Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-31
VIRGINIA NEWS

TIdItN y. pStA liNt|~1
icr of the Colonial State Bank of
Newport News, yesterday afternoon
was indicted by a grand jury of the
corporation court on the charge Of
grand larceny of s190,420. 81, from
the bank. There are 90 counts
against him.
The Virginia Supreme. Court of
| Appeals yesterday refused to review
the case Of James l.. Bailey, who
sought redress from the Judgment
CT the Circuit Court Of Culpeper
County, which awarded Ethel May
Gooch, Of Brandy, Station, .$2,57l in
a breach of promise suit. 1t was
| represented in his petition that the
testimony tended to prove that he
vas the victim Of Gan ingenious
scheme of q designing young woma
to take from a helpless and foriorn
cripplc" a few thousand dollars re-
coived as compensation for injuries
sustained at Alexandria while Bailey
was in the employ of the Southern
Railway as a brakeman. He was
described as uncducated and homely,
and she as intelligent and pretty.
The records indicate that the two
became engaged November 20, 1918,
and that Christmas Day in WASH
incton was set as the time ana place
for the wedding. The marriage was
postponed and Miss Gooch later
started action alleging breach of
contract on the part Of Bailey.
Affirming the decision of the hust-
inps court of Richmond, the Virginia
supreme court of appeals yesterday
decided that Gustav Buchholz, pro-
prictor of the Occidental Hotel,
Washington. is not entitled to recov-
en- a car seized and confiscated in
Richmond when James A. Chisholm,
a chauffeur in his employ, without
Bachholz' knowledge and consent,
brought the machine to Richmond
with q load Of liquor. December ~,
1919, and wa arrested and convicted
OF violating the State prohibition
law.
Announcement OF the resignation
of Patrick Henry Drcwry as State
senator from the Petersburg district
preliminary to his election as Rep
r~csentative from the Fourth district,
in succession to the late Walter A.
Watson, has aroused renewed inter-
est in the State senatorial situation.
Already three names are beng men
toned. Col. Leroy Hodges, Cover
no. Davis secretary, is IN avowed
candidate. The other two are Rob
ert Gillian. .Jr., former representa-
tive from Petersburg in the house
Ct delegates, and Samuel Rodgers,
newspaper man, Of Petersburg.
An opinion u~pholding the West fee
bill rs valid was handed down yes
terday in the Virginia supreme
court Of appeals in the case of Alvah
H. Martins executors against the
Commonwealth. appealed from the
circuit court of the city of Richmond
The police of Richmond Monday
discovered 2,416 additional persons
who had not been enumerated by the
!Fc lcral census takers, carrying the
total of those who had been missed
past the 5000 mark. The exact
figure is G,,26G. At least 10000 names
will be added TO those garnered by
the Federal e]numerators if/the av-
erage that has been struck by the
poice enumerators is maintained
during the remainder Of the quest,
which is expected to consume the
better part Of ten days.
With the primary just a week off,
interest in Richmonds mayoralty
contest is daily increasing. While
Odds are declared to be on George
Ainslie, incumbent, seeking election,
it is admitted John Hirschberg,
State labor commissioner, is giving
him a hard race. Organized labor
is reported to be backing Hirsch-
berg.
A mountain fire has been burning
in the vicinity of Linden, Warren
county, since late Monday afternoon,
and. famed by strong winds, spread
during the night over a wide area of
the Blue Ridge. Hundreds of men
fought the flames all night with lit
tie success. Two thousand acres OF
valuable timber already have been
burned. A number of large COM