The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-06
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Winchester. Va, January Sit was
reported here that Rev. Walter J. Hub
bard. one of the best known members
of the Shenandoah Baptist Association.
and until recently superintendent OF
the DAVIS Child Shelter at Charleston,
w. Va. who is now at his home at
Broadway. Rockingham County, IS
awaiting definite information from
Charleston as to whether the prose-
cutting attorney intends to lay before
the grand jury the charges OF which
the minister was recently dismissed
in the magistrates court at Charles
ton--that of attacking a twelve-year-
old girl, an Inmate of the home, which
was founded by former United States
Senator Henry q. Davis, of West Nir-
ginia. In the event the attorney for
the Commonwealth does not press the
charge II is stated that Rev Mr.. Hun
bard, yielding to the entreaties OF MS
intimate friends. will shortly file
suit for heavy damages against the
matron OF the school or the board of
trustees. by whom he was summarily
dismissed several weeks ago. - the
hearing. held by Justice Atkinson in
Charleston. very little evidence was
given against the minister, while on
the other hand there was vast deal
of testimony in his behalf The little
girl whom he was alleged to have at
tack ed. testified that she had been
given presents of candy and other
gifts TO induce her to relate a certain
story on the witness stand. and that
she had told one of the nurses that
she did not intend to tell any more
stories about Mr.. Hubbard. Attorneys
for the minister brought out mucn
testimony calculated to prove that
conspiracy had been Matched up
against the superintendent
\ large number of Winchester Gro'
cerymen, who have been selling a cer-
tain brand of apple cider. sold TO them
by an Alexandria firm, were notified
yesterday 20 stop at once the sale or
the drink or suffer the consequences
Of being arrested and prosecuted IN
the Corporation Court One dealer.
who said he had reasons to be sus-
picious. gave q sample bottle of the
cider TO the Chief of Police. and the
attorney for the Commonwealth for-
warded the same TO the state Chemist
at Richmond who. after making
chemical analysis Of the cider. re-
ported that il contained IL per cent
OF alcohol. or L. per cent more al
cOhol than the Byrd liquor law allows
for pure apple cider. \ number OF
dealers have much of the cider on
hand and they are endeavoring to In
duce the Alexandria company to take
il back and refund their MONEY on the
ground that they were told BY one or
the cOmpany's representatives that the
cider was not adulterdted OF HIS
branded. and that the internab revenue
department han authorized its sale
without a government license a num-
Der Of men who drank of the cider de-
clared they did not care whether WIN
chester ever had saloons again. 50
long as they could buy that kind OF
cider.
Mrs. Clevenger, Young wife of Archi-
bald Clevenger. Of Frederick County.
died several days ago. and at her own
request six young women fIfends
served as active paIl-bearers at her ~
neral. which was conducted by Rev. a.
Knox. Of the Southern Methodist
Church She was a Miss McCsuley.