Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16
WILLIAMSBURG REJO|CEs
OVER NEW-F0UND WEALTH
City, Whose Annual Revenue Is
$4,000, to Collect 100000
in Back Taxes.
FORMER COUNCILMAN IS HERE
Hugh S. Bird, for Years Chairman
of Little Towns Finance Commit
tee, Tells OF Benefactions OF Marie
Marshall and Relatives.

tee, Tells OF BenefactiOnS OF Marie
Marshall and Relatives.
There Is cause for rejoicing in the
city Of Williamsburg That city has
been raised from a financial condition
which for years was such that main
tenance OF the municipal government
was n vexing problem for the City
Council, TO state OF anluencc. And
II Is all brought about by the uncov-
erins OF the omitted taxable values
OF the Marie Marshall estate
According 10 Hugh S. Bird. now OF
Richmond, but for many years a mem
her OF the Williamsburg Council and
chairman OF the Finance Committee,
the total revenue Of the city in recent
years amounted annually to only S.
go II fun settlement of the back
taxes due from the Marshall estate is
made, as Is now expected. more than
$500 ooh will be paid into the city
treasury in d lump sum. /, is expect
ed that the money viii be expended
!" improvements 10 streets ana in the
enlargement, o: the water aud gas
plants.
OCCUPIES FINE HOUSE
ADJOINING STATE HOSPITAL
j. Frederick kernochan. committee
ior Miss Marshall. the insane multi
millionaire. is well known In Williams
burg. nc has frequently visited his
ward. who occupies a handsome, mod
ern residence adjoining the grounds OF
tho Eastern state Hospital. She has
oeen tor the last thirty years only
ton.
Miss Marshall has two sisters living
IN New York both very wealthy, VINO
frequently spend few days with her.
They have always shown the greatest
srhcitude 70! nor comfort. insisting
mat she be provided with every lux
ur| Zone can buy. The mansion &C.
cuE'cd 10y the insane mult!-mill!onatrc
Is aumHtuous!y furnished. Miss Mar
snail Is surrounded by a small army
o. servants and IS constantly under
tne observation and care OF her own
physicians, specialists chosen hv nor
sisters and Mr.. kcrnochan
MANY CHURCHES RECEIVED
HANDSOME BENEFACTIONS
MANY churches and institutions in
Williamsburg and the surrounding
country are indebted TO Miss Marshall
Tor numerous and substantial bcnefac-
tons Her sisters have made numcr-
no IN NcC name the
oId Bruton Church. The organ in
stalled In the church some years ago
AT cost Of about $40 900 is largely
tho gift OF Miss Marshall and her SIS
ters The carpetinG and upholstery Of
the chuTca was another slit from Mrs.
Potter, one OF the sisters
MANI OF the attendants a, tho East,
ern State Hospital have from time
TO time received handsome gifts from
the sisters Of Miss MarrhnN and IRON,
Mr' kernochan. according 70 the stur-
les told o: the generosity OF those IN
te!ested in Miss Marshall
Mr. Bird relates that Il has been
long understood between the state and
clt% oiic!als and the relatives OF Miss
Marshall that in the event o: her death
tho handsome residence she occupics
VIII be presented 10 the State 10 he
used as residence ny the Super!n-
tendent o, the Eastern State Hospital
NOT KNOWN At FIRST
THAT PATIENT WAS WEALTHY
Miss Marshall was admitted as a
pay patient" 10 the Eastern State
Hospital, on October s. 1872 The rec
ord Kept az state hospitals for the
insane In those days was not as com
piete and so much in detail as IL is
today. and nothing is given OF the
nistory % The case. The following en-
tries appear unon the record books Of
the hospital: Miss Marie Marshall.
admitted October S, 1872. na,ivit.'
Virginia: occupation, none: residence
Petersburg. Va; form OF disease, C.
mania; causes, unknown: duration prt-
or to admission, two years
During her .;frst. years Of incarcara
ZION ~ was not known that Miss Mar
shall was an heiress or that her peo-
PIE were wealthy. Her board Mas paid
and she was provided with n special
attendant some years after her adnis-
sion Later IL became known tha; no
patient was wealthy. After :ha death
OF her father her estate passed !n.o
tho hands OF a committee AMI thor il
was tina she became the rec o.ent Of
every luxury that money cuuIl 3nv.
About twenty five years ago, j. Freder-
lex kern+chan. who had previously
Seen appointed committee Of ..iiss
Marshalfs estate. purchased OF the late
nr. Richard a. Wise. former Cuncrcss-
inan from this disiIi his old colonial
residence on West Francis Street, ad-
Joining the hospital grounds 1t was
not large or pretentious residence,
but the grounds surrounding II are
spacious and everything is in keeping
with the homes of people of her wealth
and class. The Marshall cottage and
grounds occupy n block and recently
other unsightly buildings across the
street from the cottage were purchased
and removed in order TO make the
surroundings more attractive Her
home Is one of the show places of the
town.
SPENDING THE SUMMER
AT VIRGINIA BEACH
Miss Marshall is surrounded by
retinue of servants. she is in the spe-
cial care of Miss Ida Faulkner, while
Mrs Charlotte Hubbard has charge Of
Il the household. Miss Marshall and her
, attendants are now al the Tate cot
tage, Virginia Beach, where they are
spending the summer. Formerly their
summers were spent either at the
White Sulphur or Natural Bridge.
Miss Marshalrs affliction came upon
her In her lrir1hnnd CHI