The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-19
STAFFORD COURT.
a SMALL CROWD PRESENT.
Shooting Cass-csurt Proceedings
Notes, Etc.

Notes, Etc.
IL was 40 cold aud raw Wednesday
that StAliordians preferred place In
front of big log fires at home rather tnan
90 % court. and consequently slim
crow was present. Ii was thought by
many that the contested election cases
would be mentioned in some way, out
they still sleep among the records oil the
court. In reply to the declarations hled
by the parties making the contest, a
lengthy paper has been submitted. Mr..
/ st. George r Fitzhugh Is council for the
defendants. and in his paper this state.
ment il nude, that II the declaration OF
| the clnrs ora Ia true, every Judge oi
election in thecounty should have place
In the penitentiary.
I GROGAN-BEAzLEN.
A case that is exciting interest and al
80 some Amusement il the shooting at
Mr.. NJ. +. Beazley, formerly OF Caroline
county, but now telegraph operator at
Potomac Run, by Mr.. J. J.Grogan, which
occurred week or more ago. Nj. beah'
ley and family rented house at Poto-
mac Kun from Mr. Grogan and Mr. u.
had another building fitted up near
by into which he moved There was an
understanding between them that Bear
ley should not cut any green WOOD put
should only use dry wood: one
morning Mr.. q. found green wood IN MI.
Is. - wood pile and thought IL came from
his property aud proceeded to take IL
away. Mr.. h. used some emphatic
language 20 MIR. q. and threatened 70
strike him with a stick. At this Mr.. u.
pulled his revolver and commenced firing'
MIR b. being unarmed started TO run Tor
his house. IL is said heiumped i've leet
I in the air in his endeavOr To get around
the house. He says il seemed "a II the
revolver had more saOts in IL than any
he ever knew OF aud bullets whistied
around his head In dangerOusp proximity:
/ Going around the house probably saved
| his life. az one of the bullets went through
the door for which il was supposed
he was making Mrs. Beazley, hearing
/ the 6rine. arose from a sick bed aud went
TO the door. Seeing the situation she
tainted and fell outside on the GROUND
She WAS afterward taken into the house
MIR q was arrested waived an eKamina-
tion in the magistrates court and was
sent on 10 the grand jury lie gave bond
for 500 for appearance at court we'd
neaday The grand jury, with Hugh
Adie foreman, indicted him orIelOny and
asked Judge Chichester II they should
bring in another Indictment Tor carrying
concealed weapons Commonwealth
Attorney Wallace stated that proceed
ings had already been taken aloog this
line and Mr. Grogan was called into
court. He failed To appear, whereupon
/ Judge Chichester issued rule for hls
arrest and 20 show cause why the bond
should not be forfeited Hon I. Weldon
Berrey and Judge A. 7. Embrey are
counsel for Grogan and Attorney Wallace
aud G.. d. Foster for commonwealth
NOTES
Mr.. r. +. Mountjoy killed two hogs
last week. which weighed 9O4 pounds.
Tie later met with an accident In being
thrown out Of a wagon and has a badly
bruised leg a. Il result.
Mrs. c. 4. Bryan has a Hook OF 10
handsome turkeys. which excite the ad-
mifation of those who go TO the Court
House.
Those present from this city were
Judges A. T. Embrey and J. Il. Goodrich,
Mr. James X Evans and representa-
tive OF this paper
CouRT PROCEEDINGS
An eHamplifed copy OF the will OF vii.
liam Limerick, Of Washington, was pro
hated aud Christian G. MeBdOr and Floyd
r. Davis. of Washington, u. C., qualified
as trustees HOnd $4,000.
Commonwealth Va. Harding The ca
pias awarded him il extended TO next
term.
/. B. Il. Patton was appointed superln'
tendent OF poor OF the county, and L. u
Randall county surveyor, for the term
commencing Jan !, 1901.
An account OF $3.50 against the Com
monwealtb Of Virginia, presented by
Sheriff Walter Wamsley, ordered certified
Mussleman and Payne W. uTiAt
, Knight. Judgment Tor plaintiff OF $40
with interest from Aug. -, 1903. Ap
peal taken.
n B. Mussleman VS.. Uriah Knight
Judgment for plaintiff of $44.2j with IN
terest from Aug %, 1903. Appeal taken
The cases Of sparrow VS.. Groves
Sehipes va Consunetta, and Gilt Va
, SchiDes were all dismissed
Commonwealth vs. Jake ShackelloE'
/, and Commonwealth vs. Strotner Shack
: eiord, misdemeanor. zines and costs pslI
and cases dismissed
II. q Chesley. county treasurer, pre-
: sented his list OF delinquents OF land
! property, capitatiOn tag and county lev
= Tor year 1902, which court examined, OF
|, dered confirmed, recorded and copy eel
!, tilted 10 Auditor Of Public Accounts,