The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-06
THE new CIRCUIT
COURT OF SUSSEX.
Judge West Appoints Court Of
ficcrs- Gravcyards
&8 Sacred. s..3.
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nfgtvAV1cIIY. var March 6..-rhe first
terri, Of Tho new Circuit Court In Sussex 1
county was convened by Judge ]. y.
S1VcstS Tuesday last snnd adjourned to-day.
~ ldgn{J NY B Mullen, 8or Pe.crsb,irg pre-
sided DYER the court during two dnys 81
tl,u, term hearing cases In W l1icli ~ udgc 4
West linB been Interested ass coiltisclG prior
to ,february 1st. II \, IA NJ 55tss 3s5 ~
RI During tho term about Stwcnty-fiyn{d de, A
8crees wers entered Iii chni,cety causes and Z
about sixty-fivc orders were entered ON
the common law side. or tho court. =.
speclnl grand Jury was iinpanclcd and
returned four indictments forf felony, two \
I or which were tried, aga list Geor 80
tMnssenburY. charged With forgery, who i
was convicted md given four yea rs III!
the Donltentinry. * 5 n " !, N n 4,
( Judge West made the following np-&
I pOintments: n 3. } 7g h f Y, l5 sfi, 81
William B. Cooke, NJ. q. Mason, g. RI
Bobbit I lind Jesse flargrnve. Ball com
missioner FOR Sussex coui,ty-1JM. &. Ma
{son. * a, al II 8 HI Il
..l,he atny ana November terms OF tn.
court woro fixed as the rcgulnr grand
jury terms. and tho March, May. Septeri-
ber and November terms were 5dcsignatsds
gns3the quarterly terms of the court.
a w. r, 81 Freeman, q. o. Wrenn3 and Nj.
Il. Birdsoilg we're appointed members gof
tho Sussex county electoral board, anu \
Dr. Joel Crawford wns appointed n mem
Der Of tho school trustee electoral board.
rho most important case llenrd by Judge
Mullen was tho chnucery} suit OF John
T.. Chappell and others vs.. NJ. y. y n eHsll
nnd husband, which involved tho right
OF the Plaintiffs to use and occupy M
Il burial place a certain grave yard WHICH
Is located upon the farm Of Defendants.
No reservation Of this grave yard has
ever been made In any OF tlie deeds con-
vcying this farm. and tho delcn dnnts
claimed that they had the absolute right
10 the entire premises, Including every
thing In and upon ITO grave yard. and
when tho suit was Instituted were pro-
ceeding to tako down and remove q trias !.
sivo brick wall which had been erected (
upon and around the grave va ~ ~ Y rs
plaintiffs ancestors. and were using the
bricks for building purposes.
Judge Mullen held that the grave YARD ar
had been dedicated to a charitable or
pIous uses for more than fifty years, and
that tho same coltld not be interferen
with by the present owners OF the land.
The temporary injunction heretof 6rc
grnIted was pcrl,e tllnted, and q mandn ii
tory Injunction was en- tered cotnpetllhE&
the defendants to restore tho brick wall
to tho condition In which It vas "he Y
they began 10 take the same down S
An ! ,,ppenl was noted by the defend n
nnts, and it seems certain that the case
viii 20 10 the Supreme Court q IA penliis
for final adjudication. The case has at
tracted much attention In the country country.
and a largo crowd was present at the
courthouse 10 hear the same argued.
Massi.s r. III. Mann OF Petersburg, and
a.. Judge r. W. Arnold. Of this place
represented tho plaintiffs, while Mt
a. Brown. OF Dlsputanta, represented IN mo
defendants. .533 q II n. & @ s5e