The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-25
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Tina, or JUDGE JonN W. KENNEDY
The trial of Judge John w. Kennedy
e the Tenth Judicial Circuit tor aA
,,va,tv" was resumed in the House vi
Delepates yesterday afternoon a' ~
.st two o'clock Before the honr nNeo
e. the trial to commence had arrived ti'o
snace allowed for visitors was all 'aN an.
m nv citizens who had come to near ''e
* -. of IN. Judre. The charges pre-
farr.d against the Judge are u'si'>"i fl
-, ,bot he denounced "the fc-oi,sz,''i'''s-i
Ia state of Virginia as usnrpation'
49, state ofvest Virginia as bogns con
corn. and had appointed rebels to offices
oroon;yed counties, and non-residence
in his district.
The first two charges, about the State
,,overuments, substantiated only by
che evidence of Joseph S. Wheat, OF Nor
rap were squarely and positively denied
~ the Judge, and the best OF evidence
,iduced in support of the Judges posi-
,;on The charges OF appoint
DO rebels to office were squarely
met by the Judge, and refuted' the
ir,t officer appointed aas loyal
,.ou the second was man of doubtful
Ioralty. but both were appointed by the
1ndpe at the suggestion of leading
Union men of the counties in which the
men had been assigned to office. The
i charge of non-residence was also re-
hted. the Judge proving that he had re-
sided in the District for the past forty
tvo wears. Owing to the unsettled con-
lItion OF the District the Judge had
been compelled to leave it. and three
Months 400 he removed TO Baltimore
The county officers ele9ted i'll the coun-
tics If his district had not been quail
f.d for the reason that those from Jeff'r
son comfy. had failed to appear as re
ouired by law; and those OF Hampshire
county had refused to be qualified as
such course might endanger Their lives
and property
Tbe cause occupied the attention OF
the House from halfpast two o'clock in
the afternoon until eleven o'clock last
night. At the night session. the perse-
cutor of the Judge, Joseph A Chapline,
who is supposed to represent the views
of the people of Jefferson county, took
the floor and made harangue OF about
all hour and half in length. AS will
he seen by the report, his speech was one
of the most vindictive and revengfnl
aver made in the House. He did not at
all contine himself to the evidence in the
case, but endeavored to work upon the
preiudiees OF the members
After the question had been argued at
length, the prejudices and animositles OF
the House aroused, aud all the "phable"
members sounded and pledged, vote
was taken, which resulted i'll the pas
sage of the resolution removing Judge
Kennedy from Office,
The result did not at all surprise us,
as we were confident that the resolution
would be passed by the House The en-
deaCe in the case was not passed upon--
/ biased aud prejudiced majority, losing
all discretion, voted upon the impulse OF
the moment, and thus the resolution was
carried The decision of the House was,
to all intents and purposes, made up be-
fore the evidence was taken or read, and
the eloquent speech made by Judge Ken
nedy in his own defense yesterday, could
not but be regarded as casting pearls
before swine
As an evidence of the good OrdeI
maintained in the House OF Delegates
We may state that Judge Kennedy was
several times interrupted-by an Oatside'
during his speech yesterday afternoon;
and the Speaker was several times adj
dressed, while the House was III session
by the same out9ider