The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-02-23
IN KENTUCKY TO Be LEFT TO THE
COURTS TO DECIDE.
PARTIES COME TO AN AGREEMENT
The Three Cases for the Chief Omces TO
be Consolidated and Tried I'm Louis
ville-Parties To Use All Diligence In
Bringing the Cases to speedy Trial
and to Abide by the Final Decision.
Text OF the Agreement Signed by
the Lawyers.

Louisville, KY, February 2l-The
contests over the state Offices are very
much simplified by an agreement en-
tered into today between the attorneys
for the republicans and the democrats
representing both sides, and straight
ening out the legal tangle over the null
tiplicity of injunction suits for the title
for the governorship.
The agreement is that there shall be
speedy trial in the courts on an
agreed case, involving all of the is
sues, the first hearing to be before
Judge Emmet Field, at Louisville The
agreement is as follows:
There are now pending in the JEFF
ferson circuit court two suits entitled
respectively, w. S. Taylor versus J. C.
w. Beckham, ct al. and John Marshall
versus ]. c. w. Beckham, ct al, and
another suit in the name of ]. c. w
Beckham versus w. S. Taylor and John
Marshall is to be filed in sid court
Process has been served in the first
named two suits, and the defendants
agreed at once to enter their appear
ance in the last named suit. All OF
ordinary docket and tried by the court
| on the law and facts.
| "One answer and the subsequent
| pleadings in the two first named suits
| may be filed and applied to both cases
| and they are to be consolidated. The
| same evidence shall be heard in all the
cases, the three cases being tried and
heard together. The pleadings shall be
made up by Tuesday, February 81,
| 1900, or sooner if it can be done.
The evidence shall be by dispositions
| or record, unless otherwise agreed
upon, and shall be taken as soon as
possible, say within ter days from the
time the pleadings al closed.
| In the preparation of the said cases
in the circuit court, all parties agree in
| good faith to do all they can to speed
the final determination of the cases on
| their merits and it is hereby agreed
| that, should any party desire to intro
duce in evidence the proceedings of
, the contest boards or of the general as
sembly such party may use as evil
dence, copies of the transcript of such
| counsel by Alfonso Walker, the official
| Stenographer for said contest boards
the necessity for having such tran
scripts attested or certified being here
by waived; but nothing herein shall be
construed to waive any objection tC
and all evidence introduced or offered
on the trial of the said cases. Wher
the said cause shall have been taken
to the court of appeals it is hereby
agreed that all parties hereto will unite
in a request to the said court TO dock
Ct said cases Immediately and advance
them for hearing at the earliest day
upon which the court can hear them
1T IS further agreed that on such
appeal the original evidence used IN
the circuit court, if voluminous, car
be taken to the court OF appeals as par
Of the record on the appeal without be-
ing copied, thereby saving time anC
cost.
Should any party, after the final de
termination of the causes by the cour
of appeals desire a writ of error TO the
supreme court OF the United States t.
review such determination it is agreed
that such writ shall be immediatel,
applied for and diligently prose
cuted if secured, and that al
parties to said causes will unit'
in an application to said fed
eral court to docket and advance saic
| causes and to give them the earlieS
hearing and determination possible
The said causes shall be tried in tn
Jefferson circuit court by Judge EN-
met Field before whom one of the saiC
causes is now pending.
1T is further agreed by the partie
to the said suits that they will submit
and abide by all orders and Judgment
of the courts made in said courts, re
serving, however, the legal right to sta!
! proceedings on such orders or judg
ments in any manner provided by law
(Signed)
wv. S. TAYLOR,
JOHN MARSHALL,
by w. II. Yost and Helm
Bruce, Attorneys.