The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-31
COMMITTEE c REPORT
N|ILL F.A||Y'|0|.RHRHEA \ D
Pro utiorl Has Failed
Up to This Time to
Make Case Out 8
MAY AP p & AL 10
JOIN 4, AS AsSEMBIY.
Exceptions Noted to Many Rnls.
ings That Have Barred q Tef-
tir,1ony Along Certain Lines. |
Notorious Scott County
Ballot Figures il
Hearing.

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Ending perhaps Sto.naorrow, the Gems
eral Assemblys inyesttgationaof the
charges touching the fitness Of Judge
~ Il. Rhea. OF Bristol. to be a member
OF the state Corporation Commission
will resultsin asreport In his favor. tha
prosecution having stgnally tailed up
TO this time to produce direct evidence
sustaining the. charges made. eS's
Two sessions OF the j ONT Committee
On Confirmation were held yesterday,
and number OF witnesses were ex-i
an1ined for both sides. Judge Rhea
Will probably take the stand IN his
own defense when the committee rev
conyenes at s o'clock tonight. but
this has not been definitely deter mined.
, Senator Noel was owed 70 amend 4!
his charges yesterday AFTERNOON. SOFAS
to include alleged frauds resulting
from what is knownsa as the Scot com.
ty ballot Upon this new count he i
sought to prove that the ballot. was
prepared In Judge Rhea,s Office. ana
with his approval but att the 8closesotg
the days proceedings no witness had
testified TO this effect The attorney
W.rangled over many points. and during
the afternoon session Messrs BulIttt
and Irvine fired sharply leach otHess
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Pntlitts ques tions. .sseefsing S ito comment
Judge Rhea wi the. Scott county bal.
lot, and most of these objections were
SUSTAINED ~ - s: II
Exceptions were no tied, and Captain
Eullitt and lrr:. Noel Ind icated that ths
tight would be renewed In the joint
Assembly IL they failed before ths
committee. which has limited the scope
OF the Inquiry. i'isl5s s5si.
Pcnnsylynnln Idea.jS
The most interesting testimony con.
cerning the Scott county ballot was
given at the night session by Mr.. W. S.
Cox. OF Gate City. He declared that q
man named Brown, who had been a
printer lin Gate City, said he prepared
and printed the ballot. and that he gos
fixed q similar one at the Instance Tof
ono Of the late Senator Quay's lieu
tenants to be used 3atE an election IN
the Keystone State. 80 Siss
About a IS dozen with esses were or
amined yesterday. and theygwere. pret.
ty evenly divided betwe een the proseeu-
ton and the defense. Senator Noel had
summoned w. D. Smith. of Scott. ana
J. II. Ashworth. OF Bristol. ana both
gave testinonys5 highly sfarora bl to
Judge Rhea. VIZ, 8 9
AZ. F. Powers. who took the United
States census In Bristol In 1880. testi..8
fed that Judge Rhea had uggested
that he SO to the opera house and seq
tho people as they came out Peopla8
from both the Virginia and Tennessass
sides attend the same op peraj house. and
this was In support OF the charge thaEs
q former census taken two /. mon tbs
prior to- this to ascertain II there we.oE
enough ilhab bitants sto J list tify a. Cnr-a
Iporntion. Court had been fraudulent,
and that It had been "a Erected by Judge
IFehea, 4wh o was safter,vard I'd S mad Judge.
SIS NcishborsFs r estif st4s sst;,sg
| Hon. Herbert g.. Peters, former State
Senator, and for seven years law pas st.s
! ners OF Judge Rhea, test Titled strongly
as to tie Ia tiers HI tgll Character add
standing IN Bristol as did also Judge
John w. Price, OF the Corporation
Court OF that city, ss
| = Rules We're Issued for several yfs
Senator Noelts s witness Sc 8, wh o nave not
yet arrived, and the Senator said tlllta
he would reqptre hut: i title more tinIa
to close his case at ter the etr rival.
was because he Ind no more win ssss
present tha t Nlr;,FIrv vine started In wi
testimony TOY, the efense.. s5s ssss
9;9 Jud Sc Rhsas q nd his counsel appeas
absolutely contluent OF success, anii
they expect to comp ie to theis sIdas In
u verJ, short lines lnd dicatsons pot otntssto
an early re eport Sof the commit ttee. and
1t may be reached d By tomorrow ats
ternoon. AT any 8 tie. ait Is bel leved SthaS
LIE gislature #w viii have acted finally
upon judge Rhen's nomination within
the next few days. rs IS. assgS
he term s ( NJ + tuar Il as co,nnalI.s
sioner expires to,nig ght, and tnat ss6rg s6r,
which Jnd ge II hea wa s appointed be- ~