20 20 4768 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_coates-we-tract-107.pdf 2d62cb58ca0c489d5a21ab1216eb9200 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Coates, WE Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 107 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. 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Title A name given to the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association - Organizational Materials (VCCA001) Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia@Virginia Court Clerks Association--History@Circuit courts--Virginia@Clerks of court--Virginia--History@Court administration Description An account of the resource Administrative, financial, historical, and instructional materials documenting the operations, professional development, and legislative tracking of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) from 1910 through the early 2020s. The collection comprises administrative papers including the association's constitution, by-laws, committee lists, directories, and presidential speeches; extensive financial records such as membership dues ledgers, checkbooks, receipts, invoices, and treasurer’s reports; and educational and procedural guides detailing uniform clerk fees, local court practices, and equity procedures. It highlights continuous professional training via the proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conferences held at the University of Virginia. Additionally, the collection documents legislative tracking through various General Assembly bill summaries, summaries of the Acts of Assembly of interest to clerks, and government relations contracts. Commemorative files comprise resolutions of respect and memorials for deceased clerks, retirement proclamations, and materials from the association's 50th and 100th anniversary milestones. 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Title A name given to the resource Code of Virginia 15.2-1604 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-05-08 Description An account of the resource A document containing the the laws outlined in the Code of Virginia Title 15.2 Chapter 16 related to appointment of deputies and employment of employees and the penalty for discriminatory practices by certain officers. 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Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cole, WM Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 317 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. 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Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cole, WR Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 307, 307a Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. 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Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cole, WR Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 309 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> <li>Owner Claim</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 309 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Cole-WR-tract-309 Cole https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f0458520a80185dc7466bcf4acb7caf3.pdf dce767c633cd7e1bbeae2a05537a5c8d PDF Text Text CLAIMANT NAME OF .~ #174 - Coleman, Number of Acres: w. \1 . & Mrs . D. C. Co l eman 69¼ Location: Hawks bill Creek , and is entirely withi n the Park area . Roads: 9 miles to Elkton o v er 5 miles of county road and 4 miles over Spotswood Trail . Soil: Sandy, clay loam of very good depth and fe r tility . There is no saw timber on this t r a c t , History of Tract and condition of timber: Some walnut trees . but an estimated amount of 70 cords of fuelwood . Improvements: DWELLING : Log and frame , 25x35 1 , 7 rooms , porch, 5x35 ' , metal roof , stone flues , 2 story , ceiled, fair condition, pillar Frame , 12x30x8 1 , Occupied by ovmer . NEd HEN HOUSE : foundation . Frame , 8x8x8 1 , paper roo.=' , SP.KING HOIBE : paper roof , fair conditi:::m . 1 metal roof . HEN HaJSE : , Frame;7.oxT6xl0 . HOOSE MEAT . fair condition --7xl0x8 1, fair condition--- SHOP : Frame , 9xl3x8 1 , shingle roof , fair condition---- BARN: Log , 16x46xl2 1 , shingle roof , MILL HOUSE : vVAGON SHED : Frame , 16x26xl2 1 , shingle roof , fair condition . Frame , 16x24xl2 1 , shingle and metal roof , fair condition: Frame , 7xl5x4 1 , fair condition . HOG PEN : Acreage and value of types: Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: @ Slope: $5 . 00 ~$36 . 25 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 54 @ 8 @ 1620 . 00 15 . 00 1 20 . 00 $1776 .2 5 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1776 • 2 5 1335 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1335 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ 100 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ 100 . 00 Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00 ----------- Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 $ 32 61 . 25 Value per acre for tract: $ 55 . 04 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this ~t: $ None . ~ - ~ :__ CLERK 7C �-------- -----=-=-=-=::.-=--=--=--=--=--=--=-=-=-=-=-=-------:---::----===--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=-=~---=--=---=-=-==::=====~~======county: Rockingham District: Stonewall . 174 - ' • ·.l. & Mrs. D. Coleman. l ssessed e Claimed: 69 1. 40 P. $570.00 Value Claimed: Location: c. A. Deed 69 It ._.10?5 .QQ .:av ksb111 oreek and is . entirely .,1t111n the Park area . Incumbrancas , counter olai s or lups: None known. Sandy ,olay l oam of very good depth and fertili ty. Roads: Nine miles to Zlkton over five miles of co unty road and tour miles over Spotswood ~rail. There is no sm, timber on this History of truot and condition of timber: of 70 cords of f'uelwood valued' anount tract , but an estimated at ~35.00 -- ,alnut trees -- $35 .00 -- motal of tinber 65.00. Improvements : Dwelling: Log and frame , 25x35 ' , 7 rooms , porch x35', metal roof, st me flues , 2 story, oeiled, fair condition, ?00 .00 occupied by owner, pillar foundat ion-~JiE!.W hen house: •~rame 12x30x8', pcper roof, pair 75.00 ----c0ndition :..,ering house: J'ram , 8x8x8x', puper roof . fai r 25 .00 condition --40 .00 :·eat house: Fr me , 15X..L6:x:10' , met~ 1 roof, 15.00 Hen house: ?xlOx8', fair condition 20 .00 shop: ..i'rame, 9xl3x8', shingle .roof, fair oond · tion .00 1·.>5 --roof shingle 16x46xl2', Bar n: l.og , tli! house: Frame l6x2Gxl2', s 1.i ngle roof, fair ao.oa o ::.mdi tion ---- 7/ugon shed: Frame, l6x24xl2', shingle a nd metal roo f , --- ·f i r condition Hog pen: J r l:J.me 7x.ltix4' • fair oond1 tion ----- Value of land by types: ~ Slope Fe :&'r 11.oreage 7 54 8 7Tir Value per a cre i4.oo 15.00 e.oo '75.00 5.00 ~I1eo.oo Total Value $26. 00 810 .00 64. 00 e.902 .00 $15?.!10 Tota l value of orchard 902.00 Tot al value of land Tota l vul ue of imorovements 1150. 00 65.00 'l 'otal v alue of timber . rm $22a4 act r t Total value of 33.10 .verage value per acre Tl �• • County : Rr cl_in 1· .m Dit>trict : .stone .. 11 N Robert Burke et al Sellers L . Yuncey .~ .Ll'OSU S,.i ' :et t L . . G~FD Slo_;e - Grazing testocL:ing Scale - 1 11 '~u o:iuins � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context coleman-w-w-and-mrs-d-c.pdf Title A name given to the resource Coleman, W. W. & Mrs. D. C. Coleman Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 174 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Coleman https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4342886c50bcb025b1db67773c30ffc7.pdf 4122a2fb4701e8111b0d77b6b131351a PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUl\"TY NAME OF CLAIMANT #229 - Collier , ~shby J . Number of Acres: 120 Location: Near Powell ' s Gap . Roads: One and one- half mile over fair dirt roa~ to Beldor ; thence two miles to Swift Run ; thence four mile~to .Clkton. Soil: Sandy clay of f a ir depth and fertility in the cleared perThe slopes are t i ons , and is very rocky in the wooded part . steep to moderate with southwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: small part of the tract was cleared many years ago , grazed and cultivated since . -he ¥.rooded area has been cut over r epeatedly . The present stand consists of mixed oaks and some pine . Improvements: (See reverse side for Improvement information') Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Total Value Value per acre Ridge: 104 y3 . 00 312 . 00 Grazing Land: 2 20 . 00 40 . 00 Fields Restocking : 4 10 . 00 40 . 00 10 20 . 00 200 . 00 Slope: Cove: Cultivated Land: 1 20 5 92 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 592 . 00 515 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 515. 00 ?5 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 75 0 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ 45 . 00 Value of Timber: $ 45 . 00 ValueofWood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 10 . 64 50 . 00 vl277 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ FON:Z . ~ -~ , CL:CRK. �Dwelling : Log 12x20 ', 4 rooms , porch 6x20 ', shingl e and me t al roof , brick and stone f l ues , ~} story , l og fini sh, fa ir condition, occupi ed by tenant . Stabl e : Log 14x25xl 2 ', shingle roof , poor condition. Corn hous e : Log 8xl2x5 ', board roof , poor c ondi t i on • ..=Ien house : Log , 10:x:1 4x6', board roof , fei r oondit ion . Ol d granary· Frame 8xl 2x8 ', shinc le roof , poor condit i on. Old house : Log l8x25xl 2 ', 3 rooms , shingle roof , vacant , poor condit i on. IMPROV A:EN'rS : REPORT ON ~HE .1.CREAGE of the ASHBY J . COLLI ER TRACT #229 . ct!> ti, ·,r ! Mr . 6sbby's- deed ca l l s for 150 a cres, from which he ha s sold 12 acres to Raleigh Morris , lea ving him 138 a cres, accordi ng to his deed . 1ro-~Aver, al l of t he lines of t hi s tract wer e located on the ground, eit her by our surveys or surveys u. s. made by t he A G. s. computation of the acreage made from these surveys gives 120 acres . /,//7/J _ P I ~t/ _'!/_·_~ tc> ~ i1 . N. 8l"" n, Chief Engineer, Pa r k service . �Claim of_ _____ Deniel Gollier ___ _______ , --------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court oL __~Q2J.{i-.!1.W_~l!":------~------County, Virginia, N o._ JJi~~--, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __~L_ht.kin.~~-~od_Qther. _____________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in __ l.iacki.ng.h,full,. ______________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __~~~f!!.l.E...h_~ ------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ Daniel _Collier _______ ---------------------------------------My post office address is __QM.rl_o_t_t,_~~Yill.e_,_ .Y_u:g.ini.s_..R..._...E .. _JJ _._ .N.o_...-J.. _________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or' parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__ l>i______________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :___ J~~l.lirig_~_OA~~ ~-:-~r.n_,__g:r~TI.:ry._,__c..Qrn_ho.u...&...e._.. _1rgg.on.. __ _ shed +- ~.hiQken _hou...se L_dairy~ ------------------------------- --------------------------- . Ian d 1s . l oca t ed a b ou t _______ 1 .!. ___ __m1·1 es f rom _____ Swi~1.....,,. N- _ ;_\\,ln_, o.. ____ Va .____________ v·1rg1ma, .. m . Th 1s theJ~:lQD-m'.1'.fl.1. _____ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) Sole owner --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North_ B. _F. _ Atkins _and Geo. Lawson -------------------- - - -- -- - - - - --- ----------- South_ limos _ Hensl~ ------------------------- ·- - --------------- - ------------------East __ ..Fi:ed_~hif.1-e'lt _____________________________________________________________ _ West __ .J.:m.o.a _Hen.s..ley ____________________________ __________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ l.9.2Jl ___ in the following manner: _____ Eought_..f.t:om _IDY_j'_a_tJler _~ - ~ --QQllie.r____________________________________________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $- ~c;_QQ_!.~Q _______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in .and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~Q.QQ.!9.9_______ . I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks; ___!bis_t.J'_e~c..t _h~§_j?J__~pple_.tr..ae.s..~_char.r_~ r-Peach,~..a.nd -~ear-- ..a~c-- ------- This _ place _is _wel 1 fenced with _.American ~H re_ fence _e.nd_.locu.~t _p.o.s.t_a_ ________ _ -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witnes~ my signature (~r my name and mark attac~ed here}9) this_ -.:- __ L_{_ ______day ~il{;(,a;_~L_fcQL~--------------- , of_ef-~~---------, 193/. sTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____ .:;(~---- .- ----..----'3-- ----, Jo~wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that., . t J L ~---~ ------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his kno~ ledz nd belief, this ____( { ___________ day of~ -·---- -----, 193l ~~ / : 17 r ;;.~ 3/ t../;J I I /3 _ ct7 Cl~~k~T~ ~ ~-f~;;;tig;t~~-~~ Notary Public, or Justi~~}"ihe Peace. �· '...."'' ...... NOTE-This need not be filed until the r ecord discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. · t •. ' Virginia : In the Circuit Court of Rockingh am County ', The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFENDANTS. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows : Tract No . .22.9 _______ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into. the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award (s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. _..2.2_9_ ____ $_.l2J.Z.7. . . .Q9on Tract No. ___ _________ $-..,. --- -----; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; Ashby J. Collier That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- By reason of contribution :i;:il.edge, obligating the owner, Ashby J . Collier, to give 5 acres of his land within the Park Area fo the Park Project. That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __.z2..9. _____ $--12-. 50-: Tract No. --- -------- - $ - - --- - ---- : Tract No. ----- - - - ---- $ _______ ___ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P. 0. ADDRESS STA'rE COMiv1ISSI ON ON CONSERVAT ION .n -~~~~,-~ iitlJiii!;1-~ NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested par ties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. C, 7 �STATE OF VIRGIN. ) SS c ou1m OF \ ·,N ) Personally a peared before me the undorsigned Notary Public in mys id State duly sworn, depcs ed State Co ch rge nd County, n. K. Stoken, who being nd s id that she is an employee of th ss1. on on Conserv ti on and Development in im od:!a te t: the records of' the She1111ndo h Ua t io na.l P r k Di via i on thereof h ving to do with cl ims of the Comrfliss i on f'or clistributi ve shares of condemnation wards in the Shen 1tndo h N~ti onal Park c ondemnat~on proceedingn ponding in tho Circuit CoUl'.'ts of Virgini, by re son of contr cts nd greamehts en- tered into ui th tho owners of 1 nds sought to be cond e~nned in , those proceedings, and that tho ·ithin claim is just nd co~ - rect . ~~~~;)lfu. i : : . . NOTARY PUf.lL'C • otary . M~ Commi&sion Expires Sep, 8, 1934 1 ~ ,# �atnmmnuwraltq nf ]Iirgiuia TREASUER ' S OFFICE RI C H M O N D , VA . JOHN M. PURCELL June 11, 1934 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is t o c e rtify that I, J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 11 day of June in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County datea June 9th in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson At kins :paid t o Herbert Vl . Wyant , Receiver in sai"d cau se o f Ru ssell G. Collier et als vs . Iris Collier Baug her, et als $ 1 , 277 . 00 being in full settlement of tract # 229 in the abo ve mentioned cause. �r _z\~GllVt-1 I ·t _, 9 I \~;~~,, ~-'Ip~~,. Olnmmntuntaltt, nf ]lirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA June 11., 1934 Herbert W. Wyant., Receiver in s aid cause of Russell G. Collier et al vs . Iris Collier Baugher., et als Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 1 1 277 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of___R~o~c~k~i~n~g=h~am.,,...,._ __ entered on the 9th day June of Pftt 1934_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v ___ _ ----=:C~a=s~s~a=n=d=r~a=-L=aw==s~o=nc.__.::;A~t=k~i=n=s,c___ _ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #_2_2_9_ __ • Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. 9S �1 County: nookingham Dist r ict: Jtonewal l ) 329 - Collier, Ashby J. for "790 . 00 Va lue Claimed: l ocation: Purohac.ed ...\ssessed 150 Acreage Claimed: 1925 Deed/ 150 A. 1920 1500 . 00; Sold 12 A. for ; 1ao. oo. foa r Powell's Gap. None known. Incumbra noes, counter claims or laps: - Soil: Sandy clay or fair depth and fert ility in the cleared portions, and is very rocky in t tle wooded part. The slopes are steep to moderate vi th southvrest exposur e . Roads: one and on~-half mile over fair. dirt road to Beldor; thence to miles to Swift Run; thence tour miles to J lkt on • . .listory o f trr ct and aondi tion of timber: A small part of t he tract was cleared many years ago, grazed ano cul tivated since. The ·•.rooded urea has · been cut over repeatedly . The present stund consists of mixed oaks and some pi ne. I t 1~ estimated to cut n a vernge of 8 cords of f .1elwood :per ,, ere and 1.), 000 bd . rt . of pine and some oak. d!ll56 . 00 - - --- -25¢ 624 oords valued 45 . 00 u.,,ooo bd. ft. aalued , 3. >0 ----- $201.00 Improvements: D\elli;r: Log l x20', 4 . r ooms, porch 6x20', shingl e a nd metal roo, briok ad stone flues, l l story, log finish , 400 . 00 fair condition, oooupi ed by tenant, - - - - _§la ble: Log 14x25xl2~ shingle roof, poor condition- 30 . 00 10. O " Corn house: LO~ 8xl2x5', board roof, poor Hen hous ~: Log 10xl4x6', boa rd· roof, fai:'· r,.,·,~1 tion-15 . 00 5. 00 Old granary: Fr ame 8xl8x8'• .hlngle roof , poor " Old house: Log 18x25xl2', 3 rooms, shing l e roof, 100. 00 va ca nt, poor c ondit i on ------ . 5 ~ . oo . 1 . 00 e 1,ch -orc hard: 52 f r uit trees val aed "" -;-g-1"""2-."'o"""o- Val ue of l and by types: ~ Slope Acreage Fg 2 Fe 10 Fr . 104 4 120 Tota l value of land Total value of impr ovements rot a l va lue of aordwood Total v a lue of tract Average v a l ue per acre 460 . 00 612 .00 201 . 00 127.5.00 10.61 Va lue ger a.ore Total Value 2 . 50 ,ij260.00 13. 00 15 . 00 5 . 00 30.00 150 . 00 20 . 00 ~ 60.00 �VLtG-l:i.I -1... II TEI.2 CIRC DI ..i:1 COu RT O.? ROCKH,GH.,.;:_ C 0lL.2Y . IN VACATION . rrhe 3tate Corr;mi ssion on Cons.:;r va ti on , Deve lo:p:ment , dlf the Jtate of Virri;ln ia , - - - - - - - Petitio ner , v. Cassan dra Lav/Son . tkins , et als , defend ants . In re: Distrib ution of proceed s of condem n°ti on for Tract Ho . 229 <lShby Goll i er , ; 1 2 . 50 . This d3.y came the 0tate Con.rrni ssion on Conserv f-ltion & Develo pment by counse l , and moved the Court to enter an order / directi ng the Tr easure r of the ..:ita te of Virl!J nia , t o pay ,to it out of the procee ds of condem n9tion of Tract No . 229 , the sum of ~1 2 . 