The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-13
Stanford COURT PROCEEDINGS
De- following are the proceedings
lrrnif Cnnrl OF Stafford cOun-

J.
B II. Litbsr, II. A. Riley, Doc Cooper,
lake Brooks. Chas. Bedwell. W. A..
Snellings. w. T. Peyion and JAS. Ash
by.
One indictment was found against
Grant Vaughn, felony. Continued and
trial set for September term OF cOu. {.
G.. r. Wallace for Commonwealth. +.
NJ. Chichester represents the accused.
The ease If Commonwealth Va. Frank
Jackson. appeal to Circuit court. mis-
demcanor. Continued to September
term. G.. b. Wallace for the Common
wealth, r. NJ. Chichester for the &C
Gu ed.
There were no civil cases tried. this
not being jury term OF court.
The chancery docket was called and
number Of DEGREES entered.
Howard w. Howard. d vorce, final
decree. r. NJ. Chichester. attorney.
Bhcklcy vs.. Colbert. injunction en-
larged. Coleman and Chichester, p. a.,
A. T. Embrey, p d.
Watson Va. Cooper 4 ais, sale OF
land by W. w. Butzneg, special com
missioner, to w. S. Shackelford, at
$5l5. confirmed and deed ordered made.
w. w. Butzner, p. O.. +. w. Coleman,
p. d.
j. ]. Henin vs.. Joe Davis, order di-
rcciing plaintiff to take evidence by
next term. A. 7. Embrey, p. q, W.
W. Butzner. p. d.
Watson and others w. Watson q ala.
decree confirming sale 10 purchaser,
W. l.. Watson. and overriding upset
bid. G. Il. Wallace and A. T. Embrey
for all parties except W. l.. Watson.
W. w. Butzner counsel Tor W. l.. Wat
son, the purchaser.
Dent vs.. Dent. capias issued against
defendant Coleman and Chichester p.
a., w. w. Butzner. p. d.
/ Flatford vs.. tlatford a ais, contin
/ ued. W. w. ButZner. attorney.
Sullivan vs.. Henderson, continued on
report Of special commissioners. &.
orc. Goodrich, p. g., w. W. Butzner,
Ip. Il.
On motion Of Mrs. Alvin Bloxton.
VIM w. Butzner was appointed guar
dian for Olivia BloXton, infant, and
bond of 5000 required.
Bloxton vs.. Bloxton. continued. W.
W. Butzner. attorney.
Woodward VS. Harrison, continued
f. NJ. Chichester. p. a., A. l. En-
brey, p. d.
FRANKLIN vs.. Franklin. continued. r.
W. Coleman. p. a., W. W. Butzner p.
id.
Ashby vs.. Roles. continued. W. W
Rutzner and A. 4. Embrey, p. a.. G..
b Wallace and r. NJ. Chichester. p. d.
There were a number Of names placed
on the treasurer's list. who had pad
their capitation taxes. which were
omitted by the treasurer through mis-
take.
Hudson w. Montlcth. settled and
dismissed. G.. Il. Wallace, p. q, {.
u. Foster p. d.
Judoyics w. Chama. continued. Wal
lace and Willis. p. O., r. NJ. Chiehes-
ter. p. d.
Dagg- < ais W. Herring & ais, con
tinued. W. w. Bntzner. p. O., G. h.
Wallace. p. d.
The clerk laid before the court
list Of deeds recorded since last
term. as well as list Of fines paid
clerk. which were ordered filed.
The accounts OF H. l.. Lowry. adj
ministrator OF EnOch Lowry. dtceas-
I'd. and Matte ONeil. administrator
of l. O'Neil having been filed 30
days for exception and none taken,
this day stands confirmed and are
ordered 10 be- recorded
\ description of a tract OF land
containing % acres. charged TO Su-
san Abel and sold to Commonwealth
for delinquent tax and purchased
from said Commonwealth by Kend-
rick Shaw. was his day confirmed.
4 special grand jury ordered by
The court empanne'lCd. sworn. charg
/ Cd. with Jas Ashby as foreman. re-
paired TO their rooms. returned in
10 court an Indictment against Grant
Vaughan for a felony, true
bill. And with the following state
menf: 1T appearing 10 the grand
jury that Jro. NJ Stevens and John
u. Fritter are hauling passengers in
tho county OF Stafford for cOmpensa-
ton without a license required by
law. The grand jury recommends to
the court that in case they do not
take out license at once that they
Boo proceeded against before the next
Grand jury"
u is Ordered that a copy Of the
above order I'm so far as II applies
10 Jno v Stevens and Jno. b. Frit-
ter b. served on them by the sheriff
Grand jury attendance certified.
hr following applications for
pensions were allowed: Mathew
Eullock. Lucy Randall and X. H.
Stevens ana the following applica-
tons for renewing were allowed: G..
4. Bowling and l.. + Spencer
Claim of W. r. Dent. jailer,
Of s19 allowed
The following voters were ordered
placed on the list Of qualified voters
for 1911, to wit:
John II. Doyle. Turner Rains. Jas.
Butler, colored, j. T. Young, Bernard
Watson, j. Edison Ball. Rodney Patton,
w. r. Bryan. VIM. Bryan. Battle G.
Bloxton, w. T. Bloxton, J. II. Benton,
w. NJ. Black. T. F. Boswell, Una Bos-
well. VIM. Boswell, F. w. Baber, c.
A. BRYAN. j. X. Bryan, Jr., j. W.
Cooper, ]. NJ. Cooper. G. X. Cooper,
TAYLOR Cooper, w. w. Cooper. w. A.
Gift. T. A. Gift, w. II. Carter, ID. l..
Cummings, Milton Cummings. j. w.
Clemmons, Vernon f. Chewing. f. b.
Chewing, w. 5. Cloe. K. A. Cloe, w.
A. Cloe. c. Il. Cloe, Luke Callahan. 4.
p. Caty, w. r. Cooper. Lazzaro Mus
ante. Chas. Rains, Norman Rains. W.
C.. Sneed, Algeron Wine, Chas. w.
Watson. w. N. Wilson. Thos. Porter,
colored. Jno. Gaines, colored. Jno. X.
Smith, col. Els. Moore.J. II. Licher. w.
II. Shelkett, w. +. Stribling. Joe Sin
cox. w. j. Skidmore. w. B. Skidmore,
r. l.. Sterne, l.. A. Skinner, l.. A.
Skinner, Jr., NJ. Sutton. Ii. Y. Meetze,
n. Nj. Meetze, J.. A. Ryan, Marshall
Washington. colored, Chas Washing
ton. coored, Tom Williams, colored.
John Stewart, colored, Edward Beamer,
colored. Len Blackwell, colored, II. b.
Dart. McDuff Boutyard, w. 7. Bout
yard. VIM. j. Bowie, Jno. S. Hudson,
Chas. w. Sullivan, Robt. l.. Snellings,
Robbie Sullivan, Dan Bryant, Chas.
Porter, cOlored.
PISTOL FIGHT WITH FIREBUG
Following a series Of incendiary fires,
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