The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-23

opposition to Judge .Turnbull. = judge
election on my desk and had also ,,no
from Mr.. a. l. Lee. but / asked no ,, S+.s
20 sign either petition. | don reC e., re-
10 have heard any other memoeIs ~ Turn1
bar speak in opposition 20 judge h uln
bull. and I don't know what my Ia ti'5,-d
views are on that subject. nav. ~ H.
some people say that they tnvts ~ h.,
X. T1irnbull secured more business us
their thinking that Judge Turnpuu vas
leaning towards him. I signed Juise ba'
rows petition on December OH live in
Mr.. ". II. Valentine saiu; ,,,o,cbart
Brunswick county and am ne ' ~,
I know Jndge T,5rnfalIi well and have a
very high opinion OF him ana sc,v,,for
good many Signatures 10, NJ 49, hsrn
never heard anything SAY asked signed
All tn, gentlemen whcjn / "'
his petition. except one.
WAS SOLD TOO CHEAP.
Mr. Thomas II price was the next VII
ness Il live in Brunswick COUNT
said three miles from l.aWrenCe ~,
and am a farmer. ! don't Know from
nv own knovvisdge what arrangements
Judge 1urnbull made as 20 tns ao,,e
his property for the paNihtnc ~ "a ~, ~, cbcor,
His friends thought IL W1S ~ ~ ~ az unsae
and we thought Of put ing IN ~ US.
biiI To sell The property I'm small par
GELS Mr. Turnbull told me ne ma M IL
ranged with Mr.. Manson ~ he, adyen-
property and sell II to t ll,.. I"ehts might
he aid IN nrcnertv has been in charge
OF Mr.. r. Turnbull. but l doiN 49,
whether Il was surveyed anu hal, -erv
small lots I thought IL was sos
cheaD and AZ a had time. thout 'hL III J..
was worth abouf e. on but ! think II W.
sold only for about Sc 500 | did not t,lin TX
II was treating Judge TurnD, IalriS ~
run his property on AZ s,',,., va the.
THE Warwick Hicks pronerty VS. Nv
last piece Of Judge Turnbul ptvttits
sold and II S2.700 was the only, aenS ~"
the property except the Mail9.u" III
with fair sale enough money 49," ~
have Lsen realized 10 avoid the sale OF
II have Very little to do at the court .,',l,t
house. hut I do not snow rns ''''''
against Judge Turnbull fuil ~, ',,nsot
ia together with I'd. Lewis. J don re-
member that | had conversation W.. W..
Mr. Manson as 10 holding thal P'"t ~
The personal property was s".u cofirf
house and h. real estate AZ the
house I know OF several geuilcmeu. W, W.
cafno over ou that day 20 buy the ~ 4,
orty which they thought would De S''N 80
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SENATOR TURNBULL EXPbAn9'
Senator Robert Turnbull was 49, .,er
sworn. Il first saw IN the hgN9p'1t E,st
that charges had been preitII'u "e~'a ne
Judge Turnbull. ! did not know OF g
Hicks property until made aiIahs.
ments for the sale under the Ma4lson
deed. When this sale was .d'Hru -
Hicks came 10 MY Office and asked me u,
buy the land for him l toid MN
would not and when Mr.. Buiotu calr9
and asked IN ] would buy the lAtu' 80
him / would not buy II Tor HICKS Due
would see that Judge uurnDuu ian"
,,.ollid briua, "a fair price When Judge
Turnbull came 20 me and asked Hlp ~
buy the land for him told nm Moutu
make "A bid and found a comps'.lo' ~
AR Rafuov who said he wanted 10 puH
Nar Tor
ding and Mr. Raney bought the property
for about SoeVL ,,,,4
As 10 the discrepancy in the BaUaud
case, Mr.. TurnbuH said ne had new
heard of IT until when Mr.. Buiord les,l-
fed on Tuesday evening Had ne hlv""
If any discrepancy. ne would nave lhNes-
tigated II the matter had been mentloDs"
10 him. he would have settled II a. '"0
October term.
DrD NOT WANT TO INFORM HIM.
SIR. Buford remarked whesn, he h ,,.1rt
OF the discrepancy thal ne ui4 no Ynt
To inform Senator Turnbulli ne dlu noS
want him 70 think that ne Nbu-
ford would hold him ,resp9hSilo ...
for the amount on account OF p0'n h1E
inc signed Joint note for }-Jg' "hicu
was used with the $500 pald III py
Judge Turubull 20 cover the amount OA
the delinuuent taxes on the properly.
Witness then made a similar sld,t
ment as 10 the other matters III iuc, ~
nir kIa T1on?'' place but It was now in
his own hands fer the purpose OF ~, 81
".'rine II ana pay ont of the rece,p rs, M,,
Mansions claim and his own claim oi
,rbera were nine members Of the bar
of brunswick OF whom six had sisu,sf
The petition Of Judge TurnbulL III wv.
land had brought fgr price. tne i'em .7
would have been paid ana Wou,iu W., W.
SON som had been informed at the time ne
would no doubt have given Hicks re-
lease. - o,cueod
Nr. Buford here asked to be eNc ,.. ,a
from further attendance lhasUl" % ''
was bound 10 return home.
A GROSS INJUSTICE.
c.,,to. rrrrbuli stated before Mr.. Blu
ga ieff mai i'm Tits opinion Mr.. Buford
o'Y - i,'d,e ,rf,rtLlI a gross injustice