The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-19

this report. "tO investigate the objections
offered by the Delegate from Brunswick
county 10 the reelection Of Judge y. >.
Turnbull as judge of said county, to-
gether with any other facts affecting his
fitness 10 be- reelected. and TO report 10
the House Of Delegates and Senate such
facts as may be developed by such in
vestigation." would respectfully report as
follows.
That. i'm obedience to said resolution,
your committee after due notice TO the
Hon. T. L. BufOrd the Delegate from the
county Of Brunswick. at whose instance
and upon whose motion your committee
was appointed. and TO the Hon. y. :.
Turnhull Judge Of the County Court Of
said county met In the Senate chamber
on .he Dist day of December ls91. Pres
ent: Hon. T. T. Buford and Hon. y. ).
Turnbull. the latter appearing by Hon.
II. d. Flood. bis counsel
Your committee being Of the opinion
that full and complete charges and speci-
hcaticns should be preferred at the be-
ginning of the Investigation i'm order that
Hon. " s. Turnbull might have an oppor-
tunity 10 meet the same with proper an
swers and whence. requested Hon. f. p.
Buford to present In writing. fully and
completely an such charges and specih-
cations as ne proposed To prefer. And.
thereupon. he presented the following
charges and specifications:
SPECIFICATION OF OBJECTION TO
THE REELECTION OF JUDGE y. S.
TURNBULL.
''ro the Honorable Members Of the House
Of Delegates Of Virginia:
In the discharge OF my duties as rep
rescntative OF the county Of Brunswick,
10 becomes necessary for me 10 present
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election Of Judge y. $ Turnbull as Judge
OF the County Court of my county which
objections ! respectfully submit. should
be investigated by the committee Of in
vostigation which / ask TO be appointed
by the resolution / offer herewith.
"First-Judge TumbuU is incompetent
as lawyer 20 preside i'm court of JUS
ticc
"Socond-Aficr having been licensed for
more than fifteen years ne has not one
client that 1 am aware Of
'Thrd-He has never argued a PROPOSE
ton of law i'm any court that ever heard
Of, and ] question whether Dc has ever
done SC.
Fourth After having executed two
deeds Of trust upon tract OF land. there
by creating liens upon IL in excess Of it's
value, he sold part Of this land 10 an
title. The deeds OF trust were afterwards
foreclosed, the purchaser lost his land
with the improvements, and this judge
has not paid one cent Of the damages
awarded by the Circuit Court
Fifth. In the hduciary character or
commissioner of the Circuit Court In cer-
tain chancery suits which came 20 him
from his fathers practice he is Il con.
fessed defaultcr
(s) In the case Of Beckwith vs.. Clayton.
pending In the said Circuit Court ne was
appointed commissioner 20 sell real estate
for the payment of liens. He sold the
land. and failed 20 report his sales. al
though requested time after time TO do
so. and at length. under the compulsion
OF a decree OF the court. referring 10 a
commissioner to inquire how much money
he had received he was forced 20 admit
a balance against himself OF about 500.
all Of which. at that time. Dune. 1892. il
my memory serves mel he had apprO-
priated. and tho greater part Of which
has not been paid
Do In the consolidated suits Of Morgan
4 Mcllwaine VS.. Barraud and Harrison
vs.. Cooke, he was appointed as commits
sioner To sell real estate for the payment
Of debts The decree authorizes him To
sell in parcels. He sold several parcels.
but failed 10 make any report although
requested time after time TO do so. At
length. at the January termn, 1897 a de-
cree was rendered. requiring him TO set
tie before a Commissioner in Chancery
an account OF his transactions. ON the
2,th day of March 1897, he appeared be-
fore the commissioner and reported that
he had only collected 1868 Of the pur-
ohasers. At the April term "A decree was
rendered under which the purchasers were
summoned 10 appear before the commis-
sioncr. and they showed b. his receipts
that they had paid him $50 & instead of
the sls6.59, reported 10y him. showing