The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-12-06
BX-STATB SENA-
TOR ". A.LITTLB.
HE FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR $780,.
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION 1NsTI-
TuTED.
Special Grand Jury ordered to Investigate
the Case.

tle case.
/ Ii became known ot $ late hour Tues.
day that Judge e. o. Moncure, OF
/ Caroline, Commissioners IN the case OF
rhoTntOn va. Bullock, had appeared
/ before the court here, aud on bis COM
I Dlaiul she following order was Issued
I.VTIRGINIA:
' In the Cooperation courtof Fred
/ eriCksburg.
This day came in open court Judge
/ E. o Moucure. judge Of the County
/ court Il Caroline. ana commissiOhor 81
/ sale IA Toe case IL Thornton vs Bullock,
now pending IN tho Circuit court OF
/ Fredericksburg, and being duly sworn
stated that 10 was the bOndsd commits.
siouer in said case ana that the decree
/ directing the c0lleu,lon Of the purchase
money of tho properly sold uncer
/ decree In said cause directed that no
/ money sh0uld b. received by either
commissioner until bond w8s given
/ sccording % l,w, that W A Little wss
/ aDupintsa Joint commissioner with him
/ nu5 gave no bond, that the said ". A.
Little on toe i3.h day Of September.
1900 collected at fredericksburg Va,
ana Sum OF 500 from George " nj PES,
the ensire amount Of the purchase
money If tha property directed 60 be
sold in sAid Cause without giving sucn
bond and signed tne reoslps therefor as
/ acting commlsslOuer Ia SAID cause, ana
F chat sad ". \ LlJtle has failed prop
civ e. aco1uut for the same although
F lIrec.ed by ihe judge % bring the came
before hun hs appears by decree entered
,n said Gauss l0ta day OF November,
1900
"rherelpo1,
Itls ordered shat 3 special grand jury
be Summoned llr Fudsy, ihe second
dav of She ID Gender term OF this court,
q IL O'Clock b. m., 30 tuveslgA ate the
matters pfeseafed above % tne court,
and the cistk # this court IS directed
. 90 .ammyu Judge T. q. MorcuIe, q.
" Moss and Thomas " Valentine,
CLERK az the Circuit curt Of Caroline.
f Id .ppesr before tle said grand Jary a.
witnesses. euu tGu 1mmcnwealih s
Attorney rs directed TO see that TINS
matter Is thoroughly Investigated and
I'D .ee that ihs Iec1sd "a the case re-
lefted 90 Is laId before the grand Jnry
after ohfairIug permission Of the OR
/ euir count II Fredericksburg 30 g. do.
A representative 4 The Fee Lance
sau.1t Judge VI 1nc1re, and IN IN
interview h5 made the following
statement:
"A decree wa. entered in September
lS99.in Caroline Circuit Court, FOG sale
Of Mill HUI farm, near Gainey's. la
rae erancery suit OF 4. O Thornton ".
IL y Bullock ". A. Little. Jr..
y M1ucure end myself were
sDp1ined commissioners 20 sell
was tue olly commissioner
gho gave bond. 4he decree directed
fnat no m .ney should be received by
any c9nmisslousr until BOND and e.
entity we're given aud approved by the
olerk of the court Last summer, IN
August. negotiated private ssle IF
ihs pryoerty with Mf Henry Mi-s1er,
fredericksburg, price 81 600 cash.
When called on Sir. Little, Que OF the
commissioners. G. aqp l0Ye the sale ana
fix Cd rae decree 90 be- entered IN vlca-
uoD. Afr Little, representing BULLOCK
IN chsncery SUIT refused 60 agree 70
said sale NJ Wi-suer then Withdrew
his bid before tne meeting OF tho court
Aftera few weeks Mr.L.wrote me that be
haa an (, FER for the purchase OF MIL
Hi property az $500 ASH an II l would
spprovs it and agree 30 compromise
4 MS clients (Bull9ck) Interest In
the suit at 500. he (Lltl) would
sgree so a sale and fix up DEGREES aud
close No transaction. At September
C,roline court Mr. Little, Il. y. Mon
cure aud myself agreed upon the puT.
chase az $500 cash Mr. Little stating
shat he represented g. W. Moss, OF
Michigan. his client, sud he
(M0ss) was ready 70 pay the money
rne three commissioners mace report
to the court Of Moss offer and prepared
the DEGREES ia vacation order, cJnhIIn'
ing the sale az $500 and directing
tne commissioners. on payment OF
money. 60 execute the deed 10 MOSS.
Those DEGREES were sent 10 me rev
isvs before Oncnit court IL OCTOBER
1900 bg Mr Little who had gotten me
GO enter chem. l. that letter Mr. Lit
ile stated that be bad q certified check
for the money which he would bring to
Otrouir court in October, end the
whole matter Do closed. Mr.. Little and
Mr.. Moss both came 70 Circuit court
"Mr loss called upon mefor the deed
a the property / told Moss that tDe
degrees confirming the sale had not been
spread on the records aud | wac direct
ed bysJudge Mason 70 withhold them
until the money was paid to me as
Jas the only bonded commissioners
Mr.. Moss replied 20 this thas he had
paid Mr. Little the $500 as one OF the
commissioners and wanted his deco.
fold Moss that Little had no authority
TO receive q cent Of the purchase money
and that he would get no deed until the
money was paid me. Moss went atter
Little and asked Why he could net get
ais deed Little said you wall get IL
[ will fix the matter with Judge MOI
cure MIR Little then came 10 me and
told me he mad left the certified check in
fredericksburg and that he would have
Inc opportunity some time during the
sessi0n OF the court TO examine the
title 90 the Mill Hill property for Mr
Moss his client. and he would go to
fredericksburg that night and would
briog the cheek the next day. The FOL
/ lowing day he told me he aad NOS eX-
amined the title and would come back
/ on Saturday, bring the check ana ex'
/ anime title and settle up.
Mr. MOSS i6ulAlufu thiSo uNJ 80
asked me why Little had not paid the
money. 1 told him Little says he
wants to examine title to property for
YOU before he Turns over the certified
check Mr.. Moss replied Little Is not my
counsel. have paid the money. am
Satisfied with the title and want my
deed. Moss a few days afterwards
wrote me TO know what Little MAD
done in the matter | responded that l
had received letter from Little stating
shas he Was called 20 Washington ana
could not come to Caroline, but would
come the following Wednesday sure.
Repeated letters were written me ana
promises made which we're broken. and
Moss wrote me that Little had drawn
the money he paid him for the prop
erty from the N ationsl Bank In Fred
ericksburg the day the check was given
aim. Sept 18Th. aud If he did
] nor GET his deed ut once he