The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-04-09
sPorsYLvANIA couer.

sPorsYIvANIA COURT.
The Mrs. Jones' Estes Case Settled
Good Roads Msctina-Much Dis
order From Drinking -Coiored
Man Found Dead on
Roadside.
Every member of the legal fraternity
oi TINS city. except one. and Hon. 4
Weldon berrey, OF stafford. attended
Spotsy ivania court Monday. Sneh n
brilliant cnngrCg cf legal talent has
not been seen az the rhetoric village for
many years Besides these there were
present number Of our business and
newspaper men. including James r.
ka" iiags, II. l.. Wallace. Elton Alrich.
Sapt: NJ Il Rowe. Heury Warden. g. {
TOW lett. Lawrence Perry. Mayor NJ. q
Willis. John BrRuer. Z. a. Harrison.
b. McCalley and the representative
~ this paper
TIN JONES-E>1l = CASE
case that has been bau sing irein the
court Tor several months was that II Nrs
Nary T. Jones against Lucius ~ Estes.
IN which Mrs Jones charged Estes with
assaul,ing her last fan by using profane
and abusive language The court room
was crowded all day To hear the evidence
AMI q large mum Der of witnesses testified
majority oi whom were ladies. Hon.
\ L. tmorey was counsel for Estes. and
Commonwealth : Attorney Lee J. Graves
and Judge J + Goodrich for Mrs. ZONES
The jury tined Est's So and cost. the
total being SIS.
GOOD ROADS
meeting was held in the courthouse
during the intcrmissiOn of the court to
consider the good roads question tide
Veiope1 that there was much opposition
20 the movement. many seeming content
To lsaNe the roads to take care of them
selves rather than have bond issue or
increase of taxation Mr. Lewis Boe,-s
was elected chairman of the meeting and
:. Graham Howison. secretary. When
VT. g. ). Fletcher made q motion that a
committee OF 1--WE be appointed by the
chairman TO ask from the Legislature a..
thority 10 issue bonds for building roads
said bonds to be issued il majority of
the people OF the county voted for il,
There was much disapproval evinced. and
several were on their feet at the same
tune 10 speak against IL. \ motion WAS
made 10y d. Davis to postpone the meet
ing Tor twenty minutes to gather a lar
ger crowd. but was defeated
Capt N. b Rove moved that n CON.
mlttee OF five be appointed by the chair
man 10 draft resolutions 20 be submitted
az meeting at May court proposing a
plan Tor improving the roads ofthe conn
~. This was carried The committee
appointed arr: CORTLAND. Henry War.
den. chairman. Capt VI. r. Rowe. BsrLe.
ley ". q. billiard. Liv 'ngston. NJ
Waite: Chancellor. 4 2. Payne ON mo.
ton OF Capt Rowe MIR Henry Warden
was elect i Vice President of the Good
Roads Association % the State TO repre-
sent Spotsylvania
TEMPORARILY rrArED RA DRINK
There were more men under the iufu-
ence o. hluor than we have ever Son NJ
Spotsylvania. Lum Lloyd. of Living
ston tore nearly sli his clothes off in hjs
frenzy AM striking the fence with his
list. trying To knock itdown. injured hjs
hand badly. Sheriff Harris called TO his
assistance four men, who picked him up
bodily aud put him ia a wagon with q
chum. Boyd Brooks and the wagon was
driV on IN gallop Brooks jumpei
out oi tue wagon while the mules were
on dead run. but the driver came back
and he was again put ia aud the pai
were carried home
NOTES
John Allen. acolored blacksmith. living
near Waco. Orange county, got on q
spree Saturday night aud was found deao
on the roadside Sunday morning.
REPORTS from al over the county indi-
cate that the fruit crop was materially
injured by the recent cold snap.
he best informed people say that local
option viii win by a large majority in
the coming election
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Commissioner report on county treas
urer's bond approved and ordered certi-
fed
Account OF ". C. Reynolds as guardian
oil ". II. =. and Jas. NJ. Tanner, infaLts.
confirmed aud ordered recorded.
W. l.. Jones qualified as overseer of
roads IN Chanc-ll r District.
Commonwealth VS.. James l. Carter for
violation OF liquor revenue laws-judg-
ment OF acquittal
wealth w. PARKER Harefeld
Tor violation liquor revenue laws-iudg
ment for costs.
Same W. Alite " heller for similar Of
fence judgment for costs
Same Va. Ida Rudd for similar offence
Judgment for costs
Writ ofhabeas corpus awarded in case
oil Annie Johnson VS.. VIM. H. johnson.
Lee }. Graves appointed and qualified
as guardian of Hattie T. WSlloughby.
infant
Lee }. Graves appointed and substitut-
ed trustee in the place and stead Of VIM.
a. Little, Sr., III deed trust from Sailie 4.
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