Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-04

| DEVELOPMENT OF the facts. No imputatlon
| i meant against Judge Hancock In saying
| this. but IL his course was one OF law IL was
| one far from justice.
1.-THE farclcal holdings Of the Bench I'M
der which the abscondng judges were
screened from. making confession OF the
real cause OF their flight raised smiles OF
| derision on all sides, with audible laughs
| here and there as at rare joking"
| Judge Hancock then said that inasmuch
| as MIR. w. G. Elan, the correspondent OF
| the Republican and the author OF the ar.
! ticle in question, was in court. he thou2hl
| IL proper that he should lie given an oppor-
| tunity TO make any statement concerning
| The publication which he might wish t,
| make.
MIR. Elan, in response. stated that the
| language used in the extracts from his let
| ter was erroneous, and did not convey the
| full intent OF what he purpOsed TO write.
He disclaimed any intention to reflect upon
| the Court, but SIMPLY wished to say til ut
| the effect Of the Courts rulings was such
as stated in the Republican.
Judge Hancock then said that the Court
did not wish TO Join issue with Mr.. Elan
rs TO the matter cf "iarcc," but he did not
think that the reporters ought TO impuie
any improper motives to the Court. So far
a. he was concerned, as the presiding judge
he wished the fullest, faire5t, and seyereSt
| criticism Of his conduct and OF his rulings.
OTHER PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS.
Mr.. John s. Wise also rose to make aper-
| sOnal statement. Ills attention, he said,
| had been, called 10 published reports In
which it was stated that he had been accused
personally OF telling an untruth by Mr.. Al
exander Hamilton, OF counsel for the citi-
Zens. lie wished 70 say that he had not 30
understood Mr.. Hamilton, and as IL was
rather unpleasant 10 be published as resting
under the imputatlon OF being denounced
os telling Il falSehood, he was anxious u
know exactly what the facts in the case
were.
Mr.. Alexander Hamilton replied that his
| recollection OF the language used by him
on Tuesday was not now sufficiently dis
tinct to enable him TO repeat it exactly.
Mr.. Wise, said Mr.. Hamilton, approached
counsel for the defence, and with great We
hemence exclaimed, as he understood:
.'You sneaked your clients out OF town in
oider to avoid legal process" This, said
Mr.. Hamilton, was considered by Mr. Da-
Wis and myself as very offensive. | meant
10 state. il this language was intended for
US, that il was an untruth and was uni us
Wise's explanation, made Immediately At
| forwards. disclaimiDg any intention 30 refer
| TO Dir. Davis and himself as the agencies
| through whom the two judges MeS,rs.
Scott and Akers-had been "snelked out
| Of town. was entirely satisfactory, ald he
thought that such was the understanding.
Judge Hancock stated the COnrt's re-
| membrance OF the affair, and said that, rs
he understood, MIR. Wise's remark had not
been personal.
This ended the episode, which had eN-
cited much interest among the spectators,
| and the Court proceeded with business.
ANSWERS OF THE DEFENDANT JUDGES.
Mr.. Hamilton first read the answer TO the
rule Of the court Of Mr.. Walter II. Scott,
one of the defendant judges Of election in
| Sixth Ward, and this was followed by the
answer Of MIR. Akers, the other judge, and
the clerks. Their answers denied an toto
| the allegations made in the petition OF the
| complainant, Mr.. w. ID. Minetree. These
answers set forth in detail the proceedings
| about the polls on the day OF election; the
| threats made against the judges and the
! great excitement smong the crowd OF peO-
pie: the apprehensions OF riotOus out.
| break, and the inability OF the officers OF
the law to allay the turbulent manifesto
tons; the final breaking-in OF the doors
OF the room adjoining the pOlirg-
room when the polls had been
! closed; the refusal Of the intruders
TO leave the premises, and the refusal OF the
Judges under all these circumstances TO
count the ballots; the sealing OF the ballot
box and its removal 10 the sergeants office,
| followed by an angry and threatening
mob. and in constant fear OF assault. These
and many other facts are see forth in detail
In the answers. The respondents there
fore aver that inaSmuch as they were pre-
vented by violence from counting the bal
lois at the polls where the law required
| them TO be counted, and As the baOt~bo
has been out OF their sight and possession
since the nIght OF the election they cannot
conscIentiously count the ballots and sign
the returns. They aver furthermore that
tie voting and depositing OF the ballots on
election-day were conducted fairly and hon.
eStly.
The answer OF the commissioners OF cleo.
ton was also read-a brief but strong pa
per.
After these papers were read, and be-
fore they were filed, counsel for the de-
PENDANTS entered demurrer TO the CON-
plainants' petition and moved to quash the
rule in all the cases, on the ground that
they were improvidently issued, and that
under the law the writ OF mandamuS Is not
| the proper course.
Judge Hancock overrIIled the demurrer
and frankly stated in the matter OF the
motion TO quash, IL il was shown TO him
that he had made mistake he would
have no hesitancy in reversing his action
The motion to quash the rules was then
argued. the argument on both sides con-
Stunning the day.
1he Court overruled the motion TO quasi
the rules against the Judges and clerks Of
election, after which testimony was intro
duced to show that the Sixth Ward ballot
box had never been out OF charge OF the
colored Judge Baugh and two policemen
and that 1t bad never been tempered with
At 10 O'Clock tonight the Court ordered :
peremptory mandsmus against the judge:
and clerks, compelling them to count
canvass, and make return Of the ballots
! The Court directed that the counting and
certifying should be done in The presenc,
OF the Court at once. The Court requested
two persons Of each political purity whit
voted at said precinct TO come forward anC
I see that the ballots were properly. fairly
. and honestly counted, canyassed, and re
turned by the Judges and clerks. Two Re
publicans came forward, but none OF tn
q Citizens party. The ballots We're twici
counted and found 10 be 693 in number
+ two short OF what the poll.books called for
The canvassiug was then proceeded with
The vote Of the Sixth Ward as canyassec
: gives Republican majority OF about 275
B. thus electing the whole Republican munich
: PAL ticket. The judges and clerks certified
p. the returns by order OF the Court
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Mrs. Sarah A. Brown, wife OF Mr.. Henry
w. Brown, residing in Chesterfield county
short distance from this city. died yeri
suddenly last evening Of heart-disease. Sh,
formerly lived in Petersburg, where sh,
leaves many friends.
Joseph Robinson, colored man OF SOM
prominence, died very suddenly at hi
home, on Market street. last night, II is sup
: posed OF some affection Of the heart.
Q The Board OF Visitors OF the Coloret
, Normal School At their meeting yesterda,
made number OF changes in the corps 0
teachers for the ensuing year, droppin!
: some four or five OF the old instructors
: Daniel b. Williams, william III. Smith. ant
T.. ID. Scott, all OF Richmond, were anioDl
those elected as teachers.
The gauge OF the City Point branch o
the Norfolk and Western railroad wa
changed to-day.
The mayor has suspended Mr. A. :. Gilt
man from duty as chief OF poliee--the rea
son alleged being conduct unbecomlng al