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The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Important will case. (search)
Important will case. --At the recent term of the Circuit Court of Roanoke county, Va., a will case of considerable importance was decided. The Salem Register says: This was an important and highly interesting suit, in which the will of Chileon O. White, deceased, was contested by the Rev. Andrew McDowell and others. Mr. McDowell is from the county of Hanover and married a sister of C. O. White. The amount of property involved is between forty and fifty thousand dollars. The counsel in favor of the will were Messrs. Edmundson and Blair, Watts and Allen, J. B. I. Logan and Colonel Winfield, of Bedford. Those for the contestants, C. G. Griswold, of Richmond, Col. Jno. T. Anderson, of Botetourt, and F. J. Ribble, of Roanoke. After able arguments on both sides, the jury borough in a verdict establishing the will.
The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Conflagration in Hickman--twenty-seven houses burned. (search)
Supreme Court, Saturday, April 13 --Judge Allen and others presiding.--Petition of Alex. Nott and others for a supersedeas to judgment of Circuit Court of Richmond, on March 2d, 1861, in favor of Stephen Putney and Wm. K. Watts, having been heard and to sidered, it is adjudged that the judgment mentioned therein is plainly right. Writ dented. Jones' ex'or vs. Chas. F. Osborne and others, appeal from judgment of Circuit Court of Richmond. Partly heard and continued.
The Daily Dispatch: February 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Richmond January 23, 1862. to Wm. H. Maofarland, Esq. Dear Sir: --A vacancy having occurred in Congress by the death of Mr. Tiles, we respecfully request that you will announce yourself a condidate. Very truly, yours, Wm. H. Macon, New Kent, Michael Gretter, Lewis Webb, Theo. Robertson, Orange Bewnet, George W. Smith, Peyton Johnston, Geo. W. Gilliam, P. K. Whith, C. J. Sinton, Ed. S. Forneyhough, Wm. H. Bocook, Jas. P. Heath, Wm. K. Watts, Wm. Gray, John W. Wright, A. A. Farlet, Wm. H. Roberts, of Richmond Howitzers, P. A. Hazall, I. H. Walse, Wm. Smith. miles Turpin, Milms C. Hggleston, Elijah Baker, Wm. L. Mc Inn, H. T. Pate, D. M. Robertson, Jas. A. Scott, Jas. Walsh, Samuel C. Donnan, For themselves and others. Richmond, January 28, 1862. Gentlemen: Sincerely grateful for the call which you, and many others of my fellow-citizens, have made upon me, I do not hesitate to annouce myself a c
The Daily Dispatch: February 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], General Assembly of Virginia. (search)
ttachments were awarded against P. H. Walthall and Edwin Cosby, summoned to attend as witnesses in the above case. John T. Smith, who stands indicted of felony as one of the parties who waylaid and robbed Francis J. Gardner of sundry articles of personal property, including a Colt's revolver, was set to the bar to he tried for said offence, and plead not guilty. The following jurymen were selected by lot to try, him, viz: John Hugan, A Harrington, Henry Miller, Joseph C. Courtney, William K. Watts, W. A. Phillips, L. T. Chandler, J. M. Higgins, J. W. Frayser, T. C. Burns, W. F. Nash, and C. A. Mayo. The Court order reads: "The jury having heard the evidence, on their oaths, do say that the said John T. Smith is not guilty of the felony aforesaid as in pleading he hath alleged. Whereupon, proclamation being made as the manner is, and nothing further appearing or being alleged against the said John T. Smith, it is considered by the Court that he be acquitted and discharged of the
The Daily Dispatch: November 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Northern Virginia. (search)
l, Chairman; W. H. Turpin, D. Von Groning, A. Y. Stokes, Alfred King, Hector Davis, John H. Pleasants, John C. Page, R. O. Haskine, Samuel M. Price, Wm. Cullingsworth P. B. Price. Luther Libby, Andrew Johnston, Wm. Groanor, J. H. Wilson. Mect at Old Market at 9 A M. Tuesday morning. Madison Ward — H E C. Baskervill, Chairman; James H. Burross, Ro. E. Williams, James Alfred Jones Wm. G. Paine, William Gray, John Caskie, Ro. H. Maury, Robert Richardson. Wm. F. Butler, Wm. Ira Smith, Wm. K. Watts, John P. Ballard. Hugh W. Fry, John D. Harvey, Alfred Moses, T. W. Reisinger, P. Henry Aylett, A K. Parker, A. L. Ellett, D. T. Williams, Wm. F. Gray, James H. Grant, John Dooley, John Purcell, Jaquelin P. Taylor, Joel B. Watkins, E. H. Gill. R. H. Dibrell, Arthur A. Horson. Meet at Tobacco Exchange at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. Monroe Ward--Judge Wm. H. Lyons, Chairman; Henry K. Eliyson, Wm, G. Dandridge, A. P Fox, Geo A Herring E. H. Skinker, John O Chiles, Thomas D. Quarles, Wm.
The Daily Dispatch: May 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], Mobile dispatches. (search)
Robbery. --On Friday night some light fingered persons entered the store-room of Mr. Samuel Patney's house, (occupied by Mr. Wm. K. Watts,) on Marshall, between 10th and 11th streets, and removed all of the stock of family stores, including bacon, sugar, lard, coffee, flour, &c. The store room was located in the basement, and the thieves must have worked industriously, as they removed nearly $2,000 worth of plunder from the house.
The Daily Dispatch: September 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], Hustings Court Grand Jury. (search)
Hustings Court Grand Jury. --The following gentlemen were sworn in as grand jurymen for the fall term of the Hustings Court, Judge Lyons presiding: John Purcell, foremen; G. F. Watson, George W. Smith, Miles George, Ambrose, Carlton, Wm. K. Watts, H. F. C. Baskerville, S. C. Greenhow, Edwin Wortham, Wm. Palmer, R. H. Dibrell, George T. Booker, John D. Quarles, Wm. F. Gray, George K. Crutchfield, Wm. S. Donnan, Samuel C. Tardy, N. C. Read, Wm. M. Allen, R. H. Maury, and Wm. Beers.