Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Prospective Contest of Will of Mrs.
Henry Dainger6eld, Sr.
DISTINGUISHED VIRGINIA FAMILY
Eminent Attorneys Employed to
Represent the Contestants.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
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| ALEXANDRIA, Va, February II, 1893
Within a short time, 1T is said, there
will be entered in the corporation court
| in this city a suit of much interest to
| many persons here and in Maryland. Mrs.
Virginia Key Daingerfield, widow of Henry
| Daingerfeld, will, it is said, contest the
will of Mrs Henry Daingerfield, ST., who
died late IN the fall, leaving her personal
property to Mrs. Effie Nicholson Danger
field and her children, the widow and heirs
| of Reverdy ]. Daingerfield.
| Henry Daingerfeld, sr, was one of Alex
| andria's wealthiest and most influential
| citizens. He was married twice, his sec
| ond wife being the daughter of the dis
| tnsulshed Marylander, the late Reverdy
johnson. Two sons were born to the cou-
pie, Reverdy and Henry, the former mar
rying Miss Effie Nicholson of Washington,
| a great granddaughter of Daniel Carroll,
VINO was brother Of Charles Carroll of
Sarroliton, and the latter marrying Miss
| Virginia Key, a descendant of Francis
| Scott Key Of Star Spangled Banner
| fame.
The Daingerfield mansion, at the cor
| her OF Prince and Columbus streets, is
one OF the hanjsomest private residences
| IN Alexandria. The house is large and
cofnmodlous. After the death of Mr.
Dalngerfeld, a number of years ago his
| "iuo" SoIlluueu TO occupy the family
| nome with her two sons and their wives
| and children.
| Henry Daingerfield died in 1894. and his
| prother, Reverdy, met death later, but
MIS-. Dalngerheid, ST., and her two daugh-
| ters.ln-law and their children remained
in the Prince street house until the form
| er's death.
| Value of the Estate
| Mrs Daingerfield left an estate valued at
$4o,VOo, and by the terms of the will this
| entire amount, with the exception of 81 600
is to go to Mrs. Effie Daingerfeld and her
| children. The $1,000 is left to Mrs Vir-
ginia Daingertield's daughter, Catharine
Sewall, who is still child, and a provis-
| ion is made that the money shall be paid
| to Miss Daingerfield upon her marriage.
The $4,000 left by Mrs. Henry danger
fle.d Is considered personal property and
was inherited from her father Mr. Dain-
gerheld left a valuable estate, which was
divided between two of his children, Rever-
| dy and Henry Dang erfield, being both re-
garded as men of means.
Mrs. Ellie Daingerfields eldest daughter
married Charles H. Carter something over
a year age, and the formers case will BE-
IN the hands of her son-in-law, Mr.. Carter
and his father. who is regarded as one of
BaItimore's most eminent lawyers
| lMrs. Virginia Key Daingerfeld will be
| represented by r. Walton Moore of Fair
| fax county, and Edward Burke and Sam
uel Brent of Alexandria. 1t is said Mrs
Virginia Daingerfield's counsel will attempt
| to prove that Mrs. Effie DaingerfieId and
her daughters used unGue influence with
Mrs. Henry Daingarfield at the preparation
| of the will.
Best Families of Old Dominion.
The Daingerfeds belong to one of the
best families in the old dominion, and their
connections are spread throughout the
state, so that factional feeling runs high.
| as each side of the house has its sympa-
thizers and supporters. Both of the con-
testants in the case are members of aris-
tocratic families, and their respective con-
nections in Maryland and Virginia view
the situation from entirely different stand
points.
Mrs. Virginia Daingerfield is a sister of
Mrs. George c. Jenkins of Baltimore DIR.
Henry j. Key and Edward Key, the latter
Of whom married the daughter of the late
Orville Horwitz. She has five children,
Henry, Philip, Barton Key, Lewis, John S.
B. and Catharine Daingerfield. The late
John S. Barbour. the Virginia statesman
married daughter of the first wife of
fore, half brother-in-law of the late
Reverdy and Henry Daingerfield.
Mrs. Effie Daingerfield is still a remark
ably handsome and dashing woman As
Miss Nicholson, she was one of the bellies
of her day. Before her marriage she lived
with her aunt on Capitol Hill, in Washing
ton. She shone in the society of the ma
tional capital with rare brilliancy.
Besides her daughters, Mrs. Carter and
Miss Eliza, Mrs. Daingerfield has two other
children-Miss Lottie, who is approaching
womanhood, and Reverdy Johnson DAM
gerfield, school boy.
The prospect of the suit has created the
greatest interest in Alexandria, and the
case, when 1t is called in court, will be an
event in the history of the ancient city on
the Potomac.
Trading Stamps Prohibited.
The bill prohibiting the use of trading
stamps in the state of Virginia, which has
been pending before the Virginia legislature
for the past several weeks, has just passed
the senate and now awaits the signature of
Governor Tyler to become a law. Should
the governor sign the bill. and his sigma
ture is said to be certainty, it will go
into effect July 1, so as to enable the trad
ing stamp companies now operating in Vir-
ginia to close their business.
The trading stamp question has been agi-
tating the minds of the merchants of Vir-
ginia ever since their first introduction,
and the merchants have been using their
best efforts to have them made illegal, as
they felt that the system was detrimental
to their business as well as to the interest
of the public generally.
The people of Alexandria generally are
very much pleased at the passage OF the
bill, as about two hundred out of the two
hundred and twenty-five merchants fled a
petition to the legislature expressing their
dfsapproyal Of the use CT stamps
An AntI-Gcmbling ELI.
Mr.. Maupin, the father of the bill which
broke up the race tracks St. AsaDh and
Alexander Island. has introduced in the
Virginia legislature bill to prevent other
forms Of gambling.
The new Maupin bill provides that If a
keeper of ordinary house of en,erta;r.-
ment or bar room sia Npermit unlawful
gaming at his house or at any oushota {
or other place under his control. he shan b..
fined 500, forfeit his i .nsa and giae Sc
curity for his good behavior for Twelve
months, or, in default OF such surety lie
confined in jail not exceeding four raon his
Corporation Court.
In the corporation court yesterday. be-
fore Judge Norton. the following b5lsioess
was transacted: NJ. Schu.er Beef Company
agt. Jennie Miller: attachment for debt;
verdict in favor Of M. Shanckle, petitioner.
L. Beudheim agt. Jennie Miller, attach
ment; dismissed. The following deed was
recorded In the ofIice OF the clerk: Robert
Elliott ana wife to Henry Rawlett. convey