50 , repres enting the mount of a certain pledge r'P de by ~hby Col lie r, who e].ad:.med to be the owner of said tract , to said Conmis sion on Conser vo.tion & Deve l op1mnt , '3S a contrib ution for the establi shmen t of Shenan doah 1,,at i onal _Park and in suppor t of its said motion , the said Con:mis sion exhibit ed to the Gourt , its rr.otion in writin settin~ forth all the facts in re l ation thereto , which has be en hereto fore filed he rein . Upon consid eretion v:he reof , mt appear ing to ilhe Court , th t the clai::i. of said Conmis sion is not based upon any ti.ien either on the land condem ned , or on the proceed s ofc ondemnation and that said Com.is sion has failed to obt rdn t.'1e consen t of the parties entitle d to the proceed s of C'Dllll.demnat im , to t he pg_yment of its claim , it is ace ording ly ad judged and ordered thn t the mot ion of the Comnis sion for the paymen tof said claim out of the.pro ceeds of condem nation for said tract re and the same is hereby denied • • The Clerk of the Circui t Court of Rockingham Gounty ,- will enter the fore g oing order upon ~the ComLon Law Order Book of his Court a s a va cation order. Given under my h a nd in vaca tion this L.l day of Au gust, 1935 . Jud-t' :1«!!. :-mur~ Vir gi nia. Hock ingham County , l l:) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context collier-ashby-j.pdf Title A name given to the resource Collier, Ashby J Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Near Powell's Gap Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 229 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Collier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/cc5d9d782755b33301bce46741f7829d.pdf 2c713113c504b4fccf6346c8b636ac5d PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT 143 - Collier , Florence E. Number of Acres: 22 Location: Near Sandy Bottom. Roads: Two miles of fair dirt road to Swift Run; thence four miles to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay, deep and fertile; gentle slopes with southwest exposure; very little rock . History of Tract and condition of timber: The entire tract was cleared many years ago, grazed and cultivated since . Small portions were neglected, now grown up to briers, etc. Improvements· No dwelling: ·Barn: Log, 18xl8xl4', with shed, poor condition. Hen house: Frame, 8xl5x6', shingle roof, poor condition. Corn house: Log, s.1 ingle roof, poor oondi tion . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: 8 @ $25 . 00 $2C, 0 .00 Fields Restocking : 1 @ 15 . 00 15 . 00 Cultivated Land: 13 22 @ 30 . 00 390 . 00 $605 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 605 . 00 50.00 Value of Improvements: $50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ ? 5 . 00 ?5.00 $ 730.00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 33 .18 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~ --------C?--,.~~....._ __CLEIOC. /V~: �county: .:looldne;ham D1strtot: Jtonewall ,fl43 ~ Collier, f lorence •imed: J: •• ss seed rot Deed 2 ..... lO Not given. " tt ( 1911} .Je r .:Zand:, Bot tom. ocation: Inoum]2ro 0 , oouater claims or laps: one known. ndy ola. , deep and fertile . Gentle slopo exposure; very 11 ttlo rook. oll: 'l'wo mile of fair dirt rod to 1.ft with southwest ,un; thence ro r m1l<rn t > ,lkton. tstor:y; or tract and condition or timber: The entire tract as ole1-1red many years a o, rezec! and oult 1vatod since . ..,mall portions were negleoted . n~ grown up to briers , eto . ___......,....,m ........ en__, t .... s: ,lo d· ellin : Jorn: ,oc l8xl4' 111th s. ed, poor condition -50.00 1 n hou e: .. r ,rne 8xl xtl' • shin le root, poor 0 1 md.ition-10.oo l.,orn ~10 se : t og. 1tngle roof, poor condition -10.00 )ron rd: i <) nppl treee - .30 yeara old .... valued so,oo !. u6 por tree ---·- 1 V l e or land by '130.od \;tpes: V lu Iler aora -I··.oo 20.00 o.oo otal v lue or l·nd 586.00 Tota 1 vn lue of i m rov met 130.00 notal V lue of tr ot *616.00 vorag vu lue per aore ..3 , 5 otul Value ~!25.0o o.oo 6.00 3tffl.ol5 • �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA / The State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia vs. Cassand ra Lawson Atkins, et als This cause came on to be heard this .::l__day of June, 1934, on the papers formerly read, proceed ings formerly had, the exhibits filed and argumen t of counsel; Upon conside ration whereof , it appearin g to the Co"llr't that the tract of 120 acres of land, designat ed in this proceed ing as Tract No. 229, was condemned herein, and the amount of award therefo r fixed by the Commiss ioners is to-wit, · $1277.0 0, which sum, set out in the judgment of condemn ation, has heretofo re been paid into .,/' Herbert w. Wyant that Court the to g appearin Court; and it further has been appointe d and qualifie d as Receive r of the Court in the cause now pending therein of Russell G. Collier, et al vs. Iris c. Baugher , et als, wherein said award of $1277.00 is to be adminis tered under orders of the Court; it is therefor e adjudged , ordered and decreed that the Treasur er of Virginia do pay unto Herbert w. Wyant, Receive r in said cause of Russell G. Collier et al vs. Iris Collier B~ugher , et als, the sum of ;.1277.0 0, being the amount in full ascertai ned to be due for said Tract No. 229, and which is to be by said Receiver disburse d in accordan ce with the orders of the Court, to be entered in said cause pending in said Court. It is further ordered that said Receiver shall receipt for said $1277.00 and payment thereof certifie d to the Clerk of this Court for appropr iate entry thereof as required by law. ~~ ;ftAJ1J �County : Distri ct: #1~3- Collie r, r1orcn ce J . Fox Baughe r Rockingham Stonev ,all E. avid Law s on ----Fie l ds r es tocking LEGEND: Grazin g S~al e - l " Ti l l able = 20 c h ai ns 572.. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context collier-florence-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Collier, Florence E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 143 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Collier https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Madison_County_SNP_Records_Court_Proceedings/mcsnp_collins-linda-l-tract-236.pdf a660c783bf550f4eba142eb37d1baa4f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madison County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Description An account of the resource The first series in the Madison County SNP Records collection consists of 363 files related to the court proceedings from The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. D.F. Anderson and Others, and Fifty-Five Thousand Acres of Land, More or Less, in Madison County, Virginia. This was a court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire privately held land located within the boundary of Madison County in the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. Within the boundaries of eight counties, the state of Virginia, in collaboration with the Federal government, used eminent domain condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents in this collection are the legal proceedings for each individual tract of land that made up the one court case. In most cases, the individual case files consist of property surveys, assessments for the value of the land and improvements, and claims by the owner of the property. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-1934 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Collins, Linda L Description An account of the resource Tract(s): 236 Items in Land File: <ul> <li>Claimant Worksheet</li> <li>Tract Assessment</li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Madison County Circuit Courthouse Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract 236 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCSNP_Collins-Linda-L-tract-236 Collins https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/aa8cc4dab6b0454ac38dc601de608cec.pdf b67ff5531c4562d05f8555580d42fa27 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #120 - Comer , J . June Number of Acres: 16½ Location: South slope of small ridge, south of Swift Run . Roads: One mile of fair dirt road to Spottswood Trai 1, near Swift Run; thence four miles to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay of good depth and fertility, moderate slopes; southwest exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: Cleared many years ago, grazed and cultivated since . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 16½ @ $25 . 00 $412 . 50 · Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 412 . 50 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 2 5 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None CLERK �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall /120 - Comer, June J . horeaRe Claimed: 24 •ssessed: 16 A. ~ 80 P. Deed: 16 A- 80 P • PUroha.sed in "i90.00 3 , 000 . «1926 for ·400 . 00 (This includes #120 • al . . . outn slope of small ridge, south of Sw 1 ft ~· n. Value vlaimed: Location: Inc mbranoes, counter olc11 · s or luus: - None kno n . Soil: &undy cluy of good depth and fertility, moderate slopes ; southwest exposure. Roads: One mile of fair dirt ro3d to Spotswood Trail , near Swift Run ; thence four miles to lkton . ,istory of tract and condition of timber: Cleared many years ago; g razed and cultiva t ed since. Inorovements: None . Value of lan , by ty~es: Value .,:.. creage Eer "' ere 16S $2b.OO Total *lalue of land 412 . oO Total va lue of tract 412 • ..>0 • Vel".ag " vc:..lut3 per ere 25.00 :oto.l Value ~421. 00 �~~~:e ~~ :::e;,ta::._1:E:::t_~{¾~~~~~~:e !::: .\~ ~ ~~----Coun ty, Virginia, No._l_'?k-.f,- At Law. ~rcuit ---~-~---Cou~ty, Virginia, Defendan:.-------- The undersigned, in answer to the petit~he State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ~ ~ e t i t i o n and published i~ ~c~ordance with the order of the Circu~t Court of_ ____________ ~ ~ - - County, Virgmia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya:·:: --------------~~--r---ti~~:·r~~ :_·~'.~_; ad&Z 7.~----~~-L .~-'""'------ -------------- ------:- My post office I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought bout__,;Z_~ , -------acres, on which there are,jhe following be condemne~ ~ ~..,f.-~~-~f~ ~ n d i provements~ to ~-d,.;h k ~ ~ --------'- ¥=-' 1 - -~ -~ ~~ -< ., z ~T~f -1f/~~~l' 8~ - - --- --- " u . . . . . c _ ~- J; - ~- - - - - - - - This l~i.2_s located abouL_~6. ____ miles from ______ -"-----Y - ~---------Virginia, in · -~ -Magisterial District of said County. the~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel o~ land described above.) ------ ~ - ~~ ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------ The land own~rs adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ~ ,-(_~-------- -------------- ------------- ---------------~ North~ _Ll~~-4 ·-- _____ -------------------------------------------------EasL ___A/..__fr-. _____ · -j-~ ,;,-7;;::_ -------------------------------South ____ I acq:::~ m!h7::,::te or ~nwre~";~ ;:~ty -about-the -year__________ in -the fmwin~:· r 1/11h14 :/1e;:,~--::: <-:__::: ,_,__ _/_r/ ~ /~~e!:d-t-=_:: : : I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~1_??.?!_q_ _-::::;- I claim that the total value. of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~-q-~~-==---· I am the owner oL _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- --- --------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as. to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a ., i ~~he,_~~ :!!i£;!§}:~)-a:,;,4-~:::::: ::a- 8 "'"" ~ co ~=: -g; . "Tl." fT1 , ::, I» 00 ---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on_t)Je back). C":>(V ;_:t1:~~'.~:=~~:::~:~ <33 e:i To-wit. The undersigned hereby certifies that "" --, . . ~----- ------------- ---the above named claimant personally ap I'. a before him and made oath that the matters 3 C-:i 0 of~-h ~r;;;~;~:'.~r1~~r my name ; §~ C.<:~ '° en - '< ?;T F~ ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY O///-_~ - 0 7 ~ - - -, C") :!_'.~i,~:~~'. ~~-~::i:f~~~~ ,::_:r~=~ ;d; ;:d? f, Clerk of the Court, oi:Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. �t f, County: _., District: 0120- Co~er, June J . L. C. Meadows · Jul ia Comer re A. J .Williams Geo.·, . • Shifflett LEGEND: Tillable Scale - 1": 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context comer-j-june.pdf Title A name given to the resource Comer, J. June Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S Small Ridge Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 120 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Comer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/5fd648eba536f0d4a5a5c1ae118d3dc3.pdf abfebbde1d4d42a2373c0edc98c9ddf0 PDF Text Text Claim of______________________________________________________________________________ _ · · N o. ________, At L aw. Coun t y, v·1rgima, ham c lrin I n the c·1rcm·t Court of __ ::.:to ~___ ---~-----------____ State of Virginia, Petithe of The State Commission on Conservation and Development tioner, vs. _____ -J . H-. 8ome-r----------------------------------------- -------------------- · · Df Rockin&h·m . ___________ e end an t s. .:__ :::______ _______ coun t y, v·irgmia, more or less, ofl and m The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Com:t oL . a·ee k :i:rrr,:-h :ln-:--.-------- Cou?tY, '\:irginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to s'aid petit10n and to said notice. .e.r-------------------------------------------- --------My name is ___ .J .lI......Com l _~~l} __ J.irE.i ri_:i,_<;;!. __________ _____ __ _________ __ My post office address is __ _~~!!_ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__?.:-_q,J1._ _________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements=----~~Q. _P_l!iJ.._cU ri.e..~------------------- --------------------- · ·· m v·1rgima, Elkt on :;;-, i ve . locat ed a b ou t ____________ . lan d 1s Tlus m1·1es f rom_____________________________ theSt..o.nBJJ1w l l ____ Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) I f:11!1 sole owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North __ H-enry--Sh-i !:l.-e-tt-------- ----- -------------------------- -- ---------- ---- --South ____ :;:. ul1< _J3...L1 '\Ws.0.11 ________________________________________________ _______ _ Jul i 8 L . CoLo r ______________________________ _ E ast ________________________________________________ ' West __ __ _L.ul...q_3....I.~~11J.So.n.------------------------------ -------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__l~.?_4 ___in the following manner: ___ey__a,_~~_cl_;fJ::.Qm...JJuJ_a _B.....1.?.YLSon,.ti.tle.-f.e.e-s-imp..1e-------------- --------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $---500.......00------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ p_QQLQQ__ ____ _ I am the owner of____ OO _________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks·------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------- ------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necE!ssary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached h~reto) this_i~~----------day ____9 ,_ e2z2_~ ~ ---.---------of_ ___ F..e..b .---1..9.Zl---, 1 ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ A_Q.91\.i~f_h~gi__•____ __•___ _, To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifie1' that_ __5__r1'--eonra-r~- -- -----"'-- -- ---------• ----------, the above named claimant personally appeared 'Before mm and made oath .that the. matters and things appearing in his above answer .pre true to t:ke best of his knowledge and belief, this __ ...3r d.. ___________ day of_ __J'..eb-.--l.9.31-: :l88cx ..£.i _ ~ -~@--- Clerk -1/{he Cour, or Special nvlgator or Notary Public, or Justice of t e Peace. • �Claim of__ J .:n. Comer ---------------------------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court oL -i~oukirwh'."im ____________ County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law. The State Commission on Conser\ration and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ J . :M. Comer--------------------------------------------------------------- Ten Acres more or less, of land in ___~-0-0-k.:i.ng:ham------------County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL __:aQ.Q..}s;l._ne:b.::.3_1;1 __________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ .J..~ll..-Com.er___________________________________________________ _ My post office address is _____ ...,Swi.ft_..J.un__Yirginia...,_________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abouL-- .:11-s-:a--:...- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements =---~~~;!.]-_~~£1-~~-~QJ_e__ ~.Q~_E~:r:i._~~"9-_S_~_! __________________ _ This land is located abouL-:Fi-¥-e-----miles from ___ fr-3=-k¼n ------------------Virginia, in s t______________ one wctll Mag1s · t errn -· 1 n·1st r1c · t of sa1"d count y. th e___ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel ~ land described above.) ... - -----I - -n.iB--t-Re--s-el-e-&\¥Re'l?--iir-f-e-e--e-iff!p1e--e-f--ti-t-1-e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North __~ul.i.a __:_ • .Gn.D.e:c. _______ _______ ___________ ______________________________ ___ GeorPe Shi f lett h Sout--------~ ------------------------------------------------------------------East ______ J:i-r..~~~~hif1&t-t--------------------------------------------------------W est_ ------ -~b-:ttc--.: cnuoi.-- 3-m~r-a:--- rnt--:·u:11-':.l- -..-eor.ue-r- --------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__ l 92..8. __ in the following manner: -~y__<!~:-~-!:t:_~~--~-~~~--~!?--~!!~-!~--~~.?:__1._!_i_¥---------------------------------------I clilirrl. that the total value of th1s tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $: _JiQQ_._QQ______ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, . and to t h"1s tract or parce1 of 1an d wit . h t h e 1mprovemen . ts t h ereon 1s · $------BOO•---------· OO m I am the owner oL ___ ill)_ _________ a<!tes of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park a~a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; d if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). . Remarks·-------------------------------------------------------------------------. -------------------------------- ----------- - - - -...----- ---.- - --- ----------- - -------------, .. ---------- -------- ------ ------- - ----- - - - --- - (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attache hereto) this __3rd--------~-day oL __ __.lr~})_:clJ.si._cy _____ , 1930.. 1 931 / - ~--- ~ ~-----------STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___Iro-aki"l'I;·'halTI-- ---------, To-wit: '· . The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___J ..H • .D.o.m.e.x.~---·------.----,.: _______________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ___ .?,_tQ.___________ day oL_):~.P_!_ _____ ]-_~~1-, 1930. 0 -t?~~:. ~/!!___ _ 6J.Trk of the Court, or Spec1 vestigator ~ ~ Notary Public, or Justice e Peace. )33 ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource The first series of the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. In the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a> <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a> <a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Breeden, RA - Dean, RO Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context comer-j-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Comer, J. M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Comer https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/28043bb606f62aaf17a30abca5061c8a.pdf 7f9f42eefc775873616ce36f064c19a4 PDF Text Text ROCKING HAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #123- Comer , Julia L . 