El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-15
There Still fingers The Atmosphere OF The Spacious Dgned Lii
of George Washngton Day The County Of Faax In Old Virgin

OF this commonwealth be. and he
hereby is authorized and directed TO
cause formal demand to be made on
the said John pierpout Morgan Tor
the return OF the said last viii and
testament Of Martha Washington to
the state Of Virginia
.. That in event the said demand
be not complied with within q rea-
souable time. the attorney general
OF this common wealth is hereby au-
thOrized 20 institute in the supreme
court Of the United States Of Amer
lea and prosecute 90 final conclusion.
in the name OF the cOmmOnW ealth or
Virginia. such suit or suits at law or
in equity against the said John Pier
pout Morgan. his heirs or assigns,
and such other person or persons as
may be proper. IL order 70 enforce
The right OF the common wealth OF
Virginia to the possession and Gus
tOdy Of said document and the at
torney general is hereby authorized
20 associate with him in the prOsecu-
zion OF said suit the commOnwe altn's
attorney OF Fairfax county. Virginia,
and such other attorney or attorneys
IS the board Of supervisors OF Fair
fax county may request 20 be asso-
cidted with him. provided that the
compensation. if any. OF such assO-
ciate attorneys shall he provided for
by the said board OF supervisors OF
Fairfax county.
%. Upon the recovery OF the pos
session OF the said document. 1t shall
he delivered TO the clerk OF the cir
cult court Of Fairfax county. Viz
giuia. for deposit and safe keeping
among the archives Of Fairfax county.
In view Of the importance Of the
immediate restoration OF the paper
20 its proper place as one Of the rec
ords Of the clerks office or the
On a. 8 +
declared 70 exist. and this act shall
be IN force from its passage
suit was filed in the United states
supreme court but there was no trial
Of IT, Mr. Morgan proposed 20 Gov.
Stuart Of Virginia. 10 return the will.
providing it were placed in Mount
Vernon. on the ground that Fairfax
county had no adequate safeguards
for 80. The county board OF super
visors declined the proposal fatty.
and iu the end the viii was returned
to the governor, who forwarded IL 10
the county where IL now Is carefully
preserved in the old court house.
1Iementos Of the Civil War.
Besides fits Washington records.
Fairfax court house has the mouruful
honor Of commemorating the first
s0utherner 10 die in the civil war
monument erected before the build
ing records it with this epitaph.
MAXI
This stone marks the scene %
che opening conflict Of the
war OF 1s6f-1S65. when
JOHN Q. MARR
Captain OF the Warrent0n
Rifles. who was the first sol
der killed IN action. fell 500
feet S. fs feet ". Cmag) Of
this spot. June I. 1851.
Erected by
Mari Camp. C. V
June. 1905
Capt Mari vas sheriff Of Fauquier
county and brother 20 Fannie Mari.
the southern poet
The old court house bear IN its
arched doorway the mark OF a bullet
from a northern cavalryman's rifle.
which was fired in this engagement.
and which is said 10 have been the
first shot fired in the war.
Later in the strife. Col N0Eby. the
famous confederate guerilla leader.
crept into Fairfax town and kidnapped
Gen. StOuEhton. OF Vermont. from the
Episcopal rectory. without even
alarming several thousand northern