Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-23
HT0RTI0N ALLEGED,
sEo- n. HALsEY MAKES CHARGES.
AGAINST JNo. A. NEwBERRY.
/ VERY COMPLICATED CASE.
nc Latter, a wise County s1er.
chant. Asserts Tint Halscy Rob-
bed Him OF Thousand Dollars
Accused Man sn.. ITS BlnckmnII.

Accused Mnn Sn.s Its BInckmnfI.
wYTHEV1LIE. VA. January 22s-{Spe-
Iial1-!A case OF more than usual local In
se7est IS materializlng in Wytherille. The
chief parties in il are Mr.. and Mrs.
George n. Halsey, Of this town. and Mr.
John Alien Newberry, OF Wise county.
By way of introduction. it should be
ytated that Mr.. Newberry is merchant
at Bondtown. IN Wise county. He was
horn and reared In Bland His people are
well known and well-to-do residents Of
that county.
Mr. Ealsey was born and reared IN
CTockett's Cave. few miles north of
Wytheville. Until the occurrence in ques-
ton he had borne splendid reputation,
being trusted to the fullest extent by
some OF the leading businessmen of
this county, and so far as your CORES
pendent knows, that confidence has not
been shaken. Less than a year ago Mr..
i5alsey married well-known young lady
from Smythe county, sister of the wife
of Deputy County Treasurer Knicer. of
this place. In August last Mr.. Halsey
went TO Wise county as saleman in Mr..
NewherryS store, at Bondtown. His
wife accompanied him. but her health was
not good out there, so he resigned his
position, and they returned to Wythe
county. on December 2Sth, having been
gone something over four months.
ALLEGED a SHORTAGE.
According TO Mr.. Halsey's statement,
&T. Newberry came to his house in Crock
cit Cave on January 9Th. and stated to
him that he (Newberry) by his inven-
tory on January LIST md that his stock
Of goods was $1,000 Snort, and demanded
that he (IIalsey) make it good. Halsey
Indignantly declined to do So. Newberry
hen threatened him with a prosecution.
claiming that he had sufficient evidence
% send TO the penitentiary both Halsey
Ind his wife By some hook or crook
Halsey was induced to give Newberry his
>heck on the Bank of Wytheville for sl15.
aasiey. says now that he consented TO
i've the check to protect his wife from
1 he notoriety and enbarrassmentss Of a
rip to and a trial In Wise county.
4 few days ago a special officer named
Baldwin came to Wytheville with war
ants for the arrest of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
.ey The warrants charged them with
,nlbezzling $1,000 from Newberry. I'm
Ter e promise. Baldwin agreed not to
AXE Ms. Halsey back to Wise county
f Halsey would promise to settle with
Eewperry when they got back to Wise.
Instead Of the officers taking Halsey
30 Wise. he stopped off at Biuef1eld. w.
Va. where they were met by Newberry
and they repaired to a room in a hotel
when Newberry claims that $500 more
was '.extorted" from him. He claims
further that he had to pay the officer
$50, expense money.
Halsey, on returning to Wytheville,
employed Poage and Cardwell to prose-
cute Newberry. A warrant was issued
for his arrest. charging him (Newberry)
with extorting s615 from Halsey. The
Crockett's hands and he has gone to Wise
for Newberry. The warrant was issued
under section 3sI5 of the Code. The PEN
atty If the accused is found guilty, is
from three to five years in the peniten-
tiary. or one year in Jail and fine Of
s. COO Sheriff Crockett is expected to
reach Bondtown tonight and he will re-
turn to Wythcvile about Friday. provided
Sewberry Is there and the papers are
served on him.
in addition to this, two suits for mali
cious prosecution have been brought in
the Wythe Circuit Court against New
berry by Mr.. and Mrs. Haisey in the sum
IF &. 900 each Iasley was arrested on
warrant supposed to have been issued by
e magistrate in Wise county. 1t will be
remembered that he was not taken before
that magistrate but to Bluefeld, where.
n the room Of the hotel. the warrant,
so Halsey claims was burned. The above,
IN substance, is Halsey side of the story
Aewherry has not, SO far as your cor
respondent knows. given his. This unus-
ual affair is creating a great deal OF in
terest in this section and further develop
nents are anxiously awaited.
MRS. WILkINSON'S FUNERAL.
Mrs. Marie Wilkinson's funeral and
tnterment was largely attended. The
funeral took place at her late home on
North street and the interment was at
The East-End Cemetery. The floral
tokens were especially beautiful
the deceased was g. years old. She was
daughter of the late DR.. Jacob Halter,
one of the best-known physicians Of his
day in this section of Virginia. Her nus
band, MIR. Samuel W---.inson, died in 1887.
Mr.. Ike Duff has been called to Abing-
don on account Of the Illness of a sister.
Mr. and Mrs. c. T. Byrne. of Roanoke,
who spend last season in Wytheville, are
visiting in town again. Mrs. Byrne is a
niece of the late Hon. James G. Blaine.
Rev. NJ. p. Logan is in Norfolk on busi-
ness
Captain James &. Rambo. formerly OF
this county and for several years mer-
chant at Rural Retreat, died at his home
h Indiana several weeks since.
Miss Steva Dodson, who has spent
number Of years as missionary IN
China, is on her way back to her home IN
Wytheville. She is expected to arrive N
New York the first of next week.