The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-03-04
KING GEORGE COURT
BAD ROADS, BUT GOOD ATTENDANCE

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The Several Cases On Doakst-ca-
wood Given One Year In the Psni-
tsntiary-Potomas Still lee Bound
Etc.
The good roads man Ia badly needed In
Stafford and King George. Only three
observation-disclosures were willing So brave
,he weather condition and 20 to King
George court Thursday, Judge J. h. Ma
son, Nelson Decker and n representative
of this paper Mr. Decker made the strip
on horseback To say the roads WEIR
bad does not express 10. For u short
distance you would be on frozen ground
that would bear weight OF horses ant
buggy. and then on piece of road that
seemingly had no bottom. Imagine this
condition for a distance OF twenty two
miles. and then you will not wonder that
bad words are said about roads. There
Was a large crowd present. and although
IL was March court, the usual display OF
fine horses was not seen.
A special grand jury was empaneled
with DR.. r. T. Arnold foreman. Only
one case was before 1t, that OF VIM
Clopton, cOlOred, charged with criminal
assault on young colored girl. The
case attracted large number OF colored
people. but the jury did not bling In
true bill.
The case of Joseph o Il CawoOd.
charged with Assaulting his mother and
sister. which was tried at last court and
resulted in hung jury, WAS again tried 4,
Attorney W. A. Rose for the Common
wealth and Judge e. II. Ashton Tor de
fence There Was much difficulty In get
ting "a Jury. and some forty men we're OF
amined before the necessary sixteen could
be obtained The jury brought 10 the
following verdic'.
We, the jury, lind the prisoner guilty
OF malicious assault, and Fix the prison
ers term In pententiary for one year.
Judge Ashton on Friday argued
that the verdict be get aside on the
grounds that prisoner could not be
sent to the penitentiAry for assault.
The future condition OF the VIII 4rves on
she Potomac is exciting grave apprehen.
sion " men the Ice breaks. Stuarts and
Wilkerson's are the only wharves that
have not been seriously damaged. Great
banks of ice are piled around Stuart's.
II the break up Of the ice Is accompanied
by favorable winds the damage will be
slight; II uniavorable. the damage Will
be heavy. Communication from the
shore To several light houses has been
by means Of sleighs drawn by horses.
boats have been discarded The ice is
from | 4 to % inches thick. There have
been no river steamers since Jan. l. and
country merchants stocks have been
greatly reduced. A lire OF wagons, bring
ing produce and carrying back groceries,
have been running from the lower neck TO
fredericksburg More than thousand
people who intended to go to the insug'
uration will not attend, owing TO lack
Of transportation iscilitiss
The farmers, having been unable to
ship their crops, complain OF the scarcity
of money. When the rivers open there
will be busy time shipping corn, etc.
COURT PROCEEDINGS
". II. Rawlings qualified as admins
traitor OF Mrs Menimla A. Elkins, and
gave bond in sum OF $500.
The will Of VIM. Bullard was probated
and Mrs. Virginia A. Billiard qualified az
executor She gave bond In sum oil
$4,000 No security was required by the
will
duplicate list OF cOnyeyances since last
term examined and ordered hl'd.
LET Of fines amounting to $l2 return.
ed by Justices approved and ordered
filed.
DEEDS RECORDED
List OF writings admitted TO record
since the January term:
Letcher Washington to John II. Car
penter. deed iIr land.
Hosea Rogers and wife TO George W
Grigsby. deed for land
PAYNE & Co. with Decker W. Clarke,
agreement.
Martha Z Clarke, & to Joseph A. Pull
len. deed for land
Lawson Surley to W. A. Rose, trustee,
deed OF trust.
W.C.Vanhoy and f W. Payne and vile
TO James +. l0scDe, deed for land.
re. Potts and wife 60 James +. Rog-
ere. deed for land.
e. Hunter, clerk to Div O.Csruthers,
deed for land
Julia Snowden and husband to W. W.
Brown, trustee. deed OF trust
JAMES Frazier, trustee, TO +. *. Row
lett, deed for land.
Seymour Frazier, &c, to Richard NJ
Grymes. deed for land. ,
{. T. Johnson to John + Frank, deed
for land.
Mamie s. Brown, &c., to Fleet Coz,
trustee, deed Of trust
st. Geo. K. Fiirhngh. special commits.
sioner, &c, to d.. Joseph II. Law. deed
for land
P.V. D. Conway, trustee, to DR. Joseph
II Law, deed Of release.
Henry Endsor and vile to Frederick
Winston. Jr., deed for land
Henry Endsor aud wife to JEFFERSON
Winston, deed for land