13 Number of Acres: Location: Sandy Bottom . near Swift Roads: One mil e of fair dirt road to Spo ttswood Tr :. i Run; thence four miles to Elkton . Soil: Sandy clay of good depth and fertility with moderate slopes Southwest exposure . and very little rock . One - half of the tract cleared many years ago, and has been cultivated since . The wooded area has been cut over repeatedly . It is estimated to cut The present stand consists of oak~ , f our cords per acre . . poplar hickory and some History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None • Acreage and value of types: Types Total Value Value per acre Acreage Ridge: Slope: 6 @ $5 . 00 $30.00 7 @ 30 . 00 210 . 00 $240 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land : - - 13 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 20 . 00 $260 . 00 ValueofLand: $ 240 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 20 .oo Value per acre for tract: $ 20 .oo Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE ~- ~ CLERK �Claim of______________________________________________________________________________ _ RockinFham Count y, v·1rgmia, . . N o. ________, At Law. . "t Court of ---=----------------------I n the C1rcm The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs·----.J.u:l-i-a- :1--.8-E>rne-r----------------------------------------------------------- l-;1 or _'-?. 7 A . 1 _R. 90 Ps . _of _l:_ind_________________________________________________ _ . __________ Rockinr-ht.m · · Def endants. more or Iess, of Ian d m c:__________ _______ Count y, v·1rgmia, The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL_3Q_c_l~J-l1£..b-_:...m___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is __ J1Il 1.a -1 . Comer -----------------------------------------------My post office address is __ __ ____ --Sw-i-ft- ·rtH.n- -v: I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought 0 -.-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - to be condemned, containing abouL-£-11--ti.- .-i- fr;-?;-0-:P§cres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ____ _s_t.a..b.l.a ______________________________________________ _ Th.1s Ian d 1s . Iocat ed a b ou t ___ ::: ________ ' i ve ·· m · m1·1es f rom __-';;,lkton ;:'_ _________________________ v·1rg1ma, the--S.t..J-newa-12---Magistetial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) I am sole owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are a.s follows: North_.iI ~M~·pome.t' - an<lt tL . C. He ::i dows -------------------------------------------- . South __ r . J ~Battghe-r------------------------------------------------------------East ___ _J_JJ...._Qom.e.r__>i.nd.__Q.t.her..s.. _____________________ ____ _______________________ _ West- ----:e:enry--S-hii:lett-"b."'11."d- -ottrer"B"----------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__ 1-9.15-__ in the following manner: _ By partition _of my _father _Ge o . T . B,,,ug)1e r's_e state., the ________________ _ tr qct is c ompos ed of t wo parcels.o n e of 1 2 Rlld the other ·14 ee--r-es----------------------------------------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereI claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is $--~~-6 in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-lZ-6-2. .. 00.-----· I am the owner oL __ _?_~ __________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). !:~9-~-----· Ren1arks·-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). oL1ft_:~:Yt:'.~r~ my name and :µ~~~p~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___ 2.o.cking.ham... __________ , To-wit: · d h ereby cert·fi JuliA L . Comer Th e un ders1gne 1 es tha t ------------------------------------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and mad~' oath,that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ___ &d.-----------day oL __?e-b-;---i--95-i-- --, ~ ---~ ~-~Clerk o the Court, or -'-Zt~ -------- pe al Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. f �• • County: ookimgham. District: Stonewall ,rl~3 - Comer, Julia L. Acreage Claimed: 27 A. 1 R. 20 F ssessed: 27 A-40 P. Value Claimed: Loco ti on: X ~f62 . 00 ft ';1'270.00 Sandy bottom. ~o.brances, c ) :. mter cl· 1".11s or l aps:, none k no n. S1.i ndy olJiy o good dupth a d fert i l icy very little rock. Southvest exposure. vOll: Deed: 27 A-70 J. This includes one other tract. 26 A. l"OP purchased 1916 consideration unknown. 80 P purchased 1913 for 85 i th moderate slope a.nd One mile }f rair dirt road to Spotswood • r 11 near thenoe tour mtles to akton, v1 f t Run; l'istory of tract and eond1 t1 n of timber: One-half of t he tract cleared many years ai o a ~u hos been oult1vat~d sinoe. The wooded area has been cut over repeatedly. It is esti.mated to cut f reds per acr • The pres ~nt sta"ll o :,; nsists of oaks, hic'-;:ory and so~e poplar. 9 4 ads. of ed. ood ~alued 50¢ --- 12.00 I1Jrovements: None. Value of l n • by -ty, es: V, lue ' acre, £er Tyoe Slope ;,.00 Fg 3:5 • ._, Q .otcl Vi 1.:ie ' 30.00 45.00 275.00 I Total VO.l !.L of la d Tota l f r-, l ~e ot im~ r)V J:.nc ::its fr tal vr: l _µ e qf t i '1. er Total V l e of tract Averago' val 10 per acre 275.00 -- l '3. 00 28'! .00 22.08 I x • Thio includes troct ·123•a / I ,I { 'I I I �• • N County: District: #123 - Comer, _J_uli_a_ I-, . L .C. :rteadows June J. Comer Malinda Lawson J.Henry Shifflett LEGEND : Grazing Slope Scale - l " : 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall �:i: Q ~ l> "I z, 2 Z1 !! = 0 lD "' n 0 m II 0 -4 C ffl C :z STATEMENT m :!. ;:, JI CO -I :z OF ) Ethel Irwin Lineweaver , p . q . JULIA L. COMER . z, ;; "' i OR~ < ;' ... . so.~N ::, ffl DI N < - 3 • z, n n Co"' C ., - :, :z II 0 I> ,c Ill -4 0 ii~ STATEMENT OF C Q3 TS , POSTAGE , ETC . : I Ji �. . RE: ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation Froceedings pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act. MRS. JULIA L. COMER #123 filed in the Clerk'~ Offic Rockingham County, Va~ AUG ,1-11933 I' '-:7;_ ... ~ J a t . . ~ C1erk I TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF ARBITRATION: J. ... Pursuant to the rules of proceedure adopted by this Honorable Board on August 16, 1933, Julia L. Comer, land owner, respectfully submits the following statement: a. That the number of the tract of land, owned by Juli~ L. Comer, shown on the county ownership map filed in the condemnation proceedings is# 123. b. and 24 poles, That the acreage of said tract is 12 acres, 1 rood That the sa id Julia L. Comer is the owner in fee simple of said real e s tate; she having acquired the same in the partition of the l ands of the late George T. Baugher, the s ame having been assigned to her by the commissioners appointed in the chancery cause of George T. Baugher's heirs v. George T. Baugher's heirs, which report of said commissioners was confirmed b y decree entered b y the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia, in said cause on July 20, 1916; and 1s· duly of record in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, Virginia, in Deed Book 106 at page 242; reference is here made to said title papers. c. The sa i d 12 acres, 1 rood and 24 poles of land is situa te on the south western slope of a mountain ridge, in the Blui Ridge MOUl;).tains at Sandy Bottom School house. The character of s aid land is chocolate clay mountain soil, especially adapted to the production of various crops of the county, with smooth surface ETHEL IRWIN and a scanty covering of small loose rock which in no way interfer~ ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRI SONBURG, VA. 111 �with the cultivation thereof. This land is free from large stones and the few loose rocks are small and on the surface. Six acres of said land is cleared and has been grassed for about ten years with the result that it is now of splendid quality and is capable of producing large crops ~dthout fertilizer. acres is 40.00 per acre. The value of sa id 6 The remaining 6 acre s , l rood and 24 poles is in timber, and is of the same quality of soil as the said 6 acres. It is e s tima ted that said timber tract will yield 18 co~ of wood per acre, valued at$- .75 per cord, or a total of$ 13.50 per acre. The value of the 6 acres, l rood and 24 poles of land exclusive of timber isl 25.00 per acre. Therefore, the value of s aid land and the growing timber thereon: Cultivated land, 6 acres at $ 40.00 per acre $ 240.00 Timber land, 6 acres, 1 rood, 24 poles ( exclusive of growing timber) at $26.00 per ~ acre 160.00 Aggregate value of entire tract exclusive of growing timber $ 400.00 Growing timber on 6 ac r es, l rood, 24 poles at$ 13.50 per acre 86.40 Aggregate value of tract of 12 acres, 1 rood and 24 poles, including growing timber $ 486.40 There is no claim to any incidental damages to adjacent land of the O\mer not to be oondermed. It is suggested tha t the arbitra tors accept and allow the value placed on s aid land in this statement, taking into consider ation the affidavits of ? . B. F. Good and others heretofore filed herein. If the value is not thus fixed, then this clainamt respectfully re quests a n oral hearing. Respectfully submitted. ETHEL IRWIN ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. - - - ,/ Attorney for Julia L. Comer 8 �- . ST_TE OF VIRGINIA CITY OF HARRISOHBURG , to-wit: This day personally appeared before me, Janet Sprinkel, a notary public in and for the city and State aforesaid in my said city, Ethel Irwin Lineweave r, who, being duly sworn, ma.de oath that she is attorney for Julia L. Comer, and is authorized to mke this affidavit ; that the statement s contained hereinbefore are true, except in so far as they are therein stated to be upon information; and that in ao far as they are therein stated to b~ upon informatio n, she believes them to be tnle. Given under my hand this 28th day of August, 1933. N.P ETHEL IRWIN ATTORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG, VA. �Claim of____________________________________________________ -.- "' ______________________ _ In the Circuit Court of__.3.o.akinr_hi::'..m ___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ J .u. Comer------------------------------------------------------------0 m more or 1ess, of 1an d m ______ =:_________ _______ Count y, v·1rgmia, · __ :_ Rockin°h · · · Def endants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of__~~~~~~1¥__~~~----------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ J-uli-a--Ir.8e-t_;i -er----------------------------------------------My post office address is ____ 9J{_:i;fj;__3.1-l.11 _J_:l:rg_:L..111-A._ __________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abouLJlne..,-~.half ______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements =-~ ~..?--~!~~.!_?_~~~-~l_:.9_~~~-~!_!1.?Jfl'_e_l_"!.!f~~J:_!_h_~~~-~------- ---8-nd-.g-ar -af'e-----------------------------------------------------------------------This land is located about_-f-.i:ve------miles from _____ :B-~ktun---------------- Virginia, in the_ S_t.QU..Et~ al_l, ___ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -I---ho-1-d--d-e-e-d--:EtJr--l i-fe--and--t-hen--t,,J-nty-ireirs-------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: NorthJ!Y--Own. -land-...o.f _J3.JJ.----O--the.~--t.~~-e-t--------------------------- --------- - -South __ s~ rne _9 s _on no rth ------------------------------------------------------ East ___ J J .-Ooa-e-r---------------------------------------------------------------- West_ __LI_y own _l and _i n _ano t her_ t:.c1ct _______________ _______________________ _ I acqu~red my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __1 -g--0 6___ in the followmg manner: .B...y.-d.e.ed..-fr..o.ra-G.eo.....T..B.qu _:h.~.r--Pnd--~~i-:fe-----------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-1--~Q.9_!..Q.9____ __ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $---~~9-~~9-~----· I am the owner of_ ..:____ _: ___ __::c. _ _ ...c__aareSB of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $ __ _____ __-:: ________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - ------------------------------- ---- --- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). oL~~::~s~;-~t:~~:~ my name and ~~t~%~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_"ft~ rtnr:-anr---- ---:---_! __ , T?-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies thaLJ ulifL.L .....Ca~ ~-------------;.- - - ___ ____ __ the above named claimant personally appeared before him ana made -oath tnat the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, • this ___~!_c! ___________ day of__ 2_~~~--1J_~l____, ~ ,tJ -_/f_t_ Li;_L tiJ~-~~rL..,.,r,,,,-,. Clerk of the Court, or S ec1 Notary Public, or Justice �II:~ THE CIRCUIT COURT CF ROCKL~GHAM C0Ul(TY, VIRGIJ.ITL\. . Petitioner The State Com.~ission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virc inia v. 11829 Defendants Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others, and fifty- two thousand , five hundred sixty- one acres (52,561) more or less , of land in Rockingham county, Virginia . In coCTpliance with the order entered in the above entitled case on the t venty- fifth day of October, 1932, a,;1d in response there to, your defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned , ovmership of which is claimed by her, and with reference to which she has filed her objections, is the same trac t or 2arcel which was found by the Appraisal Commissioners. to be land owned by her, being tract Number 123 , as shown and delineated on the map f iled with the report, and exhi bi ts sheets thereto attached, made to by said commissioners . {IBY Counsel Counsel Filed in e:o Cle;k's Office Rockicgharn C:Junty, Va. f.' f 11 " / q 1r.· -; v · ... ~ . ETHEL IRWIN ATT ORNEY AT LAW HARRISONBURG , VA . 1./7 I �·----·- ' IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM: COUNTY, VIRGINJ.A. The State Commission on Conserva tion and Development of the State of Virginia v. ) Condemnation / 1 Claim Oassandra Lawson Atkins, &c Now com es the undersigned defenda nt, Julia L. Comer, and moves the court to decline to accept the report of the board of apprai sal commissione rs heretofore filed in this proceeding, with r espect to. Claim #123, and to disapprove . the findings of fact therein contained, on the followir:g ground:· That the allowance or award made for the land of the undersigned, to-wit, the sum of ~260.00, is grossly inadequate; so inadequate as to indicate that said board was affected or influenced by some error, mistake or misapprehension o f f acts as to the id entity of said land, or some mist a ke of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence considered. WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays leave to fil e this, her exce ry tion to said r e port; and in support of this except i on files herewith the attached affidavit. And she will ever pray, etc. ounsel �' Re: Julia L. Cromer 13 acres Claim 4f 123 State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: P. B. F. Good, being duly wworn, makes oath that he surveyed the 13 acres of land, owned by Julia L. Comer, referred to in the above claim, and that to his personal lmowledge the said land, including the timber thereon, is worth forty dollars ($40.00) per acre, and that in his opinion said price of forty dollars ($40.00) per acre is the fair market value thereof at the present time. October, 1932. This day personally appeared before me and State aforesaid, whose term of office expires on t he 193 7 , P. B. F. Good, -. ' ---day of I ~ _;;; _..,.:;/"""Z;.,__)';.(' whose n:lr.le is signed to t he foregoing affidavit, a nd who, being duly sworn makes oath t hat the statements therein contained are true. Given under my hand this first day of October, 1932. .. �filed in the Cierk's v;~~c:, Rockingham Couuty, Va. SEP f/ ~ COMER, JULIA L. 123 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY 1933 !erk IN RE . ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS submitted to the Governor arising in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in the Circuit Court of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Park Act . SUMMARY STATEMENT OF PErITIONER: EXCEPrANT : Comer , Julia L. ORIGINAL CLAIM: Acreage 27- 1R . 20p : Value $1362 & Inc . Damages, None VALUE .1:'LACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER ' S APPRAISERS : TRACT NO . 123 VALUE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES $287 . 00 None BOARD OF APPRAISAL COMMIS~.LONERS FINDINGS : MAP NUMBER OF TRACT: 123 VALUE OF TRACT : TRACT NO. 123 VALUE INCIDENTAL DAMAGES $260.00 None �The basic differences between Petitioner and this exceptant are as to the classification and value of the land and timber values . As to the classification of the land and the other elements of value, we submit that these matters are correctly set forth in the Work Sheet ofnthe Board with reference to this case , and not as set forth in exceptant's statements . This Work Sheet is filed with the record, and a copy of this Work Sheet is submitted with copy of the record tendered herewith, and additional copies of the Work ~heet in this case will be furnished if desired o Subscribed to and verified before me this the 8th day of September, 1933 . ~ cvkd~r/ Emma K. Stokes,Notary Public ISi �Re: Julia L. C~omer 13 ac~es Claim :/f 123 State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: J . L. Maiden, being first duly sworn, makes oath that he is fifty- nine years old, that he has lived at Swift Run all his life within one-fourth mile ·of the land of Julia L. Cromer, referred to in the above claim; and that he has lmown the said Julia L. Cromer land all his life; that said Julia L. Cromer land herein referred to is, in his opinion worth at least fifty dollars ($50 . 00) per acre, and that said price in his opi nion is the fair market price thereof; that all of said land is suitable for cultivation; that no fertilizer is required for growing wheat thereon; that there is a young growth of good timber on a part of said land; . that t he whole of said tract is enclosed by a good woven fence; that s a id land is well watered . Given under my hand this first. day of October, 1932 . V This day personally appeared before me ____ pl5'FCf.,.ola Notary Public, in and for the City and State aforesaid, whose term of ~ : A1-01-: I office expi res on t he ~ dey of , 19 36-:_, J . L. Maiden, whose name is signed to the fore going affidavit, and who, bei ng duly sworn makes oath that the statements therein cont a i ned are true . Given under my hand this first day of October , 1932 Notary Public �Re: Julia L. C~omer 13 acres Claim 4J: 123 State of Virginia, City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: G. w. Shifflett of Swift Run, Virginia, being dttly sworn, makes oath that he is fifty-three years old, that he has known all his lHe the Julia L. Cromer property referred to in this claim, that he has lived for 40 ......-i...&....