The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-03
DEMOCRATS PRAISE
JUDGE PaTTCHARD|
Deny the Attack Made Upon
Him BY Mr.. Lockhart, in
Carolina Legislature.
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ASIlEVlLLE, N. c., February c.-s
of United States Judge pritchard, is 4
Representative Lockhart. on the flooi
of the North Carolina Legislature dur.
Ing which that gentleman accused
Judge Pritchard of being financially
Interested In a stone quarry which Id
to supply stone to the Southern Rail-
way. has created much indignation IN
this city, where Judge Pritcnard haa
long been resident. Prominent Ashc.
Vile Democrats yesterday forwarded
to Representative Zebulon Weaver. ut
Raleigh, the following telegram In de.
fonse Of Judge Pritchard, and request
ed that the Representative from Eun-
conibe read 1t on the floor OF tha
House:
I'VE, members OF the Asheville Bar
Association. neighbors OF Judge Pritch-
ard, and his political opponents, ASK
that you will state on the floor Of thu
House that in our opinion the attAnt
made upon Judge Prltchard by Ren.s
resentative Lockhart. does Judge
as q citizen and as Judge. The facts
upon which Mr.. Lockhart's attack wal
based are known to us, and we can
say that In no aspect OF the truth of
these facts can there be the slightest
criticism Of Judge Prltchard in any
tfeSpeCls ana 7Llllt we nave, US IIletuOGEas
OF tho bar, and as citizens of Asheville,
the greatest confidence and respect IN
and for Judge Pritchard as a judge
and as n citizen. We arc satisfied that
Mr.. Lockhart has heen mistnformed."
The telegram was signed by General
Theo. f. Davidson, former Mayor A. q.
Barnard, Judge Thomas a. Jones, J.S
y. Murphy, Judge Charles, A. Moore,
Judge James II. Merriluon, j. g. Norris
mon and Lock Craig, stssi As
Bar Supports Him.
At meeting of the newly organized
Asheville Bar lAsaocia ton yesterday q
resolution was adopted strongly con-
denning the attack madc by Represen.
tative Lockhart against Judge Pritch-s
ard. It recltes that the members OF the
association have implicit confidence
in the personal and official Integrity
of Judge Pritchard, and declares that
the attack was wholly unwarranted8
and unjustlhable. The resolution was
transmitted to Raleigh to be read on
the floor Of the House. Ss
An affidavit was made yesterday by
w. r. Rogers. a shareholder In and man
ager OF the French Broad Quarry COM
pany, stock In which concern Judge
Pritchard was accused by Represents
tive Lockhart, and Laughlnhouse, Of
having sold to the Southern Railway
at profit and with having, used mis-,
influence to obtain a paying contract
| from the Southern for rock. In his
affidavit Mr.. Rogers declares that any
statement to the effect that Judge
! Pritchard has either directly or lndi-3
rectly anything to do with the maxi
A Ing Of said contract Is absolutely false.
He also declares that the statement
4 that certain amount of stock was is
i sued to the Southern Railway, and the
price realized therefor was paid to-
i Judge Prirchard. is false and withourl
u foundation, us the records of the CONF
pany will show. He further states thitt
Judge Pritchard Is simply minority
stockholder. and Is not now an officer,
J and never has been, and any statement
J that the company has been taking any
) undue advantage Is absolutely false.