The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-25
FINCASTLE.


,,.,cv v,ya ,ss,1Es A RULE AGAINST THE hpl-
Tons or THE FIYcAsTLE HERALD ASD
,,,cu,x,S pEMOCRAT-wHAT 1T II Al"
ABOUT. ,,-..,.,r
fcorrcsnoudcnce of the Richmond Dispa'on'I
'''''N' MAY %, 1888 =.
Judge NAYS added fuel TO the liant ~
noptIlar Indignation existing III tni' oou",y
against him by his action yesterday III O" ~
ing rules to be issued against Messi ~ ~.
W. Camper and j. William BOW, e ~ I'D =
and proprietors Of the Fincastle Heiu't % ,ho
the buchanan Democrdt-two against w
former aud three against the lat'erLI,'q" .,
ing them "to appear before thc luun' ,1a
our said court at the courthouse, ~ S i"r
county OF Botetourt, on the seCVnu 80
OF the June term, 1888, OF bolc.oI,is
County Court 10 show cause, II any w
nhcyl can, why he [theyl shall not Dc u.'' ~,
with as the law directs Tor coll'e,IPt ". VI
his said court in its official capacity y! ni,'
ftbcm1 the said NJ. w. Camper [nnd y. IL
liam Boyd, offered in this, that ne ltmcy
the said VI. w. Camper land d. ll,,,sn'
Boydl did publish in bis tthclrI neWSPIpJii
&C., the following false, scuTTilou., Ill', :,
cious, scandllous, and libcllous wrItlns W
and concerning the judge OF said Ioun'!
| Court in his official character as luu-O
ofores1id-to wit: "Then follows an cN-
&C., from fine address Of the Executive
Commitfec OF March Is, 1888, signed 10y g.
w. Callaghan, chairman, ana +; Jii'on,
secretary, and published III DOM oi oui
county papers" ,u who, tbo
The language Is as follows Wheh ,hc
/ fell calamity Of q Malone county ludsc M
/ bcfallcn u. who, instead on USING ~ az
time, his Office for the ends OF Justice pro-
flutes the power vested III him lor l,a I u,
san purposes, carrying II TO thc eNlyli IN, ~
packing grand jury with parilsans " I'm. i.h'
/ ilk with himself, bent on making pOit'e" y
! conital Inv finding an Indictment against Il
c;ti1on If fbe county against the pro-
test OF two grand jurors, who knew
tbcIr RIGHTS and dared maintain them,
thereby subjecting Themselves TO judicial
censlrc and bulldozing. Moreover. this
uartisan iudgc directs the clerk OF the
county TO allow 10 copy OF the proceedings
OF this Jury 20 any one, and from the bench
dcnOlmccs respectable gentleman rs 4
nc,rSp0per sc1ibjler when he proposes TO
Law before the people an account OF his OIL
cial acts. From time 10 time there have
anDcarcd In both the aforementioned pa
/ ncrs 4 series Of articles over the nom de
/ bhi,ne of Scribbler," in which our judge
/ official shortcomings have been criticised.
| His Honor makes the following extract the
| basis for a rule against each Of the editors
ITO have put on the panel thirty years
ago in BotctOurt among gentlemen OhiE
| characterized by the law place-huniers,
Dartv enrolling officers and their scouts
! Scaveugers, stud-horse keepers, and bank
| rupts, or any such, would not only nave
! shocked the public sense. but the TRUSTING
of such before the public eye so conspicu'
ously would have shocked even their views
OF what is suitlble and proper. for il musl
| he conceded 10 every man prudent enough
not TO attract attention 10 q character Whct
will only PASS without challenge when II
passes without observation"
| wrote some time ago Of the granting bN
the County Court OF license to sell WhiS
/ KEY in Buchanan in violation OF the charter
of that town. The Democrat OF April 1911
had an editorial on the action OF the Judge
from which in his rule against its editor
the Judge extracts as follows: so mucl
Tor Judge Mays's decision. The law II
question e so plain that all men can under
stand it. The decision was unjust, unfair
and unwarranted bv law. Tina
the greatest curse an angry God could in
| flict upon q sinful people was a weak, cor
rupt, and dependent judiciary. Little dlt
| be think when ne uttered those words tina
Virginia would suffer from such curse
ACTON.