The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-12
mo. II FEET COST
MAN HIS LIBERTY
Big Shoes Worn by 1ncendiary
Result in Speedy Con-
viction.
SUIT OVER SWORD WILL
Everything Is LOUIS Wrote
Husband-Waited Decade
to Record Deeds.
SUIT OVER 3-WoRD WILL

Next time Waddy Simpson wants to
burn another mans stable he will wear
a pair of shoes too small for him, even
II they hurt For had not Waddy put
on his usual size footwear---No. lion
the night which he selected as a suit
able one in which to have some fun
with neighbor's property. he would
it.
In addition to the generous size of
the articles on which he walks, Waddy
is pigeon-toed. pigeon-toed man
walked away from the late stable and
left his tracks. Hence Waddy is in
the penitentiary for eight years. and
the Supreme Court refuses to inter-
fere.
OF course, the blodhounds which were
brought to the scene from Lynchburg,
when demanded by the Ftttsylvania
county officials. had something TO do
with the conviction. The dogs. as
usual, took UP the scent, and. after
making many detours. went to the
home of the accused and refused to run
further" Or words to that effect.
AS to Bloodliounhs.
But in these latter days public opin.
ion does not uphold the bloodhound
theory In fact. certain irreverent
skeptics offer reward for a well au-
thenticated case in which the dogs
ever caught anybody unless guided to
that PERSONS house in some way. But
few years ago they were generally
feared and respected, being regarded as
possessing superhuman powers. Now
there are few so poor as to do them
honor Like Jeffries, they did not come
back
But the No. II shoe and the pigeon
toes made combination of evidence
which was irresistible in the minds of
the jury. The twelve good men and
true We're unwilling to believe that
there could be another pair of of feet
of the size within the borders of Pitt
sylvania. One look at Waddy's feet,
and they made ii eight years
Waddy wasn't satisfied. But the SUI
preme Court was when it yesterday re-
fused writ OF error. For some time
to come Waddy's hands will make
shoes for smaller feet than he goes
about on.
Threc-Word Will.
An interesting case came before the
Supreme Court yesterday Involving the
validity of a very peculiar will. In
this matter the court granted the writ
of error and Will hear the case at the
| next term.
The complainant in this case is Sam
uel H. Smith and the defendant is Mrs
Lula G.. Smith. The alleged will was
that of the latter's husband. George
Z. Smith, of Alexandria. 1t was writ.
ten on the front page of a book issued
| by the Southern Railway Company
| Smiths employer, to It's employees TO,
| the purpose of making reports. 1t con.
tanned three words: Everything is
LOUIS
Page after page of legal argument is
contained in the petition as to what
is and what is not a legal will. i
has been held. 1t is stated. that the
writing must show that ii is intended
as will. The Supreme Court did not
of course, at this stage of the game
state upon what point it granted the
writ.
When the matter came up in the Cor.
poration Court of Alexandria the judge
decided that the whole thing should b'
presented TO the jury. 1t was shown
that Smith got along we'll with his wife
but not with his own people. Also tina
i when talking to a real estate agen
about the sale of some property, h
said that he had willed 1t TO his wife
The other side tried to show that tn,
words quoted were written with a pen
Gil different from that employed ii
writing the name and date, and tina
some letters had been rubbed, perhap
with the intention of making them NOR
like Smiths writing. But the jury di,
not think much of this argument an,
decided that the will was legal.
Kept Deeds Ten Years.
II The Supreme Court also allowed
writ of error in case involving tn
all too common delay in the recordatio
of deeds conveying property. 1t seem
that ten years or more ago. James W
Buchanan bought six lots near Ocea
View, keeping his deeds without re
a eordtng them, A decade later he sol
the lots to John Boyd. who then re
/ corded his own deeds and Buchanan
at the same time.
In the meantime the remaining prop
erty of the company from which Buch
anan bought was sold to the McNamar
h. syndicate, its purchase being suppose,
to include the lots in question TIL
\ litigation is over the title to the prop
erty.
The Mcnamara syndicate complain
OF the action of the Law and CHANGER,
Court of the city of Norfolk in over
ruling its demurrer to the original bill
!; 1t also contends that Boyd has his rem
edy in law in an action of ejectment
and should not have tried to take ad