The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-17


,.t.-t.t. no., -. -.- ,r,,,,,.,.. Tho Gil
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prone court hah'ea COW" d" "Pi''''"
yesterday iu the above case which makes
a.o.t from, . .io.t .,c.,tod ,,pd,,r the
.. .t,. .,. .r th, ,-oJ.
PROVISIONS "l ''''''" w.
as ameuTsd commonly known ass the
'laui erabhcrs aN), carry win t lnc
absolute uuo of the former owhtr - lHe
purchaser from the clerk. I'm TINS case
the appellee Thomas. secured ot'o
from the clerk Of Wise county Tor '"e
land in question, which was deHhqueh1
for taxes oue Tor lN' ln ine name Oh one
Grocar Tho Virginia Coal co. had o.
come thc t"ner from 'ietdr' put on"
not know oi ihe delihqutn'S anu i'',,
no notice of Thomas Application nor Oh
the execution oi thc daed from 'ne oIeIh
% Thomas. thc application oI ihoinds
having been hIed under the anne nain'u' IN .D.
of section cf made 10y the acts ol "-'''
which did not provide for any Other no.
tice than to tac delinquent
When the Coal Company discovered
that such "a deed had been executed and
recorded they Immediately brought suit
TO vacate the deed. alleging that The orig
iual sale made boy the treasurer To the
State was without notice; that the exc
cutiou of the deed 20 Thomas was with
out notice or "duc process OF law, ana
various other irregularities. The Cir
cult Court of wise 0udge w. T. Mlh'p
held the deed valid, ana the Coal 'olu-
pany appealed 90 the Supreme court
whore the case was iousht WIN bi'"'
oarnestness and ability ON bolh slueS
The Supreme Court held the deco Natu
and binding. and that Thomas held ny
virtue thereof the absolute title to the
pronertv. the opinion stating that such
4 deed could bc defeated only by show
ing that the taxes for which the lana
had been sold had been pald' or 'hdt 'leS
we're never properly chargeable ON the
nronerty citing section G6l of the Cooe'
which is held boy the court 10 be consul
muonal
This case was argued and submitted
at Nythcville in June. Hon. X. Ia'e IT
Wiu of the Wise county par was o"'li''.'
FOR the Coal Company; ana odmutl ~
Anderson. of this city Nli'''"l IT,
Werth. of the Wise county bar, ana 100
land n Chase. of the Dickcuson county
bar were counsel for Thomas.
A QUESTION OF MAIRlMONl.
Fidred ct ais VS.. Eidred. opinion by
Judge Cardwcll From the circuit court
of FauQuicr. Reversed.
ID A Elbcrt. am infant 10y ms next
friend instituted suit alleging that r.. %.
Eldrcd died possessed oi am undlNlu'"
molety IN certain reu eS'd'e' 'le o,i'.'
moiefy being owned by decedents prothei
John a. Edred, that dcceoenL ls SUI
vivcd boy widow IeIah u. EI"''" , '''"
the complainant. his only chllo anu i'''i
at law: that the biolhers anu
E b. Eldrcd denied tnaI lHe com
and widow were enulled 10 "l9 ,tI -
The estate. ne PI"3 g, ~, h., ,,,Je
that Icllah Is. Eldre" ana os'ie'a ~
parties deleho"h' U.s. -" 80 H.. ll.,,,,- -
paruion OK '''
pilshed. 49,. ~.
The itf.o lH ''' "a t,o,re,,t- -
substantially ','ese' - l.''''''S -, sl,,e
yanians named Wetmore seilieu Soiilo
years ago IN fau4ulel e""g's .,,o
were several daushleis ll 'iIo l"','''' ~. ~
of whom was Ielian N''"''' 4" ""u- -,-., Nv,
boy "a previous mtiIl"Ee' III ''D ~,
Of 1880 r. Is. tluIed' dl7o " oi''''' ~
and an old friend OF the a.
located IN fauquleI' n'a, ,''. - -, ,t,
place EldIeh spell oD'". - a., .i,, atto,
FAMILY OF '"o w t.i,, a. y-oeb-
part OF june l'', .',.',' 49, t,oi,,e. and
mgton ac'oii' ,,,,, ~ ',',rt,. ,,era ,bsent
one ol noi a.' -. d,,s rldred soon
ony l"o ~ IA 1citab Keiner WAS
7+ t.,tte.- Lnerpr for him.
rhsaseu 70 "' -. :, ,s,,,, Wa horn 10 the
some hioi'i'1 ...,,.i,,,s 40 tbat event
woman p"t J"'' .t,ot Ia had married
bdred announce ,,,''-ti,,ton fin bne
Ieliah heiHV' "' ~, ,i,, caso a. apnears
From the 'es''''o''H ~ ,,or,b.rs of the
that none. ~ M ,',o,,. oc tbe marriage
woman lail,"s, IA h,. r,ldred some time
uhiA IL was oS'', 1,tor tho marriage
l,e'~..'os wa. ao,ilod ~ 81 nv persons interested
h. t.[ o.t.to and the legitimacy Of the
,n5 ~ ,9e es'"',' ,,,n% ''.U Uence proceeded the
'.N was
u.s. ,t.. ,,,,,r,i,s, mn the opinion. which
d. - very lonr one contains this interest
ina, psraeranh.
80 believe that y. b. Eldred and Hei-
lab Ke,n4r were married on the 2Sth or
aotb dsy of June 1895 and so conducted
fhemsei,es for fep months that neither
,be member OF ber family nor the SER
,,art. NOR enployos about the home nor
tbeir noighbors had anv impression that
the, occupiod toward. each other the re-
iatior M husband su8 WHO is TOO severe
800 of human cre5ullt, Morality cam
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