The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-10

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bill Mr. Evans SAID thai ne u'u 80 Ny re-
quest ,,a
Mr. fitzpatrick lskeu = !" .,,ie Ty" ~ ~ d;S nj
wen 20 ,ay the p. peiiiion .u nn,,id nossihIy cot aat
not .nlnn tne c0mnilsev sy now nending "
V",9uen WIN al tnf ,ass ss .hot the netition
aI. Dun oreen Ash'' WIS" r'"
pe rcau;
Inc .narges were
2. Conduct unbecomirr an officer.
court 50 much inioxicated BY liquor as to he the
suotectof general remark, ana "hn' 'or inc re-
HeyinS r,yen dec;siou in an important case
coming before hts court. he reversed u ai the re-
dnestoi party intefes'e'' anu NV
"'e -,c...,ons roads.
One OF the specihcatiohs 'o'"''
"For allowing. without order OF arrest or word
Of rebnke colored man TO GENE w,'m msarn sne par
nS apar, anu s,,n immediate custody of the
Court thus stand up TO them-we are at your
back" .
Son,e uis ABOUT nynrs Co.,, w. 10 h;s en- .u
table brought Mr. Dun 1Iee', W h,s Ieet'
he sa,a ne hoped tne Ll@.s ~.a,;,, %Ha,u d ~ 70,
ierIeu 70 the JualemIy cv LII anu y =
iuii anu iair lh'es.isao, ,-,a,. y; "nu - :,
Juoge Hunter was guu'y' A"" "''' o"' u
MS once. ,,,s;n o., ,
Mr. DarCous resoiusou, p.o'.u ;S.,s,..a ~. !,
spsoml oom'hl.so VI ~ an 90 sard
she cnaigcs anu " nav ~ S,,r;. ar
sessions Of the House. was adopted.
The Speaker Mr.. Cardwelll appointed
Messrs. Evans, Marshaii, anu Nance spccml
committee 10 lhvesuga'e 'he enai Soa
against Judge h"h'er'
JUDGE VOOLFOLK REMOVED.
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The special SUD- cOmmlttee appointed 10
;nyostio,ote tbe charpes against Judpe
III n ~, m, ,'as,o,. \ .,,s,,,,,,, ,ho;,
James III. WOouoik repoTtcu through 1heh
chairman Mr.. BOlen, the following res0-
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iu.ion
Res0lUed, That Hon. james H. Voolfolk be re-
moved from the office of judge OF the County
Court OF Louisa county.
rho renort at yencth showed that tbe
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charges nau peeh sus1t.ieu ny c'.ueh'o'
1t was clearly proven that he was incon-
no,snt and frenuenfly mjSused his judicial
power.
The resolution OF removal was ordered
% Lo snrood unon tho Journal of tle
10 Dt spitau upoh ohO ooui"." ", E
House. According to the law Judge w O0-
folL win have twenty davs within Whitb
0in " III '.nI....si .,a.,ao ,,,h,,h
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can he considered by the House III il so d.
IT, A. tho ovnirotjon n, tho time me,
toned tbe Uonsa will take formal action on
the resolntion'
JUDGE NEWMAN.
The Committee for Courts of Justice re-
ported that the charges against Judge New
man wore not sustained. After reviewing
tho evidence they concmde.
or ono Fact we arc clad % make mention: 1hI.
prosecution ana its defence can in no sense be said
TO DC pol,tlcal, ana no party olas can I've i"unu q,
rue mI.csses E aEahcs "oIs ~ 80, % ,,ar,v md
soe lHs,ues % oSo oia n,S J tbn sfran1esi
,1o 81 J III daf"nco are en,iraJv cnnosed 10 Rim
,s .eIt vi ,'s Pt &c s'o onninn ,h,t no sufBciani
snea sar Tho remcyaI ~ Hon w " NewM an
& h' io, e nv b hoen frnd Tho committee ast.
-, 10 d,shr,ad from fn,,her iderafion of th,
- a,1or y1 riSe &c" i''"' '"' ''s'
n'at'er e. oor % ,ad ,ho, ,hreo ,nembors oftb,
- 20 81 ~ a. 49, cancnr IN Tho concIusions NJ,
Sovo reacbed ord tba, a minority renori stating
their opinions and conclusions viii be made e tbs
'Tuse; w., ~. ,h,s rac, and that tho ceneroI Az.
Wv oi ts isus s,c anu ncton t nnnn tbn tn, re-
se,Dy ma! ,ne sueI, n1'Un rn,a Tho comm,tes
ports as TO II may seem pr9per' 1e g
.nlh tl VIC 1T ", la tne 60 ~, a
10 spreauinE M ae yaes s , ve iJ, houId he so,n-
piled win. Inlsmncn h9"eVer, US ogdEe ~ NV rro
man mas Oeth ser.eu WIN III ,,,o W III CO. III
ceedlngs ana sopy ol .ne cu,cs ai,eseu ~ Ior n ~,
removal from ONE mort tilah tWeht! uays ago
there Is no necessity tor iuruher ho''ce'
Mr.. Smith said that q minority report
u,onId no nreSenfad In which he thouVhl
"Oui" ~ "
The memorlallsts would DE sustained III III
Tho minor;,v renort will no signed IA,
ine hl,no' S.l''.t tepoi, ,'a9ond W.. ond rroba
bly, others.
Mr.. Barton, chairman of the Committe,
for Courts of Justice. presented the follow
ing, which was adopted:
Resolred 1.-THE Senate copcurri,,p), That the fol
lowing causes assigned for the removal Of Hon
County Court Of Hanover county, Va, be sprea'
senate Sa re respectively: sIncompetency, and Of i'm
proper conduct in the removal Of judges OF % cleo
csmso anu iit ,recaSn1 ,he %nyember election il
1853 and also for improper conduc, in allowing
hls, ,appoIntee TO the Important office office OF comp
comeerep,) rTre IN 10 farm out his oee in in Viola
tion Of section 8 Of chapter IL Of The Cod
m nrgrs sndnct edon as o' cmber % of the P@o,c
school Electoral Board Of Hanover, of which h
Is member by virtue Of his office as Judge OF IN
School trusee m s or the Asblsnd astrc
of Hanover county in the place and instead o
Mia =; Wo m, was NOT dent aa of 1Il ~
district Of the town of Ashland and this after hi
attention had been called 70 the b tact BY the Com
Ro,r and aso otan mnde Tor The On
poinfment of successor to said Pumphrey an
for permitting said Pumphrey to continue e. TO S aS
;ect 1see eodised school law sections o. %. an
2i.I"
ONLY TWO SIGNED 1T.