The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-04
Nj. POlndexltr Trying 10 Stop the Sale
Of Valuable Books as Junk.
LIBRARIAN SCOTS STATEMENT.
Mcsssrs. 4. \ Bruce. II. \. Brock and Dr.
&. II. Eyland Sustain Mr.. PoindcxteT,
and Protest Against the sale
of the Books-Mr. roin-
dexter's Latest
statement


half OF Mr. Poiudextsr and other citizens
OF Virginia, TO onJ9in the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth from completing the
sale or tho part Of the state Library
sclG by him, and Mr.. j. G.. Smith from
receiving the books.
The bin was presented TO Judge Minor
al 30 T. NJ. ana Mr.. Carter scott, for
the Attomcy-CencraL the Secretary OF
the Commonwealth. and Mr. W. W. scott
Librarian Wetc present 10 resist lhe 4p-
IlCauOu.
Alr Royal said ho had had no time or
Opportunity fO examine the law 10 deter
WlUc what The rights and duties oi par
ties were. and be asked Tor snort Nihe
70 make am examination. lie Ult Nol
appear as counsel but only as friend OF
Air Iondcxter ana from sense OF pub
lie duty. .4c asked that aii parties might
be restrained from DOING ans thits
q nr;ner SOD the matter untu 1t could ue
Mr. Garter scott and The others object
el 10 amy action being taken Dy ihe
Judge
Judge Minor said he would restrain any
tlius further in me case unt an eA.iili-
nation of BE- could be made lt was tht
agreed that Nr. Lawless would stop the
delivery OF books, as far as hc could
and that The case would omf up lof u,s-
cussion tnis morning at lo D cloch. an W,
-. '.. ,.,.t si o,I me to,o viu present
the case this morning.
Il.G .las sc II'. STATEMENT.
The following communication in regard
to the matter was received by lhe llWes
last night from Air. vs.. ~. scott. state
Librarian.
10 the Editor Of The Times:
-. a., ,'i,.. 1-i-,,ee of Yesterday as to
~ " %, .i+..fl. r,o.A4 ae Tunlff
SD. t'rer,. 1ersrd4 some no
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-. 't " ,.,. .,.i..tter oi. NOT
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th' Nlt H'' .''o 'i ' t.it.i.f t,..,,.ssst
tnt Hat ,'i i "''i' r'i.,H ~ 90 as ,cr,
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4he newborn 1.Al on lhe l".r a. 81. -, 80
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not ''iA r""A'4' ,iiiN ",.i ili1 ,'i' ''' N'''"
DO is uue thit lneie nave p..h solu
recently some twenty OF lMthty-iiFc toi4'
Of 1ooks. True ihat thcy were soiu
by the hundred pounds, ah4 e4ually Nue
the highest bidder after advertising the
time. place, ana terms thereof for near
J. TWO weeks in the city papers English
The books, alleged 10 De so vdluabl
by the late librarian. have been lying
3u iuu.scIWmate confusion ln the TOP
gallery mdhy, u not most ~ theri, ON
tie H'1i some OF tltA never HdtiHh
been taken out of She sacks $40 wh.ch
tAey We're sHllVei mere. ana ga OF ihem
YER WIN lie n.st or ae ,-ieS, ,...-
t'"'. .'...I ,'"i WI ,,De" s'i'i p,
q inc iNIdiN lh january 40.t nave
uteh lh chhlt tc fi.te that Time ana not
one Nuph OF ihe l1i, TO my hest Iceol-
5'riiln, nis ever heen called Ter. Ihe
ioiiler HDial.an. VINO now Knows iAow
enough of them to unsack them. to put
t''h Nh li,' -''iFts, 'i TO nave 'hth
.. ..iil 'i',a D4u' Jo l'"...
,,o .l,, WI lD",,u Iu' ii@' ,ii 1ii'ic "as
w. d@f,rnil,"d to 1sove tI.n I'm tGeir
0rI,,f "..l u''~t u.ln tne l-'slsi3 t"I,
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.,t,i tt-. '.t ' ii't 't.'. .'. 'ii' l' " "u,
a. v.,r .i '''' 49,, ...ii ',''.' vi ''''il' @
down fo d. -y..,- -,i f.- 'i'' ',' 'n
tl...' ..f fi. - l''M't
la, Mr. 1ystline <o-,.Dt n,a 's i'f 7',,
clerk snniored a. aeeief ir r'o,i,,,- ~
lilrary .,,I s.i,rt,I i..', ,,'.o i,. 'le'i'iL ,Ne
a,.' f.',.. .''' ,Y , oI ls ac-
H. Air. >-f, ,,.o ,,hn I'M N'. . , 'in'
his assisfauce and bv Nfr pns.-u Nor-
Well. who WIS in cGaree OF th. ar,
moving the books.
only such as were and are deemed of
TO value 90 the Library aul the public.
such as annual reports of North Dakota.
Nebraska. and the other States: govern
j. ont publications of "a Character that is
elias sed ass junk thc world over, and tnat
can he bot eht hy SIZE hun iei any iat
iu The year at Washington. and a general
lot ~ debris We're advertised An effort
was made to ascertain their value by prl-
Nate inquiry. Tho booksellers said they
could only Dee sold as sunk Tho junk
dealers offered twenty-five cents % hu1-
ofc1 pounds.
The public sale. after due al Tertisement,
Nos attended hy one bookseller OF Rich
n1nd, oy nc rrprcs,, ,ntauye OF the frg 81
a. the Boston, Book Company and 10y
the junk dealers.
enc or me leading hook-dealers in Rich
moul said Doe would not make a list OF
the books for them. The one attending
the sale made no bid at all Tho rcpresen-
fatfNe nf fhe Boston Hoos Company uia
The limit OF his house. ana did not get
them He told me his house had sales
OF like material almost every week. ana
realized hut twenty cents a hundred
pounds after tho backs were stripped on.
and for the backs they could get nothing
whatever.
II is true that In the hurry or moving
The books down stairs before the sale 10
rci them out OF the way of the cafpen-
tors. here and there book. not properly
ta be class,d as Junk. though found in
thc dust and confusion OF the top gal
ltr,. had got into the pile that was sold.
the purchaser. Mr.. J. c. smith, readily
efreod that where any book had got
ON ana ,-,,,rne5 ~ he ii6ra,-v
n~ so,,ic v.bc con,e from Boston 10
Inr 3D.. Iooi,s ,rd 3id not beooure tn.
it., ' u9yns' am ~ ult ~ ,s,',.
f... 'ifi ssIe me- Was
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