The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-03-09
MoRGANTowN WEST VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 1904
SENSATIONAL ATTACKS
Made By E. E. HundIey on
Members of Bar Association.

| Members of Bar Association.
Rare Scenes in sqnires' Court Tuesda,
! Bars Protest Against
| Attorneys Conduct Opens Flood
Gates Of Wrath undley. II itesheu
Affair Causes Unprecedented Pro.
| ceedings.
The most remarkable proceedings
of judicial character that have
taken place on the second floor OF
Municipal ball since the trial OF Tom
Horror by Col s. A. Poster: mayor,
in which no less a jurist than Judge
Okey johnson, the venerable dean of
1.-THE law school, appeared fer the de-
fendant, occurred Tuesday afternoon
when Mr.. + E. Hundley was ar
raigned before Justice Shoemaker on
warrant charging him with contempt
Of court. The circumstances from
which the contempt charges arose
were detailed at some length in these
columns yesterday, though the names
| Of the parties were net at that time
given. Two o'clock bad been named
by the justice as the time OF the hear
ing. When the hour arrived, large
crowd of curious spectators had as
sembled. A few minutes after the
clock struck, about forty members Of
the Mcnongalia Bar Association arriv-
ed In body. This addition crowded
the room SO there"was hardly room to
breathe, but none left 90 that az
count.
Policeman Shoemaker was sent TO
notify Nj. Hundley that the court
was waiting and a few minutes re-
turned with the prisoner. Mr.. Geo.
q, Raker arose and stated that In the
absence OF the chairman OF the Asso.
citation, be bad been chosen spokes-
man. The members OF the bar, he
said, were 90 hand to show their dis
approval OF Mr.. Hupdley's condoct
and 10 ask the court TO iniliet a suita.
hle punishment to yiB1icate the dig
nifty OF the court and 10 preyent fu-
ture outbreaks Of the kind. The AS
ISOLATION was organized, he said, for
the purpose az eleyating The ethics OF
the profession, and preserving the
courtesles aud dignity OF practice.
At the close OF his remarks. Mr..
Hundley. who had remained standing
the whele time. began the most i'm
FASHIONED TRADE ever heard or deliver
ed in Morgantown. He poured out
lloed Of vilifying epithets and debas-
iDg repFoaches uoou the head Of Mr..
Baker, accusing him OF gratifying a
personal anim0sity ia appearing
against him, eharacterizing his con-
duct as 0arbarous, unciyilized, inhu-
man and uuchristian, calling the ac-
ton OF the Association vile conspir-
acy to crush him, born OF personal
malice aud professional Jealousy.
Mr.. Huudley is not a member Of The
Bar Association, and observes and dis
regards their rules as be sees fit. He
took their presence before the justice
to mean nothing but an organized and
premeditated attempt 10 crush and
humilitate him. This feeling aud the
realization OF the members against
MIN drove him almost TO the point OF
madness. and his frenZied utterances
accompanied by violent gestures crea-
ted profound sensation His personal
attacks on members Of the Ass9cia-
tioE aud specific charges Of evil doing
continued until the Justice repeatedly
commanded him 10 stop and these
commands we're seconded by an officer
of the court.
Squire Shoemaker said he desiret 10
hear the evidence OF the two witness
es, to determine whether or not they
bad seen and heard the trouble as he
had. The testimony OF Squire Shaw,
a Mr. Johnson, Harry fIiteshew and
Mr.. Hundley was taken ADD the facts
deduced theresrpm seem to he as fol-
lows:
Mr., Huneley represented the Stew
art Plumbing Company in an action
which mad been brought against th-m
by Attorney Harry iItteshaw. The
case. had beef. set for hearing be-
fore Squire Shoemaker. Both attsr-
news were on the scene. Mr. HunaIey
looked over som depusiti0ns tiled by
Hi.eshew ADD asked, rs this dIl your
egidence?n Il5eshe~ replied: THAT
will appear when The case is called y
A few words were passed and Humid
ley remarked: II don't Ike this shys-
ter practice, anyhow
ITiteshew said he thought the dep
ositiens would stand. uotwithsta I'd
ing Hundley's statement That this
was Court If insui!jcient wit.
Hundley denied saying this, and
Hiteshew iosistad that he did say it,
A few additional words were ex-
changed, when Hundley used the
words which caused the hsht. He
repeated them twice. ia face of
the courts protest anl Iiitcshew said:
esquire, II he calls ms that agaio, III.
bit him = Hunhiey used ths expires
sion again. making IL ai.tci, and
Hiteshew swung the chair. The fight
/ followed.
George &, Baker ipilowed The TAX
| ing of testimony with a brief speech.
| in which he again Insisted On behalf
of the Association Tat MIR, liundlcy
be punished properly, not by inpris
onment but by the maximum fine.
Mr.. Huudiey again spoke frr him-
| self very mach after the manner OF
bis tlrst speech He singled out Geo.
lC. Baker.M Pope Theodnrotf, Colonel
James G. Frazer and Charles A. Good
win for particularly scatbing crili-
cisms.
The speech making was chnsed by
Charles Gordwin. who dwelt particu
/! larry on the relative sizes Of the COM
batants, and The seriousness of the
loffense.
Squire Shoemaker imposed a fine Of
| $40 and costs. Hundley at once filed
an appeal bond OF 500, James Solder
standing good for him.
The whole proceedings have caused
more comment than anything Of the
kind that ever happened here. and
talk of the affair could be heard on
all sides last night and to-day.
At o'clock to-day Hundley appear
ed and withdrew his appeal, paving
the fine imposed.