Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-13
COUTS GRAY CASE.
CUSTODY OF THE CALIFORNIA BOY
MAY be SETTLED TO-DAY.
Yost VIII Probably Contest TuckSf's Seat
Hotel Changes in staunton-New
Bonds to he Issued.

C1aL)-lnc november term OF tne Aususts
County Circuit Court convened Saturday.
and the presiding Judge. Hon. william
Mclaughlin. will probably continue the
term for fortnight or more. as the
docket Is quite full Of interesting cases.
The case Of greatest public interest Is
that OF Gray VS. Gray. which will proba-
bly, come up for hearing during the lated
part Of the term. This is the case men,
toned in the Dispatch some ten days
ago. where Mrs. Ysidora Couts Gray. OF
San Diego, Cal. after n transcont.nentai
chase across the States, arrived here
ahead OF her husband, w. d. Gray, and
Immediately petitioned Judge Mclaughlin
20 enjoin her husband from In any way
exercising control over or having custody
OF their child. a Little 4-year-old boy,
whom the wife alleges was spirited away
from his far western home by the father.
The Judge at once granted the prelimi-
nary Injunction, and made n further order
that the care and custody OF the little
boy-Chalmers Scott Gray-be entrusted
to the Sheriff OF Augusta, n. G. Watts.
Mr.. Watts ever since has had the little
fellow In his household. treating him as
a welcome guest at his flreside, though,
In reality. his charge is commended TO
him as a receiver of the Circuit Court. II
is said by the lawyers that this is n
unique and unparalleled procedure In VIZ
ginia-not questioning. however, the le-
galty Of the act-viz.. the holding OF q
person by a receiver. In the popular mind
u "receivership" only applies to the hold
ing of goods and chattels.
L., ttper ha nAt
ultimate Judgment as to whether she or
Mr.. Gray is TO have the boy, and that she
may be near to her first-born, has Sc
cured apartments at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Watts. that she may be ever
present with him.
SEEKING INFORMATION.
It seems highly probable that Mr.. Yost
will contest before Congress the seat won
Tuesday by Mr.. Tucker. as he publishes
a card in Yost's Weekly seeking infor-
nation from all counties OF the Tenth DIS
trict touching instructions to the consta-
bles Of election, the number OF ballots re-
jec.ed as Illegal, and the manner and
form of printing the names of the con,
gressional candidates on the tickets.
Mr.. Yost winds up the card by saying:
"Where the honest voters Of the district
have made their wishes known go en-
phatically as they did In this election. we
do not propose to allow them to be de-
prved of their rights. The infamy OF the
Walton law must be exposed, and the
beneficiaries Of its fraud must meet their
rewards"
1t would seem from this that the grava-
men of Mr.. Yost's grievance goes not so
much to alleged fraud local to this dis
trict but is an Indictment against the
Walton act itself.
Without going into the merits Of the
case 1t would appear that causes impelling
81 Republican Congress to unseat Tucker
will at the same time unseat every Demo-
cratic congressman from Virginia.
There are many persons who believe
that not even the rancor of n rampant
Republican majority In Congress Will so
far overlap itself as TO stife the Demo-
cratic vote Of the entire State of Virginia.
1t Is argued that "the deep damnation" OF
the taking off by wholesale the entire
Virginia Democratic delegation will so
arouse Virginians for all time TO come as
to put Republican success In Virginia be-
yOnd the pale Of possibility.
on the other hand IL is argued that Mr..
Yost is considerably above the general
average of ability of Republican congress
men. and that his Republican friends Will
choose to select him as piece of Republic
can timber especially valuable.
DISSOLVED.
The hotel proprietors. Messrs. Frank
Eakle and Julius c. Schaeffer. who n
few weeks ago Effected copartnership
to run conformity the Hotel Eakleton and
the Virginia Hotel. have dissolved copart-
nership. and each hotel will now go It
alone under separate and competing man.
aeeman;s.
Mr.. George a. Adams. as before. will
bring to the management of the Eakleton
his splendid abilities as Boniface, and
Mr.. Schaeffer will in no whit ahate from
his accustomed push and energy to keep
the Virginia we'll to the front in its bid
for public favor.
DR.. Reed Morrison. Of Rockbridge. will
locate In stanton shortly to practice his
profession.
At its last meeting the City Council
authorized the issue by the Treasurer of
10000 per cent bonds. running thirty
years. with the option of redeemng at
any time after ten years These new
bonds were all taken by n baltimore firm
Of brokers. The proceeds will retire 10000
G per cent city bonds. and the city effects
saving of $500 per year in issuing these
fyes and retiring the skies.
Another issue of 5000 8 per cent. 1870
bonds was ordered. out of the proceeds
Of the sale $500 Is devoted to the extern
sion of Johnson street to Stafford street,
and the remaining $500 will 80 to pay
off the balance due ON the new market
house.
II was ordered, too, that City-Engineer
Harrison's plans for the extension OF
Water street to Churchville avenue be
accepted. and that an appropriation or
S1E oao no ma1a therefor