The Washington times., 1915-10-26
HELD UP BY LITIGATION.

I1ELD VI III
The estate was to have been deliver
ed to winchester last February. But
It's transfer by the executors has been
held up by litigation In the Scranton
courts. involving among other things
the size of the executors fees. The
latter ask for more money than the
Winchester authorities are wiling 10
approve. When the property was not
turned over last February. the Handley
board of trustees. created by the Vir-
ginia legislature to handle this fund.
with the approval OF the common coun-
Gil OF Winchester. brought suit. the
executors resisted the suit on the
grounds that they must sell the prop
erty and turn over the proceeds. ana
that they are entitled to a reasonable
time to do this advantagsously to the
benef,ciaries Of the will. WINCHESTER 10
represented In this litigation by Judge
William J: Hand and George Whsr'Sa on
Philadelphia. A final decision by the
courts Is expected at any day:
The Handley property. to wh,ch Wn
chester falls heir for the erection OF
schoolhouses FOR the education, Of the
poor" is now located In the business
heart of Scranton. 1t CONSISTS q de-
partment store buildings. bank toild.
ings. and other real estate, Valutd NJ
8 .2s5. 100. the gross income rom whFn.
consists of $4,000 In loans on rnai cs-
tate III Scranton and about $4,000 IN
cash. The executors, In their twenty,
year administration Of the cdmcationnI
Of the original Handley property. IN. re;
BY Increasing largely :he original
amount entrusted to their hands.
Started In Washington.
While much was written tw"nty-hVe
years ago about the unusual h1e anu
coreer of John Handley, whosc fortune
| will make Winchester one OF the oeS.-
.ouipped educational centers In this
section of virginia. great zeal ma"
been forgotten In the passing Oh on'e'
and perhaps all OF 1t will be new 70 'ne
generation now being educated sun
many incidents are told In this ar',o.e
which never before have seen pm, :,
yWnn,,inaton. yUnn when poor Irish immi-
grant lad Of nineteen years, ae W.
Sorn at Enniscorthy, County u. IL,
tord being the son of carpenter. n,'
sprung from. noble ,n,l1,nSy Iar,.E CHI ehief,ains
80 ss in the fourth century hink,
When Handley came to TINS SELL ,r A. ~
| ~ 81 a he impressed one as vehs
snn,SeS from a proud and mishty ,aSS, =
Handley followed the ,ud,sd law at
afs6 ats6. hy m candielight after locating az a,
niknt ,nston in 1854. His quick irlsh
w,, made him an apt law ',,ho
mhout 1857 he married a w'aow wi" liz
I'D one son. a child OF feepie n'' ,uL,ns
afterward moved 10 "a her son. They
va W,.h hanpily there for years ana pros,
nHeu s Handley and his wife later NAG
perea disasreement over the manase,
So, ,,rt Of the boy, WHICH 'ed 20 .mv.
separatton. Mrs. Hana'ey Ita' ,eavIns
ton anu fortune. 1t has generally pee,
annnsed that Handley's treaihient a. a.
M S,rds of the scranton people. VII ,,,.
IA him to leave his fortune so,.i, ~
nhss,rr, was prompted bv ms @ dos'es, nor, :,
trou.'cs. but this 10 lar ir'''
rect. D.;rn War
,,., Nrst clash with Scranton
neon . came during the ciFh wal
ue w,s regarded by many AS ieo,
s,v" aud dis'oyal 10 the cause WI
tho nenp,c Of Pernsyiva 7ta heio 70 "
r,cnt no5;'ity towards MIN was "
creased BY his activities az prac''e
,rp ,,wvr. be:ore the draft comm'ss'on
,o1; 10 recruit tho Union armies. b!
his Y!s and brillancy he secured IN
uj .,:,.,.ge irpm c.llthiy sciNi%e III w
r.,, a. many NnV. %hie clamorihl
for w,f wAnLsu ~ stay at nome an
yocoli, nEht the bntt,es on the stree
corn.ys far f,om t.lc sound or ne can
mons roar. taHIlfy's A"neSty WAS hef
er inpungcd by this grtctice. out III
ct,' i, Cn oIr.,FnG str0 'rtasonisms
90 bitter was popular feeling at time
that tnrea, "Ss1 -. < ,,,.' :, ~" ~
an one occasion IN" :nry o. \ "opl
gave way to stonng him on 'hc street
} OF Scranton. He was frequently dc
nounced as "copper"cad. me epl.ns
te sympathizers In the North.
, This proud lawyer. with the blood q
, Irish kings In his veins never forge
these insults. He had that sparta
! courage which enabled him to face hi
! enemies and demand their respec
. which was shown by his election som
years later to the place as Presid"r
of the Lnckawanna county court HANG
: ley, however, never forgot the Insult!
, though he continued to live among tn
0 people.
Judge Handley accumulated a sma
I amount Of money. which he invested
| lackawanna county lands. Later thss
: lands we're found to contain anthracit
+: coal, which formed the basis for HI
fortune He then bought city propert
the blow which ciinched the last ma
y in scranton's coffin NO far as being cal
aside as a beneficiary under his wi
, | followed tho erection Of a larg. hot
in Scranton. Instead of showing al
r probation for this act OF progress III
I City authorities placed In front cf II
hotel tho city scales. This stung Juds
Handiey to the quick. and he alwa,
}, r"'o rded II as an objectionable a
: front.
Whatever part Of tho mass,