The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-26
MIR. Harper. We will offer this book in evil


Mr.. Harper. Do you know that book,
(Shewing him the fame book above referred
to-!
Mr.. More. Judge Chafe is in the practice
OF delivering his charges from book. / faw
him deliver his charge in May 1903, from
marble covered book, which i believe is the
fame with that book,
MIR. Harper. Dids.he appear to read the
whole time he was delivering that charge
MIR. More. 'f4e appeared TO me to do 70, he
occaiionally raifed his eyes from the paper be-
fore him, and fpokc with more than common
emPhafes, but he fill appeared to fpeak from
the book. .v
Mr.. Harper. Did you hear any thing faid
by him about the prefent' administration
Mr.. More. i have'never heard the Judge
IN courts ofjuflice fpeak OF prefent adminiftrati-
on.
Mr.. Harper. Do you think in the charge he
faid any thing about the administration:
Mr. More. lido not.
Mr.. Harper. Had he made any fuch re-
marks, are there any peculiar reafons why
they would have made a ftrong irEpreiiion on
your mind
MIR. More. ] think they would have made
ftrong imPreilion, as my impreiiions were al
ways in favor of the administration, while Judge
Chaie's were againft them.
Mr.. Randolph. Was there any recommen-
dation TO the Jury, when they returned home
to,uie their influence to prevent the pafage of
certain laws!
Mr.. More. do not know that there was,
there may have been, but if there was, have
no recolle6tion oft.
WALTER DORSEY E.vorn.
Mr.. Harper. Pleafe 10 inform the court
whether you were at circuit court held at
Baltimore in 1903.
Mr.. Dortey was.
Mr.. Harper. Were you prefcnt when Judge
Chafe delivered charge TO the grand Jury?
Mr.. Dorfty. was.
Mr. Harper. Was you in fuch a:htuation as
20 hear that charge?
Mr.. Doriey. ] was. =.
Mr.. Harper. Were you near Mr. Montgo-
merry. -
MIR. Dorfty. 1 was, I think there was on
ly one perfon between us.
Mr. Harper. Did you attend TO the charge
Mr.. Doriey. / attended to what is gene
rally called the poical~aal of it, becauie,it
was novel, and contained fpecuiations with ref
Pect to government in general, and remarks on
national and fate laws.
MFR. Harper. Do you recollcG any thing in
it reipecting the administration ?
MIR. Doriey. / do not, I recolle6f part
oft relating TO the fate and rational judiciary,
and 20 universal fufirage. I did rot tefitate 10
fate that II was an indifferent thing; my atten-
ton was particularly drawn to it by feeling in
the room the editor of newfpaper, and from
expecting that it would be the fubietl of newt
paper aninadverlion.
made any remarks relative to the prefcnt admin
iftration
Mr.. DoCty. do not. have no dfin6t re-
collection of any fuoh, ! thinl. if he had made
iuch remarks, fhould recollett them there is
another circumstance of which am not poiitive,
whether he did at the end of the charge, recon-
mend to the jury to ufe their exertions to repeal
certain laws of the fate of Maryland, or whe-
ther / drew a contribution in my own mind to
that effect, from what he faid cannot fay,
though it is imprefled on my mind that the for
r3er was the cafe.
Mr.. HARPER Did he appear to read the
charge?
Mr.. Dorfiy. He did, lie appeared occaGonal-
ly to throw his eyes off the paper.
Mr.. Harper. Did he appear to throw his ewes
off for longer time than is ufnal with perion
WHO'S reading his own competition?
Mr.. Dor(fy. No he did not.
Mr.. Harper. You are of opinion that he read
the whole from book
MIR. DOrl.,. 1t appeared 70 60 me.
JOHN PURvIANCE szvorm.
Mr.. Harper. Pleafe to inform this honorable
court whether you was prefent at 4 circuit court
held at Baltimore in May 1908.
Mr.. Pm7Gmee. ] was.
DIR. Harper. State what happened on that
location.
Mr.. PW1ianre. ] DO not pretend to recollect
every thing which occurred but as attended
to what Judge Chafe faid in his charge to the
grand jury, think have pretty difinn recoI-
lection; as to the manner in which he delivered
that addrefs, he appeared TO me to read the
whole from written paper laying before him
never expected that this enquiry would have
been made of me, and after fuch lapfe of time
can only fpeak Of the mprefIions now on my
mind.
Mr.. Harper. Do you recolIed whether Judge
Chafc made any mention of the prefent federal
administration, and what was it.
Mr.. Pnrviahec. have no recollection that
ne mentioned it, bnt as il was identified with
the repeal of the law for eftabIilling the circuit
courts of the United States, and 70 far as the e.
ecutiye competed part ofthe Legislature he NAV
have mentioned the administration.
Mr.. Harper. Was there any particular men
ton or alIuGon to the executive of the United
States
Mr.. PrUia0te. No, FIR, nothing OF the kind.
have eDdeavored to retracc in my mind every
thing which was fad, and have not the fmaeh
recollection that any remark was made upon the