Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-06
THEIR HANDS STAYED.
Judge Minor EniOins Roanoke SYM
dfcate-Other News from Courts.

Judge Minor granted a temporary in
junction yesterday restraining Clerk
Christian of the Hastings Court. from
giving a deed to 10 feet of land on Leigh
street to Mr.. Joseph f. Glenn, the repre-
sentative Of the Roanoke syndicate OF
land grabbers.
Application for this land was made last
week. the notices having been filed four
months ago on John Pryor, the owner,
and William b. Harris through whom It
was sold to the State on April 10. 1885, for
taxes delinquent.
The land owner was represented by
Messrs. Wallace II. Brown and ID. 4.
Richie, and Mr.. CLIENTS attorney was
Mr.. Chase, of Wise county. The bill OF
Messrs. Brown and Richie made the fol-
lowing points why the deed should not
be executed:
/. The Commonwealth, by reason Of err
rors in the steps necessary 70 acquire a
title, had not acquired a valid title TO the
land in question, and therefore could not
convey such title.
q The owner Of the land, through his
agents, applied to the Clerk Of the Hust-
ings Court at the proper time for a state
ment of the amount of money necessary
10 redeem his land, II being the duty of
that official TO give such information.
The statement was made by the Clerk
and the owner thereupOn paid the amount
Udlucu. MS amount afterwards proved
insufficient. the name of Frederick Pleas
ants. a former owner of the land, by
whom taxes were due, having been omit
ted. but nevertheless the land owner
claims that the Commonwealth is estOp-
ped by the action of its agent from sell
ing the land.
3. That the application to purchase the
land is defective, because ii omits the
name of the person in whose name the
land stood at the time of its sale 10 the
Commonwealth.
4. The applicant did not pay the amount
OF money required by the law for his pur-
chase from the Commonwealth within
I'VE days of the expiration of the owners
four months right Of redemption. but only
part Of that amount, and that therefore,
the rights OF the applicant, If he ever had
any, have expired.
The attorneys for the applicant, of
course, controvert the position assumed
by Messrs. Brown and Richie. Judge
Minor will consider the matter with a
view either to dismiss the Injunction or
making 1T perpetual.
Judgment was rendered in the Law and
Equity Court yesterday in favor OF j. A.
and G. j. Cooke against Anthony Fowlkes
for S4s.
The suit OF r. C. Morton G. Co. against
j. q. w. Grayelly, action of debt. is now
on trial.
The December term OF the Hastings
Court began yesterday. The grand jury
returned the following true bills:
Alexander Banks alias Plunks. house
breaking. Four bills of indictment were
returned against him.
Nat Mosby, charged with forging the
name of Costen Colds and Archer Mosby
TO a negotiable note
James Il. Riley, stealing an overcoat.
Charles Koch, maliciously w0unding AL
bert Gates.
Price Rakes. cutting Richard Brown.
Julia Holmes, malicious wOunding
Phoebe Randolph, malicious woundlug
Benjamin kersey. cutting II. IL. RAN
dolph
Thomas.
Hattie Cary. entering tho storehouse OF
]. A. Bradshaw.
Thomas Seaton. attempted assault on
Willie j.. Cotman.
John Henry Jones, entering the bar
room of +. Carroll and stealing gold
coins.
In the City Circuit Court verdict was
rendered In favor OF the defendant in the
suit OF r. 4. Hicks against the Richmond