The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-03
FIELD OR BULL RUN SOLD
ROUGH TREATMENT or An AGED IlI
False Reports ~ to the Alleged Assaiisns
Being Lvnched-Trcssurer Of an Inssrs
ancc Company Sent Ia jail for
Contempt of Court.

ALEXANDRIA, VA. Dec. 2-The MS
toric Yorkshire estate, the frst pat'fc
field OF the war, was sold to-day at pun
lie auction, at he courthouse. about sn
hundred acres In all, situated on bou
sides of Bull Run, In Prince William ane
Fairfax counties.
The landing on the Prince william
side brought on an average OF six dollars
an acre, the other about three.
Alexander McClintock. an aged either
of Fairfax, was decoycd into tho woods
near that place on Friday. II is alleged. by
Henry Poss and Thomas Henry. wne
then knocked him down and bound anc
| gagged and robbed him.
McClintock when found told the names
OF his assaiiants, and they were arrest
ed.
Squire Kirby, OF Fairfax, swore In
Policemen Atkinson and Ferguson, az
special officers for that county Sunday,
! and directed them TO arm themselves ano
drive and convey Henry and Poss In
| closed carriage to the jail AT FAIRFAX
Courthouse. and to use every prectution
TO protect the prisoners.
They delivered Poss and Henry 10 Slier-
! III hbfHtH aHb thtH ittaii'R AuN@i'e
| home.
A LIVELY CHASE.
A short while after the officers left
| with the prisoners Lawyers Barley and
| John Greene reached the jail with
| writ OF hsbeas corpus, swcrn out nefors
| Judge Norton, OF the Corporation ccuit.
| it being alleged that II the prisoners
were taken out of town they would he
| lynched long before they could be gotten
| to the courthouse jail.
| Then came lively race between Colo
| mel Barley and Atkinson, and the law
| yors only met the officers on their way
| back. This caused delay In their re-
| turn, and a Fairfax man. coming IN
| after night, saying the men had been
| taken from the officers and hung, cfea'eo
| quite stir. for Atkinson Is an olh poy.
| hood friend of both Pcss and Henry, ana
| IS known Go be man who can be reiied
| on. and some anxiety was feit for MS
safety. II was early morning before re-
| lief came. as Fairfax Courthouse on sun
| day nights IL entirely cut OF from COM
| mnnication with the outside world.
| The prisoners are safe In the Fairfax
! jail.
| Robert slater or Bob Odcll. as he ~
| more frequently called. arrived here from
| Baltimore in charge of one of Baldwsn's
men on Saturday night. and was imme'
dately placed I'm Jail. despite protestations
| OF his friends
| IL will be remembered that Slater Is the
| last of the alleged Rossiyn gamblers.
| AS the term of the County Court had
| adjourned before Slater arrived here. nc
| action could be taken In his case In that
| court. so this morning he was taken be-
fore Justice Schlevogt and admitted "a
| bail till the next term of the court.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
In the Circuit Court OF the city this
| afternoon tho case of White against the
| Farmers and Mechanics Insurance Com
| pany came up again. l.. w. Estes, treas
| urer. appeared in court TO answer TO the
1 rule which directed him 10 turn over 10
| Receiver Taylor all the hooke and money
| which were In his hands on the day OF
| the appointment OF the receiver.
He said that his father. General l.. q.
Estes TO whom he had given the books
| and money. would not return either 10
| him consequently he could not produce
| them I'm codrt.
Judge Nicoi held Mr.. Estes In contempt
| for not having obeyed the order OF the
court, and sentenced him to jail. Later
he was released on ball In t.te sum oil
| $500 for his appearance on Thursday. on
| which day the order OF the court will
| be entered. IL is understood that youne
Estes will secure the money but that hs
| cannot get the books OF the concern.
| Receiver Taylor will sell the Office furni-
| ture and close up the case In few days.
A SADLY AFFLICTED MOTHER.
The funeral OF young Frank Ferguson.
| OF Lincolnia, whose sad death by the ac-
| cidenfai discharge Of a gun was mention
ed in The Times. took place from Lebanon
church yesterday, and was largely at
| tended The mother OF this unfortunate
| young man has been sadly afflicted, an
! other son. twenty-five years of age. hav-
ing died about two months ago. and a
niece having been near 10 death with
| typhoid-fever. and now this son, Just IN
| his thirtleth year. has gone
Yesterday morning the neghborhood OF
| Queen and Fairfax streets was aroused lay
two pistol shots that came from the
! home OF Hunter Crimes a young mar
ried man. employed by the Southern Rail-
| way Company. IL seems that Grimes had
| some words with his wife. and when an
| aunt or mother-in-law took his wife's part
| he went upstairs and fired of hlg gun.
damaging only the box-toe OF cne OF his
shoes. He then pretended no would kill
himself. which he has done many times
before. The man. It is said. Is subject 10
epiIetic fits, which cause him to be low
spirited at times.
IL IL said that General William H. Payne
| still suffers from impaired eye-slght--an
afiiict;on that necessitates the employ
ment OF a reader. This 10 man VINO
found recreation from severe study Of
the law In literature has a depressing Of
feet. The proud spirit rebels at depend
ence, however tempered by tender assist
| ance.
During November the clerk Of the Cor
poration Court issued marriage licenses to
twelve couples. five OF them colored
Forty-eight deeds were recorded ia that
| office
Three more carloads OF new machinery
have arrived here for the Southern road
IL Is being put In the old shops tempora-
riiy.
WEATHER FOREGAsT
| n,