The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-16
FRAUD IS ALLEGED
IN IMPROPERLY DEAL
Enormous Record Filed in Suit
of Camp Manufacturing
Company.

Fraud, extortion and sundry other
unworthy designs are imputed to w.
r. Carpenter, of Brunswick county, in
the petition for a writ of error filed
against him in the Supreme Court of
Appeals by the Camp Manufacturing
Company, one of the largest lumber
concerns in Virginia. The court yes
terday granted the writ, and will hear
the argument and review the case
later
Carpenter is alleged to have done
the improper thing when he bought a
strip Of land fifteen feet wide. osten-
sibly for the purpose of building a
road, but actually, the company be-
lteves. for the purpose OF hindering
and delaying it in its business, and
extorting money from 1T; for across
this strip the lumber concern has built
a logging road, and it is under con-
tract to move part of its lumber
within certain time. And it must
be moved over that railroad.
Case In Lower Court.
AS it appeared that the litigation
brought against the company by Car
penter might delay 1t, the concern filed
a bill asking the Circuit Court Of
Brunswick county for an injunction to
enjoin Carpenter from prosecuting his
actions at law Of ejectment and un-
lawful detainer, and for the recovery
of the small strip of land in question.
This the court declined to do, instead
awarding possession of the piece of
land to Carpenter. 1t is from this
Judgment that the Camp Manufacture
ing Company appeals. 1t is also ag-
grieved at the refusal of the court to
allow 1t to file a bill of review of
the decision on the ground that 1t had
additional evidence to present.
The record in this case is one Of
the largest seen in years by Clerk II.
Stewart Jones. 1t Will make perhaps
800 printed pages
In addition to the little strip of
property involved, the Carpenter suits
also will affect the title to large guam
titles of standing timber, which, UNI
der contract, must be cut and re-
moved over the railroad which runs
across the land which has been adj
Judged to Carpenter.
Bought Needed Land.
1t is alleged in the record that Car.
penter himself had hand in choosing
the location for the railroad. and soon
thereafter. knowing where 1t would
run, bought the small strip from its
owner, an ignorant negro named Aus
LII Elllllps, WHO udQ dlIeduy HdSICS0
to sell it to the Camp Manufacturing
Company. The statement in the petit
ton is that Carpenter told the negro
he wanted to build a public road.
Therefore, the petitioner feels that the
record in the case justifies it in say
ing that Carpenter obtained the deed
by unworthy and fraudulent represen-
tations made to the grantor, for the
purpose of eXtorting sums of money
from the Camp Company or Of COM
polling it to sacrifice It's rights to
many hundreds Of millions of feet Of
lumber.
It is further alleged that following
certain decisions in other cases rem
dered by the Supreme Court, which In
dicated the rights and duties Of the
Camp Manufacturing Company, Car
penter tried to buy intervening tracts
of land, also for the purpose Of ex-
tortion
The court refused to grant q writ
of error to John Towles, who has
been sentenced to five years labor on
the public roads from Orange county
for housebreaking with intent to COM
NIT larceny 1T also appears that not
only did John intend to steal, but that
he actually stole and carried away
five bushels Of corn and four bushels
of oats, to the injury of the peace and
dignity of the Commonwealth and to
the good of the highways of the State.
John alleged errors in the drawing Of
the jury, but the court disagreed with
him