The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
! RAG|nc FIRES IN
PRINCE WILLIAM
Thousands of Acres of Valuable
Timber Land Ravaged by
Flames.
ORIGIN is UNKNOWN
Loss Enormous Because Much Of
Property Uninsured-Other
News.

Especial to The Richmond virginian,D
MANASSAS. VA, April 1s.-One 81
the most destructive forest fires with
In the knowledge of the oldest inhab'
stant began early this week near For
estsGrg, IL the lower portion 81
Prince william county, and has just
been gotten under control.
The fire. which Is OF unknown orig
Ar, swept over nearly z,eee acres ~
land principally belonging to j. ".
Kephart. and his loss win approx
mate $4,000, with no insurance. About
1900 acres of his cumberland were
laid To waste, 100000 plastering
lath, 10000 feet OF lumber and much
valuable machinery installed in hi
planning and sawmills destroyed. His
Blacksmith shop and large barn were
Totally destroyed. and IT Was WITH
great difficulty that his residence was
saved. It having fgnfret rwtrc from
the great shower OF sparks which fell
upon IL. Almost before the citizens OF
the community were aware OF the I'm
pending danger the fire was upon
rfragn amt communicated 70 tne ou1tu-
inEs adjacent 10 the forest line.
BY agreement reached Friday the
case of Commonwealth against J. ID.
Harris, charged with the killing of
Editor W. A. Thompson, In Warren
ton last spring. and which was set
IN the Circuit Court or This county
for the twentyhfth instant, has been
postponed to the second Monday in
June. MIR. Harris will appear here
with counsel. tomorrow and renew
his bond.
Key. Leslie Robinson. rector OF
Trinity Episcopal church. has tender
rd his resignation to the vestry. /.
take effect on May l. Mr.. Robinson
has no definite church in view IL
which he may be called. He came
here three years ago from Middle
town, Va. and during his ministerial
work an Manassas and at Nokesvilte
has won many warm friends
Craftsman Dead.
IL liz learned here thai James, alias
-Reddy," Gallagher. who participated
In the robbery of the Manassas Ma
ttonai Bank on November IL. 1904.
met his death in an attempted rob.
berry in Philadelphia yesterday. The
other parties who participated In the
robbery of the Manassas Bank were
Frank Burns. Edward Fitzpatrick.
Robert Casey, William Smith anu
SAtutS mig. burns. n FITZPATRICK ana
Casey were tried and convicted In the
Circuit Court Of Prince William
county and sentenced To terms In the
penitentlary Smith was tried and
acquitted. gallagher, together with
Burns, Fitzpatrick and Casey were APP
prehended in Richmond, and Gala
Cher was released upon the certiif-
cate Of "A physician that he was dying
Of consumption. Gallagher was con-
sidered one of the chief conspira-
tors In the Manassas bank robbery,
and from the evidence available a
strong case could have been made
cut against him.
NJ. e. Whipp, special agent Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railway Com
pany, with Headquarters at Mt Yer
non. Ind, and who was formerly rail
road tie inspector for that system at
Manassas, was married this week TO
Miss Belle German. Of Marshall The
welded couple passed through Manas-
saE en- route for their Northern home
Thomas Moore. a negro. was con-
victed In the Circuit Court of this
county on Wednesday upon the charge
OF entering the store of Jordan & Jor-
dan, at Heymarket. In January last
and stealing quantity OF goods and
WAS sentenced to six years In the
peritentiary. Moore having before
served terms OF seven years. the
law gives him an additional I'VE years,
aEregating eleven years which he will
he required to serve.