Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-06

him that had sunsted much Injustice
la his ops.on b. the settlement, aud your eonissi
Ia, Hr. L. should lEa OF pa aa oiy the t. zee
but tsa; lie .nond lpvrat his p.nsa,,s tie
ZANE tie leSsa. with JOIN conasssOs.ef Staten eht
osts ori,iVr. l"cf eoirinstiUacT told him that lie
shcald sei,e tbs as."nnt - the cOuit had dirs'sd.
tiis suggestion your ro;.Iaiss ht isst.
siisEs.. tnd on i,s naunsr felt degtee Of udicn
~" naae 10 iuiiher ,','o. Some DAYS after that Nj.
= TAFT .ont e"n.iIssoei ~ the eject, s.s inquired
the ietOftnas iradl beng informed Tia, Al not
lie tneu s.t,i ttat e bud beeu 0yercLatged afo.t on
S'o dciif,s, avs. that II your oouinlssuner ~ .,,,i
5" saieshs -t.vhn, as TO eGabie hi.iiV back
mat sa be AoLId give biu iibersif aad
az safug. Ia mDna give him half the recovered
l"ib@ j""f commissioner replied. uat he shouts state
tue account - directed by the but that Mr. f.
wisled aIy se.-i statement AIDE the court he had
no doubt urou thai statement being submitted the
coust would do him justice MIR T. replied that he ne.
yer expected tbs coat To do any thirg him ia Ia.
case, asa itn your commissioner. some week, arie,
this, Mr. 4 AGAIN me. Suner and re r,ct
his ingut, 20 Anow tbs Tepot Mas rraay hem, -
gain info aedthst vas not dnsLed but Lat w,uld
he read, Tot The count lis tctm he tnen stated
To yoar commissioned that lie Lad paid a.ont thou.
sand doiiais more thau e ongut paid ana that
II your coiii'sOner ~OUo Stale The account as to
gie Il back, he w'vid G,Niee that with Lipi and
c"hciuded by sajng. he h"ped he doing wrong
TO make ,hs oisr hul ,Is tLinhs
was aitf NJ. T. diseo,.tes something Ia his eoa,e-
nance that indie AKA his surprise an oe and
uis your ce.nnss'oLet iliLAs was after he had INFORM,
ed MI r that the pro-i of The court special AID
that he should to the best OF bis judgment pnt sue ,r
directions IN Tie order From the fores lg saterent
your commissioner feels himself forced the s1nci
sion Though ext inely to his wishes at AIR
Freeard either intended Improperly to bias lis iudg
ment. or that lie very i.nrrant of The of go
missioner. The latter eomc he faiv ,oud =
Nne combination OF circumstance did tot couel INN
dscisNeIy TO adopt the former.
-4Gduvt Of Archi6oki FrceIasd. -
To the Hon. Chancellor 81 the Supe,ior ron,t of
Cbancery ofthe Richmond district
is with feelings that canurt desc ribe that now
undertake tru! 70 staethe tbatI have pursued
has led to niost unexpected result Under am imores
sion that the award Of the arbtrators was not
ed By the evidence ied and upon record arising no
aoub, amsconception OF that evidence; Ipas in
duced under respectable legal advice tn appiy for an
iniviction which tins Hon. cont was pleased grants
ana on ACCOUNT OF presumed errors send il to com
missioner. BY an advertisement in the papers vas
first informed that Mr. Bryce was ide commissioner
ana upon hini waited but found him posed and
unable Ia attend to the business that time sft v i'm
hiin some comments OF myewn upon the award orr
ginally made out for the of MY counsel psyious 10
the ajunction. observing that these comments wouId
probably render my personal attendance
do reco.ci that have been in his ONCE from that
tune unt'i Yesterday morning short time afterwards
met with Mr. Bryce the streets in Rirhmond ana
stated TO MIN that was stranger To The dates OF
commissioner, but III not thai wished
tina, he would independent of the report that he wa,
to make under The order of the cour make our ,epa
rate statement OF the whole ctions agreeable ia
his opinions of what correct and founded noon ,ss
evidence contained in The before linn rem The
.nance.y once VIVA tue Intention Of placing before
the court Win ms report under an expectation that
the court might think proper To order r,vi. of H.
