The Washington times., 1911-07-31
KIDNAPPED FARMER .
PLANS PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST ABDUCT0RS
c. Willard Barnesly, of
Olney, Confers With Mont
gomery Prosecutor.

ROCKVILLE, July sc. Willard
Barnesly, the young Olney district
farmer, who says that he was abb
Quoted by two strange men two weeks
ago and compelled to accompany them
to Norfolk. Richmond, and other places
in Virginia, and work at various things,
was in conference with States Attorney
Waters and Sheriff Viett here today
with a view to instituting proceedings
against his alleged abductors. He was
closely questioned concerning the whole
affair, and he stuck to his story that
he had been abducted. This Is the
young mans version of the abduction:
The night of July IL l attended q
picnic at Olney, and about 10 O'Clock, or
later. started to drive to the home Of
my uncle, Charles Barnesly, near Oak
dale, with when / made my home. AS
l reached q point near my uncle's farm
two men loomed up in front of my
team, and one of them seized my
horses head while the other covered
ne with a revolver. The men jumped
into my buggy; and nP pointing IN IEive the fe
the electric railway. Upon reaching the
car line the men embarrassed my horse
and turned the animal loose. was
then compelled to board car with
them, being told that II l said anything
or male any outcry whatever / would
be shot.
men to Union Station, Washington,
where we took a. train for Richmond,
Va, reaching there early the next morn
ing. After leaving the train we went
to a little house in the slums OF the
town. l was put into room on the sec
ond floor and one Of the men was left
to guard me.
"A few days later l was taken to
Norfolk, the trip being made at night,
and l was taken out into the river and
made to work on a dredging machine.
Last Tuesday night my guard fell asleep
and took advantage of the opportunity
to escape. / tore my bedding into strips
and tying them together let myself down
from the dredge into the water and
swan ashore. l wrote TO my father,
Jonathan D. Barnesly, Of Olney, who
came doYn into Virginia and brought
me home"
Barnes says his captors never talked
in his presence, and he does not even
know their first names One OF them.
he saws. has a beard. He thinks he will
be able to identify them.
John Doe warrants will be issued and
Sberiff Viett will take Barnesly down
into Virginia to see If the men can be
located.
II they can find men willing to be
candidates, Montgomery county Re
publicans will place a full ticket In
the field. The impression had gone abroad
that there would be no nominations by
the Republicans this year for county
offices, but at a meeting Of the state
central and county committees and
other prominent members OF the party
here Saturday afternoon, it was decided
that to place a full ticket In the held
would be the best thing Cor the party,
and a committee, composed Of William
TyIer Page, Henry H. Miller, D. w.
Baker. Charles T. Johnson, and A A.
Rraddock, was named to act with the
State central and county committees II
Selecting candidates and in persuading
them to go upon the ticket.
The meeting was called TO 4order by
c. Scott Duvall chairman uf TIE county
committee, and Arthur Stabler was
chosen chairman and Maurice Brown
Thomas Dawson, Brainard II. Warner,
ir., Willis B. Burdette, William 7.
Burdette, William T. Page, Frank L.
Hewitt. ]. Frank Trazare, Henry H.
Miller. c. w. Clum, John Ward, John
s Giiliss, James P. B. Veirs, A. A.
Braddock, Albert Warf1eld, Charles M.
Jones, George E. Ayton, Cranmer Grif-
fth. Galen L. TAFT, John w. Case, Will
liam R. Fulks, and others.
Miss Pearl E. -Hoke, of Callaghan,
Va. and Harry G. Rucker, Of Jackson's s
river. Va, were married in Rockville
SATURDAY. afternoon by the Rev William
u Keene, pastor of the Southern Meth
odist Church, at the home Of the min
lister.