The Washington times., 1908-08-28
DIR. TEBBS PLACED
UNDER PEACE BOND
Man Shot at by ]. }. Has
kell, For Alleged Family
Wrongs, Held.
AGED PHYSICIAN
is NOW ON TRIAL
Denies Charges Against Him, and
Says He Is the Victim
of a Plot.

of a Plot.
| IN a little school building at FORESTS
vile. Va. used temporarily as a COURT
house, DR.. A. Sydney Tebbss the elderly
Fairfax county physician, arrested on
/ five warrants charging him with mis-
/ treating three young daughters Of Mrs
/ C V. Haskell OF Z101 street, Washing
| ton who occupies the physicians coun-
/ try home during the summer was given
a hearing this afternoon.
| Justices Of the Peace J. n. Folin and
John Anderson, of GAINESVILLE district.
/ heard the testimony.
! The entire county is stirred up by the
charges against its most prominent cit
izen and fits largest land holder This
/ interest was manifested by the great
number of persons who drove 10 Forrest
vile TO attend the hearing. The at
| tempt made by John Haskell, brother
OF the girls, TO shoot Dr.. Tebbs last Sat
urday night served to augment the in
terest in the case.
Mrs Haskell Present.
! Mrs Haskell was present with her
three little daughters Edith, aged thir-
teen; Dorothy, ten, and Louise. seven,
and they were the principal witnesses
! against DR.. Tebbs.
The little country schoolhouse was
crowded when the hearing began. Mrs.
/ Haskell and her children sat on one
side, while on the other sat the gray
haired physician who has been accused
| The hearing this afternoon viii deter
mine whether the ACCUSED physician.
now who has his liberty OF. his personal
! recognizance, will be held for the grand
jury.
DT. Tebbs makes an absolute denial
| OF the charges made against him by
| the little girls and theiI mother and
says il is merely a plot to cause him
trouble and ruin his reputation.
The three little girls are all Of re-
nlarkabIe beauty.
Haskell Gives Bond.
John J. Haskell, the young clerk in
the city pOsJOffice, the son and brother,
I who by reason OF his fathers feeble
condition, regards himself as the pro-
tector Of the family. was yesterday held
in $500 bond for his appearance before
the grand jury TO answer TO AZ alleged
| assault on DR.. Tebbs last week when he
| fired five shots at the man who, he says,
| insulted his mother and sister.
DR.. Tebbs was also placed under bond
I
/ Peace Wilson NJ. Farr, at Fairfax yes
| teTday. His personal bonds were taken.
| Young Haskell was brought into court
/ at Fairfax Courthouse yesterday Tor
preliminary hearing and the liking OF
| bond There was an array OF counsel
1 on both sides, and the case promises
many entanglemenJs and sensations
/ Judge Thornton. who is on the Fairfax
| county circuit, came all the way from
| Manassas 10 hear the case
Held On Two Warrants.
Young Haskell was held on two war
rants, one charging shooting with in
tent to main, distigure disable and kill.
and another charging attempting to
/ shoot. etc. The hearing was merely for
the purpose of fixing the amount OF
bail. as it was agreed by counsel that
the case should be heard by the grand
jury.
Walter T. Oliver. member of the Leg
islature from Fairfax county, and bail
commissioner Of the county, who repre-
sents DR.. Tebbs, after reciJ;ng the grav-
ity OF the offense of the accused, asked
/ that he be held in s. 500 on the charges
against him, and In $3.50 to keep the
| Crandai Mackey. Commonwealth at
| t0rney OF Alexandria county, replied TOR
the defense, and recited briefly the
! causes that led 10 young HaskeIIs ae-
tiOns, and asked that the bond be
1 placed at $500 He also assured the
court that Haskell had no intention of
| breaking the peace and asked that his
/ bond to keep the peace be placed at 500
I also. After much debate, and a Ques-
tion as whether Judge Thornton or JUS
tice farr should fX the peace bond.
| Judge Thornton decided upon 5000
bond on the charges and $1,000 10 keep
| the peace
| that she and her children had been
| threatened by DR.. Tebbs, and that she
! feared him. counsel for the Haskeus
| asked that DR.. Tebbs be put under bond
TO keep the peace. After considerable
| argument it was agreed 10 take his
personal bonds for $1,000.
Dr.. Tebbs Is Nervous.
During the hearing DR.. Tebbs sat
with his counsel and gazed nervously
about the court room, frequently look
/ ing at young Haskell, and at the mother
and oldest girl. Mrs. Haskell was over
joyed when her son was admitted to
bail.
| J. Jenkins Davies. Commonwealth's
| attorney of Prince William county and
/ F s. McCandlish, Of the firm OF Moore.
/ Barbour, & Keith, acted with Mr.
| Oliver for the prosecution vest erday.
Mr. Davies is serving in place of Com
mOnwealth's Attorney Ford Of Fairfax
county who withdrew as prosecuting
| officer because he had had correspond
ence with Mrs. Haskell bfore the shoot
/ ing
| CrandaI Mackey Lewis II. Macben.
of Alexandria, former State Senator;
| Robert Lee Montague, of the executive
board OF the Eagles Of Washington, and
/ John ". Rust, of Fairfax, local counsel.
/ will represent the Haskells in both ac-
tions Mr.. Montague and young Haskell
/ are brother Eagles.
/ From the opening statement of Mr.
| Oliver for the prosecution yesterday, il
seems that Haskell fired at DIR. Tebbs
while the latter was sitting on the
lawn of his home, a mile and half
south of Forrestville. He said that
about 5 o'clock Saturday evening.
| Just before dark, DR.. Tebbs was sitting
/ on the lawn with a M Sudds. and that
| Haskell, walking up within ten feet of
him, fired FIVE shots the second one
singeine DF. Tebb's left cneeS, and then
| ne walked over to Great Fails and gave
himself up to the custody OF Special
County Officer Reid, after telling him
that he had shot and killed DR.. Tebbs.