- 91¼ said property years, as renter, farming on thirds; that he has lived in and about Swift Run, all his life; that said Julia L. Cromer land herein referred to ig, in his opinion worth at least fifty dollars ($50.00) per acre, and that said price in his opinion is the fair market price thereof; that during the past season he has raised on six: acres of the said land thirty bushels of corn to the acre; that all of said land is suitable for cultivation; that no fertilizer is required for growing wheat thereon; that there is a young growth of good timber on a part of said land; t hat t he whole of said tract is enclosed by a good woven wire f ence; that said land i s well watered. Given under my hand this first day of October, 1932 This day personally appeared before me _______ ----~------PB FQ-ooc/ ' a Notary Public, b and for the City and State afore - said, whose term of office expires on the _ __.,,Ji ..;./_2;z _ _ _ day of ~~ . / 19 3 r , G. w. Shifflett, whose name is signed to the f oregoing affidavit, ~1.d who , being du.ly sworn makes oath that the statements therein contained are true. • Given under my hand this first day of Octobe~, 1932. Notary Public � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains.  The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases. 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Purdy, Charles R. Sandidge, William E. Sipe, Ed Storke, Worth H. Updike, Julian Virginia Court Clerks Association--History Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia Waddey, Everett Walters, George R. Watson, R. J. Watts, M. B. Whalen, John M. White, E. T. Wood, Dorothy E. https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Virginia_Court_Clerks_Association_-_Organizational_Materials_[VCCA001]/VCCA001_002_042.pdf 1d3a0d726acf0e1d63e03f6ce0f0137b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association - Organizational Materials (VCCA001) Subject The topic of the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia@Virginia Court Clerks Association--History@Circuit courts--Virginia@Clerks of court--Virginia--History@Court administration Description An account of the resource Administrative, financial, historical, and instructional materials documenting the operations, professional development, and legislative tracking of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) from 1910 through the early 2020s. The collection comprises administrative papers including the association's constitution, by-laws, committee lists, directories, and presidential speeches; extensive financial records such as membership dues ledgers, checkbooks, receipts, invoices, and treasurer’s reports; and educational and procedural guides detailing uniform clerk fees, local court practices, and equity procedures. It highlights continuous professional training via the proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conferences held at the University of Virginia. Additionally, the collection documents legislative tracking through various General Assembly bill summaries, summaries of the Acts of Assembly of interest to clerks, and government relations contracts. Commemorative files comprise resolutions of respect and memorials for deceased clerks, retirement proclamations, and materials from the association's 50th and 100th anniversary milestones. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910 - Present Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource VCCA Historians Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA001 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. 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Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth of Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals: A Handbook of Standard Procedures and Model Orders in Certain Cases for Judges and Clerks of Courts of Record Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1964 Description An account of the resource Handbook prepared for the information of judges and clerks of court of record of the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Judicial Council for Virginia. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Virginia Court Clerks Association Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context VCCA001_002_042 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_013_005_commonwealth-of-virginia-v-george-briclear.pdf 3bf4a4e95a2ca9089ca5618258560c00 PDF Text Text STATE OF VIRGINI, ROCKING~ 1 COUNTY,to-wit: In the Circuit Court The grand and for said oaths December 16, Court 1936, in the the peace and dignity This Court and sent State of Rockingham, George Bricker, said of the county, feloniously vans, is found on the jury upon on or about Commonwealth.of the grand in and now 1936, one William and E. E. Kiser, before of Virginia, December term, and slay indictment V. Collins of the at its that did kill County: county present unlawfully William jurors the body of the attending their of said and against Virginia. testimony witnesses to give of sworn in evidence. �Inv. Manslaughter Commonwealth vs) Indi ctrnent George Bricker ~ ~JV- -J Felony December term, A 1936 True Bill· -£L3. itnesses: Wm. V. Collins E. E. Kiser D. W. Earman Commonwealth's Attorney �OEC 1936 :IF/ ;){p~ f .{ l COMMONWEALTH v. ) Felony (inv. mans.) I r GEORGE BRICKER ).✓, I {' t . I 'Y I. J -- t ��6 ARREST WARRANT The Commonwealth of Virginia,}T •t Rockingham County, o-wt To the Sheriff of Said County: E_._E_._K_i_s_e_r __________________ Whereas, ____ Harry made complaint and information on oath before me, of the said County, that George unlalfully peace day of and feloniously kill and dignity Lee Bryan, Clerk T. J. or J.P. T. ;r., Court Bricker l_6_t_h ___ of the said County, on the ___ of said County, has this day of the December and slay Commonwealth These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth in the said County, did ___ one William Evans, against _ the of Virginiao --------------------- of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend and bring before the Trial Justice of the said County, the body of the said __ ____________________ , 19~, G_e_o_r~g~e __B_r_i_c_k_e_r ___________ _ to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under my hand, this __ Memo. of Commonwealth Name l_7_t_h __ day of December Witnesses: Address �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY I, OF ROCKINGHAM, TO-WIT: in and --------------=c-c----c---c=--cc---c-~---~-----------' of Virginia, (T. J. or). P. or Bail Commissioner) for the County of Rockingham, State do hereby certify that _________________________________ --~---------------------as Commonwealth and _______ his suret ____ , have this day acknowledged of Virginia in the sum of _________________________ which they severally waived their exemption, themselves indebted dollars ($________ to be made and levied of their goods and chattels, yet upon this condition: ____________________________ _ to the ) as to That the said shall appear before the Trial Justice Court of Rockingham County at ______________________ , on the _______ day of ____________ , 19__ , at _____ _ o'clock A. M., and not depart hence without leave of said Court, and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before ..ny court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with said charge, and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning the within charge until the same is finally disposed of, then this recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full torce and effect. Given under my hand this, the _________ day of __________________ , 19__ . T. J. or J. P. or Bail Commissioner ... 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Behavior ............................................................................ Date of Discharge DESCRIPTION OF PRISONER Height ........................ Weight .......................... Color of Eyes ........................... Co,lor of Hair.. ........................ . T,eeth Marks ..................................................................... Hand Marks Arm Marks.......................................... ......................... Face Marks . Shoulder Marks ............................................................... Back Marks ....................... . Thigh Marks .................................................................... Knee Marks Calf of Leg Marks ............................................................ Foot Marks .... Fingers Off ..................................................................... Mole Marks Neck Marks ..................................................................... Breast Marks Left Arm Marks .............................................................. Right Arm Marks ......................................................... . Left Leg Marks ............................................................... Right Leg Marks .......................................................... . Fine After Prisoner at Jail; Amount to State$ ......................... Amount to City$ .......................... . .. . ........ .... ........... ......................................... ....Deputy and Jail er ................. .-............................................................................ Sheriff ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff ~........£~ You are hereb)}commanded to summon......... ,;(!_'!.J.. .... of Rockingham County, Greeting: ........... ~............................ . ····~···························-/"-,·········································•··················1·······································································•··•··•································ , /)-i. ~,,,,, ')/, 1-~ ~ yf-... • r --··· .. -······-·-'"l- ...........- .....................................................1-....... ~ ............................. v , ................ _. ______........................................................................ . .:;:c;: :~e:. ~d:: :L..t)~.J/t.t~;.~'.~ ... °.~·--~~:;;.....~~~?t~•...~.'....'..~~ ...~.°.~.~·~···~·o·~~e I:~'.:!..? ••.•:1;/~•:~.1h, ''."'h ":J}l" ::;~:~,Cam ....."wwll:,_•~····························································· :: ;~;~arO who stands charged with and indicted for a felon)}..mis~ And this )}ou shall not omit under penalt)} of £ 100. J. Witness, da> a/ . ... ; ROBERT SWITZER, ..~ .../.......... 19} .. And have then and there this Writ. -:f?!.-- Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the..../1.. .. Z. ood ;" 1h, .f ..~/.~a, af lh, . ammoaw,allh. ~··•··········•···•·························• Massanetta Paper Co. Print Clerk FORM NO. 457 �t .. • ) ' '\ �Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon ....................................................................................................... . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::t::4::::::2.?.~:·~::.::: who stands charged with a felony ~ And this you shall not omit under penalty of £100. And have then and there this Writ. Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our said ?t-_irt, at the Court Home, the .....J../:.~ clay of..... .N..4.:C../ .....19..J..~anrl in the .../.V.~~ionwealt'?, ,J;·································~~ THE 5£1\YICB PRESS, tL\IUUSONBUt.C, 'YA. .•, Clerk �ct~ z �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereb:ycommanded to summon............................. ·•·•··········•··························-··················································· ..................... . Z .:::: .. ::::::::::::::::::::::.::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::c; ..-.. 2<~····.·.·.·.·.·_-.·.·_-_-.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·_-.·_-.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·_-·.·_-.·_-.··.·.·:.·.-.: ..·.·.·.·:·.-::·········· who stands charged with and indicted for a f elon:y'm-isdemeano,. And this :you shall not omit under penalt:y of £100. Witness, J. OBERT SWITZER, ~ ......... 19.....i..Tand da:y of .......................... And have then and there this Writ. 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Print FORM NO. 457 ��Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of ftc::lt:fk:'ml!'l'f'a Y oit are hereby commanded to summon .......................................................... . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::a;;;::::1::~::::~:::~zz;~::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1.1.~::::i~:e~ ...l?c✓-: ....... ···:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ·························•···········•··········································Al··········································•···•································· /.~~~~~ ................................... ............................................................ . to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at 9:30 o'clock, a. 111-., on the .....if~.day to testify and the truth to~half of ............... /.~ of the C2Jmo1 ............................................................ r······~···~~.~ 11.1hostands charged with a felony ... :...................... 19. 3-Z ealth before the GRAND JURY .................... . ...................................................... .. 1~. And this you shall not omit under penalty of £I 00. And have then and there this Writ. Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the ....:.f.~ d,y of ;;: ~C 191.6. .nd;. ,' th, Jt,,r~:t;;:7:;::::,kc. CM ,? THI! SBRVICB PRESS, HARIUSONBUII.G 1 TA. ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: 4~~ To the Sh.erilf o~ County, ~ ~ ....f ..4.ll~ You arc hereby commanded lo summon......... ~,---2?.1. ........ ·········•···············••···•····· ····-·····································································¥0 ...... 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Print y-d- Clerk of our said Court, al the Court House, the....................... . ?.7,and ............19.. of_............ ,~ And lwllc then and there this Writ. 111 the ./fe.../.~ear of the Comm~nwealth. }:_..If~~ t . Clc,q FORM NO. 457 ��TRIAL JUSTICE COURT_ ~ / J ' ·' • /' nocKETNo. 1.JrR' ' V.) I \ �• \ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth of Virginia v George Briclear Subject The topic of the resource Involuntary Manslaughter Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-1937 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nara Holdaway Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001_013_005 Briclear https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_013_011_commonwealth-v-thomas-johnson.pdf f3029ff030d384494daf64a582754c2a PDF Text Text IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY,VIRGINIA. . ·COMMONWEAL '1H • vs. CHARGE TO THE JURY. . THOMAS JOHNSON • Your charge of the felony is to inquire as charged If you find ~ictment, and that and was willful, him guilty in the indictment him guilty the the accused of murder, as charged with malice and premeditated, in the first degree in your discretion, by confinement for life, or for any term not less than twenty dictment, was not willful, deliberate guilty in the second of murder by confinement than twenty him not guilty in the second degree, malice on reasonable aforethought, provocation, of voluntary finement as charged in the in- aforethought, and then you shall and ascertain not less find him his punishment than five nor more years. or of murder guilty for his punishment in the penitentiary with malice degree, find years. and premeditated, in the penitentiary If you find without of murder, and the same was committed aforethought and ascertain or, him guilty in the in- then you shall at death, If you find is guilty or not guilty. same was connnitted deliberate of murder whether of murder in the first but that actual or implied, or in mutual manslaughter, in the penitentiary he killed for not less Mitchell Dahl upon a sudden heat, combat, and ascertain degree you will find him his punishment by con- than one nor more than five years. If you find or of murder guilty in the second degree, of involuntary punishment him not guilty nor more than five years, him of not}_exceeding ing one year, or of voluntary manslaughter, by confinement of murder in the first you will $1000, manslaughter say so and ascertain in the penitentiary or, degree in your discretion, or by confinement far not less assess in jail but his than one a fine against for not exceed- or both. If you find him not guilty, you will say so and no more. �Commonwealth v) Thomas Johnson Charge to the Jury �I, and accord chell Tom Johnson, make the following Dahl on Thursday, garily age 27 years, and without by anyone for on my part July 1, 1937. any threats the purposes that statement this of this of Harrisonburg, Virginia, women came to the place these peoples ginger ale, these ice, before, Dahl, wait was disagreeable me. I was getting or did. The other tired of this and told back into the booth. northeast corner At that the booth. I don't remenber "I'm through Dahl boy whistled brown handle One of seen any of the and disagreeable, were awfully Dahl, nice. I told Mr. and Mr. Ed said, this walked sitting side in the do-wn next to of the table, Mr. Bud and myself Bud at the southwest with you boys?" corner, The to Mr. Bud. and 11r. Bud threw up his hands and said, You all and a pointed him. boy, and he said, So Mr. Bud and myself up at the door. "I'll when I told got up and the Dahl boy was talking right beer, two boys seemed to be very on the opposite do what you want to do." and put his left and shoved me with his on I do not remem- He was fussy I stood behind ~r. what he said, with you. I waited with each drink. There was a girl was a girl south young white men and They ordered "What seems to be the trouble Dahl boy and the girls miles time the Dahl boy was sitting of the booth. there it. and one of the boys was standing and Mr. Bud says, times. Mr. Bud about "Show him to me" and he would fix walked into three Mr. Ed was out on the dance floor I went out in the kitchen him, and I think about three from the whole start. both of them, and the girls on them then". I was employed and I do not remember having and did not seem to like Ed Pickering me. Booth No. One. them glasses ber word for word what he said nice boys, Park, or five and I served men, Mitchell peoples four, made to me and with the knowledge June 30, 1937, while and occupied of Mit- is made volun- of reward being and Bud's Place, three ~ome three, This statement statement, at Kaylor's will the stabbing may be used against On Wednesday night, at Ed's regarding or promises statement as a cook and waiter do of my own free hand. blade Then the hand back toward his left I had gotten six or eight ~(X,v._ pocket a meat knife inches • ~• with a long from the I • , ��Tom Johnson, knife this page 2. rack at the end of the table knife after kitchen. down. Mr. Bud and myself a~te~ I put this in the kitchen. knife in my right with my right grabbed his left pocket, hand and put it the handle Dahl. to the booth from the trousers pocket know. him but once. my left af§er the stabbing, out through the dance hall west side of the room until I crossed the hall before between I reached He asked me what was wrong. boy standing I left hand and walked Lineweaver to him. but I don't Igou to the B & 0 Railroad track down to the Harrisonburg out to the Lee Highway, across trout lives, last night then crawled Power Plant, (Wednesday), track, then fol- then took the road on the floor July near the sub-station about 1:30 or 2:00 o'clock, and went to the sub-station I and when I got out of up in the wheat mow and stayed about 9:00 or 10:00 o'clock there I went past the Lee Highway where Mr. James .Armen- went to the home of Edna Williams arriving a run, walked up the road to his barn and slept about day light, in the kitchen. out of the building the building lowed the then know what I did with mostly the field on the I know I had the was going between a walk and a run, I ran across I the booth and the tables threw them down. the booth until me. end of the building, I saw Grattan the floor, there at the door. against in my left I did not say anything in my hand as I crossed I do not to my recollection, the south my room, took off my coat and apron, and I do not think because the side booths to the kitchen. From the time I left him. the stabbing. had the knife handed) down, and stabbed did Dahl make any thPeats or ten minutes immediately accor\ding Dahl, and another the trouble five into I would not say about this were in the booth two girls, had the knife pointing and fell At the time of the stabbling, At no time during out of my pocket hand (I'm left with the blade I stumbled with the handle hand and put his left I took the knife into in my fist When I went to stab I stabbed it. started When the Dahl boy shoved me with his right hand back towards knife I went back and got with this there until 7, and then in Harrisonburg, asked her for a glass woman and called until of water, Mr. Clarence ��Tom Johnson, Leake, page 3. a policeman station and got me. evening, of Harrisonburg, I never June 30, up until around 2:00 o'clock. of water trough every night barn about it it they was right, barnyard. days later. three July 7, somewhere nights o'clock I got a drink from the water I did not know I had killed if I would give myself decided talking Mr. Armentrout Then I began to think and later come on down then, to eat from Wednesday I heard Mr. and Mrs. Armentrout a couple to get away. the first about ten or eleven would have been better trying had anything Wednesday night, After in the Armentrout the Dahl boy until and he came up to the sub- got two kids Witnesses: Virginia July of and I thought up. I would have out there, I did not want them to see me. Dated at Harrisonburg, his wife up instead over it, to give myself but Mr. Dillard's told in the 8, 1937. and ��Prisoners Reportof Rockingham CountyJail 7i·· ........ Name~ ..... Male~ F.emale ...(/ Place~£ Birth . Physical Condition Can Read?/ ,J. Ag~ ........... ........... .. ....\\ 7rite?.... ,. If Foreign U. S. Born .. ........... ..........Is Person a Drunkard? .....State ........Di vorcecl .. ....Years ........... months .. ..or Drug Victim? .. Committed .. ....Held for Grand Jury ............................... .. ..Years .....Sentence Held for Trial.... . .... Offense ··'"""'Occupation. City Ordinance.... .. .............. ... .. ... . .. . ......................... Months .................. .. ....Time in Jail ............................ Held for Penitentiary .Costs ............ Fine .... Mar6ecl.. / Held as Insane .................................................. Held for Other Authorities Behavior ............................................................................. Date of Discharge DESCRIPTION Hei,ght... .................... Weight ........ T,eeth Marks ...................................... .. Arm Marks ................................... .. ......Color of Eyes. Marks . Color of Hair .. ..................... Hanel Marks .................................... .. .................. Face Marks .... Shoulder Marks ........................................................ Thigh OF PRISONER Back Marks ................................................................. Knee Marks Calf of Leg Marks ............................................................ Foot Marks .... . Fingers Off ........................................................................ Mole Marks Neck Marks ..................................................................... Breast Marks Left Arm Marks ............................................................. Right Arm Marks ................................................... . Left Leg Marks ............................................................... Right Leg Marks Fine After Prisoner at Jail; Amount to State$ .......................... Amount to City $ . .............. ......................................... .............. ....Deputy and Jail er .............................................................................................. Sheriff ��The court the evidence passion, killing that the killing in a sudden brawl, amounts the killing to voluntary the degree. provocation jury that if they was done without on a sufficient manslaughter was done in the heat insufficient second instructs of passion, such killing shall malice provocation find from in the heat -- such ~f however, they but on a slight and only; may amount to murder of in the find �0 . .L I j• -1- J [ :.J -------------- �The court doubt from all convict will the evidence Johnson, acquit instructs him. If, however, doubt, to the grade of offense find that him guilty voluntary they have a reasonable as to any fact they believe he is guilty of offense if doubt he is guilty, or manslaughter, that in the case or have a reasonable a reasonable degree, the jury as to his necessary guilt#, from the evidence, but have a reasonable of (that is murder or involuntary) of a lower grade. then to they beyond doubt as of either they can only �'J 'I l.t Orv IT [ j ... .;.. ,I _L t r ) . ~ ' C J .... r 0 .[ 'I .8 �t The court first degree the evidence any reasonable killing doubt the jury the prisoner was not only incited by malice and desperate in other must have distinctly to do; he must have also premeditated that there injury, he would kill the probable be a reasonable premeditated to kill which would probably guilty of murder murder and distinctly of the prisoner; the prisoner to constitute must clearly and intended bodily that must have been a willful, on the part killing, that of the deceased but such killing act instructs result wickedness deliberate words, reflected, of heart; and premeditated what he willed and deliberated, he had willed, occasion death, degree. And if deliberated, or do him some serious they and or do him some serious the deceased in the first to the of which would be death. doubt whether his beyond at the time of the understood the deceased, prove in the bodily ought not fo find and injury, him �... J .. .... J j Ih 'I "0 .I 0 J j " I') rl" ,,. 9 ...L j C j r,r '1.:. -, r r C I . " L t 'I6f' () Bl'lq ... 4, .t'I.B . •. J'~ ~ 0 J ,.. e ,. , ~ , u ( t r r ' t -· - t ... r r ..., ( 0 i 'I .( r J6 t BJ I- L ';. 0 t v.S . l ~ r r J .. rO.i." �The court from the evidence and killed combat, than that the killing that then you cannot by confinement years. that although defense, course yet than voluntary in the penitentiary if it appears by any previous of a sudden quarrel, and that find they may not believe at:; ,,,~t(_ the defendant, Tom Johnson, was not caused upon sudden provocation offense jury in self but was done in the slight, five case Dahl, of any higher than in this the Mitchell the evidence or malice instructs the provocation the defendant, manslaughter, not less than from grudge, in mutual was more Tom Johnson, guilty which is punishable one year nor more ��The court evidence that indictment instructs the prisoner in the heat which caused the jury committed of passion, to deprive if they believe the homicide excited hLm to do the act without was insufficient that charged which he received was such as to reasonably degree. provocation and yet which - him of the power of self of murder in the second in the by a reasonable premeditation, case he is guilty from the deprive control, in that ut if the provocation him of power of I self control at the time the homicide find him not guilty of murder, was commJtted, I but of mansl~ughter. then they should �i J .. ,... r J .J .i:. l j .. �STATEOF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said County: The grand jurors the body of the county Court at its June term, Thomas Johnson, of the State of Rockingham, of Virginia, and now attending 1937, upon their on or about oaths did·kill and murder Mitchell and dignity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Clarence Leake, Lineweaver, is found on the testimony James C. Ann.entrout, J. H. Boice, Dahl, Ed Pickering, sworn in Court and sent before said do present July 1, 1937, in said feloniously This indictment in and for county, against the peace of J. W. Bazzle, Dr. F. L. Byers, Grattan and Edna Williams, the grand that witnewses jury to give evidence • . ·' .... �Murder t, Commonwealth v) Indictment Thomas Johnson Felony June term, 1937 ! ~ ~ ..... ~ ~* t -0 A True Bill: gyt~( (/ Foreman Witnesses: J. W. Bazzle Clarence Leake James C. Armentrout Dr. F. L. Byers Grattan Lineweaver J. H. Boice Ed Pickering Edna Williams D. w. Earman Commonwealth's Attorney ( ,~ t 1~ ~ l !1 I~ ~ t ~ t �-l The Court '(;h--" <tJ _J,ttY Y.'ing the case }\11'!] doubts, the all jury A cause a reasonable ficient heard conclusion the that you would act critical of guilty. tainty, that affairs, and unless defendant beyond all is such ~hat, transactions of the is guilty of it evidence with after evidence, of it would it is insuf- having carefully you reach such degree proof to warrant amounting of mistake. the of certainty in your own most important is sufficient possibility or were the same of life, If, all fanciful investigation of not guilty. The law does not require nor proof it up must be reasonable and pause, upon the faith then the to hunt man to hesitate and weighed in consider- as are merely and impartial in the graver a verdict and impartially of law, that an acquittal, from a candid and prudent to authorize such doubts justify in the case, interposed as a matter not to go beyond the evidence to and it must arise of doubt J'ury, entertain doubt, the evidence kind the are nor must they conjectural. doubt, instructs and a verdict to absolute cer- �. < T w ,..,_ ( ' .. .L ... " r 0 ,. 'f: L ·,: L J t J , l J ,. < V ~ 11 ·r .. �The Court is a question instructs exclusively number of witnesses have the right on the stand, fairness, lack their their opposite and froE1 all the which vri tnesses accordingly. equally and their their other where a t,o each other, from the appearance if any, of the witnesses and tl1e law is that, the ·weight of evidence relationship, credit jury, the credibility manner of testifying, on the trial, and to ~ive that directly to determine of intelligence, appearing jury for the testify, is not bound to regn.rd jury the apparent the balanced. jury The of the witnesses apparent candor intelligence surrounding are more worthy and or circumstances of credit, �r J. 0 �The Court tells cannot homicide justify taking the jury that life, nor will below murder or excuse words, howsoever they reduce the same. grievous, the grade of ��The Court of an unlawful instructs act. the jury that malice is the wilful doing �-t �I ~ The Court reasonable doubt liberately, this fix the from the in the first punishment penitentiary for of the life jury evidence and premeditatedly is murder the instructs that that killed degree, prisoner if they believe the defendant :rva tchell and the beyond a wilfully, de- Dahl with malice, jury at de&th, or for any term not less should so find or confinement than twenty and in the years. ... �--- �The Court deadly instructs weapon in the or upon very sl~ght and premeditated of proving r:~ the previous provocation, killing, extenuating jury that a mortal possession of the slayer, is. prima 1'acie, and throws circumstances. wound given with wilful, upon the accused without a any, deliberate, the necessity �t • J �COMMONWEALTH V. ) Felony THOMAS JOHNSON (murder) �I rJ A-~ J f- ~ L~tf- ~. @. ;J. ✓,/ 2/4~ -,L,b.~hLc' /f· ,/./. ff-: JI:/' u. .~ /? , ~-If I/ f ;ii~ ,tl ! CJ, I /c . ;/. t<-->-rt /,L ,~ " e,_ <,( (./ } cf. l tl,T'- rt i/ '9-,,)'1,,.. .~ tL.,e,,./ ffe-- "✓ ;f ;??,,,_,,, Ir , ~,li...l r;J?t ,L) t.,(_A_ I'-• /. &-e1..ft~/ ,~ ✓ : ' f- r -,.l< ~ l ~ ~1-L r- ✓- -I.~ • ~ J ( £ )"[ ~ ~ 4'--,.£.( a. ,/l..-J ? �The Court liberate tention the and premeditated to kill the actual exist instructs for previously. should killing. the first jury that killing, it exist It to constitute is not necessary any particular is only a wilful, necessary length that time at the time of the thut the in- of time before such intention killing de- should or at any time �( �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham ;::;-, ~/ ~ You are hercb:ycommanded to summon.................................. :..µ......<..At~···········•/.. fl ........................... 7-· ................. -.............................................. -••-y--·····_:LC .._......-zK ~ _:.,l~;;rL .../---~.£ County, ~ Greeting: ............................. _ ;(9~·, -- - ·········· ......................................... ---············································---··········-··-· ..................................................................................................................... . ••··•·•···••····••·······•··•··•·••·•••···•·· ..···········-·····························································--·-················································································-····-························ to appear before the Judge of the Circpit,,Court o . ockingham Count:y, at the Court House thereof, .............. :&d.L········ l 9..?.. ....lo testjf:y and the truth lo • the prosecution;it the C-ommonJealth against ................................................. . at 9 :30 o'clock, a. m., on the..2:: ..9.. . .~i. ..,,,__-v-2,,r/.-e(_ ~ I ~ ~-- ~ ·········································-······~··································•·•_f,,I. ·················································· .···································· •.............................······· ····· who stands charged with and indicted for a f elon:yrrrisr:b11ea1101. And this :you shall not omit under penalt:y of £100. Witness, ]. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our~• da:y of Massanetta 7~ Paper Co. Print And have then and there this .Writ. ~ at the Court House, the../..7 .......... . 191_7,,nd m •~r;t~J'f'•C:p Cl"k FORM NO. 5 �Executed July,I7th,I937,By deliveiing a true copy of the within summons to J!rs. Chas,ii.Chandler his wifw in person at said Chas.H.Chlanaer usual placeof tlpde Mrs.Chas. H.Chl~nder being a member of his family above the age otf6y~ars,and explainmng the purpo rt to her. ,,, 1 ;,t1 ~ 1 ~~puty for J.W.Bazzle S.R.C. Not finding B.S.Landes at his usual place of abode e~ecuted Ju)yI?th,1937. by delivering a true copy of .I.he within summons to Mrs...B .s .Landes in person a 1;;r said B.s.~andes usual place of abode Mrs.B.s.Lande~\ being a member of his family above the age of I6 ::<t.&ar and exp~~ining the purport thereof to he -----Deputy " ~· ~ ~ ~ for J.W.Bazzl S.R.C. ~ '!;,. ~~ ~ 'U rCl. Cl/ q~1n~g ~u9 q~n9qe~o•s•M 9n.Il ~ ~U1~9A119~ uos~ed Ul qo~e ne\) oi suoumms u1qi1M eqi JO ~doo Aq b£6I'q~bI A~f ~einoex~ ~"L//"Y -~(/)/fJ) _,. ~ , • ., In l t •o•H•s'e1zz~a•M•f ~OJ t~nde~y,•-r:rtrll./7/- ., fj~ ' (! I:,' :-~ ~ ( J\ ~.z... • .Pr&.. _ _. - . �Commonwealth You "' of Virginia: hmby c=m,nded to ,ummon ; di t~:;;z::,•~ <r~• ~ce•ting, ~~i ~:;d! , J:h d:(:;;;e~ ~:::;~:::::~1::71:::~;;:::::u:d:~~~/.' . ...-r 4.;~1:::::::g__:::::::~b.;;::·:::::7!..~1..1..;;;;;;.;<::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to ?pear, before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House th~, at 9.30 o clock, a. m., on the .q.d!... day of. ...... .....7.~............................... to testify and the truth f say in behalf ~f the C~mmgm~RAND ....................................... '.....~......... T..¥····~ . who stands charged with ( d,y of. ····'fa-dr···· HAllll.lSONBUl,.0 19 J;,nd 1 JURY .................... .. a felony misdemeanor. Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of SEIi.ViCE PUU, Z ............................................................................. . And this you shall not omit under penalty of £100. THE 19 ..... YA. in th,/ 01tr f And have then and there this Wri_}_'c£ said Court, at the Court House, the ... !!:,,........... .. ~::it• •m:" th. CM �1· ~,- ~ • ~ '. 1 ' , ... ::! I I l j ~f Ir {\ 1 ~ 1 �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereb_ycommanded to summon.............................. ·········································•··•·········································••··························:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::::::::::::::::::: 0;~/ ...JJ-~·.···················:.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·:.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·:.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.· ......... ~'."::· "''~' ~'."'' ~''." ~'"1/ ::;:;~"',~;::;: '.h, ::d:: :L'1})1. ~;"'' ..;~; I C;;•nweo~: ••:'~)·············· •• •••~1ify ••ond••1h,.1,u1h,, .~: ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• who stands charged with and indicted for a felon.Ym•isd-emet1nor. And this _youshall not omit under penalt.Y of £ 100. And have then and there this Writ. J')ROBERT Wiln~,, SWI1JER, Cfod, oI '"' ,aid da_y of........................ ~-t··········· Paper Co. Print T,/4 lh,....... Jcc,.. .J,and in th ./.-7;.J:.. .......... _year of the Commonwealth. 19 ........ ..... Jl..f-...4..!:::f::: ...f~r I Massanetta 1"''•,, d,e Cou,1 H '""• .... :f...~d.:-c::............... FORM NO. 457 Clerk �i :i fl) C !1 I �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff Y'!J'" hc"bycomm,aded, '[;,,m,nJfr!.df.sf:-;tJF-'!'~•~£~ of Rockingham County, Greeting: J/ ~~ 1/.,,,JJ- : ;:;~"',.:;::;: :h, .:.:d:: ;L'~ ,1 ~''":•.:;;_: 1c~~;"'1 ~, ,~, ~,~,, ~'"'\ ;c,7;r to testify and the truth to sa))l'behalf of the Co rmory»eith against ............................................................................ . ~~ r············································•·················•····•···························································· ,.~ .,._'t~ ··········································•························································ who stands charged with and indicted for a felony misdcmeaom: And this you shall not omit under penalty of £100. Witness ]. ROBERTSWITZER,Clerk day •/.----/""'~----------·-------- 19_.f.l ,nd m And have then and there this Writ. of our said Court, at the Court House, the...../C::. ...~L '1---?!ic':'.£:y,.,-,t ..... /t ......... ,{_,,,J_.,f- Massanctta Paper Co. Print h, Comm,nwwlth_ ........................... ........................ Clerk FORM NO. 457 ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff You are hereb)) commanded lo summon........ ~a:n of Rockingham County, Greeting: .......... 1!..~········~·········•··········· ·::··:::~A~···rt·:A'~/:::::.~==.J * ••• ?)1,d_~&;l.·_', ..JJdL~ lo appear before the Judge of the Circ~ Court of Ro kingha Count)), at the Court House thereof, !..7, al 9 :30 o'clock, a. m., on the..r.O......a)) of_......................................... :.:./···············•··•·•···································· 19... lo teslif)) and the truth lo say in behalf of the Commonwealt~ against ······•·····················································-················ ~~ (~ . ..... .......................... ...... ?--Lvt.