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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
THE LOVING TRIAL
Celebrated Case Called In Halifax
Court.
Miss loving Expected TO Prove Justification Of
Her Fathers Deed OF That Ne Acted Hastily

The case against ~ .Judg. ". e. In,.
i1g Tor the KILLING ui Ihcndor,. E-f.- sun
oi Sherlh hstcs. AZ Oak Ridge Nelson
county, two months Rgu WAS eaIl.I G.-
trial IN the Circuit court for lI,,s,,
county at Houston Monday bef.,,.
Judge VIM Barksdale.
TRIAL MAY TAME urih
IL Is generally believed that iI.e trial
VIII consume about "a week. and DO i~
probable That ~ many ~ loo - illnesses
VIII d" examined beiun. the Jury. though
the court may sit in 10. matter even
longer than this.
II II expected that the trial viii hc "A
SENSATIONAL one. and partly h,Ss,D~. th..
defense has not indicated it-cnur.... nuri,
public Interest l. felt
Nh'l" there * NO doubt that Judge
Loving believed his daughter had ln-.n
druggrd or gotten intoxicated hv Estes
and then wrong"d. there il a divided
opinion ~ to whether this really occurred.
As lac has never given out .. sts1f,m,ntns
To how or " herr. he received heinfnrm.,
tnn upon which he acted. this. too. Will
Ice one of the interesting features of tl..
trial
special venire has been summoned
aud 1t II believed that the Jury can be-.
secured out Oi this list of go names
commonwealth Attorney Whitehead
oil Nelson county. whence the cnse WAS n
moved ON a motion Tor change 81 yruu.
Is expected to conduct the proceedings
with IN" assistance of Daniei Harmon. rf
NhariotteSville.and Commemorative At
tOrney Boiling. of Halifax county. The
deiense Will he conducted 10y Aubrey T.
STROBE and John l.. Lee of IyucLhurr.K
Walton Moore. of Fairfax county: ". l.
barksdale, of Halifax. aud ". X Brown.
of Nelson county.
Judge Loving, his wife and daughter.
ana more than "A hundred witnesses hay,
arrived at Houston. The Estes part, L.
stopping at the Hotel collins. and th,.
Loving supporters at the Hotel Dorsey.
Including the witnesses. LAWYERS. aud
friends oi the two families involved there
are 2tO persons present.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
W. 1H0S. JONES IN
NEWPORT NEWS HOSPITAL

Mr.. ". Thos Jones. manager of the
Bell Telephone Co. here. who several DAYS
ago went to Clear View Cottage on
Hampton Roads. near Newport News.
to recuperate. l. sick at Elizabeth Hos
pltal, Newport News He Is being nursed
10y Miss Florence King. who II attached
to the hospital Mrs. W. l.. Brannan
went down Monday To see that he has
every comfort. A letter from Miss X ing
states his condition il comfortable.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
Richmond, Frederioks-
burg and Potomac
Railroad.
schedule in effect May 26. 1907.
LEAVE NONruw ARD.


$50 a. M. daily except sunday. Makes
local stops ON signal
S.2l a. m. daily Stops on -ignm at
occoquan. Lorton. Frauconia Suuda, X
only. Stops at Alexandria to dis, harr.
passengers
81 a. m. daily. Stops al N,Vandrin.
1929 "a. m. daily. Makes lo,.d stops
ON signal
l:33 - m. daily except sunday. Stops
at Alexandria
6;2A T. m. daily except sunday. Mak,~
local stops ou signal
700 =. ma. sundays only Makes ln.al
stops un signal
$50 = ma daily. STOPS at Alexandria
l"'o' =. M. daily. STOPS al AhNan
dria.
LEAVE sptHrHW ,Rn
%. 300 "a. m. daily Atlantic coast Line
iialn STOPS AT DoSNcll and Ashland
'-''' a. M dails except sunday Mak,-
l"' al stops on signal
SIS "a. tu. SUNDAYS only Make. L.,,l
stops ON signal
Io.39 a. ma daily. S.aloard Air Inc
tram. STOPS al Alexandria and Milfnr,l.
l3.l' T.. IA. daily. Stops at NrNan-
ir'a. summit Guin"a. Mondslanr. Mil
l"rd. frn"ld. lstlirr Glen. boswell and
Ashland
30 T.. IA. daily. Atlantic Coast Line
trun- stops at Alexandria and Ash
land
dI2 =. IN. daily. Makes local stops on
signal
1874 p. M. daily. Soaboard Air Line
train. stops at Alexandria boswell and
Ashland
Accommodation train from Washing
tom arrives li;li "a. M daily except sun
day.
NOTE Tim" OF arrivals and depart
uirs and connections not guaranteed
g. q. cox. Agent.
e. W. 81 Lp. ten. Supt.
N l. 'TNNInR TIT. NJ.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
CROPS ALONG PLANK ROAD

