The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-18
DID STUFF HIS EARS.
HON. EDpE ELIAS SAYS tn T.
REPORTS ABOUT JUICE
ROBINSON ARE TRUE.
THE RaLF HAS NOT BEEN TOLD.

SneTlH Oh MACON Couub}s
"All that has been printed in the
newspapers concerning the perform
ances of Judge Robinson in the
Twelfth District is true" said Hon.
kope Elias, of Macon, yesterday, "and
the half has not been told.''
THE Franklin Press of this week
Will reproduce the Charlotte Obser-
ver's editorial upon the occurrence,
and will publish a full account of the
Judges discourteous conduct as to 9TH
er lawyers in that District, as well as
officers of the court, and the people.
that paper.
The Press sometime ago printed
his offensive and discourteous conduct
toward Sheriff Rome. He took advan-
tage of his position as Judge to abuse
the sheriff grossly"
JUDGE ROBINSON'S EXCUSE.
The Greensboro Record says: "When
Judge Robinson passed through the
city last week Justice Furches, of the
Supreme Court, questioned the Judge
about the report which had gained
such wide currency. Judge Robinson
explained it by stating that he meant
no discourtesy whatever to Hon. Hope
Elias. He said that the day was very
cold and he left the bench and took a
seat near the stove, while Mr. Elias
was speaking. in order to warm. Law
yer j. 4. billiard was also near the
stove, and he began to comment on
the loud tone of voice Mr.. Elias was
speaking in. lie spoke iocularly cs the
loud speaking of that gentleman and
suggested that he and the Judge stuff
cotton i'm their ears. Judge Robinson
smiled and assented with a nod of his
head. Both of the gentlemen placed
cotton in their ears in a spirit of fun
and they never expected to hear more
of it. Judge Robinson's surprise was
complete when he saw the statement
going the rounds that lie had stuffed
cotton in his ears while on the bench
in order to keep from hearing Kope
Elias speak"
The Franklin Macon county, Press.
referring to the statements about Judge
Robinson's conduct while holding court
in the mountains, appears to corrobor-
ate them and adds that it has been
Uniformed by different persons that
his (Judge Robinson's) conduct al
Swain court was even more outrage
Gus than at Graham. though there
We're no specifications.
The Carthage Blade this week says:
Judge Robinson held our court last
week, and while he did nothing out
rageous, good many of his acts on
the bench caused criticism.
I'VE learn that he admitted, while
here, that the Democrats charges a
gainst him were unfortunately true
He is one of the new fusion judges,
and has been a lifelong Republican"
Mr.. ). Frank Ray, Democratic Rep
from Macon, is at the Park.
He practised with Judge Robinson all
through the District.
He said to News and Observer last
night:
Judge Robinson, as you know, put
cotton in his ears while Mr.. Kope Elias
was making speech in capital case.
This / take from his own statement.
The occurrence was at Graham county
court. | was not there. But the
Judge himself said he put cotton in
his ears. / heard the Judge say so,
myself.
In explaining the matter the Judge
said he was very nervous, and Mr.. Elias
was speaking very loud, so he sent
out and got some cotton and put in his
ears.
ION another occasion while Mr.. Elias
was speaking the Judge went on the
outside of the courthouse, sat down
on log, and took smoke.
There has been something said
about his refusal to allow me to exam
inc witness.
.'In examining States witness /
asked number OF questions, and the
Judge wouldn't let the witness answer
them, giving as his reason that the
questions were incompetent.
lie very kindly noted my exceptions
tc his rulings, and on these the case is
now in the Supreme Court. lie has
never been discourteous to me.
"He was exceedingly harsh to the
sheriff of our county, Mr.. Rome, who is
efficient and competent in every way.
lie appeared to be trying in every pos
sible way to annoy the sheriff and dis
credit him before the people, while the
sheriff seemed to be doing his whole
duty. And Sheriff Rome is a very ca
pable man."
He was asked about the report that
Judge Robinson cursed Col. Cooper,
the well-known Waynesville attorney.
81 heard the report" he replied, "but
was not present when anything of the
kind occurred.
Il was in the courthouse at Bryson
City when Judge Robinson apologized
to Col. Cooper for the language he
(Robinson) had used to him"
Mr.. league, the populist sheriff,
while here sometime ago related an in
cident that occurred in Judge Robin
sons court in which the Judge is said
to have used an epithet too vile to put
in print.
And these are not all the stories of
Judge Robinson's queer actions in the
country where the mountains reach
up to the blue sky.
MANAGER KELLER RESIGNS.
Mr.. T. p. Keller manager of the Raj