whoie-And believing that this statement was no part
OF MS onty unoer the orders OF the court
him liberafe fee with repetition (Which well Jeco
iecD that l>wisted nothing improperor Inconsistent
win ms duties, and that this
contain nothing bntwha, fully support by The EVIL
dence contained II The ord which wouIa also h. he
fore the court. frequently met Will Mr pr,c. nc ~
streets and belive in two or three Instances snn,d
how he progresses and promised the of the
papers before they were hed-I have n. Yer ser, IL,
papers. nor did know their contents until ye.isrday
morning about 10 O'Clock was informed The serons
charge that was exhibited against me in your Hon
court, OF which. till then had the most ds,ant
conception hint the slightest insinuatiou gy,n
that auy part Of my course couduct has been imuro
perl am now informed that had a rightlo the state
nent required.-I do now soennly dscI,rp ,J,, !
had no intention to act improperly or WIN dis,esnec
70 !hls non court OF us commissioner, in promising
liberal fee to the commissioner for services thar al
the time, believed to be from his duty under
the order ofthe court but il it the opinion of thi.
hon. conrt under this explanation that have acted i'm
properly then hope aud pray that it will be CHARGED
to my want of information and to any bad motive
ARCHIBALD FREELAND
Ghesferfefd County, ois:
This day Archibald treeIand appeared personally he
fore me, magistrate for the said county and ,naJe
oa " 'ne u'n VI ine dpove statement Jan. 18th 1919
NJ. BURFOeT j. p
6yfhe attorney General.
Inerrosatory 1. Did you OF did YOU NOT, call mn Tho
master commissioner bryce the Saturday previous To-
In the case Of williamson against Frseiand7
e Did you or did You not state 10 him thai van lad
accounts7 ~ " "oee
}. DID you. did you not, at that time saw 70 him
.hat ne would nave much trouble settling those ac
counts ana zen nun you should not think of paving
him only The legal fec, but would he librrai1 p'''S
. Dio you, OF ala You not. then leave with him a
statement OF yonr opiniV aud il So what Was lis pur
poTil " P
s. Had you, or had You not, previously seen the mo-
tice of master commissioner Bryce in nuhiir 'n.,sr
fixing the time for settlement of al. said acconpts
and wasthat notice, or was ii not accomnanied "a Nh y
commissioner ~ ca"
o. Did you meet master commissioner Bryce in the
streets at subsequent timer
T. Did you, or did yon not, the time last meution
ed state to him that had been seven or
eight hundred dollars in a ferner setIlement7
s. Did you, or did you mol, then saw if the commiss
oner would SO state the enable YOU to
recover back that sam, You you'd give him liberal
7
8. Did you, did you not say If the account was
50 staied as mentioned in the last inierroyatory
you wos!d give him balfthe sum recoyered7
TO- Did ou, did yon not at the nertuo last a,Iud
the court, or something 10 that effect
H. Did you gain meet with the commissioner and
ask hun " the report was finished
u. Dd ne, or did he not, inform you IL would be
ready by the ensuing term?
mentioned or atany other time that you had paid
1000 more ibauya ought to have paid, aud that II
the commissioner would the accounts as TO get
II back, y"u would divide thai sum with himl
Ia D'i, or did not, the commissioner state the
accounts IN The manner yon proposed to bIm2
additional iHterJr0gdtory propounded in Court.
Is. Did you, or did you not, make an offer Of nuy
particular 10 the commissioner, for services YOU
wished him to render--and II so, what was oferedl
insurers Of Il. Freelond 10 the interrogat6yies pro.
POUNDED by fhe attorney General.
l. To the Hrst iuteTTogatoTy answer that did call
on the commissioner, believe, on that day.
q To the I'd inierrogatory, answer tnat did not at
that time.
8. 10 The Sd interogaoTy. answer that did not.
4. To the Alb interrogatoTy, answer that did leave
With the commissioner siatenient my mites the
award, including the accosns, and which had prepared
originally for the use ofny counsel, whom had etn-
plOyed to defend the suit at common law.
3. 10 The 9th inerTogatoTy, answer that had pre-
vionsJ seen 10 pubic paper the notice Of master
missioner Bryce Su did not read or notice the order
of reference, IL 1t was published
q. TO The 9th inteTr0galoTy, answer that did meet
commissioners Bryce in tbs streets sometime Afterwards
z. 10 the 7tb iBeTrogat0fy, answer that did state
10 the commissioner that co1ceiSed the award not
supported by the evidence, ana that .hOnghl self
much injured thereby do not remember that men.
iIOfle snn hint mt INN