A well known agrculturist and stock
raiser of Spotsylvania county informs us,
that the corn crop Of the county has
greatly improved since the advent Of
warm weather He says Mr.. James
Lewis has the best field OF corn in the
county, and crops of all kinds along
Plank road leading out from the city are
good. Prospects for an excellent yield
of corn he thinks are fine. lie says,
however. there is considerable smut in
the wheat.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
NOTICE

The Fredericksburg. Virginia. Society
Of the Alumni of the University OF Viz
ginia will hold it's annual meeting at the
courthouse in fredericksburg, Virginia,
at II O'Clock m, on Thursday, July 18th,
1907.
Ia addition to the regular business and
social features, banquet has been pro-
vided for the occasion.
All ex-students Of the University from
the counties Of Caroline, Stafford, Spot
sylvania and King George and the city
"f fredericksburg are invited and ex-
pected tO attend.
A. ". Wallace, President
u. L. Willis, Secretary. ls2i
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED

The following changes in the fourth
class postoiliccs have been made: Chat
terton, King George county, Sophia 7.
Tayloe appointed postmaster. vice NJ.
NJ. Cliff. resigned; Flat Run, Orange
county, Oscar II. Saott appointed post.
master, vice Mm. r Watson, r.
signed; Woolsey. Prince William county
&. ". Forsyth appointed postmaster,
vice l.. X Lynn, resigned.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
E. d. COLE, Agent,
fredericksburg. Va.
EPISCOPAL SEMINARY
Rev. II. G. Lsns Ordained Appointments An
n0upced

The closing exercises of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary were held Friday
An ordination sermon was delivered
by Rev. William +. Evans. ID. d., of Ala
bama.
Among those of the Diocese Of South
ern Virginia ordained To the priesthood
was Rev. Henry q. Lane, of Warsaw
Among appointments announced were
the following: Rev. Lewis Carter Har.
rison. b. A, to Northumberland county
Rev. Wiley Roy Mason appointed to as
sist Rev. q. Z. Mayo at the missionary
work in the mountains of Albemarle
county; Rev. Lorenzo Davenport
Vaughan To Essex county; Rev. Alexan-
der Stuart Gibson, b. L., to- assist in
Gloucester county; Rev. William Gibson
PendletOn to AccOmac; Rev. MyrOn Bar
raud Marshall to missionary work I'm
Brazil, and Thomas Lowry Sinclair To
China.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
THE WEATHER AND CROPS

There Is striking contrast between
the weather now prevailing aud that Of
ten days ago. Instead of blankets at
night sheets are now uncomfortable.
There l. IA difference of 10 degrees. The
Thermometer registered - Friday and 90
Saturday.
No rain has fallen during the week aud
farmers are having IA fine time for pillow
ing corn and cutting early hay The
wheat crop is ten days late, hut some
wheat will be cut next week. While the
acreage OF wheat is much less than last
season. Indications are that the Yield on
that sown will Ice larger than last year
and the berry better.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
FOR SUPERVISOR.

To MY Friends and Fellow Citizens of
CORTLAND Magisterial District OF Spot
sylvania county:
NJ the request of many citizens | re-
spctiuliy announce myself candidate
Tor the position Of Supervisor for Court
iahd District. and promise that should il
be your pleasure To elect me that will
iaithinily and impartially discharge the
duties OF said office.
RESPECTFULLY.
Il. Frank Eastburn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
KING GEORGE CROPS

Mr.. f. r. Bowie, Of King George. was
here Saturday and reports Ia wonderful
improvement in the crops in the last two
weeks. He says wheat and hay are good
and there is the finest crop OF Irish po-
tatoes lac has ever seen; that he has been
eating new potatoes for three weeks and
wonders how they grew in the cold
weather. He also reports birds plentiful
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
FIRST HOME GROWN PEACHES

Mr.. J. W. Payne, of Brooke, Stafford.
brought to our office Saturday "a lot of
handsome peaches raised on his farm
They are the first home grown peaches
we have seen, and Mr.. Payne laughingly
said, these are Carlin peaches" He
was an ardent Carlin supporters in the
late urinary
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
ORANGE HORSE SHOW

We have received from DR.. l. s. Rick
etts, secretary of the Orange Horse
Show. the prize list for the exhibition to
be held IN July oath and 25th. The
prizes offered amount to about 81, 100.
See al elsewhere In this issue.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
AT THE CHURCHES

Rev. Arthur Lewis. brother Of DIR. NJ. NJ.
Lewis, preached at st. Georges church
Sunday morning and at Trinity at
night. He preached excellent sermons
to attentive congregations at both
services.
Usual services at the other churches.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
SALE OF GRANITE
Nj. Honey Sells His Quarry to M. Davis.

