The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
FORBES AND WOODBRIDGE
Remarkable Affliction in Colonel
lanes LYons's Family.
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4 BUCKINGHAM, VA, Nov. IA writer
IN THE Appomattox and Buckingham
Times has stated that Judge Hundey
would hold special term Of the Circuit
Court OF Prince Edward county in Deem
Der to try the cases Of Forbes and Wool
bridge and l asked E. G. Woodbridge II
this was a fact, and he replied that he
did not know: that he had written his
counsel, Mr.. Flood. to come to sec him
here but as yet he had not come. In
speaking of who would ofIiciate as attor-
ney for the Commonwealth at the coming
trials. Mr.. Woodbridge called attention TO
the fact that Hon. "A. d. Watkins. Com
nTonwealths Attorney OF Prince Edward
county, rnaI-1ied..a Miss Forbes, who. he
gays, Is a cousin OF Charles j. Forbes
who is to be tried on the charge of arson,
and the trial to be had in Prince Ed
ward
In certain quarters there Is much re-
Erat that this change Of Venue obtained
especially Is this the case with the ladies'
who crowded the courtroom, nothing
daunted even by the sweltelng heat Of
those July days, when they SAT with
eager attention through the tcdium of
evidence taking and speech making, when
the lawyers seemed Tagged and weary
and appeared in truthto bs earning their
living b. 'tlio sweat OF their b-ows"
OF course The boarding house keepers
como in for their share Of regret at the
change. and there arc those who assert
their belief that as much likelihood cx-
listed Of being able to obtain a competent
ycnire here as In Prince Edward.
Mr.. Woodbridge is visited hero fre-
= quently by his wife. who, no says. re-
grets tho publicity that tile newspapers
have given TO the charge against him,
and he Is apprehensive lest it should be
thought he was trying 10 elicit eympathy
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this correspondence in regard to his fav-
Ing been operated ON and Its effect on his
system. Woodbridge is looking and feel
ing much better and was quito chatty.
talking freely about his own case, re-
Viewing the important points In the evil
dence that was adduced at the trial
il Is said that Charles J. Forbes will
be tried frst and in case The one versus
Dan Woodbridge and Z. G. Woodbridge are
all tried at one Term. II would probably
take several weeks.
Colonel z. w. HUBBARD was here few
days ago, feeling better but still weak
from medical and surgical treatment he
had undergone. The account published ii
this paper OF the sudden death of Mr.,
Lyons, brother OF Colonel James 1.y-
ons. brings 10 mind how heavily the
hand of atticion has comcaupon this fam
lily Colonel and Mrs. Lyons lost botl
Of their children before they attained
their majority ana now the colonel's
health is so prccarious That grave fears
are entertained thai no will not recover
and Mrs. Lyons's sister, Mrs HARRISON, Is
said to be III With TYPHOID pneumonia IT
New York Mrs, Lyons bought the homo
place Of the late y. R. Eldridge. and has
mad the buildings ana fences put In first
class condition,
York Word. an old negro VINO was ions
I'm service for the I1ldrdse family, an,
was living on the estate when purchagn,
Gy Mrs. Lyons, has been removed 10 lii
county poorhouse' much 70 the regret .
itiose who knew him.