The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-21
PLEASURE PARK
SCHEME TIED UP
The Drewry's Bluff Property is Now
in Litigation.
SUIT IN LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
Mr.. James BeIIwood, Who Owns the Bellwood
Farm, Sues TO Compel New York
Man TO Turn the Property Over
TO the Electric Company.

A suit involving the title to the Madlii
farm, on which Drewry s Biu1f Is locdteu'
has caused complete suspension OF WORK
looking TO the laying out Of Il large pleas
ure park at. the Bluff
The farm involved consists of iS5 acres
in Chesterfield county, about SIN miles
down the river 1t was formerly owned
l>y Mr.. George Madi1l of ST. Louis. Seven
wears ago Mr. Aladill offered it to Mr.
James Bellwood. who owns the celebrated
BclIwood farm, Of 1850 acres. inme-
diateIy beyol4~, for 5000.
BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE.
IN 1899 Mr.. Bellwood, Mr. Corbin War
wick, Of Richmond; Hon. William l.
Royal. of Richmond, and Mr. John c.
Short conferred. and agreed that Mr. Bell
wood should purchase the property at
S5coo. and that it should be laid off into
a pleasure park and run in connection
with the electric line, which the COM
I,any. chartered by the General Assembly
of 1878 proposed building from Rich
mond to Petersburg. Messrs- Royal,
Warwick and Short were among the cor
porators. 1t had been agreed that Royal
and Warwick should secure the charter
for the road. that Short should raise the
lnoner for its construction, that Short
should have one-half the profits and that
the other half should he divided between
Royal and Warwick. Short represented
New York. and coulG easily raise the
money for the enterprise.
In 1899 the Madill farm was purchased
with money secured from DIR. Ferdinand
Beach, Of New York, a son-in-law OF Mr..
Shorts. Dr. Beach advanced $1,000 for
the cash payment. The residue of $4,000
was to be paid in equal installments. due
in one, TWO and three years, and three
notes for 81 333333 90 at per cent, We're
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veyance of the property and entered into
possession, giving a deed OF trust for the
residue of the purchase price. He repre-
sents that he would never have bought
the property had he not believed the rep
presentations OF Mr. Short, that the latter
would have 10000 at once TO invest IN
Improving the property and converting it
into pleasure park Short also promised
Bcllwood, according 10 the declaration to
pay $le0 an acre for co acres of Bellwoods
farm auloining the Ma1il tract
PAID OFT MONEY
Bellwood paid the first note when it
became due, and also the taxes on the
property. He also gave DR.. Beach a deed
in escrow to be held oy Mr.. Royall
The declaration which Mr. Beliwood has
lied in the Law aad Equity Court of this
city charges that Afr. Short was unable
TO secure financial backing for the enter
prise, and that IL the fall of 1900 when
J. L. Hanes, CT Ohio. offered to
buy out the company. he sale
VAS made. Mr.. Beliwood declares that the
entire equitable interest in the Madil,
farm. not IN himself, was in the railroad
company. and passed by purchase TO j.
/. Hanes and associates. They are max
ing rapid progress in the construction OF
The railroad, and lie is perfectly willing
that they shall haze the farm to be de-
yeloped into q park upon paving him what
he has paid out. securing the payment OF
his two notes now held by Madil return
Ing DR.. Beach his $1,000, and satisfying
MIN that The road viii make pleasure
park on reasonable scale at Drewry's
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