The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-14
A. A. YODER wins
IN .U !. d ] i
Judge Frank P. Christian Re-
verscd ii, Famous Lynch
burg Contempt Case.
.WALLEN WILL is SUSTAINED

.WALLEN WILL is SUSTAINED
Court Decides That Widow Of
Richmond Man is Entitled to
Propcrty-Idlewood Case.
Supreme Court Of Appeals Of Virginin
Mt Wythevillc yesterday In thirty cases.
and It Is rather remarkable that In
twenty-five OF tho thirty causes deter
only eight nfflrmations being Included.
OF eight cases in which Judge Keith
wrote the opinion OF tho court, SIX
We're reversals. Judge Harrison wrote
REVERSAL. while OF those in which judge
Whittlc prepared the. opinions fox.r out
OF i've were reversais Three out Of
sever seven cases We're nf1lrmed in tho opin-
IONS ions " written n, by Judge cardw,ell. In
monw ltl-the opirx,n OF the court,
Efte aou ny WHtG onch II;
Gg fs 'sqf rs d aass deEs,ca wero
peas from Richmond courts, and in
these SIX Were reversals and two az
firmnnecs, and all three Of the cases
hap1henled from Henrico are rcvc/scd.
a!Sssbhsr o 1e qs sny record IN abrs
Judges in the State being ovcrruIed.
Editor Yodcr Wins.
o,1 Dne or the most interesting cases de-
m n. from the Corporation Cou,.
or OF, the ,N,, city OF Lynchburg, in which
inc IN g. lG ,,ys tribunal Is reversed. Tho
.t tieye n mho attracted widesprcnd atten-
frank :1 = Christian, of Lynchburg, $50
Snd ordered to jail for fifteen days
Ct tni eha agnen Of contempt Judge
time tim In IN order to allow Yoder to pre-
Court. Yoder conducted his own case
~ ~ me lower court, but. when 1t was
tague and Senator Aubrey =. Strobe.
OF y Amner st appeared for him.
~, oder: who IS bank clerk In Lynch
2 cat,gn d formerly ran little publ
at a., FREQUENT intervals, and in which the
editor often sharply criticized promi-
G,s officials and citizens Of the Hill
City { ! Z :. II; IN ono OF his issues appeared
tan, which His Honor construed as d
serious reflection upon him, and he
ordered the editor arraigned on tho
v Whjc5 y o5 eontsmpt After trial. in
guilty. and lined him and ordered that
1'e IN ser IKE fifteen IT ee,1,o days in Jail.
Judge ea yo Of his case before
: The he t demand ~ Vas opfy ysfusea, and tho
court proceeded to find verdict OF
siniay o wnaer the oid regime, tho vir-
punish for contempt was vested In the
courts ny the Constitution. and. there.
t.ore. It could not bc interferei With
t M % OF me Legislature providing 70.
tat
We're upon this ground held ~ ~ - i ~
constitutional ~ oc W
But the new Constitution provides
isl ism me Leg a,s! isiature may regulate pun
. sssslon an act was passed enulneratinr
sp p what shall be construed a.
tended that their case 0 did a noe not c sa1
within the class enumerated in the
act and, further, that there is NJ
authority ,l,i under. which a court may AZ
p pentsn summary, without the inter
Assistant Attorney General Rober
H Han a. a',p ?, d for tho State. ant
non. =. Ilnsley Coleman. of Lynchburg
tthh e 1ar,e Judge Christian without
quest of q number Of I,vnchh,,r,
| lawyers. - 1' ~ y u
Mrs. Wnllen Wins.
the c Inc ee.eh grated Wallen will case
| " rn
We go, and an, the appellant, the widow
OF the late James Walcn. wins
sweeping victory. 1i'' :
Ta,lien, who once ran 1narbleyar,
SECOND time, left ali his l prop l,erf,eu /,
WI upon MS death to his widow.
HIs children by Mrs Wallen No
Instituted suit to break tho viii. an,
,r r. tons ana bltter controversy ensued
tthoya commended that they we're entitie'
to share In tho property az thair ~
iather; that his second wife wielde
u UNIQUE influence over him, and thai a
We NC, time OF the making of tho viii
~ fa III was not capable Of disposin,
ner etlt mar
The jury decided that the ch,laro
We're entitled to a portion Of the nron
r rr,, put upon appeal, this decision wa
Wells Wins on Appeal.
BY q divided court the cnse of wal
vs.; ne Commonwealth, from the cir
cut court Of Henrico county, was re
v ,.a san,. Judge Whittle delivering til
Buchanan and Harrison flied = Id dis
sentins opinion. ~.
!, tbs =. Gas, ease grew out Of the charg
ct OF !, sabbath violation made agalns
tain amusement features at Lakewood
I Tho men found ut work were arreste
and taken before a magistrate. b
whom they We're fined So each for vic
lating the law against laborinE on ii,
Sabbath. Counsel for Wells noteV a
exception. and filed an appeal to til
!, Circuit Court Of HtNrico, Juds
!. CIopton, of tho Corporation Court
Manchester, presided 1T the trial. an
} after full hearing and argument, II,
decision OF tho magistrate was sus
!, tained.
An appeal was granted by the Cou,
OF Appeals, and after argument befo,
: that court the case was decided {
above rnted. The basis o. tho Al
s pellate Courts action Is not definltel
), known, the text of the opinion M
having been received. Tho fact til,
!. two Of the five members dissented II
dicntcd that there was grave doubt
/, TO whether the Judgment of tile lowe
: court should stand.
!, SU MN AIRY OF
: CASES 5DECJDEI