Mr.. 4 NJ. Honey, of Washington. has
sold his granite quarry ON the Stafford
side oi the Rappahannock river Just
above the dam, containing ten acres, to
Mr.. Joseph II. Davis, of this city, on
private terms. Mr.. Davis will arrange
at once To develop the nnRrrY.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
GONE TO ENGLAND
TO VISIT DAUGHTER

Capt Murray +. Taylor, Of California.
who has been here for the past week
and came East To attend the reunion at
Richmond has gone to New York and
will sail in few days for England to
visit his daughter, Mrs. Annie Bayiss
who resides ~ MnlNerhamntnn-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
RICHERS0N- SUTTON

Frank b. Richerson and Miss Matte
Lewis Sutton were married in Washing
ington Saturday 10y Rev +. h. Bagby
The wedding was IA surprise to their
friends, as their intentions We're only
known 10 their immediate fnmilies
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT
June, 1907.
TO THE VOTERS OF STAFFORD
con \TN

IL having BEEN reported that in th,
event of my election that viii appoint
various persons a. my dcputi.s / herr.
10y deny any and all such reports, ~
have not made any pledge or promi-.
nor have ! had any understanding Will
any person whatever.
e. y. knight
Candidate for Sheriff Tor Stafford County
iu23-3t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
POTOMAC. FREDERICKSBURG
AND PIEDMONT RAILROAD
Iihn TABLE No. IS.
} ELECT ~ | A. NJ. Marrh 4. 1898.

CONNEXIONS at frederckshurg with n. p T.
X H. and Maryland. DELAWARE aud virginia Rail.
sy To- A. orange with southern X. X. and
Chesapeake Ohio r. r.
The only line 80 the ChancellnrsviIle and WI.
derners battlenslds
Eastern standard Time. Daily erceptSundnr
". X. RICHARDS. Gen. Nsuagrr
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
WATCHES.
NORRIS.
NORRIS.

We are always ready to sell you the
right kind Of "a timepiece at the right
kind Oi "A price. There il nothing better
than the best. II you want an honest.
reliable watch at the lowest possible
price. go 10 II. +. Norris iewelry store,
S25 Main st.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
DOC KILLED FOURTEEN SHEEP

A dog killed . fine sheep belonging to
Capt. NJ. Is. Rowe "a few nights ago
The dog was finally located by Deputy
Sergeant H. s. Pates and killed IL be-
lOnged to Robt. Washington. colored.
WOOD WANTED.
800 cords OF pine and poplar wood.
Highest cash price paid
The Virginia Excelsior Co.. Inc.
fredericksburg, Va.
lu25-2m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
PICNIC PARTY FISH IN POTOMAC

Misses. Sadie. Susie and Nettie Tyler.
Messrs. Paul hasten, Jr., and George
CLANCY went over to Aqria Creek Mon
day morning, where they boarded "a
launch for day of fishing in the Poto-
mae
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
REV. DR.. T. S. DUNAWAY ILL

Rev DIR. T. :. Dunawa, is critically in
at the home 81 his daughter. Mr. T.. Il
Baker, and his family is very solcitous
rs To his condition
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
JOB PRINTING

We print everything from "a book to
visiting card on the power presses OF
The Free Lance. send W your orders.
The Free I.aDce.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-06-25
FOR BREAKFAST. DINNER OR
SHIPPER

Try King Blend tea The hes, blend
ed "a you ever drank for the price. SOC
per pound. at Brannan's only. Se, his
AL. elsewhere.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-06
GREAT DRITAIH's NAVAL
STRENGTH CROWS FAST
United Kingdom Adds
1,132,2O5 Tons to Fleet
in Decade

