, bringing hls ain
anced with him, obtain the
license, 60 90 The minister's and be mar
ricd He then went 10 the rectory and
asked the minister 10 be in readiness to
marry him the next day He then drove
up the road 10 opposite The residence of
gentleman and dismissed the driver,
telling him lo return the next day for
him ODobIsonl and his bride and he
would then pay him for his services.
The driver returned the next day, but
found that the people at the house 10
which hc had carried Dobi-on were in
hIisslul ignorance of the existence of
that individual The driver then re-
turned TO The courthouse, and related
his experience 10 some young gentlemen.
who seeing in ii promise of repaying
numherlcs- practical Jokes played upon
them by the Rev Mr. -. the minister
in question, borrowed the team, impro-
yised "a feminine costume for one
of their number and drove to the rec
tory where they were met by the minis
ter. whose face bcamed with beneyolence
and the Anticipation Of large fees, and
were invited 20 pauake of sumptuous
repa-t prepared by the minister's wife,
when the lifting OF The brides veil
created p tableau which will never be-
forgotten by any who were fortunate
enough 90 witness il.
The Jury acquitted D0bisOn, probably
believing him 20 be a iir-t-class crank.
The trial of J. T.. trcsm0nd, indicted
for violation of section 2.Og3 OF Code Of
lss1 brought mp a question In which
many of our citizens are deeply In
tere-ted: that l., whether it is unlawful
for residents OF this State 10 fish with
gill nets in the Potomac river and its
iributari.s during the months Of March,
April and May The defendant de-
INJURED TO the indictment, alleging that
DO did not charge any oifensc, contending
that the object of the law was TO prevent
non-rcsidcnis from fishing in our waters
and not the protection of fish. The
'ourt oyerruled the demurrer holding
that the object of the law was the pro-
lection of fish
The Northern Neck Telephone Com
pany hes completed its line from
C0ckrells creek TO Oak Grove. and has
ii- poles sci 20 this place, SO We hope ere
long TO be in communication with the
outside world.