The news & observer., 1897-04-07
GOVERNOR
HOT WORDS
Will Not Recognize ANY Court
that Interferas With the
Powers of a Sover-
eign State.
CASE POSTPONED TO JUNE
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAKES
EXHAUSTIVE ANSWERS
TO COMPLAINTS.
THE BIG LAWYERS GO HOME
The People viii Resent the Paid-for
Scorn of the imported Ma
nipulators of Govern
ment Bonds.
ment Bonds.

nipulators of Govern
ment Bonds.
Greensboro, n. c., April 6.-(Special)
-Ihe corporation lawyers lined up this
beautiful morning-clean collars and
cuffs with voices chirpy as pee-wee
birds-specially that of Blondy Stetson
with hair parted in the middle. He fur
nished the laughing for the corporation
counsel.
Ihere was general suffusion of spurn-
ihg smiles over the faces Of Carlisle and
others as the answer of the State was
being read by Judge MacRae, especially
at that part wherein the Governor sent
as message to Judge Simonton that he
declined to pay attention to his summons
and would take no notice of it,
Ii the paid gang of corporation law
yers with their sarcastic smiles
thrown in gratis). had but noticed
the faces OF the rest of that
audience, at the reading of these
words, they would have noted some nota-
bic changes of color and dash OF deep
seriousness. There was no smile on the
face of such men as Judge Armistead
Burwell, whose blood is too thick with +,
good mixture of Virginia and North Car
DINA to be carried off his feet by sneers
at his State and people. There was a
mid sensation at the reading of the
words. Judge Simonton percepti-
bly, changed color, and within
the bar where many lawyers were
gathered, venture there was not one of
them-the most hardened of them-who
did not feel a peculiar thrill of satisfac-
ton at least at this defiant message from
the Governor to Judge Simonton.
Now let Simonton apply his remedy
and put North Carolina-s Governor iu
Jail for contempt
Chicago's great lawyer, Crawford. is
here, but he looks as much like big law
yer as Blind Tom does musician.
Mr.. Fab. Busbee sits behind Carlisle,
and sweet package from Washington,
Fairfax Harrison, is tangled UP with
the big men. Judge Burwell sits at the
extreme end; while on this side sit Judge
MacRae, Judge Avery and Capt. Bill
Day. Mr.. Richard Battle sits within the
bar and Robert o. Burton and several
North Carolina lawyers who are inter
ested in the legal points of the case.
Ex-Chief Justice Shepherd, who
represents the Attorney General,
sat near the other noted law
yers in this celebrated case.
In fact, the space is crowded with promi-
nent North Carolinians, including A. 3.
Andrews, Jr., in the jury box, and A. Is.
Andrews, ST., in the chair under the
clerks desk. The outside is well filed,
some negroes, but mostly whites, includ-
all the senior class.
Sitting in the box usually occupied by
the jury, or very near 1t, were Major
Charles M. Stedman, of Greensboro;
f. A. Sondly, of Ashevile; Julius Mar
tin, of Asheville; J. G. Buxton, of Win
ston; Hugh r. Scott, of Reidsville; r.
B. Glenn, Of Winston r. r. King, Of
Greensboro; A. B. Andrews, Jr., of Raj
eigh; r. T. Gray, Of Raleigh; Theo. +.
Kluttz, of Salisbury, and John l.. Will
son, of Greensboro, twelve lawyers
well known to North Carolinians. They
grouped about the jury box, most of them
occupying the seats of jurymen, as If
they had been selected and empannelled
by the court 'to hear the issues in this
case of the Southern Railway vs.. the
People, and to render verdict whether
a free gift for 90 years Of $4,000
annually be made to the J. Pier
pont Morgans and the Rothschilds, or
be used to educate the children OF the |
If this case could be heard by so learn
ed jury, representing the State between
Asheville and Raleigh, it's verdict would |
be accepted by the people of North Car |
olina. The counsel for the People would |
no doubt challenge Mr.. Andrews. Jr |
as being too nearly related to Vice-Presi |
dent Andrews Objection might be |
made to one or two others that being
attorneys of the Southern Railway, they
might not like to pass upon the question |
where their duty as patriots might con-
hict with their legal obligations to the |