LONDON, March Sin introducing
the naval estimates in the House of
Commons the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty, Robertson, went over much of
the ground covered in the memorandum
on the subject referred to in these
dispatches on February 28. He said
the admiralty believed the two-power
standard would be adequately main
tanned by the proposed programme for
construction.
During the past ten years Great
Britain had added 1,132.2O5 tons to her
navy. while Russia, France and Ger
many together had added only 1.10S, 500
tons. The British navy was the cheap
est in the world. 1t cost S145 per ton.
That of France costs $500, Russia 1855
and Germany s4S5.
Two years hence Great Britain would
have completed six new battleships, in
cluding three of the Dreadnought class
and three armored cruisers of the In
vincible class, while neither France
nor Germany would have single ship
of those types completed. the Secretary
said. The home feet was a logical
development of it's concentration In
home waters and had additional Sc
curity against the remote risk Of in
vasion. The Channel fleet was stronger
than in 1905.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-06
DAMAGE SUIT BROUGHT
by PROFESSIONAL SPOOK
Charges Former Employer
With Defamation of
Character
CAUSES AN EXPOSURE
Methods of the Fake Medium
Are Shown Up in
Her Complaint
CAUSES AN EXPOSURE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

NEW YORK. March 5.-Operators of
fraudulent spiritualistic seances in
this city are in a state of panic as the
result of a bomb thrown into their
camp by Mrs. Harriet E. Strickland a
real live spirit, now living in Brook
lyn.
Mrs. Strickland has retained law
yer to institute proceedings against
the REV Dr." Hugh e. Moore a me-
dunn operating at 120 West Thirteenth
street, pastor of the First Church of
Progressive Spiritualists, upon whom
personal service in the suit was made
yesterday afternoon. Mrs Strickland
names score of persons to whom he is
alleged to have DETAINED her, in order.
she says, to protect his spook business
from exposure. She asks $4,000 dam
ages from Moore.
Mrs Strickland says that she served
as a spirit in Moore's materializations
for one year at salary of $12 a
week, and gives the names of eight
other persons who were similarly en-
ployed.
One OF the spirits" is a barkeeper.
as was formerly. Moore himself; an
other was formerly an elevator man in
a department store; a third was cash
girl in the same store; one is a serv-
ant girl of the Moores The small
daughters OF the Moores were pressed
into the service at every SednCe Heiu
at the spook house.
Five materializations are held regu
larly each week, the charge being 81
for each person admitted. Sunday
nights the regular services of the First
Church of Progressive Spiritualists. is
held at Berkeley Lyceum, at % cents
each Friday nights "a broad light
seance is given at the spook house in
West Thirteenth street. This costs the
investigators 80 cents. All this moeny
went to Moore personally
Mrs Strickland in her statement
says she was Moore's head woman
spirit from December of 1905 until
November of 1906. She left him, she
states, because young man. Robert
Grove, to whom she appeared as the
spirit of his dead sister. discovered
that she was not spirit Moore said
that he was sorry that her identity
had become known. because he consid-
cred her one of the best spirits in the
business.
character comes in. Mrs. Strickland
was known to all the believers, who
frequently saw her about the Moore
home, as a companion to Mrs. Moore.
When Mrs. Strickland was no longer
seen about the house, which was in
November OF last year. and at the
same time spirit answering her de-
scription as to height, build and walk
had also disappeared from Moore's
group of eight spooks, explanations
were demanded, and she asserts that
Moore, TO prevent further talk. told
several persons that she was a bad
woman and he had been obliged to ask
her TO leave his home.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-06
STREETER REFUSES
ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE
He Smiles at the Report OF
Mrs. Eddy Appearing
in Public
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

CONCORD, N. H, March with all
the lawyers in the Eddy case, with the
exception Of General Streeter. in Bos-
ton, the center OF interest shifted to-
day. General Streeter met John W.
Kelly and Nathaniel L. Martin of
counsel for Mr.. Glover this morning
and notified them that he would not
accept service in the suit for the de-
PENDANTS.
Later General Streeter met in his
office Lewis c. Strong, assistant sec
retary to Mrs. Eddy. He brought a
letter to Streeter from Mrs. Eddy and
carried one back to her. StreeteT
would not discuss the case in any of
its phases today, but hinted that there
might be important developments
from his side of the case within a
short time.
At the repetition of the report that
Mrs Eddy was planning to make a
public appearance within a few days,
he merely smiled. Mr.. Baker, former
representative in Congress and first
cousin to Mrs. Eddy had another in
terview with her today. The litigation
was discussed with her, but Baker
would not disclose what her views of
the matter were.
The average newspaper reader" he
said. might think II the easiest thing
in the world for Mrs. Eddy to appear
in public, but she does not intend to
do So"
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-06
POSTAL INSPECTORS KILL
LAWsON's MAN WHITE"
Mythical Booster of the
Trinity Copper Stock
Gets Fatal Blow
SPECIAL pIspArcH no rHR cAIL.

