The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-25

the causes OF the uncertainty OF expert
tcstimonyaand scored the professional ex-
pert, him who sells his oath for hire, ana
also the bull dozer lawyer"
He said the dsrepute which sometimes
followed expert testimony was due to
the faults Of the System nof IN vogue, ana
not to doctors and lawyers. He recon-
monded ms n remedy in part, tho doing
away with the professional expert, the
modification Of the rules governing hypo-
thetlcal questions, the requirement. or
consultation OF opposing counsel and eX-
ports before the trial Of case. the sneces-
sity Of having the medical expert en-
anime the case In hand for fec before
agreeing to 20 on the stand and finally
urged the old-tine respect for the medl-
cnl expert Of to-day 81.
He deprecated a State commission OF
experts or OF appointment by the Cover
nor or Judges. He closed with tribute
to the professions Of law and medicine
in their search after the truth. FL
It was d long ways past midnight when
the last orator had concluded and the
banqueters left the board. A4large num-
Der OF the members Of the Association
will leave for their homes to-day as they
could not obtain rooms for longer time.
owing to the arrival Of members OF the
American Bar Association which corr
venes here Tuesday. NJ
. q
hundred or more members OF the
| Association nre already here, Twenty-
| five members Of the Virginia Association
whose names are given above, form Y a
| hospitality committee which VIII nave
charge OF the reception. which VIII DC
rendered the national body by the VT r
pinlnns Wednesday afternoons, Hons y.
G. Braxton,9 Of Staunton. will deliver an
address on that occasion. .
Governor Montague and Mrs. Montague
Senator Daniel. Senator Martin and MIS-
Martin and Miss Day, Iieutenant-GoYe
ror Echols, Representative Jones ano
| Mrs. Jones, Representative FLOOD, iion
| S.. Gordon Cummings and Mrs CUMMINGS
the latter among tho most 3at tractlVe.o o.
what somebody has called theflegal ladies
| attending the convention; - are some O.
4 those who Will remain until the end O
i the week. III. 8 58,8 I.
4 The attractions OF this place lay strong
i hold on u man. The cool breezes, the plue
i skies, the magnificent mountains. the sun
sets, the drives along winding mountain
reads to nearby resorts, are an so at
1 tractive one finds 1t hard to leave.
! TALI.Y-HO PARTY.
A tally-ho party to Flag Rock to-da,
consisted Of the Misses Williams, to1
1 Orange; Miss Eugenin Moore. Of chicago
i Miss Kilby of Suffolk, Mrs. John Hunter
4 OF Richmond; G. P.z%Cardwell, Senator
George Shackleford, OF orange Joln ~
selbrell, OF Southampton; Henry c. Rely
of Richmond; c. P. CoWardln, OF Rieh
mond; II. B. Cation and J. r. eaton y OF !, :. o.
i Alexandria, and Mr.. Walker, Of orange
8. Ex-Lieutenant-G Governor Echols says NJ
( is going to Canada in q short while tc
I hunt moose, but he will ilinger here toi
{ time in hopes that his hay fever VII
& disappear
Several friends have asked to be allowed
TO eat tho horns Of all the moose NJ
kills. :,
Just at present he Is engaged IN tell
! inE friends how Marshall Mccormick
gave the waiter at luncheon yesterday
4 ten-dollar gold piece In mistake for {
quarter. The negro was made to giv'
& ur tho gold and take the silver piece:
d A photographer came over from tn
!. White Sulphur to-day and photographet
a the members OF the association and man,
/ ladies.
At the request of n number Of lawyer!
!, arrangements were made to have the pic
turo reproduced in the Sunday Times
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