The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-30
EVIDENCE OF l1 IN COURT
THE SUITS AGAINST ANDREWS
ORDERED STOPPED.
THE CONTEMPT CASES ABANDONED
The Solicitor Exposes the Governor and De-
nounces Him for His Deseriion- Judge
Undertake to Render Decision in
Pass Cases this Morning.
.sShort and sweet. /"


''Short and sweet"
That lis the term that best deScrlDes
the farce enacted in the Superior court
Yesterday afternoon, while Governor
Russell was having his numerous case
against Col. Andrews and the Southern
Railway stricken from the docket.
For several weeks people have been
wondering what sort of dance His Ex
cellency would do when it came time TO
carry out this part OF the contract for
the lease of the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroad. For the most part
il was believed that the Governor would
simply have the cases mol pressed
But those who knew the Governor
cagy ways expected no suah perform
ance. Now the Governor thinks he can
food the folks. In fact he considers him.
self guy of the first magnitude and
he never lets slip an opportunity for a
little gallery play. And Tint is why he
didn't choose the good old honest mol
pros route of delivering Col. Andrews
olft of the hands of the court.
Instead he consumed a whole after
noon of the courts time, several hum
dred yards of the breath Of several able
lawyers and spent a hundred or so dol
lars Of the county's money. And all to
pretend that he was in earnest in his
prosecution of the cases when every
body knew that he was not, and that he
had already promised Andrews that he
would quash the suits.
OF course the Governor wasn't pres
ent while these proceedings were going
on, but he was represented by his private
secretary. Rev. Cade, who sat in State
and looked on, arrayed in side-whiskers,
q Walter Henry coat and a smile that
would do credit to footlight favorite.
The whole proceeding reminded me OF
the old shell game we see so much tbut
which Il have never really understood)
Now You see it and now you don't
Well, six months ago ] saw the Cover.
nor wildly paw the air and gasp for
breath eyerytime the Southern Railway
or Col. Andrews were mentioned. Yes
ferday / saw him crawl in his hole and
pull his attorneys in after him, fearful
lest some harm might befall the beloved
first vice president of that great bene-
factor and servant Of the people, the
Southern Railway
The truth about it is the Governor has
no staying qualities. The fact that he il
ON one side of question today is proof
positive that he'll be on the other to-
morrow No matter where you put him
he frets and fumes like q country horse
around a steam thrasher. Not three
months ago he and Col Andrews were
flying at each others eyes, now they are
going blithely along hand in hand. hap
py as a school girl with her first sweet
heart.
And here is the conclusion that His
Excellency heard to the whole natter
skinning administered to him by Sole
itor Pou for this perfdious policy:
sI'M.IN A PECULIAR POSITION.
l STARTED OFF IN THE CASE
WITH PLENTY OF HI0I1P, BUT
NOW MY HELP HAS FORSAKEN
ME-. LAST COURT l HAD ABLE
COUNSEL, PLENTY OF THEM
ANXIOUS TO HELP ME-. NOW
THEY ,HAyE FoRSAKEN ME- Al
THE LAST MOAIENT. I'M LEFT
HERE ALONE. / DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S COMB OVER THE SPIR
1T OF THE GOVERNORS DREAM
THAT HE SHOULD INSIST sc
EARNESTLY ON My INSTITUT
ING THESE PROSECUTIONS AND
THEN INSTRUCTING HIS COUN
Sell TO WITHDRAW WHEN THE
CASES ARI1 CALLED FOR TRIAL.
CAN'T UNDERSTAND TT. Al
THE LAST TERM HAD HELP nc
DRAW BILLS AND PREPARE
BRIEFS. NOW / MUST FIGHT
ALONE. WHAT REVELATION HAS
DAMNED / DO NOT KNOW. BUT ]
MUST EXPRESS MY ASTONISH
MENT AT THIS PROCEEDING.
Il do not intend to criticise the con
duct Of my associates Their action il
am perfectly sure is in accordance
with the instruction of their client. Mr.
Douglass has given me his brief and has
expressed his personal regret that he i.
forced to retire"
The cases against the Southern Rail
way and the Raleigh and Augusta All
Line for issuing free passes to Hiram Il
Grant and John III. Pearson were taken
up by the court Immediately after the
dinner hour. The solicitor was assisted
by w. G. Douglass and G. A. Cook
The Southern was represented by r. ri
Busbee and the Seaboard by w. III
Day and j. b. Bachelor.
1t was announced that an agreed yer
dict would be submitted, and then they
spent three-quarters of an hour trying
to agree on the verdict. One was pre-
sented by Mr.. Busbee, but it didn't
suit Mr.. Pou and Mr.. Douglass for the
reason that it logged in a lot Of exon
Grating and explanifying" horse-play
They insisted that this be struck out, but
the corporation attorneys objected and
said If it was there must be put in the
recommendation to the court that the