The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-25
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Supreme Court to Meet Next
@ Tuesday e Hear Motion for
5l M;anrdla' mus ...
MATTER 4 OF GREAT INTEREST.
Legality Of Election Of Insurance
Commissioner Legislature d
70 BE Passed Upon.

In response to \ tho letter q Governor
\ Swanson that the Supreme Court OF Ap.55
5peals convene 20 s soon as possible to hear
the application Of Colonel Button for \
Writtof mandnmus against the State Cor
3poration Commission. to determine 8 10
his right to hold tho Office OF Comlrls-
4sioncr Of Instirancc US the appointed OF
the State Legislature, Judge James koltn
has ordered aSsltting OF the court on July
s3lst, and sas $many$dnys thereafter as may
30 necessary In the hearing OF the case.
e5ES Colonel But ton wa 8 elected III b. tho
Legislature, but on going to take the oath
OF Office and to flo his Bond, the com.
mission refused 70 qualify hin on tbs
ground that therc. was some question as y
TO tho right OF thcs General Assembly 10
eject the officer, The affair created "a
good deal OF tnlk and there was much u
comment sns to what course Colonel Hu:
ton would take He decided to ask fUf
the writ Of inandamus, and recently SC. 4
cured A1essrs.$ Hi Carer and Samuel u.
Kelley as his counaet
Il After the receipt OF Governor swansp1's
letter, u dge Keith directed the following
order to- be entered BY Clerk OF the Govt
II. Stewart Jones:
IKE - Upon the written request OF ~ he 81 n
az Governor, III is ordered that speclil
term OF the Supreme Court OF Appeals "a
5 ofaVirginia be held at Richmond Oh S8
& Tuesday, the 5ist day OF july, 1905. lS$
88 and from day to day thef fterS until .
XII the business before the court shall NJ
have been dispa tched. for the hearing
Il 81 and trial of the case arising upon i!gS
" the application OF Joseph Button for
writ OF mandamus against the s. ate l
Corpora ton Commission and for the @
~ transaction OF any other business II
which may bes83brought before the ~
court at such special Il term. ~
sa5s " ven under my hand this 2sd day
#s OF july. 1906. q 4
president Supreme Court OF APP
peals OF Virginia rs III I
5 Lewis S Sentence COMMITTED.
Governor Swanson yesterday took Under s
adviselnent the petition FOR commutatio'1s II
of sentence OF the trial judge and nine
Jurors In the case8of Robert Lewis. cox
ored, who was tried and sentenced to the 4
death penalty for the murder OF a negro.
Gilmore White near Covington, Va. rla5
Governor commuted the sentence to life
and so announced his de- 4
cision. is III s55.5 s!5s5 Y n. d
Tho trouble between Lewis and White
was the outcome OF difficulty al ~
negro dance though. It Is said there Il
had been some misunderstanding before
when the latter had threa tened to kill
Lewis. G59{g55 ifs5S t5 "A II Ssss
Bowling Green dwelling.
Governor Swanson will so to-day %
Rowling Green, where he Will deliver an
address at the unveillnS O tho Confed-
crate monument al that place " her3
speakers will be Mr.. Joseph Bryan and IA
Captain Robert =. lee. III Z js3
1t will be n historic day in old Caroline,
and thcretls expected to be present 5onc3o;
the largest crowds that was ever seer
on Il like occasion. 4 he d VS. programme n
will be rounded out with big dinner. q ~
which the thousands will sit down In 9 II
hearty and contented enjoyment. *.