The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-28
HOT AFTER
JUSTICES
Hcnrico's Conference.-The At
torney Makes Damaging Re
port Regarding Magistrates.
MATTER BEFORE JUDGE SCOTT
Saturday Set for the Hearing Of
Several Exceedingly In
tercsting Cases.

.wo Hcnrico magistrates ono con-
rtablc and two men who formerly held
this latter office have been summoned 10
appear before the Circuit Court Of Hen
rico county on Saturday next and answer
10 charges Of very serious character
against their official conduct. made In a
report presented yesterday ny the CON-
smonwcnlths attorney. 55lE
" Tho cases are of the very liTeliest
interest, In tlrt they work something
+ like n new crn In the county. where there
has been from time to time considerable
complaint against the administration OF
certain Of the Justices. Since Judge
Scott has taken the bench there has been
rather n stir-up in all quarters, and
this latest development is but another
movement In this direction.
Wendenberg's Report.
The report OF Mr.. Wendenburg is an
interesting document. that is submitted
after careful investigation OF all the
facts 1t reads AZ follows:
To the Hon. r. Garter Scott. judge OF
the Circuit Court OF Henrico county:
Dear Judgc.--I herein make my report
OF matters concerning the official conduct.
Of certain officers of Hcnrico county.
referred by you to me, as Common.
wealth's attorney.
First. In tho matter Of Edwin Ruggs.i
having Jessie Thresber. colored, dis,
charged from the county Jail, ] find tina t.
on February 3. 1904. a warrant was issued
II by said Edwin Rugg, j. p, charging
said Jessie rhresher with assauitins,
cutting. malning and dsfiguring Manic
Walker with a razor; that Mamie Walker
Was cut In n most cruel manner. and
WAS SO badly wounded she was unable
tn appear at the tria for several days;
but on February 49, 1894, the charge was
tried before said Edwin Rugg. J. r., and
ne found her guilty of unlawful but not
felonous. assault, and fined her $40. and
4 required security In the sum of two
hundred dollars for twelve months for
her good behavior; that she failed to
pay tho fine and give the security. and
was committed to said JAIL that on Feb
riary q. 1901. she paid the fine, and
thereupon the said Edwin Rugg. J. p,
released SO much of the judgment as
required her to give security for her
good behavior. and ordered her to be
discharged from Jail which was accord
inely done. This was without authority
OF law.
Section 1905. Code Of Virginia, plainly
defines the law In this case as follows:
"a person not giving. and for whom
no other person gives. n. recognizance re-
CURED. shall be committed to jail. He
shall re discharged therefrom when such
congervator of the peace; or, II it DO
4, appear and give evidence, when such
evidence is given: or. If 1t be to keep
the peace and be of good behavior. when
the period for which 1t was required has
elapsed, or, In any case, where the dis
charge Of such person Is directed by the
court IN whose jail he is
Another Case.
Second. In the matter of r. F. Sale.
Justice of tho peace of Henrico county.
diseharging Lewis Johnson and Herbert
Brown on criminal warrant. but re-
quirng OF them the payment OF costs,
] wish to say that there Is no law re-
quirng a citizen 10 pay costs IN case
wherein he has been Judged not guilty.
and, therefore, said R,sT. Sale acted with
out authority Of law.
1t appears that l.. l.. Back. special po-
lice of Henrico county, has made com-
rlaInt In writing, charging said Il. L.
Sale j. p. Will, trying to compromise
a case of assault and battery commit
TED OH April 3, 1904, on a certain same
jackson, from said written complaint ana
from written statements of said saille
Jackson and William Redd. which here
with file as a part of this report, IT ap-