Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-02
IRREGULAR.
JUDGE MINOR SO DECIDES IN THE
hENRlCO ELECTION CASES.
Action Also Thought Too Late 10 Benefit
fhc rciitioucrs--S hWard'S Advice
The ManCatnus Proceeding.

The Mancamus Proceeding.
Hearing arguments on yarious points Of
lav iu connection with the purg'ne casos
creaccd Che attention Of Ion. Edmund {.
Minor. of the Hcurco County Court, for
nearly eix hours YESTERDAY
The matter como Up ON the general ap-
peal. made iu the petitions presented 10
The Judge on wednesday on behalf Of the
rcrsa1t whose names We're stricken from
Sire rreistretou-book7 at Smithers's and
Jonos'- precincts.
D. tr. former caeo eighteen persons
vuiI.a iu thc PRAYER to Che Court 70 Ieycrse
a.. decision of tuo registrar and order hm
q, rt-f Ifr farlr names. aud M th" hiitr
fI,ro ucrr nuc hundred and n.uCty-one
vh. Joined ,u similar petition.
Those papers were presented to the Jud2o
90 if.uf. .D .u Shaicr huuding ON Mcdnof-
a4y. and bya tarit understanding - was
f.r.DU fhGf flC uhloct should De- takcn up
al lI O'Clock Yesterday morning ~ the
county court mouse. and that the registrars
and other witnesses should Ice notified, so
that they might be present.
An ARRAY or COUNSEL.
There wqs quite "a Brilliant array of legal
tll.nt present. Ix-Judsc ldmGnd Naddill
and Ilslr Allan. L,q., appeared for the
,,r.fI Iliuarf-. and thcrc were several other
FenufH.tr attorneys present who wero
said ru ltt, hcDp retained in individual
c...- Iut Do a.l NOT become necessary for
tl,rl ta faloa haud in tine proceedings,
"nch 'i n'n'' "et. '.'I l''''y. ,.,.,.o..,.
,..,. t.rc a5i, r.nros.f,tcd by Nrssrs.
..rr. b. Mise. g. Y. Meredith William
ID add CONWAY X Sands.
Tl.n.,frolt was Lengthy. exhaustive,
.ri took v.leran.c.
courtroom was crowded during the
..tI.n tre The negroes predOmlnatei
,,.t.. II fines, v..re among the pcti-
r..,r-.
MOTION no Qu.sH.
f 1''n' noon "i'h we '",lEy h9
.I n' .'ncn ana co"n7ei deciiIed
a.. ,....,..,.,...
,-.,,.. 1ir II. r. CarrinFton registrar at
l.r..'- -..r,. and called attention to the
...f that There WAS nD notice Ot service.
Itua- decided lo take Mp tho Sml'hoIs's s.
lr..n.t ca-r first. and Mr.. Meredith
l.Faf t' qufsl 'h. nnirrs 'n me GROUNDS
'.nt f.ot dlf.c'rt the "cicndahtS u" APP
I.r at tno oiir' oi th' Judge h ihi7 cIF
.'.+... r..'I.. v."rla hl., ,nrlsaiction 10
f.It.e ca-... secondly. because the no.
t.. u,4 only signed hy two Of the cigh-
'fI|.rf I+.tll|'t NIllI' al .'A an 'Il'
l.ft.lu.
There wa.a long argument on the mo-
f.. t. ma-h and as 90 whether notice was
f,rt-.Is.
tf-.. -.v,,.I .peocho. had been made on
,..h -I1a Jul-. Minor eaid hc would hayc
,.l l,.rthc petition read before hc could
determine whether notice was necessary
,rnOt.
DlVrsEIR SUSTAINED.
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.-i Hammer M, tbn .,r.uuJ that. even
'..',..''.i.., ,,o. ,bor,.J i'm tbo peti-
, NV. ,"t ,,t.ilc5 tn the relief
If.- t.. tl. r....0,.. that each man
- f-~ i.r..lf .r1 moi como
i,.,t...,,. ti..t tLn nrtition ,y,s
..,. ....,...l ,r t,,+ Iu, f,r "a man
t ,I... ,,.,,f diJpot Lavo the
..r..,.t 80. r.,,.t...r. tb,t III. laws
......l tI.iul.e fo hand li. decision 20
.I. ,....t4.r t-l det- ureviou- 90 any
r..tI.,. a1l fbat there being only four
l.r.I f.rD rho election it was now too
.+.t,f,rcl tl. n.fifiouprs.