The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-03
WILLING TO MEET
THE BAR HALF WAY
But the Bars in no Con
ciIiatory Mood.
so THE CASE STANDS
If no Adjustment of the Matter Can be
Effected Judge PEBBLES Will Set
the Case of the Robe
son Lawyers for
tuesday.
so THE CASE STANDS
Especial from Staff Ned Bern }


Fayetteville, N. c.. May Fudge
PEBBLES has the shingles; these are
not, however, for use on the Robson
count ybar in the contempt proceed
ings, but are the skin disease with
that old time name.
He opened court heer u morning,
but there was no intimation of con-
tempt proceedings in his charge; he
is not at all we'll and held a short
morning session.
In the matter of the contempt pro-
ceedings which he has announced he
would institute against the Robson
county bar which declined by con-
certed action to try cases before him
he has done nothing. AS yet there iS
no legal action to report, but it is said
here that an adjustment outside of
the court may be effected. The un-
derstanding is that if the members
of the Robson county bar Will lndl-
cate to Judge PEBBLES that their ac-
ton was not intended to be Gisre-
spectful to the court and to his olh-
cial position, the matter will be dropp-
ed pending a settlement cut of court.
Judge PEBBLES has filed no rule to
show cause against the RobeSo1 law
yers, AMI # no settlement is reache l
the ru!e vii. not be filed until SatTT-
day, and the hearing vii be set for
next T!csday. If then the allegations
in the rule arc denied witnesses Will
probah bly, be suns%aonsd hV Judge
PEBBLES, the telegraph opera-ors who
sent the kilograms to the papers con-
cerning the bars action and others.
This will delay the hearing for pos
81 bly, two days more.
While everything here is in pa
cifc state the report from Lumber
ton is that the lawyers there are not
going to recede from their position,
and that they have prepared lengthy
brief in their defense setting forth
that the action taken by them was
justified, and citing the reasons for
it, 1t is said that four prominent
lawyers will represent the Robson
bar, three of these being eX-Chief JUS
tice Shepherd, of Raleigh; George
Rountree, of Wilmington; Major John
d. Shaw, of Rockingham, with the
name of the fourth unknown. No
membe. of the Cumberland bar has
been asked to aid the defense. SO it
is stated.
Here is the condition as it appears
now: Judge PEBBLES is ready Tor an
adjustment if the Robson lawyers
will withdraw any action tending to
show dsl aspect while the RobeSon
lawyers are maintaining that their
action was strictly within their rights
and are prepared to make vigorous
fight to prove the truth of their con-
tontions.
The original action of the RObeson
bar in Ggreeing to continue their
cases is said to have resulted from an
occurrence at Bladcn county court
This is that Mr.. Neil Arch MacLean,
of tho Robson bar was counsel in q
case with two members of this, Blad-
en- bar Mr.. MacLran was late in
reaching the court room, after break
fast, ana after waiting a short time
Judge PEBBLES had the case started in
Mr.. MacLean's absence. This was re-
earded bv Mr. MacLean and his
friends as a dis courtesy and taken
with statements made about Judge
Peebies in the Haywood-Skinner case
was the basis of refusal of the Robe
son bar to try its cases before Judge
PEBBLES.