The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-25

Mad Threatened to tell the signers TO us
| petition what had been said about them
here: he (Chapline} had been threatened
| by rebels and gueIrillas before today
anddid not fear Judge Kennedy nor his
| hiSbuts, loafers, IUungers OF anyot ms
copperhead friends. The JUDGE said he
would not stay IN his District, because -, TT
| might be captured and taken 10 LipoS
Prison, and there he would have 10 sta!
as there was no Confederate Judge to eX-
| change for him As far as am concern
ed. he could stay there; ] would never
make an effort for his release; the
rebels would not harm Judge ken
nedy; he could put mp ut the SPOTS
| wood House and remain insa1ety among
his friends. The Judge had not touched
upon the charge that he had called the
reorganized government OF Virginia
usurpation; probably he took the advice
of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr Lamb
and evaded that question; the fact that
the Judge had grave doubts about the
validity of the recognized government
of Virginia stood mdenied before the
House. The Judge admitted that ne was
told bv loval men, that Thomas Hollis
was n rebel spvl and guerrilla, yet he
| retained him if'the office OF Sheriff OF
Berkely county. Hollis was rebel spy
a guerrilla. dFunkard and thlet yer
he was permitted to hold office under
Judge Kennedy The evidence OF zen.
Sheridan, Col Strother, and other mil
tarv gentlemen amounted to nothing, Is
they had no opportunity of ascerTalmng
the status of Judge Kennedy. General
Stevenson knew nothing ahout ~ he ana
not associate with scarcely anybody but
aristocracv. who We're all rebels; he
(Chapline) had called t. see Genera
Stevenson one day, hui was compelled 70
obtain a pass before he could be passed
bv the guards; while ont obtaining che
pass. number OF ariStocraric rebels were
passed into the Generals Office Without
passes; these persons mad pf"hanll
framed the petition coming from thai
quarter. Mr. Chapline hoped ne House
would pass the resolution removing the
Judge. and thus relieve the loyal people
of the Tenth District
Mr. Van Wrinkle said he had but few
words to say upon this question. When
a man was being tried for such an Of
Tense as that for which Judge kennedy
was atfalSntu, nt lnDuSH' '"'
mans character should not be regarded.
If the Judge was guilty o. The charges
preferred, he shOuld Ia turned ont "i
office. no matter how low o. into what
depth of degradation it would sink hnn.
The main points in the case, the appoint
inc of Hollis, and the removal OF Judge
Kennedy to Baltimore remained uhr,iu-
ted; the charge as 10 his assertions about
the reorganizcd state, and the new
State, stood oath against oaih between
the Judge and Mg.Whcat If the mcm-
bers of the House were satisfied of thr
innocence of the Judge. acpnt hin; |,
they think him guilty find him guilty.
Let Justice be done. though tho heavens
fall. He did not believe Judge Kennedy
knew the parties 10 b. rebels when hr
appointed them to Office.
Mr. Chaplinc then modified us reSoiI-
ton by striking out the word know
ingly.'
Mr. Scott said h. did not appear a.
prosecutor or defender in this cas- We
are to decide upon the loyalty "r di5ll"N,-
atty OF Judge hrnhcLN' - 10. my self
do not think me syt"'''I+ WI, IVA, "''',y ~
Tue con, lc I;i'.. ~ ~ '''' '''' "
charge "a "'Slo3 'lti .....,.Il ,......,..
MI LOWE S.'t iI ""'''J,
hlllaoli 10 ~, ','t' .1 ~ ~ H. -, III
tEoiS .I.., ',.I n,.i,,, ~;
n uHI tt from tIat:.wr 4hnuid moi cdnsidr.
nntsidr remark, - L,ariuy IN au, r4..
upon the subject.
Mr.. Kellar said The JUDGE had told tha
Uouse that his connection would damp
him and his children b. VAS sorry iur
fine children. but. II thr .Md.. VAS
worthy ofheinS damned, iu would say
Amen rhe Judge said h voted agIi..i
the ordinance OF secession, and asked II
any man had done morr; Iii Barbour
county there were women Who had done
more tor thtH county IMAM JuuES N'E-
nedy had done
On motion of Mr. n Grew The question
was divided and the vote taken on the
separate sections al III" preamble
The vote upon we clause "'o'''''G
that the Judge ha" "hp''n5'' d '''.i
nance ln - 81, ',/ u ~ II, ,I ,, w.
Sh IL III 'ei'e'N"'' '''''''H' ''''''''' ''
loiioWS'
YEAS Mr$sI, Als andaT ! - .'udi
line, Dychc Flemin&. Galloway 1iIm"r".
GoH Gregory Hagar. Holman, Keller.
Kramer, L0Ugh, MNhorj,r iuGoil
Segur, Smith ,of HcIl-el,rl Trainer and
Wilen-2I
Nav. -Me,sr. Adams. E,,... G,,.r
Gather. D1wnry. Ferguson. CON. II. Hat.