Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
FAMOUS CASE APPEALED TO SU-
PREME CoURT-NoTEs
specisI correspopaenee Of The Star.


Detectives employed by the Post Office
Department and the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Company are endeavoring TO clear
up the mystery surrounding the robbing
and burning of the station at Lenore. five
miles north of Winchester, last Sunday
morning and the disappearance later of
mail pouch. said to have contained valu-
ables. Mystery surrounds tho entire af-
fair Early last Sunday morning the rail-
road station building in which the store OF
Agent C. r Swimley is located, was robbed
and fired, and this week a mail pouch that
was. put of at Lenore by Cumberland
Valley railroad mail clerk IS believed TO
have been stolen. as 1t has not been received
by the postmaster. The authorities decline
to make any statement regarding the af-
fair.
The Supreme Court of the United States
is to settle the now famous Savage alimony
and bankrupt case, which has for the past
year or more attracted the greatest atten-
ton In Virginia judicial circles. The re-
suit will be. IT is understood, the setting of
precedent, no matter how the case IS con-
cluded. Ralph Savage, a prominent saloon
man, several years ago established two
large cigar factories here and a Red Lion,
Pa, and began war on the tobacco trust,
which ended in Savage being bankrupt
In the meantime his wife secured a di-
vorce. but they were later remarked in Bal
timore Prior to their remarriage the C r
cult court of Frederick county, In awarding
her a decree CT divorce. ordered Savage TO
pay her S4G0 year alimony for life. and he
gave her a deed of trust certain prop
erty here to secure the payment. In the
course of time his creditors In the bank
Tupt proceedings attempted to sell the prop
erty but Judge Morris of the United States
circuit court at Richmond held that al
though the parties had been remarked the
payment of alimony could not cease, and
therefore the property referred to must be
continued in trust to secure the payment
of alimony.
Judge Pritchards Views.
Judge Jeter C. Pr.tchard of the same
court filed dissenting opinion, holding
that a remarriage constituted a waiver on
the part of Mrs. Savage; that she could not
claim alimony longer. and that the prop
erty should be sold for the benefit of the
creditors of Ralph Savage, her husband.
Since that time she has obtained another
divorce. and has resumed her maiden name
of Miss Adah Seabright, and is living with
her mother I'm Baltimore.
The plaintiff in the suit is Joseph II. Saw
age, brother of the bankrupt He was in
dorser on notes amounting to nearly ZOO,
ii IS stated. for his now bankrupt brother.
The decision of the federal court at Rich
mond was against him and In favor of the
defendant the divorced WIFE, but the
strength of Judge Pritchard's dissenting
opinion and the fact that many eminent
lawyers have taken the same view. Joseph
Savage has appealed the case to the highest
court i'm the country. The outcome is
awaited In Virginia with more than ord-
nary interest.
Charles Mulikin of "Pagebrook" Clarke
county. Va, who was this week reelected
president of the Virginia Horse Show Asso-
citation at Its annual meeting at the New
Willard Hotel. Washington. has returned
to his country place and is beginning prep
arations for the shows to be held by the
association In various sections of the state
this summer.
College Receives S25,OOO
President James Gray McAllister of
Hampton Sidney College, located near
Farmvlle, Va. yesterday announced the
receipt of a bequest of SO. 600 from the
estate OF the late Mrs. S. p. Lees, a native
of Kentucky. who died recently In New
York. Mrs. Lees was greatly interested in
southern educational work and this is the
second Request Hampden- Sidney has re-
ceived from her. The gift was made un-
condiuonally, and can be appropriated for
any purpose necessary.
While alone In his house near Shepherds
town, Jefferson county, w. Va, one night
recently, Charles II. Buckner, member of
the old and distinguished southern family
of that name was burned to death. Two
of his sisters, who live in the same neigh
borhood. were with him until IL O'Clock at
night and when they left he was reminded
by them TO remove pan OF kindling wood
from under the stove, in which he had
before doing so and the kindlings ignited
and set fire to the house. His remains were
charred almost beyond recognition.
The state board of hospitals at a gen
eral meeting held recently In Richmond
elected DR.. J. S. De Jarnette to succeed the
late DR. Benjamin Blackford as superin-
tendeut Of the Western State Hospital for
the Insane at Stanton. DR.. De Jarnette
has been a member of the hospital staff
for a number of years
on cold winter day several years ago
George Sedton, an aged inmate of the
parish farm OF Hampshire county, w. Va,
suddenly disappeared. and 1t thought
that he had been drowned in Capon river.
This week however, a lad named Fred
Millar. while making his way through
strip Of woodland near a road trayersed
daily by scores of people and teams. came
across the skeleton of Selton. which he
was able TO identify by the clothing. He
returned and informed the authorities and
the bones Of Seaton were gathered up and
Inferred In a cemetery
Victims of Accidents.
Many accidents have occurred this week
among men engaged in the work of spray
ing apple trees with a lime-sulphur-
solution. which Is applied for the purpose of
killing the San Jose scale While in the act |
OF spraying trees at one Of the orchards |
OF John NicOdemus, near Winchester, J. A |
Schiller was struck in the face by stream |
OF the stuff. which was being forced |
through hose and It Is feared he will be !
J.. NJ Boyer and Luther Siers met with |
similar accidents the following day, and |
Henry Carper made Ill by drinking |
water from a cup I'm which some of the
solution had been put
Another local option election held this |
week IN Shenandoah county resulted in a
decisive victory for the dry element. |
backed by the Virginia Anti-S1loon |
League. The election was held In Lee dis !
trict and the fight WAS hotly contested |
This leaves Woodstock the only wet" town
IN the county.
The Anti-Saloou League is putting forth |
every effort to carry Winchester In the |
special local option election here on March
%, and the saloon men are doing much
private work well. The result here, Il is
thought, will be elise
sudden change in the wind saved the
entire town of Springfield. Hampshire
county, W. Va, from destruction by fire
Thursday. Fire broke out in the residence
OF Walter Singhass and spread TO the
Presbyterian Chursh. near by both buildings
being totally destroyed within a short time
The flames were communicating to other
buildings when the wind suddenly changed
Its course. thereby saving the rest OF the
town. The church loss is 5000, with no
insurance. Mr.. Singhass carried partial In
surance