The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-06
THE JACKSON WARD CASE.
Motion to be Argued III the Hastings
Court To-Day.

Several steps were taken in the, case OF
the Jackson Ward election contest Eester-
day The taking OF dispositions was be-
gun, and several motions submitted by
counsel on either side in the Hastings
Court. They will be argued before Judge
Witt at 10 o'clock this morning.
Hon George D. Wise and Mr. l.. O.
Wendenburg have been engaged as coun-
sci for the respondents, and so appeared
in court yesterday.
Mr.. II. NJ Smith. Jr.. has been spoken
to on the subject, and he will no doubt be
associated with Messrs. Wise and Wen
denburg.
The taking of dispositions was begun in
the office of Mr. W. L. Royal. counsel
for the contestants, at 10 O'Clock. before
E. A Washington, a colored notary OF
Jackson Ward
The first was that of Andrew Smith. Jr.,
who deposed that he had delivered the
notices Of the time and place OF taking
the dispositions to all the respondents in
person, except to D. f. Mccarthy, and he
had left notice for said Mccarthy with
his sister.
Mr.. Gilbert x Pollock sought to have
the record corrected, so as to read that
notice had not been served upon himself
personally, as stated by deponent.
Mr.. Pollock ana Mr.. Royal engaged in
a hot wortly battle for few moments,
but the matter was quickly adjusted by
changing the deposition so az to show that
the notice had been delivered to idr. Pol
lock father instead Of to himself
The taking of the deposition of John
Mitchell Jr, one of the contestants for
Board of Aldermen. was then proceeded
with. Il - a EsE
After the asking of some formal ques-
tons by Mr.. Royal, Mr.. L. 0. Wenden-
burg. Of counsel for the respondents, noted
that ne would object to the taking Of the
dispositions at this time, for the following
reasons:
That he had only been employed in
the case by a portion of the respondents
on Saturday night last and that they
had agreed that the matter should be
adjourned over until ali the said respon-
ents could be gotten together and unite
upon counsel in the case.
That he had been engaged in a case in
the Law and Equity Court all day yes
terday, and that this morning was the
first opportunity he had had of meeting
all the respondents, and of advising with
them in the matter. Although ne had not
anticipated this action. he had partially
looked into the question OF Jurisdiction in
the Hastings Court.
Pleas to jurisdiction, said he, were now
being prepared for presentation to the
court at II o'clock. and should the pleas
once to demur to the petition.
Therefore, the dispositions should not be
taken until these questions should be
disposed OF.
He claimed also that the notices were
not reasonable, when the statute eN-
presslv says they shall be reasonable,
some Of the respondents not having been
notified until yesterday.
At this point the taking of dispositions
was suspended, and all the parties went
up to the Hastings Court, where Mr..
Royal asked that the two orders be made
by the Court, which he moved for last
week-one exempting his clients from any
obligation TO further dispositions, but al
lowing their witnesses to be examined
orally before the judge, and the other
directing that the clerk open the ballots
cast in the recent election for the inspec-
ton of his clients.
Mr. Wendeburg filed pleas to the jul
risdiction of the Court in the matter anG
the judge set this morning at l0
O'Clock as the hour for hearing argument
on all the motions now pending.
Meanwhile, no further dispositions viii
be taken.