The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-08
VIRGINIA MAYSUEON
WASHINGTON WILL
Theft Charge Is Threatened
Against j. =. Morgan Unless
Document Is Returned.
WHOLE STATE Is AROUSED
Bill Will Be Passed in the Iccis.
lature to Further the
Restoration.

WAsHINGToN. Jan. Tic ,c,,-a.
yersy over the will OF Martha Wa,hlp.
ton threatens to find its way into In.
courts. ON one side is arrayed J T.
Morgan. who has possession OF tho docu.
ment, and on the other leading citizens
Of Virginia headed Ivy Representative.
Charles A. Carlir.
Angered by the refusal OF Mr.. Moran
to give up the will which lie Inherited
as a part OF the estate Of his fa.he,
the late J. perpont Morgan. the state o:
Virginia, through certain prominent ,id.
zens. intend TO 20 to law 10 recover IN.
will. according to AN announcement made
today 10y Representative Cariin.
I'VE will try to indict Mr. Morgan 70,
theft IL he persists in keeping this his.
toric document. now that he knows tina,
II was stolen" said Mr.. Carlin Under
the statute n man who feeps In ls pos-
session stolen property Ia "a partlcrar,
In the crime.
"The people OF Virginia are aroused
The will IL ours and we arc going 10 nav,
II restored to where IL belongs Wc an
proceed by n civil suit 10 recover n.
document. but that does not seem 70 os
the popular manner advocated a.. N.r-
gnia, since MIR. Morgan has refused u
grant the requests to return H.
To Appeal 10 Grand jury.
I've will go right to tho Grand Jury
and attempt to have more drastic treat.
ment administered II necessary
Virginia will recover tho viii o,
Martha Washington at all cost ssd
Commonwealth Attorney iscksy or
Alexandria county. III nc knows tH.vh
was stolen--and W. Nirg.n;ans have
proved :hat Il has teen-Nr. Morgan, a.
a Receiver OF stolen propetty, IS 20 mos
entitled to the historic document than g..
thief who stole IL.
Until NJ. Morgan persisted In his ~
fusal to return the will To the archives
from which 1t was puroined, the SIT
was one between him and tie people %
Fairfax county. to whom the docurer,
belongs, but now IL has become a state
question. u is Virginia versus Mr. Nor
gan. and Mr.. Morgan Wi! realize ths,
when tho Old Dominion starts her leSsl
machinery 20 work on the matter"
Since the death Of the father ~ re
present holder Of the will Mrs. John g
Barbour. regent OF the Falls Church. Va,
chapter OF the daughters OF the ArA-i-
can Revolution. orot. TO the f1nan.,s-
requesting that the document bs restored
Mr.. Morgan Refuses 60 Give II ",
Mrs. Barbour recently received a rely.
Il il said. from Mr.. Morger's 'ib-a-.l
saying that Mr.. Morgan regretted 80.
he could not comply with her request.
but adding that he had siguifed IL
Willingness 20 have the will photographed
and 20 send Mrs. Barbour re. " tns
Photographs
As a return for this proposed courtesy
Mr.. Morgan asked that Mrs. BarecD
have the will OF George Wash.ng-c-,
which is among the archives OF Fairfax
county. Photographed ana furnish lin
with copies.
When IL became known that Mr.. Nor
gan was determined no. 70 return tss
will State Senator r. +. Thornton decided
20 take steps that would enable -.
State TO proceed for its recovery. SenA.1-
Thornton reiterated to-day that he ~
already assured OF sufficient votes 10 pess
the bill he will introduce for the 70
covery OF the document