The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
BURIED GOLD
GIVES TROUBLE
Found in Parsonage Stable and
Ownership Dis
puted.
CHURCH BOARD DEPOSITS 1T
Executor Of Estate Brings Suit
for Recovery of the
Find.
Special 10 The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)


CONFORM. VA, January 13.Irhe fnd-
ing of several hundred dollars in the old
stable OF the late Oscar d. Johnson at
Shiloh, this county, some months ago. is
beginning to give trouble never once
anticipated or even dreamed OF by the
wisest 70 ks. Shiloh Baptist Church
bought the johnson estate for a Darson-
ago site; and when Carpenter Thomas
L. White found the long hidden treasure
gold, silver and paper CURRENCY, ne
forthwith handed 1t TO the treasurer OF
Shiloh Church. Tho first thought was that
tho moncy--found on the churchs prop
erty-beonged to the church, and could
be- riehtfuiy applied to the expenses OF
the parsonage then in course of erec-
tion. In a very short time, however.
soma little doubt as to the legal right
to the money. In order 10 be on the
safe side" and right, the church offciais
deposited the money In a F'redercKspufs
bank to await developments. soon
various OPINIONS Of lawyers and laytneh
were plentiful and cheap Some conteno-
cd that the money ICED to the heirs
of oscar Johnson; some argued mat ~
belonged to the man who bousht tne
johnson estate and sold 1t to tho church;
others declared that IL belonged, to the
oiurch-that tho church bought the farm
and everything on It.. Meanwhile, the
church officials made no contention, but
quietly awaited developments. And go
the matter stood until some days ago,
when Mr.. Fletcher Johnson, OF Washing
ion. A brother OF Oscar D. Johnson. de-
ceased. ern ployed counsel and had the
dead mans estate committed TO the hands
Of the sheriff. preparatory to instltuting
suit TO recover tho money FOUND IN the
old stable. The mice question involved
is this: Does tho deed conveying the
johnson farm. and buildings and I'M
proyemen.s thereon entitie the purchaser
to money subsequently found on the pre-
misses? II is not known as yet whetHer
or not the church will oppose the suit.
sheriff Owens. to whose hands the estate
has been committed, is one OF the trus-
tees OF the church against which suit
will be brought. This and other questions
connected with 1t, makes the case In
teresting as well MS one OF the most
rn;oue ever known in King George. The
brothers. who are the sole heirs OF the
lats Oscar JohnTo1, d's men OF great
prominence. and 1t Is supposed that they
are wealthy. 1t Is the opinion OF many
that II they recover the money. In com
troversy, they will present 1t TO Shiloh
Church which, as before stated. owns
the estate.
The presence OF peculiarly arranged
boat. which IL alleged to be floating
whiskey saloon" anchored near the
mouth OF Afachodoe Greek. in this coun.
" has caused no little excitement OF
late King George Is a local option coun-
~. and II Is question to whether the
water In which the alleged floating bar
room" is anchored and doing business
ia In the Jurisdiction of this county or
whether. under the late survey, II be-
longs to Maryland
King George row has four Young men
studying medicine in Richmond city
VIZ. c. w. Sale, +. c. Pratt, Stuart
Ashton and V. y. Caruthers, Jr. DR.. u.
l.. Ashton, also OF this county. grad
uated In medicine in Richmond last ses-
county are atudyingof mfwyp csmrhpu
sion. Two other young men OF the
county are studying medicine In WASH
ington, making six King Georgians now
in medical colleges preparing for the
practice OF medicine.
Since It has been commended by some
that the Torrens system OF land regis
try would involve great cost. the pro-
posed measure Is not near so popufar
kereabouts as 1t was ten days ago, The
land owners admit that many titles are
defective and unsatisfactory. but declare
that they are opposed to any system
that will necessltate the creation OF
number of new Offices and saddle the
increasd expenses upon the owners of
land.
Mr.. Thomas II. Bevan. who has been
spending some time with knfolks in
this county, has returned to his home
in Baltimore.
Mr. George W, Grlgsby has returned
to Igo, near here, after a protracted
stay in washington.
Mrs Henry Byrd Lewis. of Cleve Man
or, this county, visited friends In Fred
ericksburg this week.