The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-30
GOOD OFFICER
is llALIGNED.
Attempted Spite on Part ofProsecuted
Illicit Whiskey Sellers.
NO NEED OF QUARANTINE.
Mover Case OF Smallpox in Craig
Comfy in Its History-Mr. Cald-
well WnnFollow Homcsick
Wife to the West.

NEWCASTLE, VA, March 2S.-Spccial
at is with much qualification 10 your
correspondent that success attended
visilant effort 10 run down piece Of ma
sicious Matchmaking in this town.
Some days ago a report was current
here and reached The Times that one
Of the county officers would be inoicteo
for unlawful selling OF Whiskey some
years ago. Report did not name the Off
Ger. and I could not discover unui 10
siay just how much malice or truth, or
rather the Jack of it, was in the report
No evidence has been produced and no
indictment has been made. Inc eVioehce
proves the affair 10 be about as 1oiio"s.
Mr.. George w. Layman, graduate u
Hichmond College, pracrced Ia" IN New
castle for some years He Is a very pros
porous. a shrewd. well up-to-date lawyer,
and is now Commonwealth, Attorney.
Craig has never had better one, ana
lately he has vigorously prosecuted INV
breakers. especially n gang OF men Wiz
were engaged in retailing iiilclt whlshe!.
Some men, allied TO the gang by SYN
pathy and friendship, II not actuaii! pai
OF the gang. tried to bring up the charge
that Mr.. Layman had sold WhlShey years
ago without license.
REPORTED TO U. S. COURT.
Letters were written in the interest OF
these charges 10 the Judge OF the United
States Court at Iynch3urg, and some men
of q certain class announced themselves
ready TO swear to the charges. Whether
the court considered the naked oathS OF
such Virginia citizens above the word
o; an honorable, fearless officer, who in
the discharge Of his duty had won their
enmity is not certain. but no indictment
was made or could be without a manly
protest from every thinking citizen in
the county.
Mr.. Iayman was under tine impression
that this would cost him some money
and a good deal Of trouble, but 1t seems
now. since no notice was taken by the
United States Court, that II VIII amount
to nothing.
1t has created quite deal Of talk, and
one is forced TO ask the question just
how much a man should be amenaDie 10
the law when he attempts blackmall upon
an honorable man for political or other
reasons. Ii is the open opinion OF the
best citizens in the town that Mr.. Lay
man is entirely innocent, and their con-
,idencc in him remains mistaken.
TEN lNEHES OF SNOW.
Another snow fell this week, about ten
inches.
1t is now stated by the authorities that
no quarantine is believed necessary here
It was discussed As measure TO pre-
vent the appearance of smallpox, Whlch
was in Clifton Forge, fifty miles or more
from here and no direct communication
There has never been a case of small
pox in the whole Of Craig county since
st has been a county Newcastle is pecu-
siarly blessed with freedom from many
things that produce undesirable conditions
elsewhere. F'+w negroes are seen here,
and these are of an honest. cleaniE,
thrifty kind. Tramps do not find a suitl-
Gent temptation 10 bring them into this
lovely little valley, and there is believed
to be absolutely no danger of smallpox
appearing here. All the sickness in the
village has been incident to cold or child
hood
The young men who were off at col
lece and came home sick are better.
Birney Caldwell who was at Richmond
Medical College, was broken down from
over-study. He has had TO give up ms
studies for the present.
WILL FOLLOW HIS WIFE.
AS recent report from this village
stated that the wife of Mr.. w. o c.
Caldwell had in a fit Of dependency re-
turned to her home. in Kansas. 1t may
be we'll to say that she was only home
sick for her prairie home, and has in
vited her young husband TO follow her.
Mr. Caldwell's friends say that he will
do so, and will so into business in the
West.
This couple attracted public attention
only because the man never saw the
lady till he went 10 the wedding, and his
friends. doubtful of the result, are Very
glad that there is to he no tragic separa-
tion, as Mr.. Caldwell is a fine citizen.
lie had the sympathy of the county in
MS supposed trouble and the consratula-
tons Of every one in the amicable re-
adjustment. 1t is now stated that the
woman did not object to her husband.
but 20 the mountainous country.
EVA S GRANT.