The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-13
Contempt Gases Gat Into The Superior
Court Of Wake County.
40 Y l OFFICIALS ! L \ PRESENTED
RAILROAD
srn. 49, N-N. 49, !.
Hancock Case iznshesi mp toiIroHa
30 BE Bails go Ltiiipg.on-Avsri,t
Quits In Diss;ust -Telephono CONS
Pany Appenls- charges Against
Candidates. .5S8 5$s5

Raleigh, N. Co. Jan l2.-(speciaD-
The grand jury In this county having
presented Vice President Andrews,
Henry ". Miller and r.. L. Potts, of
the Southern railway. for refusal to
answer questions orito produce books,
II appears that to.inorrow the Rail-
way Commission will not take action
in the contempt case against them, but
Will await the result in the Superior
Court. Chairman Caldwell of the
commission, who arrived this morning,
said he did not expect the presentment
to be exactly in& this shape, but tina
he had learned n shat Solicitor Pou
would put the matter In such n way
as 70 test the I power of the Commits
slon 5 aet SO tars as the forcing Of Wit
nesses to give evidence is concerned.
This, as Chairman Caldwell says, will
settle the whole question of the boards
power and authority. It Is commended
{ that under section az, OF the Railway
commission act It is. made a mis-
aemeanor to refuse to answer the Com
missions questions, the penalty being
fine of not less than SEQ nor rnnre
4 than $1,000. CaldwelI says he must
3 necessarily. await the action of the
superior Court, as he Ids not only n
{ sworn lawyer. but also sworn as Com
missioner So, instead of n warm
time" at the Commissioners meeting
tomorrow, SO far as Andrews and .1il-
Ter ana Potts are concerned, II appears
that any steps will be in Difference to
the ma tier before the court
chairman CALDWELL said to me to-day
1hat subpoenas have been issued for
vice-President St, John and other oni
Gals Of the Sea board AIR Line for
giving free passes, and also subpoenas
for officials OF the Atlantic Coast Line
Tor the same thing. He added: 1--WE
footing" .l5 81 ~. - -
LIN the Superior Court here there Is a
presentment Of the Seaboard Air Line
for giving a free pass to Railway
appears that this is the pass which
Nice.President st, John sent him and
which he returned with thanks.
e People are Laughing a great deal nj
these .free pass prosecutions" It Is
said that Governor Russell yesterday
8 stated that he had bought $50 worth
: OF stlckets-probDbly a mileage book.
The Governor heartily denounccs news
papers which aIdiculed him about his
free pass business.
Il "a telegram from Newhern says the
mother Of Miss Annie Abbott SAYS She
Is not able to push the charges against
president Robert Hancock and has to
>''eA - " ShSiti- ~ Is Salu IL gentle
man named Lumley was prominent In
securing the withdrawal. The young
woman does not retract. Her fother
is a Mason and there Is an intimatlon
\ that Masons will aid In the prosecu-
fion- lN "a; K Isl Isl I-I
It seems reasonably sure that in
little while work will begin on a rail-
way from this city to Ellington, Har-
nett county. A lumber company will
build the road to develop the large
tracts of long-leaf pine timber.
~ The Grand Lodge OF Mnsons has set
tied the suit as to the property left
i'hy3Air. Bradley, of California, so it gets
$500 a year income.
s;tSs Dr. Curry yesterday paid visit to
those noted schools at Salem.
IN The Secretary of State grants lie
enses to the Carolina Benevolent Asso-
citation of South Carolina to do bust
ness in North Carolina.
4 p. w. Aviritt, who was Governor
4 Russell's counsel In the suit to vacate
the lease of the North Carolina rail-
road, returns all the fees he has re-
ceiyed. ST. $50. and washes his hands OF
the whole business.
Oh George Vanderbilt's landscape gar
dener. who wilr> supervise the planting