Evening star., 1907-08-18
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
LATE NEWS HAPPENINGS IN THE
WINCHESTER SECTION.
Snecial CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va, August II. 1907
Policeman Lewis Legg, who, as told IN a
special dispatch to The Star of Thursday,
was shot in the barber shop of Charles
Hall, colored by James Jack. who. 1t Is
charged, intended the bullet for Hall, Is
still in q serious condition at Memorial
Hospital but the doctors believe he will
recover from his injuries. Jack. who is
subject to epilepsy. is still in Jail awaiting
the outcome of Officer Leggs condition. 1t
is practically settled that the plea Of Jack
will be mental arrangement, and many be-
lieve he will be sent to an asylum for
treatment.
Ernest Simons the young man charged
with placing ga post in the roadway
and thereby causing Jacquein Hardesty's
automobile to collide and throw out Miss
May Bushnell of Winchester, who died
several hours later, languiSheS in the Clarke
county jail at Berryville, unable to obtain
$500 bail, which the amount decided
upon by Bail Commissioner Samuel ]. c.
Moore after vigorous protests on the part
of Commonwealth Attorney w. I. Lewis Of
Berryville and City Solicitor r. Gray VIII
liams, who represent the commonwealth.
Annie Locke. who was with Simons on
the night of the tragedy. has been released.
he having proved an alibi.
The county court of Jefferson county.
w. Va, this week granted a franchise to
the Winchester and Washington City Rail-
way Company to extend it's lines to differ
ent parts of that county in exchange for
free electric lights in certain public build
ings in Charlestown. the county seat and
the construction of a tishway over the big
concrete dam across the Shenandoah river
near Milville.
Division Engineer F. ]. Bachelor of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, who has had
his heaquarters in Winchester for the past
two years, was yesterday transferred and
lrnr, cd tn crjr Of fha nali
sion, being succeeded here by J. B. Myers
who was formerly assistant engineer Of the
Cumberland division. The changes are ef-
fectve at once.
the Under the Shade of the Old Apple
Tree" farm, near Clearbrook. this county,
where Egbert Van Alstyne, the song writer
is said to have composed the popular song
of that title was this week sold by his
divorced wife, Miss Louise Henry the ac-
tress. to her brother. John Henkel Henry,
for $1,000. A tweve-acre apple orchard
sixteen years old. is on the place. When
Van Alstyne was recently divorced from
his actress wife the latter retained the
farm. 1t having been decided to her by Van
Alstyne when they were married some years
ago The day following his divorce the song
writer married Miss Church, a dramatic
reader Of Chicago. in a small Wisconsin
town.
William T, Jones. the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad trackman who Is charged
with shooting and killing Night Operator
Morris F. Van Gosen instead Of another
man who Is alleged to have lured Jones
wife to a boarding house. has entered a
plea of guilty at Berkeley Springs, Nor
gan county, w. Va, and has been held
for court The shooting took place near
Hancock. Nd. early last Sunday morning
Van Gosen Is said to have been shot from
ambush.
Will Drive to Jamestown.
A party of twenty-five or thirty farmers
and other residents OF the Wadesville vi
cinity of Clarke and Frederick counties
completing arrangements to make a
trip to the Jamestown exposition by turn
pike. Their wives will go by rail-. and it
Is the intention to meet on the warpath
and take in" the exposition from the
standpoint of rural resident.
At local option election held in Wood
stock, Shenandoah county. this week the
dry" ticket won by one majority, polling
ia votes to 113 for the saloon interests The
election was held on the 18th day of the
month The saloonists claim that nums
Der Of wet ballots were not counted and
have indicated their intention Of making
contest before the circuit court. Rev. Dr.
P, B. Stephenson. pastor Of the Presby-
terian Church. who was spending his va
cation at Massanetta Springs In Rocking