The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

.Ycs, sir; was there three day.
he replied.
Did you see Judge Blackstone ea
iay7s
Yes. sir"
Did you see him out OF court 4
the day on which iio fell asleep oil Il
beneh7"
yes, SIR"
please state where"
Il was I'm Englejolin's restaura,
when Judge Blackstone and son
friends came In"
Did you see him take drink"
yes, sir: he asked me to Join hi,
and I declined. saying that was OH
of my off days"
How many drinks did you see hi
iake7"
,,rHe ordered a small cocktail an
drank only part Of 1t. He then wen
upstairs 10 get something to eat"
What kind OF a place does Engle
john keep?"
1T Is the best restaurant in Hamp
ton. and lawyers and othors go Their
frequently for lunchr
State. if you know, what is Judg
Blackstone's general reputation ii
Hampton for morality and sobriety."
II never heard 1t questioned Until
This petition was gotten up, and Their
only by few. have known Black.
stone for many years. and though he
is man who will take drink, ]
look upon him as moderate drinker.
We served together In the Legislature
twelve years ago, and we all used
to take It then
to a question that Judge Blackstone
was single man, and that he. too was.
and always would be, in that happy
state.
Take tho Sn,nc View.
Town Attorney ". H. Powers, of
Phoebus testified and his evidence
was strongly In favor OF Judge Black
stone.
What is Judge Blackstone's general /
reputation in Phoebus for sobrIety and
morality" the witness was asked.
81 never heard 4. questioned by any
one until after the Pavaiinic trial"
he answered.
Mr.. A. C. Garrett, an attorney OF
Newport News, testified that he was
frequently. in Judge Biackstone's court.
What is Judge Backstone's gem
eral reputation for sobriety and
morality IN Newpnrto News"
~ never knew his reputation for
either questioned Until this investiga-
ton was brought on; certainly not for
morality, though It Is generally known
that Judge Blackstone is a man who
will take a drink.
Did you ever see him drunk on the
bench?'
NO, sir.
Mr.; Thomas NJ. Scott; of Eastville,
testified that he attended Judge Black
stones court there at every session
He never saw him drunk or asleep on ,
the bench.
What is Judge Blackstone's general
reputation for sobriety and morality in
Eastville?"
Good"
rs the business Of his court con- {
Quoted in an expeditions manner"
Il have been attending courts for
many years. and was an active prac.
titioner until twenty years ago.
never knew an ADLER or more capable
judge or one who dispatched business I
with more expedition or Intelligence" r
Reputation Good. liz
Attorney l.. Floyd Mock, of Accomac. ,
testified that Judge blackstone's repu
ity and sobriety was No. !. and that
he had never before heard it dueS-
toned. He looked upon him as the
ablest Judge he had ever seen upon
him for a number of years. Witness
had never seen Judge Blackstone drunk
either on or off the BENCH nor had he
ever seen him fall asleep while holding
court
Mr.. Thos. b, Robertson. a lawyer and
editor of Eastville, testified strongly
In favor of Judge Blaokstone's reputa
ton in Northampton for sobriety and
and declared that he regard
cd him as most able and accom-
plished Judge: Witness said he prac-
iced regularly beyre him. and was S
In position to assert that he dispatch :,
ed the business of his court with intel
igence and expedition.
Chairman Massie announced that as
the committee was salts I
led that Judge Blackstone, was com ,,
oetent, and would hear no more evil
lcnce on this point. J
Not Whiskcy. He Snys. t
DR.. ]. Wilton Hope, of Hampton, t
said lie had attended Judge Black \
stone during the Paralinic trial, on ,
The occasion when. 1t was alleged he '
Tell asleep on the bench.
He saw him in his room al the hotel /
and examined his nurses chart to see {
what medicine he had used during re- :
cess hour The Chart showed that he {
had taken a small drink of whskey
and a large dose of a mixture Of
bromide and other drugs prescribed by
the physicians. 4 The medicine was a
nerve s2dative and the size of the dose |
AMEN was IlHely 10 make the Judge
1rowsy inasmuch as he had not. eaten
any lunch.
The physician saw the Judge that
night, ana lie did not show the effects
II having b9eri drinking.
DR.. Hope said that he was in the
when Judge Blackstone was
aroused hy the clerk, and that the
Iuick and clear manner in which he
the lawyers indicated that
ais drowsiness was the result of the {
medicine and not of whiskey ,
Asked by Mr. Lewis, on cross-ex- ,
animation, II his professional relations
With Judge Blackstone had not reveal
ID TO him that he was in the habit of !
thinking to excess, the physician an a
'wered that his professions relations ,
With his patients We're matters of con-
idence and he did not purpose to re-
veal them.
Messrs. +. +. causey. of Hampton. {
md r. NJ. Hudson, of Norfolk testi,
led that the general reputation Of
udge Blackstone for morality and so ,
or!ety was good and that neither had
.ver seen him drunk, either off or on
he bench. I
Mr.. w T. Moss, Of Newport News. c
vas recalled and testified in same man
Ter s to the Judges general reputa- r
Ion. and the committee at 1870 o'clock !
arose TO reconvene at 10 A. NJ. to-mor- !,
'ow.
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