The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15
ASKED TO
D|SBURSE FUNDS
Protest Against Rcformatory
Near Mt. Vernon Not Re
sardcd i'll Law.
MONEY ALREADY AVAILABLE
Only Way by Which Plan Can
&c Changed Is Through
Act OF Congress.

Despite protests from all parts OF
Virginia concerning the establishment
Of IA reform school in Fairfax county,
about four miles from MI Vernon, for
shc use of tho District Of Columbia
:hc government is COINS ahead with it's
plans.
Application was made here yesterday
by attorneys representing heirs who
own the property. known as "Bclvoir, g
or the White House Tract" to Judge
Edmund Waddill Jr., in the United
state District Court, for the appoint
mcnt Of q commissioner to disbursc the
funds to lawful heirs. The petition was
granted and It Is likely that "A commits
sioncr Will be named By che court to-
morrow.
This property was acquired by the
United States for $4,000 bv condemna :.
, tion proceedings instituted several
months ago. The money was turned
over to the court by the commission
| crs OF Washington mt the Inst session
held two weeks ago in -llcXdndria The
question of the disbursement of this
sum Is now to be decided 81 the COM
missioner
Owned 10y 0ttcrbnch IIcirr.
The property was owned by hciys-,
moro than flfty-of Philip otterhach
Representing one seventh of tho
Justices. attorney G. S. lIillycr, OF
Washington. petitioncd the cour, TO
urn inc case over to the jurisdiction
OF tho Circuit Court OF Fairfax county
declaring that the Title to the prorerty
was vested in tho court because il was
left in trust by Otterbach. Tho trus
zee named In the VIII never uttali0cd
according TO Attorney Hnlycr. thus
! iearinS II vacant and therefore In the
nhnds OF INC court. lie declared that
nc FUNDS should be Disturbed by tho
Fairfax court.
Attorney John $. Barber. OF Fairfax,
representing tho remainder of tho
nelrS AT law said that tlie matter
should not be removed from the htris
hicton of tho United States Court. In
rms District Attorney l.. /. Lewis con
'urrc" and Attorney IIillyor nnully
'Sreed TO the appointment Of :, com
missioner by the Federal court
Judge Waddill granted the; pctjtion
, ana VIII select some lawyer, OF Alex.
/, andria for the service. Tia will prol.
noiy enter an order tomorrow morn
Numerous historic ana other or
S"ni"a''ona OF The state as well as the
regents oil Mt. Vernon hav,, been nctivc
IN trying TO forcstall the project TO
hnild Il prison SO near tic famous
mansion on the Potomac
influence was brought TO bear on tin,
m,rs'hih congressional delegation
ihrouSh senator Swanson bill was
introduced and passed III the House
caiiins upon the commissioners OF
N"Shinston 10 explain why the site
near MI Vernon had been selected.
Money Already rnid.
~ Il regular term of the United States
| Court al AlcNnndria the price for the
White House Tract having been ixcd
according to Law. the commissioners
ihii into the cour, $4,000. and thus
vested fee simple totlc to The prom
crty III the government
RMS money is now in the hands OF
the court II was brought to Richmond
ana deposited in one OF the local banks.
pending Its disbursement, to heirs.
FROM what can be gathered the gov
cIhment intends TO go ahead with its
plan of establishing Il rcformatory. aud
| me movement cannot be headed off eN-
cept through quick and drastic congress
aional legislation
the amount paid for "Bclvoir" is said
10 be excessive. OF about 1900 acres.
il is covered with scrub pines.