The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-25
To TEST LAND SALES.
A CIsF TO NE CARRTED TO TIE SU-
PREME COURT or THE STATE.
Bristol NAV Use Artesinn wellsfo Increase
the water supply Trial He
fused 10 ohm jackson.

BRISTOL. VA. Dec 24.-Special.-Col A.
Fulkerson made a motion IN the MUSINGS
court this week that will be OF interest
throughout the state. since II VIII De
carried to the Supreme Court as aneet-
ing the sale Of property for the collection
Of delinquent taxes.
Col. Fulkersons motion was 10 set as'ue
the sale OF delinquent lands recently Haue
by Treasurer owen, or the grouhd 1'a'
/. was Illegal and unconstitutional
Judge Stuart promptly overruied the
motion on the ground that the treasurer
was simply carrying out the Ia" 80"
fulkerson then made Inotioh 70 %
pend the court order confirming the SIT,
Tor period of thirty days, ana TINS was
OverTuled.
TO APPEAL.
Col. FukcrsOn says that he did not eA-
pect anything more than to have his mo-
lions rejected by the lower court. but thdt
IL was his purpose To carry the na'''l
10 the Court OF Appeals 10 determine once
FOR all the cOustitutiOnality or unc0nsutu-
tionality Of the manner of conducting tax
sales. He says that the statute PROVIDES
that a person property or any part there
Of may be sold as means OF collecting
delinquent taxes. that the law intends
that only so much OF "a delinquents prop
erty shall be sold as Is necessary 10 meet
the taxes due.
Under present practices. for instance
a piece Of property valued al. say. S2Op'
would be sold 10 meet delinquent taxes
amounting to so or 500 when perhaps
one-ffth or even One-tenth of the prop
erty might be sufficient 10 meet all that
was due the State. leaving the balance Of
the property uncncumhored 10 the owner,
so far as the States claims were concern
ed.
TO BORE FOR WATER.
9. \. Ray. an artesian well eXper; from
Providence. r. J.. has been here this week
at the request Of the city Council TO in
Vestigate and give his opinion Of the
practicability Of artesian wells as
source to supply the city with water. MT
Ray Is Of the opinion that all the water
needed to supply the city can be had here
by boring a depth not exceeding COO feet
The special water committee Is said 20
strongly favor the artesiau well expert
ment and IL win not be surprising II the
Council adopts THIS method Of improving
Tho Circuit court Of Washington coun-
~ has declined TO grant John jackson
e new trial. and now the only hope Tor
his lifo is q favorable view from the
Court Of Appeals. Jackson killed w. +.
Leonard. q farmer near Bristol. last Au-
gust. by stabbing him. He was tried IN
the County Court at Abingdon. was con-
victed and sentenced 10 be hanged Jan
uary s. 1898
THE CARLTON MURDER.
There Is strong circums antial evidence
against Jack and Walter Marks. brothers.
who are I'm Jail at abingdon, charged with
,ho murder Of aged Mrs. Carlton. who
was assassinatcd in hor homo in Dentons
Valley fifteen days ago.
The evidence at the preliminary trial
indicates that there was n deliberate plot
between the Marks brothers 10 dispose
Of the old lady and that II was probably
the understanding that Jack Marks. was
10 take his little daughter and the SER
want girl 70 tho home Of a neghbor. leav-
ing Mrs Carlton alone IN the house for
the work Of the cOwardly assassin.
The evidence adduced showed that Wal
.er Marks WAS seen % Mrs. Cartons sta
BILE early on the evening Of the murder
and tracks leading 10 and from the houfD
IN two directions We're identified IS those
If Walter Marks. measuring IN his shoe IN
every particular and being pointed to'd
Walter Marks IS said 10 hc The only man
i'm that community who wore sharn-toof
shoes Blood WIS found on Walter Marks
nanfs the dav following the murder but
he claimed that T. got there hv IBIS mon
ming the blood from tho floor after the
woman's dead body had been discovered