The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-12
STAFFORD COURT.
LIQUOR LICENSE GRANTED C
KENNEDY.

Contested Election Cases Dismissed
Other Cases-Lisut.- Gov. WilIars
Opens His Campaign For Demo.
cratic Nomination For Governor
ship Delegates Elected to State
Democratic Convention, Etc.
Stafford court Monday was attraeliv,
/ in the varied character Of business
brought before IT, There was an array
OF legal talent not often seen in the "olC
State OF Stafford
Lieut. Gov. Joseph l.. Willard waI
there. Prince William furnished j. Is 4
Thornton; Fauquier, James l.. Jeiiries
fredericksburg, Judge A. Il Embrey
| Messrz. st. Geo X. Fitzhugh, +. ". Cole
man, j. f. Goodrich, Is Z. Willis, W. d.
Carter and c. d. Foster; and Stafford
Judge X III. l.. Chichester aud Hon. T.
" eldon Berrey. Each one had cases, and
Judging from their pleasing manner good
ones.
The case in which most interest
centered was that of granting liz lOr H.
cense to Mr.. G. II Kennedy ia Falmouth
Mr. W. T.. Brooks, OF Falmouth, and
Rev Decatur Edwards were the leaders
in opposition to the license, and they had
with them a goOdly number Of the citi.
zsns of Falmouth This case was practi-
cally decided before Judge Mason here
last week in kennedy's favor, II proper
police protection could De furnished. IL
all hinged on this point.
Messrs. Fitzhugh and Embrey repre-
sented Kennedy and Mr. e. ID. Foster the
anti.license people. Judge Mason ap.
pointed Judge r. II l.. Chichester m8gis
trate for the district. Monroe ) Kelley
and Crusie Jones constables, and granted
Kennedy license lie also said he would
not grant another license, az one was
sufficient in a town the siLe Of Falmouth.
Tnr CONTESTED ELECTION CAsEs
Another case which has caused many
an anxious moment to the parties inter
ested was the election contest for the Of.
fees of treasurer sheriff and Common
weaIth's attorney. Last fall the returns
showed Ii. q. Chesley, treasurer, elected
by { majority Walter Wamsley, sheriff,
by ~ majority, and q. b. Wallace, Com.
monwealth's attorney, by nearly 2OO.
A contest was made by Messrs. W d..
Reamy. e. l. Kennedy and L. Weldon
Rerrey, respectively. Mr.. Fitzhugh rep
resented Chesley and Wamsley. and Mr.
Carter. Reamy and Kennedy. MIR Carter
asked that the case be dismissed and the
Judge go ordered.
Mr.. Foster was counsel for Berrey
He said: con behalf OF my client | ask
that the case be dismissed Ii was not
made. however, on trivial grounds and
he thinks still he can prove his case.
Judge Mason-"lf that is 40. why do
YOU desire the case dismissed
Mr. Foster-"ln the interest Oi peace
under the circumstances.
Then Mr.. Wallace arose and said: IL do
not desire the case dismissed There art
charges made a. TO the conduct OF the
campaign made by me, to-wit, the lavish
expenditure of money and whiskey which
are absolutely false and desire an OPP
portunity % reiute them. have here, }"
holding in his hand batch OF papers,
"afidayits OF nine OF the fifteen petitioners
asking for contest which state that
their signatures were obtained imprOp
erly, and asking that they be taken of
the petition for contest. ! reiteraie, do
not desire the case dismissed.
Judge Mason-"There il no Alterne
tive for me but 10 dismiss the case. as
by the withdrawal Of signatures necessa-
~ to make contest there ID nothing
before the court.
Thus ended the contest.
THE COURT ROOM TOO HOT FOR NM
f. Mason Mounijoy il II justice OF
peace from Aqua district, but IL now
looks a. il he will not hold his office long
Aqua district is dry but 1t was not
dry for MOunIiOy.
lie staggered into the courtroom
The crowd added to the heat and soon
he wac overcome. Bodily he was carried
out. What is the matter there" en-
guired Judge Mason. Some one replied
"Only a juetice Of the peace drunk" At
this Judge Mason asked for his name,
which was given. Turning TO Clerk
BRYAN he ordered that +. Mason Mount
10Y be summoned before the court first
for contempt and secondly to show
cause why he should not be removed
from office for coming before the court
drunk.
TOO rMPORTANT CAsFs CONTINUED.
The contest over the will vi Mrs. Her-
riet Franklin, OF Aqua district, which
involves considerable money and prop
erty. was continued till July term to be
tried before a jury. For will, J. T. Cool.
rick: against. st Geo. K. Fitzbugh, A. T..
Embrey and T. Weldon Berrey.
The case of Reuben MOuntiOy vs.. Wei
don Berrey and others was continued to
the September term, when certain issues
out of chancery will be tried before jury.
W. ID. Carter and G. ID. Foster for Der
rev, and j. b. r. Thornton and j. T.
GooIrick for Mountioy.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Chairman d. NJ. Lee, OF the Dem Ocretic
Committee, called meeting to send del
egates to the State Democratic Conven.
ton. which meetsi in Richm md. June 9th.
Mr.. James Ashby was elected secretery,
but he was not present and the iepresen'
tative OF this paper acted in his place.
Chairman Lee stated the county was en-
titled to 6 delegates
On motion Of Mr. Harry Clarke, il was
resolved that the delegates be elected
from the floor.
On motion of Mr.. T. W. Berrey, the
delegates were apportioned: Two to
Aquia district, one each to the other
three districts and one at large.
The following were elected: HARDWOOD
District-SenatOr g. NJ. Wallace. Aqua
Frank Moncure and Il. c. l.. Moneure.
Rock Hill-Andrew Briggs. Falmouth
Harry Clarke. At Large-Capt ID NJ.
Lee. Each delegate was allowed to name
his alternate.
During the meeting Lieut.-Gov. Joseph
f. Willard occupied seat on the plat
form, and at the conclusion OF the bust,
go rhairman 90 announced the be had