The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-31
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Magistrate Takes Up the Cudgsls to Defend
Himself In the Goodman Case.
AFFiDAylTs TO SUPPORT Ills CASE
Ehe Justice himself swenrs to HIS
Ignorance OF the Facts, Alleging
that tho Officers Did Not Enlishten
Him rs They Stnted-SwOrn state
ments Of Several other Witnesses!

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Below we give the statement Of Justice
Haynes in reply to the article published
W The Virginian on Sunday last, and
the affidavit Of several parties. Some
one Is mistaken: of this there Is no
doubt. However, The Vtrginia1l has
given both sides and leaves the public to
judge for themselves who is right and
who is wrong, and there it will be dis
missed and no more will be published
in regard to the matter for either party:
Mi. Editor: In your Sundays issue
the following local appeared:
MT Haynes may try ever. SO hard,
but he cannot deny facts as published
below:
Constable Anderson was seen and said:
II was present when the woman called
at the office of Justice Haynes for a war
rant ! told him in the presence Of Con-
stable Linehan that he had nothing to
40 with the case; that it was committed
IN the city Of Portsmouth, and that both
the man and the woman were residents
OF portsmouth, and Notwithstanding
this he issued the warrant, sent Mr..
Hutchinson after Mr.. Goodman eight
inlles and tried the case and dismissed
II at costs of the Commonwealth
Constable Linehan said: Il was pres
ent and heard A1r. Anderson tell MI.
Haynes So
In reply to the above I desire to sub
nit the following testimony:
we, Rose Blake and click Martin.
state THAT Mr.. Anderson was not in the
office of Justice Haynes when the,war-
rant was issued.
ROSA BLAKE,
plaintiff.
ALIEN MARTIN.
Witness: w. T. WH1TERURST.
State Of Virginia, City or Portsmouth.
On the goth day or March, 1897. person
mo A
BROOKS, notary public for the city and
stare Aforesaid. I, S. Iyey, II. c. Hall.
1ohn n. hutchinson, and made oath to
ene Following statement, viz: That we
were IN the office OF Justice Haynes OH
the goth day Of March. 1897. when tho
came in the office. the warrant was is
sued and delivered to an officer. and Mr..
anderson or Linehan was nowhere to he
seen and Mr.. Anderson did not say any
thing TO Mr., Haynes about the above
warrant, as he was not present, con
seQuently could not have said anythinr
ISAAC S. IVY,
II. c. HALL
J. T.. HUTCHINSON,
SuDScrlber ANA sworn to before me
this 18th day OF March, 1897.
GEO. a. BROOKS,
Notary Public
State Of Virginia, City Of Portsmouth.
On this goth day OF March, 1897 per
sonally appeared before me, Mr.. George
~. BROOKS a notary public for the CITY
OF portsmouth. c. G. Haynes and made
oath to the following statement, viz:
!, =. =. haynes, a justice of the peace,
issued the warrant fOl. the nlaintiff in
the above case about II O'Clock on the
2o1h day OF March, 1897, neither AIR
Anderson or Linc!an was in my office
at the time the warrant was issued
ana delivered to officer Hutchinson. did
NOT see either OF them in or about nv
Office and Mr.. Anderson did not say any.
thing to me about the warrant.
c. c. HAYNES, J. c.
subscribed and sworn to before me
THIS 18th day Of March, 1897
GEO. a. BROOKS,
Notary Public
me Ffrginian reporter also says:
esterday The Virginian representa-
i've got q statement from Mr.. A. H