Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-15
AN INSURANCE CASE.
JULIUS ]. eELoTE SUES FOR $1,000.
AND A VERDICT FOR $3.50.
Dredging schooncrs to Bc soid-Deprc""'
lions by Maryland Pirates st''i Con-
tinue-InJuries TO the Crops.

ONANcOCK, VA. April D.-tspeclal)-
An important insurance case mas Just
been decided in Accomac Circuit Court,
Judge Benjamin r. Gunter presiding.
Four years ago, John White, cIuseh ot
Accomac county, was insured III tue
penlnsular Relief Association. OF Easton.
Md, and the Peoples Mutual Life AS
ISOLATION. OF Nashville, Tenn. for S,"p'
for the benefit OF julius j. Belote. OF
Savageylle, this county. TO whom Nhlte
owed money. White died about two years
ago. ana the insurance companies, after
Investigating the case, declined TO pay
Belote the amounts for which White had
been insured. 1t was proved IN court
that White had been Incorporate from
his youth that he was several years
older than he represented himself to be-
and that for many years he had been sur
fering from heart disease. Many VIII
nesses were examined, and the case was
deliberately argued by Fletcher ana uuh-
ter for the plaintiff and ex-State Senator
Blackstone for the defendant. Inc jury
rendered n verdict giving Belote S5JO-
about the amount he had paid the N1su-
rance companies for White.
DREDGES TO BE SOLD.
Tho scboonors c. ". Stevenson and W.
L. Price. Of Smiths Island, Md, captured
last February for Illegal dredging In the
Virginia waters of Tangier sound, nave
been forfeited to the Commonwealth anu
Will be sold by Sheriff Wise next saturday
AT Hoffman's Wharf. The failure Ok the
Maryland Legislature to pass the fe0i-
procity act, by which each SuIle was
10 have the right to pursue violators OF
the oyster laws into the waters OF inc
other. rendered It advisable In the opln-
ion OF the court 10 proceed against 'He
vessels at once, and leave the owners
TO such course of redress as they may
deem proper to adopt.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
dredging season in both Maryland and
virginia closed nearly one month ago,
depredations by the Maryland pirates are
committed whenever an opportunity oc-
ours.
SWOOPED DOWN.
Last Saturday Captain Alfred Read,
who commands the police-schooner Tan
gler. found 1t necessary TO 20 to his home,
on Puugoteague creek. for supplies As
soon as be was gone the pirates swooped
down from Smiths Island and dredged
on Horse Hammock and Old WomanS
Marsh all day Sunday and the greater
part Of Monday, till Captain Read re-
turned and drove them of. Tnirty-odd
boats were counted dredging on these
oyster-rocks at one time. Unless more
formidable armament is provided TO pro-
| tect these waters the Maryland pirate
will soon destroy the richest oyster-beds
| IN this state
DAMAGE BY HIGH TIDES.
Reports received here from the baysde
region Of Accomac show that much more
damage was done by the high tide last
| Tuesday night than was at first supposed.
| Much Of the low-lying land along the
| bay-shore was submerged. and hundreds
| Of farmers had their sweet-potatO beds
| flooded and ruined. In some Of the bay
| side creeks the tide was higher than was
| ever known. 1t is said that all the land
| that has been flooded by salt water Will
be unit for farming purposes this season
OFFICERS ELECTED.
| At n recent meeting OF the Eastern
| Shore Agricultural Association. held nj
the Fair-Grounds, near Keller Station, the
| following officers were elected for the
current year Or. John W. Kellam, presi-
dent: William VI. burlington. treasurer
| Arthur NJ Nottingham. secretary. The
now Board Of Managers Is composed OF
william Il. Pitts. W. r. Mason. Leonard
G. Melrs. DIR. John ". Kelam. and VIII
liam ~ burlington. This association i;
conducted by the Old Granger organization
Of Accomac county. Some time ago tht
Grange in the lower part Of Accoma(
Withdrew. and this was the first meeting
since the separation.
Mir. John Hall died several days agC
at Tcmperanceyillc aged : years. Rev
j. j.. Tillery, Of the Me...odlst church
| conducted the funeral.
| The weather continues cold, and th'
high northWcsterly wind that has prevail
ed here for the past two days has don'
great damage to the green peas Of which
a large crop has been planted for March