The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-04
SPoTSYLVANlA COURT.

Murderer of the Dawson Girl Still at
Larqe-FaithfuI Old coIored Man
Gone-He Tried to Get Rstions
From Federal Troops For confed-
ate Women and Children.
When Judge J. 4. Mason convened the
court for the August term AZ SPotey J.
vana Monday not over hundred PEG
ME were present, 1t not being jury
/ term the whole day was devoted To
ehancery cases and the docket was large.
Every member of the legal fraternity OF
this city was present and each had cases
HALLE DAwsON's MURDERER.
About II o'cl, ok information WAS re-
ceiyed from the Summit that Lucas, the
suspected murderer OF Halle Dawson,
had been seen the night before by two
u lrsons. A meat house had been entered
and meat had been stolen, supposedly by
him. A posse Immediately started TO
find him. Nothing has been heard yet.
and many believe that the murderer Is
not in the vicinity or even In the county,
F0UR SCORE AND TEN.
Albert Comfort, the oldest colOred man
of the county, died Sunday night, aged
90 wears He was one who, during the
wac of 1861 and 'Gj. wac devoted TO
the Southern cause. All his life he wae
free During the war when rations were
very scarce in the county with the wo.
men and children. whose husbands and
fathers were absent fighting the battles
Of the Conied rapy, be borrowed "a
wagon and pair Oi mules from AIR. John
(. Andrews tn come To Fred, frkbbnrg
and get retiuns from the Federal troops
IIr made application for same Tor the
-nlored pc pie who were TO have some
II them, and did not state the Cihieder-
Ate women aud children were nlso tn get
part. He succeeded and was co route
home when some one reported him lie
gas arrested, court martinled I'D IL
demned 20 be shot When this became
Anowo in the comfy hessrs John l..
Andrews, c. q les Graves and Gabriel
Long. three prominent citizens, came TO
this city and Piled his eAse with Gen
Humphr.ee, who ordered stay OF the
sentence. The matter wss referred to
the Wnr Department and h. was set free
BIG RATTLEsNARE KILLED.
Mr.. ". V. Waller killed u rattlesnhke
near the road Monday morning which
measured FIVE feet and had five rattlt 4.
! The il the first one seen in that section
for several yeRrs Ii was skinned by Mr..
" s. buchanan and the skin stretched
upon n board. The meat OF the sn6h e
was az white ~ that of chicken, and
MIR. b Gays il il az delicate Tor eating ~
that OF frog.
NOTES.
A disease has appeared in the upper
end OF the county among cattl- anu sey-
eral have died Mr. W ". Seay lOst last
week two fine mich cows, They were
stricken az if with paralysis, couldn't eat
and died in ? hOufs.
Mrs. ". l.. Jones has gone 10 Fauqnler
and Culpeper to visit friends and relatives
for several weeks.
Misses Lizzie kneesai and Maggie Gran
/ iger, Of Washington, are the guests OF
Mrs Daniel Mullen.
Miss Theo Perry. OF Msssillon. Ohio,
is a guest at "Roxbury," the handsome
estate of Mr. and Mrs. j. Ashton.
The ladies OF the Episcopal church gave
A dinner on the grounds, which was lio
rrally patroni9 ID and they realized over
$40 net.
The late continued rains are doing much
injury, especially in the upper end 81 the
county. The corn is overRr0wing Itself.
many crops Of wheat still In the li-lde are
sprOuting and vegetables do not yield,
all the strength going into vines,
The condition Of the Confederate GENE
terry at SpotsylvAnia WAS O subject ol
comment 1t is overgrown with weeds
and shows lack OF attention.