~) ·v······················································································································· who stands charged with and indicted for a felon)) rnisdem,wlfflf-:And this ))ou shall not omit under penalt)) of £100. Witness, ]. ROBERT SWITZER, «:f.. . day of_................. f Massanetta .'f................... 1 And halle then and there this Writ. Clerk of our said Co rt, al the Court House, the.../.~ .!.Zand in the ../...0.f........... ))ear of the Commonwealth. [" ..... /~& ........ ~ ... ,f._.. 19.... ~~.~:'{_···~·b Paper Co. Print .....t.;.£ FORM NO. 457 Clerll ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff You are hereb_ycommanded to County, Greeting: summon ..........................• •···········································-································································•·······- :.:d: :: :;~" ..~;::~: :h, of Rockingham :L~l~~;"'t of ~o~ingh,:::zt~ th, ~o"'t ~ou,'i ::'~~? to testif.Yand the truth to sa,Yin be alf of the Common~ealo( lgainst ............................................................................. . ·································································:-A ...................... ,,L_. ••'<·······;···z>--·········v-L4..-·~····················•···························· who stands charged with and indicted for a felon,Ymis~ And this ,You shall not omit under penalt,Y of £100. Witness, ]. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of doy of. .... ......... :<...'.f.f ............ I 9....?.JMd our And have then and there this Writ. in th,!-(,,£·····•"" ··-·······'··············~~.b..:~ Massanetta Paper Co. Print ~L said Cow:, at the Court House, the......f..1./.... of th, C mmon~ealth. ~ •. . ..:-/-- FORM NO. 457 Clerk �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. 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Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth of Virginia v Thomas Johnson Subject The topic of the resource Felony Murder Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with felony murder Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1937 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nara Holdaway Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001_013_011 Johnson https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_016_009_commonwealth-v-albert-lee-carr.pdf 6b5ef389b57bee106427ab85ff798fc2 PDF Text Text A PA-104 JP-50~1- [) FFI Cf AL COUNTY WI-II RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT IN LIEU OF RECOGNIZANCE 33178 E OF S FEE FOR TAKIN -~--=----,,+----+----19.=l__ SSEMBLY 1940 CHAPTER ACTS t-2...,L CASH f-4 ANCE 335 DUPLICATE-TO COURT OR JUSTI ��Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, To~wit: that on the ..I§.1 ............... day of... ........~.~.~.Y....................................................., 19...~.?. . BE IT REMEMBERED, ..... ~.~.~.f.~.J..JJ.~ ...g..~.~·~···································• principal and ................. 9.~.$.H.................................................................... . surety, who justified to his sufficiency, came before me, ...............1:1.~fl.~Y. ... ~1.A..T.J....................................................... . ...... ~.~J.f:.: ...G.9.t(~,..1 ..$..$..!.QN~.B......................................................................................, of the said county of Rockingham, (J. and acknowledged P. or Ball Commissioner} themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia each in the sum of.. ................ FIFTEEN HUNDREJt NO LOO-------- ............................................................:-::.....................................................................................Dollars, to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, 1500.00 ( $.................................... ), for the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waived their homestead exemption to their recognizance; yet upon this condition : · ............................................................................................................ ALBERTLEE. CAFIR . That if the sa1d shall personally appear before. the Circuit Court l\X!X)Ji<.w~Oi:<X~t of R>ock.1110crham Coun ty, a t th e Cour th ouse o f of t~ • t y, on ti1e................. 24TH:..............clay sat·ct Coun ................. ~ .Y.~~........................... ...~XiX>'tX<X-i<X "'/,. ~JgX~).00:(XXXXX~~XKXXXXX..XXXXXXX.XKX. ..XX., 19...~.~. and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then . . . concernmg . and there answer the Commonwealth of V1rg1ma . ........................................................................... I ~IDIC TrvENT CHARGING ASSAULT a certam . charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. ANDUPO;~THE FURTHER CONDI Tl OMTHATTHE SAID ALBERTLEE CARR SHALLKEEPTHE PEACEAND~ OF GOODBEHAVIOR UNTIL SAID CHARGEIS~FINALLY IN WTTNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto affix my signature this ............l..S.I.................... day of ...........✓-.~.l,J............ . ········································, 19•••~.~••~ •• d (fl -u 0 (.f) rr. d 0 ""T'\ • �7 BONJ AL5ERf LEE CARR v. ' 7 ,- co~:~J.ONWE ALTH OF VIRGIN IA rr >- 7 �TRIAL JUSTICE Criminal N~ 10038 Docket Com'th V. .Albert Lee Carr Defendant Appearance date Trial Date COURT A �AW- l to E. E. Martin Sgt. �~omp. Form 18 STATE OF VIRGINIA COUNTY OF---Rock&i~nHg~h~a~~~,.---,\~'a~o>------- l No. lO, 038 A To-Wit: TO ANY SHERIFF OR POLICE OFFICER: Whereas, E. E. Martin, Sgt Hbg Police has this day made complaint and information on oath before me, J.C. Swartz Clerk (Name) of the said County, that _______________ _ (Title) -'Al=b-=-=e-=-rt-=-=L:.-=e:...=e:._::C:....:ac..=r:.-=r:...a,'--=Ful'-==k=-s~R_uc:c:.:..:nL., _V~a-=-•____________________ in the said County did on the 2,3rd day ot __ ~,...... Ii~m~e.,.__ _________ 19-5.2-: make Unlawfully--.and-felonio.usJy: Nature by having carnal knowledge of the body of said child, against the peaceand dignity of the Commonwealthof Virginia These are, therefore, to command you, in the name of the Commonwealth, to apprehend and bring before the Trial Justice Court of the said County, the body (bodies) of the above accused, to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are also directed to summon __ Julius -- John F. Ritchie Smj as witnesses. th, P.O. -C..-~P-----• --- color ____ Address --------·-------□ color Address _____ color Address ______________ color Address color Address __________ _ --------□ _ ----□ _ ----□ �STA TE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY OF to-wit: I. -------------------- Trial Justice Justice of the Peace a in and for the County afor~said, State of Virginia, do certify that as his suret _____ and--------------------------to the Commonwealth ($________ of Virginia ,•have this day each acknowledged themselves indebted Dollars in the sum of------------------------------------- ), to be made and levied of their respective goods and chattels, he rendered, )'et upon this condit1"on•.That the sa1·~---------------·-----, _ County, on the _____ of ______________________ lands, and tenements to the use of the Commonwealth to shall appear before the TrialCircuit Court Justice day of ______________ _ ~ 19___ , at _______ M., at ________________ ,Virginia, and at any time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court thereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the charge in this warrant, to an~wer for the offense with which he is charged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said court, the said obligation to remain in full force and effect until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order ?f a competent court; and upon the further condition that the said from the date hereof. shall keep the peace and be of good behavior -- days for a period of , 19___ day of T_J., J.P. ~-~ c.... § n0 ~ ;. p, 0 8 f-1· c+ ::r I-'<: ::r (1) (I) ~ <J> '-0 Cl) I-'• Vl::S Cll ~ l'v . s:::::s P...a• p, p... 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Ill ., 0 v.J CX> '< ::h ::, (1) 0 I-' 0 ... ,~,., .::, to ., X l"l '° 'O 0. ~ f ~- .., ;:;_ < c:: ;. (1) Ill (1) ., :s ~ Ill E r, 0. (1) oq 0 (fl ~ :s (1) o.- :,- fr p. (l) X (1) ;; r, 0 r, :,- ::s(l) • Ille I"> 'O c+ Ii ::r Ill t-' '<l c....0 n 0 3 30 t11 (1) Cll ..., 0 "' (1) "' "' ~ .., (1) (1) .., (1) r, 0 n 0 oq :s ;:.· c:: ::< :s (1) 0. �Docket No. d((p 4 t./. COMMONWEAL TH of VIRGINIA #/ ) vs. ) Felony ( sodomy) ) I .ALBERT LEE CARR I l.t. - ..... / Lawrence H. Hoover d• ==--=-==--==--=~=__:::_____.:__.==-------=-----:------P• ( X) Own 1952 June C'l f µ,vi, Appointed 30. Return plea n.g. I- ) of G.J.; def. arr. & ~(1 ~ ~ ~ ~ l'la"B ~-- ( . A/'. /A_ i~._ ~ fr -}fa lf ~ ~tJ..~ CIRCUIT COURTOF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA. ��STATE OF VIRGINIA, COU1JTYOF ROCIGNGH.M:1,to-wit: IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF SAID COUNTY: The rand body of the of said jurors County County, of the State of Rockingham at its June ALBERT LEZ CARR, on or about said County, did feloniously about feloniously nature, by then in the the did county the This Ritchie before Jarvis peace and. Officer the gr2nd 1Ltll~ W to-wit, Ritchie, is found John Smith, jury years, to f:ive against of the witnesses evidence. carnal the order testimony sworn in Ritchie, and there crime day and year against afore~aid, knowl-edgP of of nature, Commonwealth upon the 1952, upon one Ja~vis having Court do present day of June, and then on the the Circuit oaths and abominable feloniously and diGnity indictment 23rd detestable the upon their make an assault the and there, aforesaid, the age of four cow.nit body of the against the in and for and nov, attending terr:1, 1952, that a male child of Virginia, of Vir~inia. of Chief in Court Julius and sent F. �# / ;/?/, INDIC'I'!8NT COMivIOH:JEALTH V. 1952 ALB2RT L0~ CARR bill: Term, FELONY June A true rR 1JI'l 1l'IBSS:CS: Conrad A~torney Chi e f Juli us F . "U t c 11. .: e Officer John Smith George D. Commonwealth's � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v Albert Lee Carr Subject The topic of the resource Sodomy Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with sodomy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nara Holdaway Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001_016_009 Carr https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_016_010_commonwealth-v-albert-lee-carr.pdf 977021001578ee27e9f1eb7fe144dad8 PDF Text Text Cm.~MOlf,!EALTH V ALBERT LEE CARR Ins true ti on 1 The Court evidence Carr in this case the indictment, not less then and fix than Jury that if you believe beyond a reasonable on or about April by the mouth, for instructs 27, you will his 1951 carnally find doubt one nor more than as charged by confinement three Albert Lee knew Melvyn Pittman him guilty punishment that from the yeq.rs. in the in the penitentiary ��COMMONWEALTH V ALBERT LEE CARR Instruction The court burdert its rests case doubt, instructs uipn the against it the is likewise upon or attempts burden the of proving jury that although the Commonwealth to make out accused true to prove to the exclusion that when the an alibi such alibi rests in his of a reasonable accused defense upon him. relies the ��C0MM0NVJEALTH V ALBERT LEE CARR -3 --- . Instruction The Com~t is a question right to stand, sistency of apparent from all relative accordingly. the other Jury; the result of ape any the the apparent the of witnesses Jury have witnesses of and and intelligance, trial, testimony, candor if appearing of credit and to con- fairness, the any the on the reasonableness more worthy such credibility and circumstance witnesses weight·of their the of the or lack surrounding which the appearance testimony, in that of testifying, intelligence witness determine the manner Ju~y for from of their the the exclusively determine their their instructs interest appear, and on the trial, and what give credit is ��COMMONWEALTH V ALBERTLEE CARR Instruction The Court the able instructs the Commonwealth to prove doubt of an offense charged against for Connnonwealth the absolute more than accused certainty satisfy is guilty the the accused or beyond Jury the burden guilty material all that beyond the element guilt all it of the possibility upon the resting beyond does not mean that to establish thereof that and every accused, the Jury all reasonable reason- thereof, is necessary accused of mistake evidence upon to an or to do as a whole doubt. the .... ��·Cm.H,10N1HEALTH V ALBERT LEE CARR / Instruction--,~The Court such to a doubt any out doubt, and of the substantial believe of A doubt or without doubt that evidence evidence in find and nonessential to order that entertained fact to to warrant a verdict circumstance. essential suggested sustain fact prove as the be based upon by the evidence, or must not it; but it be an arbitrary must an acquittal. conviction, is must It or facts of doubt and reasonably itself. to a reasonable be reasonable vvhi..ch is some material to Jury and material charged. evidence, grows the as may be honestly substantial offense the instructs •3cessary be serious It for and not the of must jury be to an innnaterial a ��Il'JS'.I'ROCTION The Court Carr, all instructs is presumed reasonable theory to be innocent doubt, of innocence case and applies that although case that able doubt, until at every the defendant, if stage Albert after of the defendant, guilt on the whole case the charge duty to give the said find him not guilty. he is proved Carr, having heard and they against Albert Carr closed adduced on doubt as to his or circumstance him in the indictment, the benefit its beyond a reason- the evidence or as to any fact the whole are instructed when the state they have a reasonable .ade This pre- throughout was guilty beyond reasonable innocence. thereof, Albert guilty of every the accused they may have believed yet, the defendant, with his goes with behalf to prove that and to the exclusion consistent ~~-milliiiM:"S sumption the jury A_ essentia it of the doubt is and thei �j �INSTRUCTIONB-1 The Court this the case they defendant, indictment, ins true ts entertain the a reasonable was present then they jury that should at the Place find if from the doubt evidence that Albert and time alleged him not guilty. in Carr, int he ��+ 1 ') r J + �---t- + �TRIAL JUSTICE COURT Criminal Docket N~ 10499 Com'th V. Defendant (l,\i'f,Appearance date C/- -2. - ~-L Trial Date Taken dire-Ctly to Grand Jury ✓ A ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff.of Rockingham You are hereby commanded . Pb.:i,11..:lpWi.llett, County, Greeting: .C.hie.f ....J.ul.ius. ....E..•.....R.J.t.Ghl$.., ....RJ..Qh!9--.r.'..9: ......... .....and .MelvynP.ittman .•.✓................................................................... . to summon to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,at the Court House thereof, at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., on the ...1.0.th ................... day of.. ....N.o.v..e.mb.e.r................................................ 19 .5.2., to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth against ........................................ . ........................................................................... ALBERT ....LEE._.CARR. ........................................................................ . who stands charged with and indicted for a felony ro~. And this you shall not omit under penalty. And have then and there this Writ. Witnes~~J.LW-~XM.cl~ at the Court House, the.2.7.t.h ...... day of.O.c..t.ob.er ...................... , 19...9.?.,and in the 177.th. THI l&t.YICS PU~U, HAJ.l.JSON'8Ut.C, VA. Commonwealth's Attorney �V.) Witness subpoena ALBE~T LEE CARR To November 10, 1052 at 10:0() a. :rn. /t?._--:~ __ ? -::_?.__~yoe ', ,·c: c.;-c.;u1,~..;_ l<l, •• ( ..,, ue ,_,(.•,. 'Ju-~ P /~~ son. /b,l) 1 .... A.~TRAWDERMAN U HERIFF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY .s-li--l/ ;2-ell...._ /. :;.o 'fr;-q ��COMMONtlJEALTH V.) Witness Subpoena ALBERTLEE CARR To ~ov~mb~r 10, 1952 at 10:00 a. lP-• �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff o Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby ommanded to sum~n ________ R_ichai->d ___ Phijb~ip _Willett_., _____ J • __A_.______ _ JJJ_1_____ 11.:t1.c:t ____ MJ:>?_• _____ J. ___ A_. ____ W:i,J_:i._~_-t;1:; __ ~----------------------------------------------------------·-------- _W_:i,.l_l_E?_:t._t_____ to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,at the Court House thereof, at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., on the _?.~~-!.____________________ day of_____ ?_~!.?:~-~_¥_______ to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth ?._~ _________________________ 19 ___ against __________________ ·-··----------·-·-···-----·-----··------ ALBERT LEE CARR who stands charged with and indicted for a felony And this you shall not omit under penalty. . W1tnes, . . .. 1aanc.1. Pl.EU, HA.IU.ISONJ!IUI.G, .... And have then and there this Writ. N'~l'le"lo(fo..l\fl'l~f-ifi.M~ day oL?_8.:1:1_~~!,'._'Y. ___________________ , 19__ 5.________ , an THI!. ~or. • 8~ House, the __ ···-··············· �~e o\ ~ t~ o" p'<., ....... ~ ~ ~ ~''lf Ci0 ~.IY "('? '(\ (' ,eo '. ...'b' ~ll:, ~'O 0 ~0 .;s-0 {} . ~ ~ 0 .;;~ ~~➔ ~tr ~ -~ """'"', hi&-te.l"i'\IIY<- / 0\ . '> All .;, ., . ..,..._0. _;,"' v~ I < 0~ ' ~ ~ 1), ~ _d. 1· V• '7', " - #/' T ;- ' 1 n0,, -~ ~- ' • • (1) 0 0, • ro .t ~ OJ; Ab.XdOO S~I " o ~~ 0 "~ ,gg, ct- "' ~ ~C' (1) IT !l' (1) (1) •• I-'• s: ~ t"' ~ 0, ~ct-:U~ 0 I-' JD O O• •• 0 s s o. I-'• o-,-- 0 P>~O tl ~ llJ 0 1-3 a member at his uaua. ~- -~ • "00' . :>iRT i'Tim v· - • . •, ~,,;. , I nl. b-.+q '144 ,,..- o~· V ~" .:,.'6 bein~ ..- ,-/ / "'. ..._~/t;' i~A ' 4 I '(>°' ~ 1-6 years, and explainir, h~ , , . rson, :..,fe4?-~----·····• r ~-=t"<P".'"~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the ffiJieriffof Rockingham You are hereby ~mmanded Mr.s .•....ll.•...A •....Pi ttman, to summon .........M~.l.Y:YP....P.~.:t.~.P..1 County, Greeting: ....M.~....A.~.....:P.:t!;;."t.~8-P.-.,L ..... ..and ...ch.ief ....Juli us ....F .•....Ri tch.ie .•............................................ to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,at the Court House thereof, '?.~., at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., on the ...?~.~·~····················dayof..'.?.°.~!."!-.~~.:':'..Y. ........................................................ 19 to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth against .......................................................... . ............................ ALEERT ....1.EE....C R..B. ................................................................................................... . who stands charged with and indicted for a felony ~llk~ooi-. And this you shall not omit under penalty. And have then and there this Writ. Witnes~~~ at the Court House, the.~."th .......... day of.. .....J:anuar..y ............... , 19..53 ..., and in the 177.th.. THI l&a?IC& PaESS, HARkJSONIUI.C.:, 'YA. �:1c1E~OUt..'£):· ~rt A ~R~~ ROCKlN"1HXMB-Y DELI ROC:KIN iQE'cqirEDY 71-1-1.N , 1-.01'.'t1noing / f ~~ ....£.L.... . -~ - ...,_ •••••• ?"~ • "I l .,_ • ~ ... a-c Olli -- .../Lz.h.::::_✓-.......... -....... ··-···by • ~ ..to ...~_4,,A-./£~~-~- • tf" ~ 0 &a~~ <:....t(I) ----s ~ dellveir.lbg~ ~ ·.- -~ § I-'• ~ CT <D t-i g~ C/l CT p-' Cl} (/'.) ··~ 0 bode::::'.':~-~---4~~~ing tne age of 16 yearl~ ii'ricr e~1~pjttnu _/a ~ te .hfW.. 1-J~ a ~e,rrw1b ?f purpo,;t ~ .,,,,,,.,,,< - fl , ,~ ..............In person, -~ ::::ic<kek-· c:..