BOSTON. March 5.="william w.
White" is dead. He was killed by the
postal authorities, who notified Thorn
as w. Lawson that this fictitious per-
sonage who proved such an efficient
understudy for Trinity Copper boom
advertisements, must go away some
where and die for the good of the pub
lie.
The real William W. White, a repu-
table Boston business man, who has
no interest in coppers and no sym
pathy with stock speculation. was the
primary cause of the untimely removal
of the other William w. White. He
read many letters meant for the myth
ical White and one from a Brockton
woman who complained that she had
never received any acknowledges
for check for 5000 she sent to mar
gin her Trinity stock.
The mythical White followed Law
sons quarter page advertisements
every day with his modest 100 line an
nouncements which, while appearing
to be entirely Independent. were really
supplementary to Lawson's larger ad-
vertisements, but contained remarks
for which Lawson did not wish 10 ap-
pear responsible. Following the real
w. w. Whites complaint, the postal
inspectors notified Lawson that these
White advertisements must be
stopped.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-06
REFUSES To PROSECUTE
BUGADOO SK|DOO MAN
Ole Anderson, Charged With
Assaulting Woman,
May Escape
SAYS HE WAS DRUNK
Wife of DIR. Whitconb Re
fuses to Appear as Wit
ness at His Trial
SAYS HE WAS DRUNK

The refusal of Mrs. G. Whitcomb to
prosecute her alleged assailant of the
night before made it impossible for
Judge Shortall to pass sentence yes
terday upon ole Anderson. whom the
police regard as a veritable Jack the
Hugger."
On Monday night when Mrs. Whit
comb was returning home at nine In
the evening she was accosted at her
door by strange man who chased her
up the stairs and cried In cultural
tones, "Skidoo," as he attempted to
throw his arms around her.
The appearance of DR.. Whitcomb. the
woman's husband, at this psychological
moment frustrated the designs of the
intruder and he took to flight.
Policeman f. ]. Staeglich, who was
patrolling his beat in front OF the Whit
comb residence at SAT Haight street,
heard the outcry and pursued. Five
blocks away he overlook and captured
the fellow, who was brought back for
Identification at the Whitcomb house.
Mrs Whitcomb recognized him as the
man, she said, and he was taken to the
Park station for safe keeping.
AS there have been several occur
rences of the sort in that neighborhood
of late the police were pleased to have
was heard before Judge Shortall yes
terday morning Anderson pleaded
drunkenness, and claimed he did not
remember the event as related by his
captor Mrs. Whitcomb refused to ap-
pear as his prosecutor.
The Judge said that he felt unwilling
TO discharge such prisoner offhand
and Anderson was held over for an
other day.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-06
COAST SHIPPING NEWS
Items of INTEREST 10 Mariners
Of the Pacific

ASTORIA March 5-Arrived. American
scaner C0sta l,icn from San Francisco with a
general cargo and passeDgers. schooner Ameri-
from Sen Pedro. which VIII loao lumber
sailed. steamer Aureiia with . cargo Of ESQ.,
600 feet u lumber for San Francisco; steamer
i , Stetson FOR San Francisco with cargo
- so OO0 feet Of lumber, schooner Alpena with
3 cargo Of coo 600 feet ~ lumber for San Pedro.
Tho schooner Inca cleared at the Custom.
lumber fer San Pedro.
Al this afternoons session Of the Circuit
Court The case against Captain q. NJ Forest,
charged with the murder Of Gysbertus Wiser,
known az George Fisher. was set for trial ON
"Wednesday. April .
The work has been commenced Of removing the
eails and stores ~ the British bark Gnlenu.
ashore on Gateop hcach. and shipping them "a
the British ship Dudhope which Is loading
lumber - Port Gamble on Puget Sound. and
report that The back ~ the Galena has broken.
buf there r. nothing 10 verify this. although she
Is leaking from some part ~ the hun under the
ballast
Captain senborn % vancouver. B. G.. formerly
connected with fhe river lines Of the a RI a. ~
uas IN tie city today and made a careful exam
ination 0f tho eereirt British Melan0pe IN the
interest Of q British Columbia syndicate. which
viii make an o1er Tor her purchase. The inten-
fion of the prospective purchasers Is 40 trans
utilize her IN carrying copper from lower
CalifOrnia 70 q British Columbia smefcr Har-
ing a .snecifc object in view FOR the vessel a
moro substantial bid VIII be made than any OF
those already received.
PORTLAND. Ore. March b.-The North
Pacific Steamship company's steamer George
" Elder arrived last night from Port Los
Angeles via San Francisco and Eureka, bring
ing fun cargo and the usual number Of pas
seugers. After a voyage lasting nearly two