Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-12-08
Railway Company showed over TO

Railway Company showed over TO
me Two uhoI and dollars. whether ]
had the cards or not, in order TO
brOe me in the decision Of that
case. Another report Is that Judge
Sanders was rather act We in the
case and was prejudiced in behalf
OF the defendant, in The case. and
| that he and myself were seen i'm
mediately after the adjournment of
| court that night in company with
the at orneys OF the Deepwater rail
way company, and Judge Sanders
on the night was in game Of poker
with the Deepwater ra' lway attor-
neys and that he won two thousand
dol ars or more, and that next
morning 1 changed my dscls on OF
the case, and that l got tho amount
he won. or at least a part OF it. In
other words, the impression was
made mat he was acting as go
between to get the money from the
Deepwater Railway Company and TO
give ii to me to change my opinion
and decision.
Now. gentlemen, this Is a very
grave and ser Gus charge both
against me and Judge Sanders,
Judge McClaugherty, his son, Ber-
nard and against Mr. Il. w. knight.
A graver charge cannot possibly be
made. II is very, very serious 1t
Is matter that / wanted the bar to
know all about. That is 1he reason
/ called you here. / want, gentle
men, to read you some affidavlts
that / have. ] think this is a mat
ter which the bar assoc.at on should
| discuss, and discuss among them
selves, and, If necessary, have a
meeting to discuss Il thoroughly"
(Judge Herndon here read the a.
fdavits OF b. l.. Shufnebarger. ]. f..
Brown and w c Hedrlck and con-
tinu'ng, said)
AS ! said before, gent emen, this
very serious charge We have
one affidavit that looks as though
Mr.. Henry had originated this re-
port. l don't know whether he did
or did not. We have affldavits to
the effect that he has circulated it.
Both, in my opinion, are very seri-
Gus charges have no further
comment to make upon that. If
MIR. Henry made this report he
founded tx he originated tit
Is very serious; If he circulated 1t,
without invest igat.ny as 20 whether
or not It is true, It ~ very serious
charge. Afndav.ts have been filed.
Noth ng more serious could be
| charged against me and the parties
than they charge. ] think, genrGe-
men, that the course ! should pur-
| sue in this matter upon these afr
| daYits Is that a rule should be is
sued for Mr.. Henry to show cause,
| II he can, why he circulated these
reports, II ne did circulate them,
and why he originated them II ne
did. will order a rule to be issued
for Mr. Henry to answer these
charges, and show cause why he
should not be dtsbarred as mem
Der o. this bar for circulating. II he
did circulate, or originating, 4 he
did originate, fhe reports as have
been shown in these affdavl:s.
u feel that this matter ought TO
be pushed to the fun i'm +. ana tao
guilty party, whoever +; g, made TO
suffer. II makes no difference on
whom 1t falls. / am sure II It falls
on me and these gentlemen who
have been accused in this matter.
we ought to bear the brunt. and the
man who circulated, ~ it Is false.
ought to be made to bear the brunt.
n justice to US.
Il would like an ass slant TO the
| prosecuting attorney in this case.
to assist in prosecuting this matter,
and to 80 into an absolutely fair
investigation OF Il and I viii ask
Judge II IL and Mr. Reynolds n
they VIII assist the prosecuting at
torney in this case, and, as said
before, LEI the blame fall on the
one who Is guilty"
The hearing OF the case has been
set for the 10th INST