The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-29

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me faets that, az some one HAS said
d man q 4 nature ID subdusd to what Il
works III Ike this dyeEs hnnd,.f perhaps
|iexplain why ttls, my almost first day III
London lto be exact, ths second day 81
my visit) WIS spent IN TINT beehive Of
Judges and lawyers the magnificent
building, With III rather inferior rooms,
where the Supreme Court % y Y ic >
fas ~ habItatlor here 4 one 1, sr +
court Will, tr,any5 divisions In which the
Judges serve under allotment which isl u
utderstsi,,d made periodically Wy The I
Lord Chancellor, who ID the head Of the
judicial systeli, Of the country gave
NJ few minutes 10 listening to the anrg n
inorts In an nppeal cage which was being
heard IN ono Of the branches 3of tho AAp-s
peal Division ny the Master OF tho Rolls
g hid two Of the Lord Justices, and 70 see
Ing EQUITY cnsss NJ tried p In II two Of tho
branches Sof tho Chunceryl III vision before
witnesses we're test yinE orally Just ns
they d III INV actions, the only feature
I Of Inference being the absence o. u Jury
Might II not be we'll for us TO it,litat0 tho
example THUS set i'd got rid OF "a lnrge,
part Is f the ex pense which nttaphos to-
the old method Eof preparing h chdnccry
case for trial \, nut what | wish 70 write
q bout pa tlculary, Dc a matter TINT may
be sof Inherent to IN VI professional bret hren
sa5 e ds15 9a y,gs S s sts
by sAlyerstone the Lord Chief JusliccSo,
England. I entered the building q
uniformed attendant n 10 whom !; applied
for. informatln furnished n mo v a prlnt ted
copy Of s,.TH1 5In rs II Cause List. X n wbich
tconsrmcd tho nowspa per not ccs that this
was the second day pf the trial o. an I'M x
portant and CURIOUS & cpso by 4 q N Lord
Chief Justice and IA Jury ccprdlng TO-
open d 1880 Az NJ, /, & nrd With 4 the 1 ex a a
3cepton Of half hour d recess I "a 80 III Mi
they remain III session Until Il I''.$ n, Tho
8roon, In while tia Lord G lei Just leo ats
does not equal II, slzo. beauty. n ana \ gen
oral convenience and comfort ! he cha tnber
{ OF our Court OF Appeals mt Richmond
The swoodwor 1 ID very pln! j, nnd tho only
effort at decornt Ion 4 ia the I'm slisl, coat
aof arms carved In the pnnelling ut the
rear. o. thd ibench. The light whiohSmust
he Wholly Inadequate when the BAD t''tl
light which IS also the chief means E o.
ventllnt ion.$ was there In advance o.
the hour Of opening. wiile-~the officers
OF the court and the sjuryInen were gn]tihl.-s
Sering. Atgthe same time tho abarrlsterR
In their black gowns and yreyistl VI g.
were strolling in from thelr robing ROOM.
The clerk Ia. eYidentlyHa man Of q bil!ty{
and force. and looked very dignified IN q
sgnrb similar to that OF the Rarristers
{Ho was attended by a deputy. One 9 s
the bnrr!sterH spoke to mo feel ngly oti
the discomfort Of the wig on q close DAY.
#remarking however that no thought that
sticking 10 ancient customs helped to
preserve respect for tho courts & and !
feltltratl,er sorry for q Il OF them H " hen
Lord Aversion O little later suxg estsl
how patient The and the jury had been
during two hot & days, while tho Ia wyers,
Ss"1as lie might be pa rdoned for obsefr vlnB
etc, had possibly taken trtf'e more re
time than WINS needed for the q yelop.
the room, Is a raised platform in tho cen "a
ter OF whic4, Ia the Judges chair and
tai bio, both OF HIGH snre lnpre tentious
10 the right 8of the Judge Is the. vi ness
chair, surround ed 1 by q railing. 70 the
left OF the fudge and on Ia 10 wcr level -
the juryabox, containing three Hea IS rising
ono above the other Thu Jury 10 thus
at " he right Of the counsel to Die, West
sof the latter ire six long 70 vs. q sea ~
reserved EIOTA
Balcony near the Gel Hing for spcotn I rs.
Around tho wal Is are bookshaves holding
volumes OF statutes and reports. hcsc:
ire not nll III first-class condl tion. i one
may Judge from the circumstance tlluts
the Chief Justice and counsel found y
page OF "a reported case had been torn
from the volume which they were exam
lining, and did not growl or even Sigh ms
if5;this were anything extraordinary, Be
fore the Chief Justice appeared the Jury
entered the box at tho direction OF the
clerk 4 and tho bailiff, who also wears u
black; gown, announced that tho yenire.9
men not hen actually serving must re-
main for the trial OF the case TO follow,
The jury seemed to be made UP OF sub
stantinl business men-just such good
citizens MS arc commonly placed on the!
juries In Virginia. Two or three times
questions were propounded by jurymen
which showed a thorough kno Wedge OF
the case. In his charge Lord a lyerston9
wiis inclined to congratulate a turyman
on having put a very pertinent question.
to one Witness. At 1 :3o O'clock IN came
tho Judge, whose office Is second only to
that OF ,the Lord Chancellor. He Ia a
maj OF medium stature but appears large
and very picturesque In his wig. his robe
OF black sis,,With blue upper sleeves and
peach colored lower sleeves. and a rcd
sash across HIS shoulder and breast, he