The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-17
STAFFORD COURT.
GAO TRAVELLING SMALL CROWD

Grand Jury Reported Not a True
Bill" In Case OF Clerk Bryan For
ISSUING License TO chas. Armstrong
allowances From Estate OF Or.
Hawkins Stone, Etc.
Mid snow aud slush, iyrty eight people
some from this ci1y and the rcmu'1der
from staff ,rd-plOwed their wDy 90
ST ford C. ii, Monday. 10 atten0
court. The storm Of the Gay previous
haf played h lyoc with teleph lone anu
telegraph poles, which were lying across
roads IN many place. The wind at
taiuen the velocity # 80 miles an hour.
Young pines by the weight al the WEI
snow aud wiuI were uprOntrdi lying III
the ruAls, winch made travel very ann
cult Tue drlrgatiun from tins city were
all lawyers except e, IL rrprrs ntaiiVe
Of THE paper. lhey were Mesers 81.
Geo K Flzhugh, A T. tmhrry, h. I
Willis + W Coleman. J. L GooiricA.
N ". Butzner aud " u. carter Thr
docket vi the court ia very iull aud Will
e insume all ,he week Ia cirArlng IT,
ca BRYAN Nor INDICTED
As will bee remembered thi- paper
about two weeks ago published an III
t-rvlew with Gers &. A. Bryan, Of Stai
lord. In re-. nrd 60 rumur- # "a reported
SUIT against hlm .r isrulIg marriage
license e. Charles Armstrong, the -
,ear old SOU If Nr James T. Armstrong,
who married Miss II fla, daughter a.
Mr. Joseph h, lli., all OF stafford. 10 was
whispered that an iuIlctm-at had ben
prepared for lh- grand Jury an that
Nc James L Armstrong would app az
OCiure IT, Mr. Armstrong. ia wa stated,
claimed damages ii 5000 for the Two
years tuat would elspre Ire he be
'ame ui aye. Anu n was d p wed al hls
-erVirts was aifrr diuher when Mr.
ARMSTRONG Was cAieI iatO The grand
jurs room. wlrr, h. NAMED had a.
nour Tap d. VI l.e was foreman 90
the Jury F.om the tune ot hs coming
1ut theremust hev, o. en ahratsd di-rnr
sion. # one rol't jllss from the
Qua aud excited tOu,s Wuich were
plainly hea ia the court room. Then
NJ. 4 wa ca i-l iA agai ami rtmhlhel
= snort TIN, He eX Wa followed by
continued discussion aud ait r II session
Of three hours The jlr, flied into tn
clurtn use and Ut true hilr was the
verdict
WILL or DIR uAWNlNs ~roNl.
Several petitions tor allowances for
services were hlti beiore the commits
-iuner= oi the ertate ODD rh- iate u DAVIS.
ln- stone. Tat % Miss Maria Liwar1s.
of FADqlier. was the h-st be- wa
stated hat Mss Edwards hpd hcen
nursing nr Stone TO- a periO ! 81 'ye1rs.
thst in 100 be- made u VIII giving De-
the home place IS $50 acres and 5000.
that from that tlne 10 his death uudrf
the most trying circumstances she had
cuuniinu-d O. nurs" him The cnnrt on
the recommendation II the commission
ers allowed Der II 600 Judge Embrey
represented tn petitioner Theps titi0ns
If rhoma- and Il seer Callahan were
presented hy Judge GJulrick. M'ssrs
AdIe Ani Mpucure. the executors ~ u.
Stone testified that $50 each was "A
lair allowance. and thAt sum was al
lowed. SIR. ". y Carter. attorney ilr
the heirs asked that the snm ~ $500 be
aliowed i,r b = services, which was or
dercI
INDICTED roR sfDtClloN.
Nr Joha " Cox. formerly ( stafford,
now ~ this cify. wns iuuirted by the
granG ~ charged with the seduction
ut Mrs Clara T. ballard under prom
q marriage.
NOTES.
4 lecture viii be- given at Bethany
Methodist churches lhursia lay niSnt by
Rry. " L. Lynn A small admission
irr wil. b charged.
R-v T. b Blrreil. FrsnA Mnucire am
i.e- For. Will. huutng this week met
Mithn cz 81 wii1 Jurkey- Aud nuiing
the action which followed hillri ii'e
The Franklin viii case, In which sever.
al nephews of Mr. Harry Frsn.ln con
ie-ted her wiz leaving sll her property
a. Ne nephew, came up sod The will -uS.
tanned. Judge j T q 'olrics aud " d
Bufzoer were counsel flr the Denliir'ar,
and ~ Geo r. ftzhugh, Judge A. I.
Embrry a0d T. W Bsrrey represented
III. ronfesiADte.
STAFFORD COURT PROcftDlNo-
Court rpyolntei Tno-. Wailsce as
Z ikI1 n---Fr l'tl N4rl'N' ~" - W N'N"'
+ f,rt county Hequaltiei aud gave bo"d
. 5000. with x d l. Chichester and
/ Frank y. Mo0cure a. biz suretits.
rhos Wallace appointed guardian OF
Il n. Friripr, yic- L + Jones removed
The 3 acl burn lana sale was confirmed
by tn court.
Court pponted C f. Granniger trus-
tee OF Brrra Baptist church, vice oAmrr
Rnrgess derensrd
VII Of Harriet Franklin probated
" " COop-r qualified a. executor
C1u-ie Jones resigned re constable o.
Falm ,uth district aud accepted by court
Geo v. Kearns discharged from rec
fognizsoce and custody ~ indictment
found against him by grand ia'y.
Grand jury Of inquest ID NJ. Lee, fore
man: b ". Irvine, Il L. Burton, An
drew Bryce, +. l. Sterne, Cieve Hard
ing Edward Waller, Frank BscsburI
and Price Edwards, empannerd sworn
charged. retired returned following
g mmon wealth " Mack Douglas, lei
o,y not true bill; Commonwealth "
same. felony, true bill; Commonwealth
Va Cox. felony; Commonwealth VI. bry
An. misdemeanOr, MOI "A true bill
Norris, the i-weler, is Justly prouf o
lii ;f,or and fpilaf ware liz