Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-24

ernor to have the proclamation of the Gov
error, ordering elections in the 10th dis
trict, revoked.
Joseph A. Chspline, also memberofthe
House, certified that he had offered the
resolution in the House which had brought
about this trial; witness stated that Judge
Kennedy was q non residenti his general
repuLationA for disloyalty Was not good
among loyal men; be knew of the appoint.
ment by Kennedy Of one Sheets to office,
Sheets being q disloysl man.
The evidence of other witness for the
prosecution as to the immaterial points,
was read. Also petition from the ON
GERS Of Berkeley county asking Kennedy's
removal on account of his disloyalty.
The deposition of Christian Lace was re-
ported, stating that Judge Kennedy said it
was folly to organize Jefferson county I'M
der the government of West Virginia.
Joseph A. Chapliue deposed that Ken
needy and family are boarding with noto-
rious rebel family. The Sheriff of Jeffer-
son county certified that the interests of
West Virginia demand the removal of
Kennedy, as his only associates are with
the VIGOROUSLY disloyal.
Zsdoc Butt deposed that Kennedy rode
through the streets Of Bolivar, in April,
1861, exclaimiug that "Abe Lincoln had
fled from Washington Let's hurrah for
Old Virginial" .
Officers of Jeheson county petitioned for
the removal of Kennedy, as they believed
him to be disloyal man.
A petition signed by about seventy. five
peasOns was read. testifyiug to the loyalty
and faitbfulness of Judge Kennedy, and
rejecting upon Mr.. Koonce, of the House,
as being aotuated in this prosecution by
personal spite.
Mr.. Koonce desired to make a personal
explanation. He said that half of the
signers of the petition were rebels, and
some of them had been in the rebel army
Mr.. Koouce gave an account, in this con-
Decuon, of a difficulty he had had with
called him liar and he. (Koouce) hit him
the mouth. "a 70
A whole volume of testimony 10 relation
to the uprightness and fearless loyalty O.
JuGge Kennedy, in the shape of letters and
certificates was read E-fA
The House took recess until 2 O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
As the house was not full the order O
the day-the trial of Judge Kennedy-wO!
passed by and the clerk proceeded with thu
canleder. -E
The bill to authorize suits heretofore
coguizable in Clay and Nicholas counties
to be brought in the county of Kanawha
Was read third time and passed.
The confederation of the order of thu
day was resumed. ASKS b y
The clerk proceeded to read an almos
endless number of certificates as to thu
loyalty of Judge Kennedy; in regard to til
man Hollis, and other men and things con
nected with the charges against the Judge
Among Others who testified as to Kennedy
loyalty was Brig, Gen. John D. Stevenson
who commanded Mt Harper's Ferry, Gen. B
F. Kelley, Gen. P. Fl. Sheridan, Col. D. H
Strother and Gen Max Weber.
Mr.. Ferguson offered q resolution tina
the charges against Hon. John W. Kenne
dy, Judge of the 10Th Judicial District, ar
not sustained by the evidence and that tn
charges are hereby dismissed. -
Mr.. Chapline offered substitute setting
forth that the truth of the charges agains
John W. Kennedy had been sufficiently es
tabllshsd aud that John W. Kennedy i
hereby removed from the office of Judge o
the 10Th Judicial District.
Mr.. Chapliue Be i'd the charges had BEEF
brought here by the loyal people-by tn
friends OF West Virginia. The evidenc
for the defence was chiefly from men VIII
had NO sympathy with West Virginia o
the government Ofthe United States-mel
who had violated their ontbs and hal
smuggled goods into the lines of the enc
my. Among the siguers Of Kennsdy's p6
titiOn were boEF ak yO0Is OF age-louug
ers and rebels and smugglers and loafer
and the Lord knows who else. One would
suppose that Faistaff had lost his muster
roll and Judge Kennedy had found it. a.
had known some of the men for years, auC
he never knew them to do an honest act il
their lives. In speaking of the man Hollis
he said it was strange that out of popu
lation of eight hundred men, loyal, brav
and true, that Judge Kennedy should have
alighted upon common bar-room drunk
ard, low gambler and rebel guerrilla
Judge Kennedy was with the rebels an thu
time, and it was from them he got his ad
vice. Tom Hollis was appointed Sheriff
that 1t might be stigma upon the Statt
of West Virginia, for he couldn't keep so
Der long enough TO call court.
Mr. Lamb proceeded at some length ir
defence Of Judge Kennedy, aud at the con.
clusion of his remarks the House took
recess till half-past7 O'Clock.
i HN6NANN 6ASSASGs
Mr.. Lamb continued his remarks. He
said that gentleman had rausacked Jeffer-
son, Morgan aud Berkeley counties to pro-
duce some remark or to hunt some rumor
to Judge Kennedy's discredit as a loyal
citizen, but not one word had been fur
nished derogatory 20 the Government OF
the new State of West Virginia. He re-.
viewed the testimony as to the loyalty Of
those who had been appointed to Office by
Judge Kennedy, and the circumstances un.
der which the appointments were made,
contending that there was no evidence
that Kennedy was at all familiar with the
autecedents of either Sheets or HolIis.-
He thought also that the circumstances
by which Judge Kennedy was surrounded,
as shown by the evidence, were sufficient to
justify his hight from his home in ] effsrson
county. In conclusion he indicated the
Loyalty of Judge Kennedy. All the evi