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“We are actively pursuing a number u< leads at this time in conjunction with the state police,” said Sherertz. The other leads he said he could not discuss at this time because the case is under investigation.
Meanwhile, state police investigators have been at Montpelier and have been interviewing members of the family of the late James W. Fletcher as well as other individuals Montpelier has been in the family since 1968 Reward fund climbs to $30,195
In other events, the reward fund for the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for the vandalism at Montpelier, has climbed to $30,195, according to the Rappahannock Historical Society which is accepting pledges.
Montpelier, a nearly 300 year old grand plantation house, was viciously vandalized sometime between May 15 and May 20. The home, which now belongs to the four daughters of the late James W. Fletcher, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is on the Virginia Landmarks Register. It was unoccupied at the time of the Vandalism.
The four Fletcher daughters, members of the community and local organizations were so outraged by the destruction of Montpdlier that they have come together and pledged thousands of dollars. Reward money is still being pledged. Anyone interested in making a pledge should call the Rappahannock Historical Society 675-1163.
In other news, Calder Loth, senior architectural historian for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources wrote in a letter to the editor of the Rappahannock News in this issue, that “it was distressing in the extreme to learn” of the Montpelier vandalism. He called Montpelier “an important cultural resource of the Commonwealth.”
The destruction of Montpelier “is thus a loss to everyone, especially the citizens of Rappahannock County,” he wrote. He said he was “encouraged by the vigorous local effort to catch the perpetrators.”
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