Johnson v. Perkins

On July 29, 1934, Captain Albert T. Barr, who had been in Washington, started to his Albemarle home. On the Orange and Fredericksburg highway, at the border of Orange and Spotsylvania counties, by Wilderness Run bridge, he met with an accident. Dazed by its shock he left his car, wandered away and was lost. On Monday and Tuesday following search was made without avail. His family became alarmed and then published and widely posted this notice:

“$1,000 Reward.

“We have been authorized by his family to offer a reward of One Thousand Dollars for information which enables us to locate Capt. Albert…