The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-11-13

on the Judicial absence, that they be held
not applicable 10 him In censorious re-
spect, or intended In the slightest degree
to imply negligence on bis part, Of official
duty, presuming, as the writer verify
dots, that his excuse !s q genuine and
valid one,
But Ia respect to Samuel Woods, It Is
known 10 many, that the Circuit Court
OF Barbour, which commences its session
on the 10Th Of October, and probably rom
tinues till near the 4th Of November,
when the next term in the same Judicial
Circuit commences in Taylor county, has
both before and since the 2lst OF October,
pngrossed the time Bnd labors Of Mr..
Woods, as it has frequently done since
on the Supreme Bench, when It's terms
conhicted with those Of the higher court !;
nor have tho duties Of the last named court,
nor the supposed serious illness OF his
son, apparently been such az TO seriously
divert paleriamiIiss from being within
the precincts Of his law Office, at Philippi,
and therein, through two or three young
Woods, one ct least bis former partner nj
law, engaged like dutiiul and expert tel,
e. ripher in dispatChing DEGREES, blleis ol
opinions, combinations ofSales and ether
record matters judicial considerations,
and entry to end before the said Circuit
Count. through its usual sessions OF from
two TO three weeks. II this modus oper-
adj seems somewhat fippGntly expressed,
let it nevertheless be understood that
there is throughout thorough adherence
10 truth, in respect to the facts detailed
therein. II ia a case OF gross and mani
fest and hsbitual dereliction in, and de-
Election from direct line OF official duty,
OF which the public should be fully APP
prised.
A brief observation or two more in coz
ueCtion with this sul jsCt, aud the writer
will have done Looking through the
twenty.fourth volume of the West Nir-
giuia Reports, and putting out OF consld-
Grafton the cause Of the State against Frew
and Hart therein, in which the court
seemed TO indulge in a mode OF self re-.
dress, somewhat Characteristic OF that OF
the Red Men" in the latter part OF their
primitive ministratioas in Barbour county,
and there will be found TO have been, il
the writer has not misCCunted, seventy
two judicial opinions rendered, OF which
SNYDER gave twenty.nine, johnson nine
teen, Green liiteen and Woods nine,
Thus Of these decretal expos!tions in law,
Judge Snyder, representing the southern
part Of the State, iioGmuch IS the other
thr,e Judges were selected from the other
portion Of it, has rendered more than
| twO.iiiths OF the opinions reported III that
court, contained in that volume, aud en-.
br!cing their judicial laNors and proceed.
Jugs for the year 1854, while Samuel
W5ods has performed but one.eighth par:
Of such service. The writer has only to
add that he iails to perceive wherein this
disparity in number in tqualiz al in weight,
upon critical analysis cf tia" opeions sc
promulgated; aud he insistq that the fore
going observations are not made for the
purpose merely Of cOntemning the judges
or either Of them; but rather Tor the pur
pose cf presenting plain truth as a matter
OF public COnCernmcnt. linden.
Adiisoa, ". la, Nor :.