The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-08
|HUNDLEY'S
| CASE BEGINS
Committee to Determine
His Fitness.
MR. THOMPSON IS PRESENT
Benners and Hood Testify Against
Him.
dR THOMPSON IS PRESENT
Fremineat Lawyers Of Aisbsna Ten
Senators that Defendast d Not
! aaaIised 90 sit as
Federal Judge.

Washington, Feb. 7.-<Special. )---Tha
senate Judiciary sub Committee ap-
pointed TO kpecially consider ths mona
instion of Judge o. r.. Hundley, Of
Alabama, met at 10 o'clock this morn
Ing, took recess Of three-Quarters
OF an hour for luncheon and did
not wind up until s o'clock this aft
ernoon.
Senator Kittredge. of South Dakota,
one Of the committee, was snowb0und
out West and could not reach Wasi, =
lngton ~ time 10 be present. Senator
Knox. OF Pennsyivania. another mem
per or the committee. was sick. but
expects 70 be present tomorrow.
The investigation was conducted he-
hind closed doors and an Injunction 81
secrecy was imposed upon all those
present, that point being strictly IN
sisted upon In matters Of this kind.
Outside OF the members Of the eub-
committee the Alabama senators and
representatives were the only persons
allowed In the room. while . witness
was being examined. Only one wit
mesa was permitted in the rooms a.
q time, and therefore the testimony Of
one was not known to the other
although he has 80 much at stake
Judge Hundley was not q listener Il
the proceedings. He. OF course, win 81
heard in his own behalf before ms
examination closes.
-Four witnesses protested AGAINST
Hundieys confirmation. They wers
A.. H. Benners, OF Birmingham: Nor.
ris Adler and o. r.. Wood, OF Gads.
Gen. and II. ". Cashin, the naRrs
lawyer. Of Decatur.
The witnesses in favor OF Hundlep
were Milton Humes. OF Huntsville, ana
4. q. Bush. Of Birmingham. Captain
5ush had not concluded his testimony
when Adjournment was taken thfr affs
ernoon. He viii resume tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
The impression prevails here toninht
from things that have leaked out. ira
Judge Hundley. will send 20 Rlrfnfnw
nam for attorneys to come 10 wash.
ington and testify IN hts behalf. ii
TINS proves to be true Il means, III si,f
opluiou of many who have hasn I,aa4<
q aispugs tie cpnEfovSrny 4 g 82 ).
help me Casaiua, or sink
According 70 the talk around t6wF
tonight the Judge IL In Rhod spfrits
ana bis friends assert that while he
realizes most determines fight ii be,
Ing made against him. he hopes ulsi.
~ 70 triumph and get clear titls'
without any stretch Of the inns gina.
ton u IL safe to say that II ever thla
testimony 10 made public II will fur.
nish lively reading. Every word ut
tered today WIS taken down in short
hand and the testimony win be printed
for the information Of the full commits
tee and the Senate.
II Is quite likely that other lawyers
from Alabama win come 10 washing
ton next week for the purpose OF testi-
lying against Judge Hundiey
It ts understood that attorneys ZEN
ners and Hood testified today unauais-
nedly that Hundley is unfit to Sit as
Judge.
Opinions differ as TO when decision
Is likely to be reached.
Captain +. p. o'Brien. OF Birming-
ham, father-in-law of HundIey IL here
and viii be called as a witness.
e. q. Chandler who viii be Queetionssf
about the receivership OF the South
ern Steel Company.
The full subcommittee hearing sha
case consists OF Senator's Dillingham;.
KittredEe. Knox, Bacon and Clarke. aF
Arkansas.