+ h~o-, trr rns-tmrJ~ at said ...,47.£. __ ,,.__ £7._/./...~-~,!ft.-:,--~ 1118'1:1al place of abod~ ..;,;17:.~~--., ~Js family above the age of 16 years, and explaining _, o LJU,,i?Cf/ § • Nottinclb,g· ,g 11:!f)c:.:h<' . _/" __jlcJ ~-;:,L bei.n-g a m~mber th~ of . �1• ~= I 0 ?.. t 1 :· 17 o s· £ ac s ) +;• 'c \1 ;· ; G ~- ;7 0 --;·S r Gr: r- V r-· - L .J 1'. .. ,J. ~' ~ '-...,, 0 7· ~I 8 r· c; ~Js· C fJ :;· l_ ·c"" I L \ ..-,- 1 .. C 0· 6 . ' \.. \ \,,j ~ .,. C ,:• 8 -"\ l1 u ~· I' 0 D i" () C ~-; Li•;· ') J i" 6 () 1· r. I 0 i( (' J' l ,) ff ,s [ T ��In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon ............................................................................................................................. . ........Melvyn .Pittman, 1209 ...Hillcrest ...Drive , ....CitY ................................................. . ........... M!!....A.!!....Pi.t.t.~n., ..... 1.2.0.0 ....H.ill.cr.e.~.t....D:c.iv..e..,, ..... O.Jt..y........................................................ . ........... Mr.s.•....M.•...A.•....Pi ttman., .....1200 ...Hillcres t ...Dr.ive., .....Ci ty .....••............................. . to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,at t~e Court House thereof, at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., on the ..........9-.Qth ............ day of.. .................. .QQ.t..9.P..E3P ...................................... 19 .q.?.., to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth against .......................................................... . ................................. ......................................... ALBERT ...LEE ...CARR..................................................................................... . who stands charged with and indicted for a felony ~ And this you shall not omit under penalty. And have then and there this Writ. Witness,~~QltRE~~:D~KJ;:IDra:J~Eiiiicillr;~OOit day of.. ..........O.c.t.ob.er. ........... , 19 ..52 .. THI saancl!. Pl.EU, HAJ.I.JIONBU&G, ...... the Court House, the.20th ..... �/) COMMONWEALTH V. ) Witness Subpeena ALBERT LEK CARR To October 30, 1952, at 10:00 a.m. -Ae,GUlt;J ?c•h 1 ----·····--•··••·······-- n oerson/J,_</o~ t' __ . Uy' Ut::5.1 ~ ff . ~ 'ib-r A. L~TRA DERA SHEIFF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, -·- . :P.di;;;;~ J' �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham You are hereby commanded County, Greeting: to summon ............................................................................................................................ . ........... Chief ....Julius ....F ....... R.it.c.hie......................................................... .................................................. . ............ R.ichard ...Phillip .Wille.tt, ...1120 ..Hillcrest ...Dr •., ....city ....................... . ............. J ..... A..•.... W.il.1.e.t.t.,.....IlI., ......11.2.0...Hi.l.lQ;r..~.~.t ...D.;r. .....,...... C..it.y ............................................ . .........~.~..•.....J...•....A•.... W.:1,l..l..E}t..t.., .....Jl.l..,..... Ji..go...Hi.+.+..9.:r.'3-.~.t ....P.r...•.. ,..... G..i..tY. ....................... . to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,at the Court House thereof, at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., on the ........30.th .............. day of.. ........................... O.c.t.ol:?.e:r ............................ 19.P.g, to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth against ........................................................ . ............................................................................. ALBERT ...LEE_ ..CARR ....................................................... . who stands charged with and indicted for a felony ~ And this you shall not omit under penalty. And have then and there this Writ. Witness~ - day of................. 9.crf.;.<=>l:>.'3-;t' ....... , 19§.?......, and in TH& ··•TIC& P&Ess. HAl."UONBUI.G, 'IA, at the Court House, the .....20.th. �[' COMMONWEALTH V. ) Witness Subpoena ALBERTLEE CARR To October at -~=:~:-···/~~27.. 30, 1952, 10 :00 a.m. vy • et~U~e '•'!&iiµ__, {h ,. A.f TRA DERMA SHERIFF ROCKINGHAM COUNT't ~ �r Lawrence H. Hoover, p.d. In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon .........R.aym..ond. ..N~...M.iJ.J ..e.r.., ...w.~...C.~ ....B.a.l:5;~.r ..,........ ...(.all ....o.f ...F.ulks ..Run, ...V.a...)........................................................................................................ . to appear before the J11dgeof the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on tha2lst say in behalf of the Defendant day of.....J.anuary, .. ... . .. 195.3 ... to testify and the truth to in the prosecution of the Commonwealth against....................................... . ...................................................... AlP.e.r.t...L.~.~ ...Cii.r.:r ............................................................................ . who stands charged with and indicted for a felony ~ And this you shall not omit under penalty of £100. And have then and there this Writ. Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the .....l9.tP....... . day of ...January., 19 ..53, and in the �aEcUT~ol ...2=-----1N HIE coue,i•.n o~ ROCKINGHAM BY DELIVERIGA TRU COPY OF THE WITHIN1 ___ ~;;...:..- &XECUTED ___--'-,,-=-INTHE COmlTY Or OCKINGHAM BY DELIVERING A TRUE COPYOF THEWITHIN. __ --'~.:;_;;,_TO ----~--~✓----IN PERSON., TO IN PERSON. ... ./ ( l!i..lCECUTED ...r . H IN THE cou.iT-Y Ul: ROCKINGHAM BY DELIVERING A TRUE COPY ....... OF THE ....... WITHIN-=;.:..._--.;.:......TO __ -.---'- ___ _;....o;..;;.. ____ zo (") rel ~ ~ 0 1-3 t::cJ C,Q 0 _ z . IN PERSON. 0 rel '-:tj 1-3 !:Cl 0 0 ~ H z ~ P> gJ s::: ::iS H 1-3 txl ~ 0 t:z.1H ::r: H t:◄ z z H ..q tt:1 ~ H z Q ------~,__-.-_·Nos~~d , I ----(, > NI - OJ, 1-3 ~ dO .XdCO tt:1 VHBNHIOOH ·---e---0:H:J.QO~ s~" 1.-..;....:...P ,t.,to �Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County-, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to rnmmon .......................................................................................................... . ................. ~~~.1:v.m ...P.t.t.t.m~n ............................................................................................... . .................Chie.f ....J.ulius ...F .•....Rit.chi.e .......................................................................................... . to appear before the Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at 9:30 o'clock, a. m., on the ........8.th. ....... day of...................... S.ep.temb.er ............................ 1952 ..., to testify and the truth ay in behalf of the Commonwealth before the GRAND JURY ..................... . ............................................................... A~:J?.$.B.r...~$. ...OARR .....................................................·.............. . ........................................... ; ........................................... ······················································:;··························•·· who stands charged with a felony~ And this you shall not omit under penalty of £100. Witness,E~DOO~~gq;nm;~Wli. day of....S..i?.P..t.$.mP.~.:r .......19.5.2., and in the ...l. THE SERVICE PREH, HARll,fSONBUllG, VA. And have then and there this Writ. eC �~ ~ r • --liii l,1, ·- ~ , ROG -~J..Lil .. 1~0llfJTV :i::, <: • ;:l . ~ t:-1 C'...t p.. § T.t1\.:' -· ~ er JI) 0 i ~ (\) ~ ..... :i::, t:=:l 1-j ;; 8 0 t:tj t-l t:=:l :::0 CJJ ... ~ 0 0 ........ ~ 0 1-3 ~ -. Q tJj t:tj t-l c:o-. :::0 «l v~I-' C/.l 0 c:o ()) 1--j (!) g. (!) CT '"d Cf.) (D 0 1-3 Tns cc~~~:;-.:,,~ R0CKINGf1AM CJU.it.~ ~- 11 .Jch!... ·;..• • /Hf:H'r·""l""'ll. 11. L. ~ hft-HH, ;r-T ROCKINGHAMBY DELIVERING A COPY OF THE WITHI~.,,_.-: co N THE COUNTY Ot ROCKINGHAMBY DELIVERitlG A TRGE ��DESCRIPTION OF PRISONER �? �Comp. Form 18 ST ATE OF VIRGINIA Q~~ CITY OF HARRISONBURG \ No. _____ To-Wit, _ TO ANY SHERIFF OR POLICE OFFICER: Chief Whereas, Julius F. Ritchie has this day made complaint and information on oath before me, George R. Price, City of Harrisonburg the Peace of the S&~X03~, tha~------------- Justice of (Name) (Title) -----------~A~L~B~F.=JR~T-~L-E~R=:~-=C~A~R-R~ ~A=,p""r~i~l~------· did on the-2.'.Z~t~h...___,dayot___ make an co said assault upon cr·ime it.A child, Melvyn again.st against ________________ na.t:ure Pittman, by t e ueace and 19--5..L: Unlawfully a male having l dignity in the said County child c&:aa.l of 7 year•s knowl&dge the and of of Commonwealth feloniously ae;e, -the and bod-y-....of' of Virginia. > These are, therefor,e to command you, in the name of the Commonwealth, to apprehend and bring before the ockin,gham Trial Justice Court of the Dli{ County, the boqy (bodies) of the above accused, to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according to law. And you are also directed to summon color ____ Address----------------□ color ____ Address --------------- □ color ____ Address color ____ Address ---------------□ color ____ Address as witnesses. Given under my hand and seal, this_~2~9_th~- ---------------□ --------------- □ �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY OF-------------------~ to-wit: Trial J usticc Justice of the Peace I, -------------------a in and for the County aforesaid, Stat~ of Virginia, do certify • that and -------------------------, to the Commonwealth ($.________ as his sure~----, have this day each acknowledged themselves indebted Dollars of Virginia in the sum of --------------------------·--------- ), to be made and levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands, and tenements to the use of the Commonwealth to Circuit _, shall appear before the Court Trial Justice day of _____________ _, 19__ , be rendered, yet upon this condition: That the said __________________ of ______________________ .,~County, on the _________ at ______ M., at ~~· ,Virginia, and at any time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court thereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the charge in this warrant, to answer for the offense with which he is charged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said court, the said obligation to remain in full force and effect until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court; and upon the further condition that the said from the date hereof. shall keep the peace and be of good behavior for a period of _________ Given uncy:r my hand, this _____ day of _______________ _ , 19__ days _ ________________ • ~ ~ t) ' (") 0 >-3 ... 0 ~ en 'l -0 ~- < ~I-' ~:::s~• 0 \Q Vt ~ I'\) • p.. 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".., "0 () (") 0 C ... :.< ::, OQ ::, ;.· "0. �\ J. -I- f I" ------ C/l l- i t t -+ �!••"'" '.j,- '-1 ,i""•· j' r. i �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, To,wit: BE 1T REMEMBERED, that on the....J.P.~.day ~..&... ..... ...c..~ ........ , principal of...................k:.~ ........................, 199:'.:~ ~ .....l.r..: ..... ~....................... . and..... ....... ...... AA/ surety, who justified to -m:tsufficiency, ca1me before me, ................................. . (!, • I) ~ ................~ .......................................... ~ .........................................................., of the said county of Rockinghan1, P. or Bail Commissioner) (J. and acknowledged themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia each .r.~ ~ ~~ . ~.~.-:t:?... 111 the sum of.................. .......... DoJ\acs, (,,.2,s:'.'P.!:?.*-···), to be levied o,f their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, for the use of the Commonwealth of Virginia rendered, and they each severally waived their homestead exemption to their recognizance; this condition : yet upon ~~~· shall personally appear before the That if the said ............................................................................................................ ~irculii C?ui;t c of H.ockingham County, at the Courthouse :r I ia jli3~JCC 5 0651 t -of tne ............................... Te,,,, of said County, ~......day on the .........?.. .. thereof, being the ........................ E'I!!;'-of.. ...J...~.~········, 19..(~, and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then and thece answe< the Commonwealth of Vfrginia concerning >!.~ .........~.f.Jf;;;,,,,,,_whe«of a certain.~·it··~··~ ~ .................~ ............ stands the said .......... charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN WnNESS ········································, WnEeEOF, 19 ~.......... day of..~ I hmunto affix my signatu<e this.......:J..r>..... .s~ .•••..••••••• ��INSTRUCTION this The Court instructs case enterta defendant, evidence, guilty. they was present to-wit: April the jury B that if from the n a reasonable doubt at the place and time 27, 1951, then they that evidence in Albert ca.i~r, the shown by the Commonwealth's should find him not ��COMMONWEALTH v. ALBERT IEE CARR CHARGE TO THE JURY If you find a Crime against so and fix for not less the accused, Albert Nat1.1re as charged his punishraent than If you find in the by confinement one nor more than him not Lee Carr guiJty, three you will guilty indictment, of committing you will in the penitentiary years. say so and no more. say ��IN THE CIRCUIT C OURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. COMM ONVIBALTH vs. ALBERT LEE CARR _.J Upon motion of Raymond N. Miller, nor him to withdraw as introduced from in the the evidence papers counsel/ by in this and filed case leave his as an exhibit r ~ ~~ is record on the given book, behalf ~. ~ / of the defendant, and directed his attorney. to and deliver the said Enter: Clerk of this record book Court to is hereby authorized Raymond N. Miller, or ��t /2 ~ IA/-e .A I IJ~v--f 3_p\.i-l-P""tC~ I (-.et.<.-./~ j /4 ht~ v ~ p ( Ca.. -v I ~( 4 {)p-fQ ~ -t, fJ.v ( ·1-t 1 /1>z '? p(; '1 ~ ,1 -,,c.:r---I -f I ✓ T w 0 --v I ��J Docket No. 7 r ~ ~ 9--~--/J~ o/ "'J.,f/",)1,':~ ,r ✓.. w ....~~~ ) 7 ; COMMONWEAL TH of VIRGINIA ;ol 'Z £:, y-~ ~ ~r~ ~ ~ b ....4-~ ? , yt, ,tc . ,'VO I ) #2 ) ALBERTLEE CARR ff( ~-~ )r~~ Felony ( sodomy) ) • ),Jr'r f!P_r. ~ vs. l • Lawrence IV Own. // H. Hoover ( x) Appointed ,-; u.11- ( Ii l'Jvz-t p: d. ) f Ir" "0 ' ' '0 " I 1 • CIRCUIT COURTOF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA. ��I ;,;r,,,.,.-~~~~~t~ ' ~/~ ~ • - ~Li .5 cfty \. -#. t 4+ I _J. . ' /J J~ •· ~~ ~~ • �J -+I- -+ -----4- - ---- -- ---------- ---- ---, ---++--- ------ - -- -- --- ----- ---- ---------- ,-+ - �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTYOF ROCKINGB:AM, to-wit: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF The grand of the of the State County of Rockine;ham and of said County, present that 1951, in said assault jurors ID COUNT_: at its August of Virginia, nov1 term, attending 1952, ALBERT LEE CARR, on or about County, did unlawfully upon Melvyn Pittman, and commit a crime against the body of the said the Circuit upon their the 27th child by having Melvyn Pittman against the body Court oaths do day of April, and feloniously a_male nature in and for make an of the age of 7 years, carnal knowledge the peace of and dignity of the Commonwealth of Vir inia. This and Chief before indictment Julius the grand is found upon the testimony F. Ritchie, jury to give witnesses evidence. of Melvyn Pittman sworn in court and sent �1 l ~ ~ ~ \1 ~ ~ t:- l t J'; {J ~ ~\~ ~ COf.1M 0If.1f&'\.L TH v. Term, IWJIC TMENT Foreman 1952 ALB~RT LEE C~RR August bill: FELONY A true WITNESSES: Melvyn Pittman Chief Julius F. Ritchie George D. Conrad Corm:1onwealth 1 s Attorney � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v Albert Lee Carr Subject The topic of the resource Sodomy Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with sodomy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nara Holdaway Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001_016_010 Carr https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_016_011_commonwealth-v-albert-lee-carr.pdf ae0a509434ae5f11079ba46c9d2b0914 PDF Text Text STATE OP VIBGINIA, COUNTYOF ROCKINGHAr.1:, to-wit: IN THE CIRCUIT COURTOF SAID COUNTY: The grand jurors of the State body of the County of Rockingham Court of said do present 1951, County, that in said upon Richard County, Phillip Villett, term, 1952, Phillip the by having the Willett 8 years carnal against the Circuit upon their oaths 27th day of April, and feloniously a male child nature Richard make an assault of age, knowledge and of the the peace and of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Th~s indictment sent August did unlawfully against body of the said ~!illett its in and for and now attending ALBERTLEE CARR, on or about connnit a crime dignity at of Virginia, and Chief before is found Julius the grand upon the F. Ritchie, jury to give testimony witnesses evidence. of Richard sworn in court Phillip and �C0IVTI'i10HNEALTH v. ALBERTLEE CARR Term, 1952 FELONY August bill: 3 IND:ICTTuIBNT Foreman A true WITNESSES: Richard Phillip Willett Chief Juiius F. Ritchie George D. Co:nrad Commonwealth's Attonney �r, Y61/. Docket No. f ' I DEC 1952 COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA vs. #3 ) ) Felony ( sodomy) ) ALBERTLEE CARR Lawrence H. Hoover ---~--------,------P•. Own 1952 Sept. 1-t-v,,./- ( X) 8. Appointed d ( ) silrJ Return of Grand Jury. Def. arr. & plea 8/382. ~ ~ €..-~~L ~-f~. ¾,§' CIRCUIT COURTOF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA. �/ �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham County, To~wit: BE IT REM~Do::_:;eJO~day ... ~ ......................................................, pnnc1pal suti.Jus~n,e b~iiiJ/4,~~~ oL and........... ~.(:1\. ....... /f.:........................................... . befoce me, .......~~································· ............................................................................................................................................ , of the said county of Rockinghan1, (J. P. or Bail Commissioner) and acknowledged .r~-:c. themselves to be indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia each ~ ~~ ':2r."!?. ..= to be levied oif their respective goods and chattels, lands and tenements, Virginia rendered, and they each severally waived their homestead this condition: That if the said ....... ~ ~ ,,. ~ for the u e of the Commonwealth of exemption to their recognizance; yet upon .................................................................... shal! personally appear before the of said County, t!..0..... on the.......... day ......., at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter Yl~ ($2,{fll!~~). T@n'l'l theres£, beil'lg the ........................ a&y of..~~ of the................. and thm the sum of .................. ~ ~i~cu i~ C?m;t c. of }fockingham County, at the Courthouse '1 I ta 1 Jll!'ll!CC s co!M't 19\l..;;--and ..Dollacs, 111 having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said charge, and then answec the Commonwealth .. ..&..'d:tJ..f 4..-4,. .. of Vi,-ginia concernin} /f!..J/J.Lhereof the said ...... !J'l't~rr:·':JI:l•f};_ ~ ...~ ... ~...........................~.........stands charged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I 5,-"l- hereunto affix my signature ····•··••·•·••••····•···•··•········· ..., 19..••.•••••••• this . .3.'c.?.~ ........... day of. b.