The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-24
TO THE PUBLIC.
In the Pilot o. tn 9Th instant the card
which olloNs appe1red

"Hlch IolloNs hppetred
SOME PERTINENT QuEHIts
Editor Of The Pilot
+ tho n. Il. Joynes vino s reported in
he ttd tor As indicted by the Grand Jurv
Tor !ituS lquOr on Sunday thrs came Ioyu =
who furu she. hrnins for ana is ono oil tho
board OF three sreai generals who np.
point ali Judges Of elc ton ak
ans IN order to keep posted, anu that other,
may know the sort Of mon vino NV M
grace oi the last Legs slaturc. rule the city
OF Noiiolk on tie Democratic side Is he
one ot thIt class or whum moral ana
tNrlAtian Conn linen are trying TO secure
ne II at low rate. while men engaged
u saith ct us know 80 that ali
l"al see Who conss to tn liluor cli iue
At the same time please say whether L o
George leppe, who ram, such bad
hai, etao same 'tOOi heppel that our
wspnpcrs ried go over when he Was re-
mo ed from me detective iorcc O the civ
II so havr % s,mp g 81 the tears shea On
that OCCASION To show how bitter they were
ar psnt of their comments would bo rich
ONt WHO WAISTS To KNOW.
In ;he same pa or of the Sth in t. the edi
t0rlal which follows appeared
"rHE SANE JONES.
"a correspon lent OF The ii OF asked YES.
tctduy whether the = H Jovues, VINO was
Ind c lod by the grand jury for violating tho
!tqu Jr W. III one OF his numerous saloona.
Is also the same aoynes who Is "a member OF
the E!cstoiHl Io,rd Of the city, an alto
gelher the mo prIgtty, breIny and skill
iul OF tho trio who maze up that body we
violate no confidence III saying that he is
the same Joynes. lie has tAe dis.
ting ni,hel honor Of having been
ch'5cn 10y the Democratic parry as
one oil lis most con p cuOus eXampiars ana
lea srs and tliat he has justified It's cona-
dcncc. and has by his conduct under all
circnmstanc cs yindicsted hs righ, to bu
cal Ell a repr, sen atlNe iemocrRt. tAe Pilot
would not for a mumomt question. Il can
ONT! regret, thht IN u mOm, ut. perhaps OF
mcnta! al, rration. Ntr. JONucs broke tle
Law o! the land ana fell into the grip OF the
grand luy
Per s however. when the matter
come, to he heard IN court lie Will be a, la
t"couEince Il Jury O, iit 'emocratic peer,
that lie Is not guilt, ot harIng violaie1 any
DemOclIu. doctrine III The matter ana
tim IS thar Ina been rLnrgci against him
we 90 not so. clearly why our CORES
pom nlent sh IuId he so interested in tie Dor
sonul Tort mes tIls truo an loyal mem
Der of tho party OF ulture CT .ilization and
white supre:ua y. Mr.. Joynes certainiv has
aIl-h. 10 be considered innocent until he
IS pro.en guilty. and the Pilot does not
piopoe TO pursne him needless.y.
simply because he stan at tho hoJd
Of ITO procession a. typical ana
powerful ono rat. We hope we
utfc "u -M6fCl. HONbhcr, our cor GsDOu-
dent s curloslty. and that he vii not IN the
NJ 70 seek hls information concerning the
honor ble Mr.. Oy o. Il ON this pAper but
refer ms '.ntrlos to the press OF the party OF
VIII II SIR. Juynts is iruiy a Napoleon. Such
mUnieati II viii look better. aud can
be bott.r answered IN the columns Of onr
eteemea contemporaries, TuA VmoIHiAH
ami til Landmarks
IN, III same ,pAper OF the 10th inst. in the
local which follows appeared:
~ u. Joyne., cEnrg 81 with selling lnuor
o Sunday, vas acquitted,
j my having bceI Indicted for selling
hlUor on sunday was matter o.
much interest to III public a, IN
bring forth the letter If inquiry nnH
the G editorial reply. VIII Il re son could there
be for not informing tie equ lily curions
public that had been acquitted at the in
lance and rtque-t Of A,r. lnnm, the Com
mohwoalth attorney, Who very fairly
stated that he could not con &c Ell iou5ly a Il
for verdict against me upon the evidence
leave it TO iair-minaed men, without
reference to party. 10 infer wnat motyo
and spirit inspired the letter OF INQUIRY. the
editorial anu tho local. II may be bnt
anoth,r instance OF what some people cali
Iair ceahng.
=, Respectfully,
1T NIB JoYyzas