~ �- • f. . t ,· ! -~ i-~ r ~ t r ~t f jl f - ~ ~ ~ C(l - �Comp. Form 18 f ST ATE OF VIRGINIA ~omx No. _____ To-Wit: _ CITY OF HARRISONBURG TO ANY SHERIFF OR POLICE OFFICER: Whereas, ----""C""'h,..,,i"-'e"""'f,,__...:::J....,u""'l""'1"'"· u=s'---"F~. ~R'""i::...:t,c.cC:-::.,h=ic...::e'--------------- ____ _ has this day made complaint and information on oath before me, --"G'-e_o.c_=...r.,,._g,_e_R_._P_r_1_· c_e..::.,_J_u_s_t_i_c_e __ o_f__ City (Name) t.._h-..lu<e,__,,P'-'e,,,_,.,a...,,,c'-"e'-------------of the said ~oolley, tha.._ _____________ _ (Title) Rockingham __________ Ac:w...I..L.B'-'P.:...Bu..l"fl..:__...1.T.JJ.,EE.:..:..:.L_......CccAuB.uRu..__ __________________ in the ~ County 27th day 0 ,1 L ___ assault unon did on the make an age, ana. body of cornit said ___::Ac=..Pc..:::...r-=i-==l=-----·---• 19J2.1_: Unlawfully and Richard a crime_ child, Philli_B a.o;ainst a~ainst \/illctt, a male nature by having carnal peace and dignity of the child feloniously 8 years lmowledge the of of Commonwealth the of Vir&rinia. These are, therefore,. to COQ1m~nd you, in the name of the Commonwealth, to apprehend and bring before the Rocking.liar.. Trial Justice Court of the Zaiclec'ounty, the body (bodies) of the above accused, to answer the said complaint and • to be further dealt with according to law. And you are also directed to summon color ____ Address --------------- □ color ____ Address --------------- □ color ____ Address color Address ---------------□ color ____ Address ---------------□ as witnesses. Given under my hand and seal, this-~2__._9 ........... t}..... ,_ ---------------□ �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY OF ___________________ , to-wit: Trial Justice Justice of the Peace I, -------------------a in and for the County aforesaid, Stat~ of Virginia, do certify that and --------------------------, to the Commonwealth l ($,________ ), as his sure._ ___ _, have this day each acknowledged themselves indebted Dollars of Virginia in the sum of --------------------------·--------to be made and levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands, and tenements ~ be rendered; yet upon this condition: That the said __________________ of _____________________ _ County, on the _________ to the use of the Commonwealth to Circuit shall appear before the Court Trial Justice day of _____________ 19__ ~ , at -----M., at _______________ ,Virginia, and at any time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court thereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the charge in this warrant, to answer for the offense with which he is charged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said court, the said obligation to remain in full force and effect until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court; and upon the further condition that the said from the date hereof. shall keep the peace and be of good behavior for a period of _________ Given under my hand, this _____ day of ______________ _ ~ 19__ days _ ________________ ~ ~ ~ ' <::, 0 11 t/J G ., .... 0 (") 0 ~ ~ ili (D ·~ ~- "' E. o § t-'· < 0.. (0 ::,-t-'· Cl) ::sc:....0 §~ Ill Cl) I-' 0... ~ 1-3 '-0 (1) \J1. 11 I\) • ij· ~ c+ ::,-- 0.. Cl) (1) I-'• " p.,... :r " c+ ~ (I) -ffl ~::, ~ Ill t, < ., no Cl) ::i- [ ;. "..,c::: n '0 CD 1' ~ ~ T.J., J.P. Ill ::s t-'• 11 0 I\) ::s rl ... -..t. 0.. ·< n :r ~ c+ OQ C H) .,.... 0 e ~ s· ,~ ., (") 0 ~ 3 3 0 (") 0 "... e e !!;. ., ::, ~ :r r.n C: 3 3 0 ::, s· ::, '< " ; ., " "' OQ ~ § ::, p. :> .... ;".,., 0 ... § "., ..... ~ ~ ;. .., ;,;" ; ;. .., OQ "".., :> .., ., "!!;. " to ~ .,-l E ~ .., .., .., .., to n 0. 0 c+ ::,-(I) .., ., -" ..... .., p. .. ~ .., ... 0 '< s, .., C: 0. p.. '< ".., "' "::,E. '< s, ::, .P. ".., ::, (") c+ I-' 0 < :;· < :;· OQ OQ 0 .., s· s· .F .., .F - "'.., " ... 'O e!. O" "0-. (1) ;. " " .,.., C') ju" ., . t-' g.M-· ~- ;. . r ; .,""' "., (") 0 ~ C: .., ~ " s, ".., r, 0" " I-' I 0 ., C: \J1. 0 g,. OQ 0 ::, -ffl I - " -n~. ~s· ..... C: ;:: 0 en en ., :r (") 0 C: ::, .... ~ OQ ::, .r "0. �Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: . You are hereby commanded to summon .......................................................................................................... . ................... .BJ.Qh.a:r.~ ...fhi.l.l-JP. ..Wll.l.~.t.t ................................................................. ~ ................... . .................... C.hief ...Julius.:.F .•....Rit.chi.e ...................................................................................... . ..................... ~ .................................................................................................................................................... , . to appear before the Judge of the Cirettit Court of Rockingham County, at the Court House thereof, at 9:30 o'clock, a. m., on the ........8th .......day of ..... .................~.e.p.t.embe.r............................ 19 5.2..., to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the Commonwealth before the GRAND JURY .................... .. ALBERTLEE CARR ···············································································································································•.o••················ who stands charged with a felony Jful~ And this you shall not omit under penalty of £100. Witness, day of....S.e.p.t.ember .......19 ..5.. , and in THE SERVICE PRESS, HARRJSONBua.c, YA, And have then and there this Writ. •••••••••• �~ ~ ~ 0 ~ I 0 0 &XECUTE~~LIN 'I'HE i__;OU>'lYu ROCKINGHAMBY DELIVERING A TRDE !:i • ...-i COPY al .µ T I s::: . ... ell OJ • ())ti) ... 0) H (I) 0 ~(l) 8 0 Cl) (l) p.. .µ ~ H 8 p::; ril i::Q H <i:! 0) r-1 •• l.Q 0 § 0 fl) <i: ~ Cl) t>, ~ 'g al cS • > l.XECUTE~· N THE COUNTYor ROCKING M BY DELIVERI:t~G /,.··'1:S\"f- '-a" ROCKINGHAM COUNTY J ~~ �TRIAL JUSTICE COURT Criminal Docket N~ 10498 A Com'th V. - [JiL:f L -- ~ Defendant a.wI Appearance date 't • .2. - ,S .2.. Trial Date This case was ~ direct~ ....-- Grand Jl!!7~2 to the _ �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v Albert Lee Carr Subject The topic of the resource Sodomy Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with sodomy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nara Holdaway Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001_016_011 Carr https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_013_003_commonwealth-v-alexander-morris.pdf 65c0eb90d329afd41e17648000f6237e PDF Text Text COMMON~7EALT3 OF VIRGIJ'TIA COUNTYOF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit: In the Circuit Court of said The grand county County: jurors in and for the body of said of Rockingham and now attending February term, der B. Morris, in said murder upon their 1935, on or abotjt county, oaths Court present at that against and feloniously the peace 193~, kill and dignity its Alexan- the 9th day of November, did unlawfully Henry Raines, said and of the Commonwealth of Virgin:ia . This Hatt e Via, man, R. Herrrng, jury s. .~, Cur~is indictment V Via, C/ is found on the testimony //, Mabel Via, p' Dwyer, Dr. L. F. Byers, witnesses ~ Lucille sworn in Court to gi~e evidence. v Via,_ s. of F. New- _,. Isaac and sent Gooden, and Ed. before the grand �~ l\fu.rder i Commonwealth ~ I ~ v) Indictment Alexander B. Morris ~~ ' rt ~ ~ ,] Felony February ~ term, 1935 A True Bill: Foreman Witnesses: ~~ 1 r ~i -- " l ' u <:::::., " ~ J Hattie Via Curtis Via Mabel Via Lucille Via s. F. Newman R. s. Dwyer Dr. L. F. Byers aaa:c Gooden Ed. Herring ~ D. w. F.a1Illan Commonwealth's Attorney �TRIAL JUSTICE COURT CRIMINAL DOCKET NO.. COMMONWEALTH V.) /.~.$.~ ��2 Virginia, Rockingham County, To-Wit: To the Cl r rr said County: I, _ _j.4,Cj,X.LJ,,&!~~~---J'.~~U'.~L:===:;;::_--, have this day committed ___ to the jail of ,aid County, that L 19~,inthesaid Trial Justice for said County, do hereby certify that I ~-------=--=---"~---~--'-~--=-=----'-...c......-=·'---'-------"=------------ l~ / committed in this, that ~ may be tcied befo<e the Ci,cuit C~t he ____ did, on the ~ ~ )~ tt Given under my hand, this __ 4~->----~__ day of fo, said County fm, 9:,_'- day of [)4 1 , ~A felony by tl.ttJ./, e9A , �V ' . ~.~ �Commonwealth of Virginia: ~ ~he h~riff of Rockingham ~ounty,~e_eting: You are hereby commanded to mmmon ..t'.................................. ~...... ~ ......... W ~~::?.;;).~::::~:P.~::::::z:::~::~~~::: a2:::1J.~:::~:::::::;Z:~::~;::~~ ~:::::~.::~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: to appear before the Judge of4he Circui Court of Rockingham ount , at the Court House thereof, at 9:30 o'clock, a. m., on the ....../£.': .........day of ....................................... :.................. : ............... 19?..C to testify and the truth to ;3} ;1_ be~alf of t~e Com 1!&.::alth before the GRAND JURY ..................... . .......................................... 1 ~ ...... :......~ ............................ . who stands charged with a felony misdemeanor. And this you shall not omit imder penalty of £100. And have then and there this Writ. i:J!:__'• at the Court House, the .... ,.~. Witness, J. ROBERT SWITZER, ~lerk of our said d,yof TH• ,,2a,;;;,dmth,./7!~~ •••• ~' SEJ.Ylc• PU.5S, HAU,UONauac, 'fA. Ck,k �Ltl 'o �IN THE NAMEOF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA: TO THE SHERIFF OF PRINCE WILLIAMCOUNTY,GREETING: You are hereby whose address commanded to summon Gordon D. Weeks, is R.F.D.#1, Via, to appear before Woodbridge, Virgi¥ia, the Judge of the Circuit ingham Couhty, at the Court House thereof, a. m., on the 27th day of February, truth to say in a certain v. Alexander Morris, Court of Rock- at 9:30 o'clock, 1935, to testify case therein who stands and Alberta and the pending of Commonwealth charged with and indicted for a felony. And this you shall And have then and there Witness, this not omit under penalty of hlOO. Writ. J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, the 20th day of February, 159th year of the Commonwealth. 1935, in the �Executed this 22nd da;y of Februa1·y, 1935, in my county of Prince William. by delivering to Gordon D. Weeks 2nd Al be rte. Via, in person, ~ tru cop of the within notice. J.P. Kerlin, Sheriff, Prine William County, Virginia ~ :i,, Q I-' 0 o' Ii l:tj o' Ii i:: p, Ii -< l\:) .. ~ I-'· t"-1 t:rJ ::s :i,, c+ (D Ul (D p.,tl) Ii O CD (D I-' co CN 01 c+ ::sC/.l p:, •• t::J <. I-'• p:, ~ (D (D I:,' Cll :i,, < • :>:: !z t::J t:rJ '-" ::x:, ::x:, ::x:, H m ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ 1-3 is; 0 (') 0 m 'd . p, ~ �Instruction The court killing fers is wilful, fulice further instructs deliberate, from this fact. No. the I jury that and premeditated, whenever the the law in- �----~-------------------------------------~----------'----------------- ~---' �Instruction The Court Virginia instructs is presumed order to elevate burden of proof offence prisoner. the No. 2, . jury that to be murder the offence every in the second to murder the burden in degree. in the first is U')On the Commonwealth, to manslaughter, homicide degree, and to reduce of proof In is upon the the the ��Instruction The Court instructs by the law in Virginia in the second mit, arson, degree. jury as murder instructs imprisonment, premeditated the that murder in the first is distinguished degree and murder degree. The Court in wait, No.~- killing, rape, 1-.ll other the starving jury that murder or any wilful, or in the commission robberly, murder or burglary, is murder of, by poison, lying deliberate and or attempt to com- is murder of the second of the first degree. �.. �Instruction The Court nesses that instructs is a question the No. jury exclusively for where a number of witnesses each other, evidence the jury as equally from the appearance of testifying, intelligence, stances appearing of credit, the the testify balanced, the a~parent and from all on the and to give trial, credit candor the o~posite the weight have the right on the stand, surrounding which witnesses accordingly. to of the to determine their and fairness, other of wit- and the law is directly jury of the witnesses credibility jury, is not bound to regard and their parent that manner their ap- circum- are more worthy ��~ q; ~·•.~ Ins true ti on No. The Court malice is presumed instructs the from the fact jury v"--. that of killing. on a charge of murder When the killing is proved, and is unaccompanied with the burden of disproving is thrown upon the accused. malice circumstances of palliation, ��Instruction The Court wilful, that deliberate, the time prior intention of killing, intention further the and premeditated to kill to the actual should instructs No.~- come into should killing. existence or any time previously. jury killing that it to constitute a is not necessary exist any particular length of It is only necessary that such for the first time at the time ��Instruction The Court further the weight to be given this the case, jury of the witnesses interest, or if any, ias, No. instructs the the testimony are authorized apparent to consider to the parties, if the in the result of this give such credit the circumstances intelligence; jury their that of different if any has been shown; their their _z_ in determining witnesses the relationship same is proved; case; demeanor in their temper, whilst of such witnesses such witnesses seem to be entitled~. feeling testifying; means of information, to the testimony their and to as under all ��INSTRUCTION NO. ~Ai::,._: __ _ The Court instructs charge or indictment to the guilt the Jury that against the defen~_ant does not justify of the defendant, to be innocent of the offense and that charged the Commonwealth to prove the guilt doubt, and that unleEs reasonable must find him not guilty. essential the _defendant, that any in erence as in law, is presumed in the indictment, of the defendant the Jury believe doubt every fact of Law, the mere as a matter and the burden is on beyond any reasonable the evidence to the conviction proves beyond a of the accused, they ��_ 11, _____ IN:::?rct.UCTION NO. _,__ The Court instructs the Jury that charged with a crime to be innocent Comm.onwe&lthbeyond a reasonable goes with the accused 1 of; and if, a reasonable after through having hea·d doubt of the guilt doubt, the entire all his essential is their duty to eive the prisoner guilt and this cese, and applies the benefit by the of innocence at every stage in this uuon the to prove the charge made against every person is establi~hed presumption of the evidence of the accused any fact guilty. until the la,· presumes case, the jury have ·,hole case, or as to him in the indictment, of the doubt, there- it an1 find him not ��COl;J:IO!\11.YEALTH vs. CHARGE TO THE .JURY. AL:EXANDERB • MORRIS Your charge of the felony is to inquire as charged If you find ment, and that was willful, guilty him guilty at death, or, for or for ment, and the not willful, guilty by confinement than him guilty twenty in the and degree, for find him his punishment in the penitentiary years. in the aforethought, then indict- and was you shall find him and ascertain his punishment not less five nor more than years. him not guilty in the second malice on reasonable of voluntary of murder degree, aforethought, provocation, confinement five aforethought as charged with malice in the penitentiary or of murder guilty second indict- you shall twenty and premeditated, If you find without than is guilty in the and ascertain of murder, same was committed deliberate then by confinement any term not less of murder with malice degree in your discretion, If you find as charged and premeditated, in the first accused or not guilty. of murder, the same was committed of murder the in the indictment deliberate, life, whether but that actual in the penitentiary he killed or implied, or in mutual manslaughter, in the first combat, not less Henry Raines upon a sudden heat, you will and ascertain for degree his than find him punishment by one nor more than years. If you find or of murder but guilty in the him not guilty second of involuntary his punishment years, him not exceeding not exceeding one year, If you find in the first or of voluntary manslaughter, by confinement one nor more t~an five against degree, of murder you will manslaughter, say so and ascertain in the penitentiary or, ~1,000.00, degree for in your discretion, or by confinement not less assess in jail than a fine for or both. him not guilty, you will say so and no more. �Commonwealth v) Charge to the Jury Alexander B. Morris �6 ARREST WARRANT The Commonwealth of Virginia,}T •t· • h am C ounty, O•Wl. R oc k 1ng To the Sheriff of said County: \Vhereas, ----~D~•-W~•~E=a~rm~a_n _________________ made complaint and information of the said County, that of the said County, o;:jthe unlawfully 9th and feloniously the peace and dignity These are therefore, Hamil ton Haas on oath before me, Alexander a- about Trial T. Justice J. or J. P. B. Morris dav of November kill and murder one Henry Raines, in the name of the Commonwealth , 19 34 , in the said County, did ___ _ against of Virginia, to command you forthwith to apprehend the body of the said ____________________ Alexander ____________________ and bring _ B. Morris to answer the said complaint and to be further dealt with according 1-+ ,<-{It And you are required to summon Hattie Via, ,+ Alberta le./-. Via, Curtis /<r Via, R. s. Dwyer, L F. Bers, Cordelia c. Raines, Annie c. Morris, Viola' Raines Is a Gooden and Ed Herring, E :w. K-i ser rri:J&. evidence in behalt of the Commonwealth, Given under my hand, this __ has this day of the Commonwealth of Virginia. before the Trial Justice of the said County, to law. of said County, on the examination 2_6_t_h __ day of toudimg tiie• sa1a6ttente. November '19 34. S. F • Newman, �STATE OF VIRGINIA-COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, TO-WIT: I,-----------~-----~-----~----------~ of Virginia, do hereby • certify that _________________________________ _____ Commonwealth in and for the County (T. ). or J.P. or Bail Commissioned as his suret ____ which they severally waived their exemption, themselves shall appear before the Trial Justice Court of Rockingham to the ) as to That the said County at ______________________ , on the _______ day of ____________ , 193__ , at.____ _ o'clock A. M .. and not depart hence without leave of said Court, and at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge hereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with said charge, and then and there answer the Commonwealth of Virginia concerning the within charge until the same is finally disposed of, then this recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Given ur,der my. hand this, the __________ day of ____ _ ---------• T. J. or 193_. J. 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ALEXANDER B. MORRIS t -1.rt..,,-r7o/~ -;, r J_/~ �i f_d✓ $~ I :z_~ ✓ff-~- ' 3 &--t:k~ ~ 7✓-d✓ )Mu 1--- ~-/7~ ;_ct;~ t ? Q - ,,~ - /? o.✓yJec_. ?- Cc--lr ,7~ 7 / cJ // It- ~~~' ~ lr- ?✓--ir11Lb~ ~u✓d /~dt~ ~~ ~~ J ' 't t ' '· ) ' I , (! () I .) Jr " .6 :"l \) ' ,I ( I , /I ,I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v Alexander Morris Subject The topic of the resource Felony Murder Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with felony murder Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nara Holdaway Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001_013_003 Morris